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Reducing Carbon Footprint of Agriculture—Can Organic Farming Help to Mitigate Climate Change?

Małgorzata Holka, Jolanta Kowalska, Magdalena Jakubowska

Agriculture · 2022

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Summary

In the face of a changing climate, intensive efforts are needed for limiting the global temperature increase to 1.5 °C. Agricultural production has the potential to play an important role in mitigating climate change. It is necessary to optimize all of the agricultural practices that have high levels of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Among the plant production processes, mineral fertilization is of the greatest importance in the formation of the carbon footprint (CF) of crops. There are many possibilities for reducing GHG emissions from the application of fertilizers. Further benefits in reducing the CF can be obtained through combining tillage treatments, reduced and no-till technologies, and the cultivation of catch crops and leguminous plants. Organic farming has the potential for redu

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.3390/agriculture12091383
Catalogue ID
SNmohxvruy-ipfvou
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