Measures for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in Agriculture
Conference - Harpenden, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
The UK is committed to reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, including an 80% cut in N2O by 2050, for which agriculture contributes over 80%. Reductions in nitrous oxide emissions have been successful over recent years but further reductions are promised and must be provided from the agricultural business sector.
This is contradictory to the need to secure UK food security with increased yields in agriculture and with a required nitrogen supply for crop health. Maintaining food security requires the addition of large amounts of N into arable and grassland systems and reduced generation of greenhouse gases is a shared goal between the research and industrial communities.
This meeting promotes positive contributions to reduce GHG production in the agriculture sector that are applicable now and in the foreseeable future. The interaction between fertilizer companies, plant breeders and researchers in the field will target practical applications that can make a significant difference.
Organization: Society of Chemical Industry
(Courtesy of Rothamsted Research's Centenary Building, UK, via rothamsted.ac.uk)
For more information, please visit: https://www.soci.org/Events/Display-Event.aspx?EventCode=PEST415
Wed, Apr 30, 2014 - Wed, Apr 30, 2014
Rothamsted Research
Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2JQ, United Kingdom
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