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Developing water efficient rice varieties should be part of the initiative by IRRI since flooding rice fields encourage anaerobic respiration contributing to emission of more methane gas.

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#biopesticides are an alternative if we want to move away from conventional #agriculture. what is impeding their full implementation? Our comparative literary review shows some of the key issues at stake in the #Mediterranean area. #safwaJust out now

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Bayer, Shell, and Temasek-owned GenZero have joined forces to transform paddy rice cultivation in India. Their goal? A significant 30% reduction in methane emissions. This collaboration encompasses farmer training, the use of Measurement, Reporting & Verification tools, and remote sensing technology. Furthermore, the initiative is backed by the expertise of the International Rice Research Institute, ensuring data accuracy and credibility.As global demand for rice grows, such partnerships are crucial in advancing sustainable farming practices and achieving meaningful carbon reductions.#SustainableAgriculture #MethaneReduction #ClimateAction #CarbonCredits

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🐄 Did you know that each cow emits approximately 334 grams of methane per day? Methane is a gas around 34 times more powerful than CO2 and is a major contributor to the greenhouse effect. 🚀 Read how the CANMILK project is tackling this challenge and paving the way for a more sustainable future in dairy farming in this news article from YERUN - Young European Research Universities.➡ https://lnkd.in/eZpnSHgw #methane #methaneemission #eumethanestrategy

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"𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗳 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲," 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗮 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻, 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻Carbon registry guideline mandates Local Stakeholder Consultations (LSCs) for carbon program with 30 days advance notice to stakeholders and documenting each consultation. Easy way is conducting 1-2 consultation in each project state, generate few documents, done. However, it is very crucial to establish a continuous feedback mechanism at mammoth scale to reach out to 14000+ project farmers across 11 states in India. Inspired with above quote we at Bayer Rice Carbon Program embarked on the road less travelled to reach out to our farmers, by scheduling multiple stakeholder consultations across location, in a planned manner. We chalked out all the requirements for conducting an ideal stakeholder consultation meeting 2 months ahead of actual date.𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻·Strict compliance with Carbon Registry Guidelines ·Effective communication to stakeholders·Planning the schedule for stakeholder consultation in line with farmers availability·Cost saving and budget control. Meticulously planning and standardizing the budget considering local logistic and SC requirements. Mapping public infrastructure and available logistical recourses at field level to optimize budgets·Error free implementation at large scale ·Preparation and standardization of non-technical communication material like PPT, FAQs and video in regional languages to ensure desired message is delivered to farmers ·Set agenda for efficient utilization of time ·Preparing all the documentation formats into various languages = 11 formats X 6 languages = 66 formats·Personalized invitation letters (pdfs) and emailers to external stakeholder 10 invitation each consultations *170 consultations = 1700 invitations PDFs and 1700 emailers. Personalized invitation letters (pdfs) local stakeholders, expert stakeholders from agriculture academia Average 3 expert stakeholders for each consultations * 170 consultations = 510 invitations hard copy / emailers·Personalized invitations to program farmers, non-program farmers, SHGs, local community. This is to be sent out 30days prior from the actual consultation date·Empowering field partners through train-the-trainer program with LSC objectives and carbon registry guidelines, ensuring accurate information dissemination. ~17 managers, supervisors from field partners working in 11 states participated in the training program This 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 resulted in over 𝟭𝟳𝟬+ 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 stakeholder consultationsacross 11 states, reaching 𝟭𝟰,𝟬𝟬𝟬+ 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 simultaneously.#preparation #planning #stakeholder #localstakeholderconsultation #carbonregistry #quality #communication #continuos #feedback #carbonfarming #India

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𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. Bayer Rice Carbon Program fosters a sustainable future for rice farming by actively engaging stakeholders through Local Stakeholder Consultations (LSCs), the "𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝘂𝗰𝗲" of 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 that fuels our journey towards successful adoption.𝗟𝗦𝗖𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. These forums bring together diverse groups, including program and non-program farmers, village officials, self-help group members, and agricultural experts, to 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝘁𝘄𝗼-𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗱.𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗟𝗦𝗖𝘀:. Clearly explain program benefits and potential risks. Define stakeholder roles and responsibilities. Outline support from Bayer and field teamsBayer Rice Carbon Program empowers farmers (through AWD & DSR) for gradually shifting to sustainable agriculture. Unlike routine, sporadic consultations, our 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝟭𝟳𝟬+ 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 (𝗟𝗦𝗖𝘀) ensure comprehensive stakeholder input, including most of the project farmers. This 𝗶𝗻-𝗱𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟰,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 fosters program success and impactful change within the carbon market.#climateaction #sustainableagriculture #methaneemissions #sustainablefarming #carboncredits #bayer #bayercropscience #paddy #rice #TQM #DSR #AWD #methane #shell GenZero #carbonfarming #decarbonization #GHG #netzero #carbonmarkets #local #stakeholder #consultations #LocalStakeholderConsultations #secret #sauce #transformativechange #empoweringfarmer #twoway #communication #collaboration #groundwork #massive #engagement #impact #change #success

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🌍In order to meet the requirements of the Paris Agreement, agricultural emissions need to be reduced by 30% by 2030. However, emissions are projected to continue increasing by 2030.🌾The agrifood sector contributes 30% of the global greenhouse gas emissions and half of these emissions came from the farm gate in 2020. On the brighter side, however, by improving soil carbon stocks, emissions at the farm gate can potentially be completely insetted at the farm level, through carbon farming.🛰At CinSOIL we enable the agrifood sector to implement carbon farming at scale with a robust and scalable MMRV tool for soil carbon stocks, making the transition to carbon farming easier🌱➡️Read more in our blog post:https://lnkd.in/d-EP83bs

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🌾 Good reminder of why soil organic carbon should be part of climate action pathways.📊 Read the blog post with relevant numbers here: https://lnkd.in/eGQ93UhQ

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Japan’s agriculture ministry plans to incorporate environmental requirements into all of its subsidies by April 2027, in a move to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and contain pollutants such as agricultural chemicals.https://lnkd.in/gsnrQB5P#JapanAgricultureLimits #FertilizerRestrictions #FuelUseReduction #ESG #SustainableAgriculture #JapaneseAgriculturePolicy #EcoFriendlyFarming #SustainableFertilizerUsage #ESGInnovation #ClimateAction #SenecaESG #GreenAgricultureInitiatives #FuelEfficiencyInFarming #SustainableDevelopment #EnvironmentalLeadership #JapanClimatePolicy #AgricultureSustainability