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SAMPLES addresses the dearth of reliable information about greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture in tropical countries. SAMPLES scientists work with developing countries to improve data on agricultural greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation potentials.
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The contribution of sectoral climate change mitigation options to national targets: a quantitative assessment of dairy production in Kenya
Reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture has become a critical target in national climate change policies. More than 80% of the countries in Sub-Saharan …read more
Nitrous oxide (N2O) flux responds exponentially to nitrogen fertilizer in irrigated wheat in the Yaqui Valley, Mexico
The Yaqui Valley, one of Mexico’s major breadbaskets, includes ∼230,000 ha of cultivated, irrigated cropland, with two thirds of the area planted annually to spring wheat …read more
Livelihood and climate trade-offs in Kenyan peri-urban vegetable production
Trade-offs between livelihood and environmental outcomes due to agricultural intensification in sub-Saharan Africa are uncertain. The present study measured yield, economic performance and nitrous oxide …read more
