Decarbonizing Agriculture Sector

Decarbonisation is the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions through the use of low carbon power sources, achieving a lower output of greenhouse gasses.

Challenges in Decarbonizing Agriculture

• Poor and Marginal Farmers
• Competing Choices
• Size of Livestock
• Uncertain Techniques
• Awareness and Incentives

Methods for Decarbonization of the Agriculture Sector

• Agriculture methods and practices like Regenerative farming, Precision farming, right amount of nitrogen;
• Carbon Farming;
• Decarbonizing Livestock Farming;
• Alternate Cropping reduces biogenic methane emissions;
• Micro-irrigation with automation and adoption of low water-intensive species;
• Agro-forestry; Bio-energy from Farm Waste like Manure-based community biogas plants; Checking Food Wastage;
• Effective land management; and Gene editing.

Steps have been taken by the Government for ....