Carbon Farming
● Set of agricultural practices aimed at storing carbon in soil, plant material, wood, and leaves.
- Goal : To reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to mitigate climate change.
- Implementation:
● Rotational Grazing: Improves soil health and carbon sequestration.
● Agroforestry: Integrating trees and shrubs into agricultural landscapes to sequester carbon and diversify farm income.
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Conservation Agriculture: Like zero tillage, crop rotation, cover cropping, and residue management.
● Integrated Nutrient Management: Using organic fertilizers and compost.
● Agro-ecology: Practices like crop diversification and intercropping.
● Livestock Management: Rotational grazing, optimizing feed quality.
- Carbon Farming Schemes Worldwide: U.S., Australia, New Zealand, and Canada to incentivize carbon mitigation activities in agriculture.
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