MAJOR REDUCTIONS OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM LIVESTOCK WITHIN REACH – UN AGENCY

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Date: 26 Sep 2013 10:00:01 -0400
Subject: MAJOR REDUCTIONS OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM LIVESTOCK
WITHIN REACH – UN AGENCY
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MAJOR REDUCTIONS OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM LIVESTOCK WITHIN
REACH – UN AGENCYNew York, Sep 26 2013 10:00AMWider use of available
best practices and technologies could help reduce greenhouse gas
emissions from the livestock sector by as much as 30 per cent,
according to a new study released today by the United Nations Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO).

The <"http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/resources/en/publications/tackling_climate_change/index.htm">report,
"<em>Tackling climate change through livestock: A global assessment of
emissions and mitigation opportunities</em>," represents the most
comprehensive estimate to date of livestock's contribution to global
warming, as well as the sector's potential to help tackle the problem.

"The potential for achieving emissions reductions lies in enabling all
livestock producers to change to practices already being used by the
most efficient operators," FAO stated in a news release.

According to the agency, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated
with livestock supply chains add up to 7.1 gigatonnes (GT) of carbon
dioxide equivalent (CO2-eq) per year – or 14.5 per cent of all
human-caused GHG releases.

The main sources of emissions are: feed production and processing (45
per cent of the total), outputs of GHG during digestion by cows (39
per cent), and manure decomposition (10 per cent). The remainder is
attributable to the processing and transportation of animal products,
the agency stated in a
<"http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/197608/icode/">news release.

It went on to say that wider adoption of existing best practices and
technologies in feeding, health and husbandry, and manure management –
as well as greater use of currently under-utilized technologies such
as biogas generators and energy-saving devices – could help the global
livestock sector cut its outputs by becoming more efficient and
reducing energy waste.

"These new findings show that the potential to improve the sector's
environmental performance is significant – and that realizing that
potential is indeed do-able," said Ren Wang, FAO Assistant
Director-General for Agriculture and Consumer Protection.

"These efficiency gains can be achieved by improving practices, and
don't necessitate changing production systems. But we need political
will, better policies and most importantly, joint action."

He added that it is imperative that the sector begin working now to
achieve these reductions, given the strong growth in demand for
livestock products in almost all developing countries, so as to help
offset the increases in overall emissions that future growth in
livestock production will entail.

FAO noted that many of its recommendations for improving efficiency
and reducing greenhouse gas emissions would also boost production –
providing people with more food and higher incomes, with benefits for
food security and poverty reduction.

The agency added that any effort to put the livestock sector on a
different path will require a broad-based and inclusive effort. "Only
by involving all stakeholders – the private and public sector, civil
society research and academia and international organizations – will
we be able to implement solutions that address the livestock sector's
diversity and complexity," said Mr. Wang.

Toward this end, FAO has engaged with the public and private sector,
producers, research and academia, civil society, non-governmental
organizations, and inter-governmental organizations to establish the
Global Agenda of Action in Support of Sustainable Livestock Sector
Development.

The Agenda targets three priority areas where improving practices can
potentially bring large gains: promoting more efficient practices,
improved grassland management and better manure management. Sep 26
2013 10:00AM
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