Large scale implementation of alternate wetting and drying: Targeting priority areas for mitigation in rice production

Large scale implementation of alternate wetting and drying: Targeting priority areas for mitigation in rice production from CCAFS | CGIAR program – Climate Change, Agriculture …read more

Agricultural greenhouse gas calculators overestimate fluxes in tropical farming systems

Agricultural greenhouse gas calculators overestimate fluxes in tropical farming systems from CCAFS | CGIAR program – Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

Laser land levelling: How it strikes all the right climate-smart cords

Life in rural India evokes an image of a farmer levelling the land with an oxen-drawn scraper. It is one of the most basic and …read more

Global study shows way forward for improving manure management policies and practices

Sound manure management practices enhance food security by improving use of nutrients for soil fertilization, while also producing energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. A …read more

Japanese research institutions, CGIAR focus on reducing nitrification in agriculture

Researchers form a new consortium to improve soil health and water quality, and decrease greenhouse gas emissions through biological nitrification inhibition. Global nitrogen fertilizer consumption …read more

Young scientists win grants to research low emissions agriculture

Investing in the capacity of young climate scientists is crucial for improving climate change mitigation in developing countries. With a new research grant, the Climate, …read more

Methane and nitrous oxide emissions from flooded rice fields as affected by water and straw management between rice crops

Methane and nitrous oxide emissions from rice and maize production in diversified rice cropping systems

Manual on guidelines to measure greenhouse gas emissions in smallholder systems

When undertaking experiments to quantify the emissions from farm land, many factors can influence the results. Researchers from CIMMYT and the Indian Council for Agricultural …read more

Nitrous oxide emissions during the non-rice growing seasons of two subtropical rice-based rotation systems in southwest China