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Manure management
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Bio energy
37
1.7
Co-benefits and trade-offs of mitigation options
38
1.8 Adaptation
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1.9
Agricultural GHG mitigation potential
41
1.10 Agricultural GHG mitigation economic potential
44
1.11 Barriers and opportunities/implementation issues
44
Maxi mum storage
45
Revers ibility
45
Baseline
45
Uncer tainty
45
Displacement of emissions
45
Trans action costs
45
Measurement and monitoring costs
46
Property rights
46
Other barriers
46
1.12 Strategy recommendations
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Efficient developmental policies and
programmes
47
Higher investments
47
Reinvigorate research and extension
programmes
47
Efficient data collection, dissemination
and analysis
48
Agricultural adaptations in international climate
negotiation process
48
Climate change adaptation and food security are
interrelated
48
Encourage and support community-based
adaptation strategies
48
1.13 Conclusion
48
References
49
Abstract
Climate change is looming large towards humanity in
the coming decades. Agriculture also produces signifi-
cant effects on climate change as a possible contributor
of greenhouse gasses to the atmosphere and as an indus-
try that is highly sensitive to climatic changes. Climate is
significant in the distribution, productivity and security
of food. There should be a realisation that climate is both
a resource to be managed wisely and a hazard to be dealt
with. Thus, a portfolio of assets to prepare for climate
change is needed. This chapter discusses in global detail,
