Enhancing the competitiveness of the agriculture sector under a low-carbon development pathway
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Agricultural competitiveness under a low carbon development pathway
Lessons learned from Costa Ricanagriculture
Climatechange
AgricultureFood
Security
Climatechange
FoodSecurity
Agriculture
ClimateChange
Foodsecurity
Agriculture
Availability Access
Consumption
Biologicalutilization
Local Production
Money from
exports
International Production
Global foodtrade system
Production of GHG
Temperature
PrecipitationReductionof GHG
Production of GHG
AGRICULTURE CAN FEED THE WORLDAND HELP THE ENVIRONMENT
But we need fundamental changes
Climate-smart agriculture
Eco-competitiveness
Productivity
Adaptation
Mitigation
1. GHG production in agriculture result fromsystem inefficiencies
Conceptual framework
Nitrogen
Proteín
N2O
Otherenviron-mental
fate
Productivity
Climatechange
For example,Nitrous oxide, N2O:
Nitrous oxide represents nitrogen
that did not contributeto productivity
Therefore, reducing GHG can increase efficiency
Cost
Productivity
2. Agricultural systems provide opportunitiesfor carbon sequestration
In trees
In soil
3. Mitigation strategies can improve adaptationto climate change
Water management
Microclimate modification
Nutrient management
Soil organic matter
Conceptual framework
FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE
Making change feasible
From theory to practice: livestock
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Carbon capture in forested area
Carbon capture in trees within pastures
Emissions (99% methane)
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Carbon balance at farm level
From theory to practice: coffee
GOOD FERTILIZATION
PRACTICES:
sources and rates: reduction of N2O by35% without losing
productivity
GOOD FERTILIZATION
PRACTICES
To reduce N2O
emissions
AGROFORESTRY
SYSTEMS
A traditional practicewith benefits
The farm
Residual water treatment
Solid waste (pulp) management
The mill
Composting Gasification
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Wastewater treatment
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From theory to practice: the main players
Capacity building: 3000 + people trained 97 pilot farms/mills 16 education materials