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Adding value to smallholder forage-based dual-purpose cattle value chains in Nicaragua, in the context of carbon insetting. Thesis (MSc. in Agricultural Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics)
The thesis explores the extent to which payment for the ecosystem service of carbon sequestration
provided in a value chain context, through an innovative climate change mitigation and adaptation
strategy known as 'carbon insetting', could generate 'win-win' outcomes for all actors.
Drawing on examples of where the concept of carbon insetting has been adopted in coffee and cocoa value chains in Mexico and Honduras respectively, the thesis investigated the feasibility of
Abstracts of PhD theses completed by ILRI graduate fellows 2006-2007
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is one of 15 future harvest
centres, which conduct food and environmental research to help alleviate
poverty and increase food security while protecting the natural resource base.
A situational analysis of agricultural production and marketing, and natural resource management systems in the central region of Uganda
Addressing agriculture in climate change negotiations: A scoping report
This Report was developed in the context of the “Global Dialogue on Climate Change and
Agriculture,” a project facilitated by the Meridian Institute that began in August 2010. The
Meridian Institute is an internationally recognized, nonprofit organization that facilitates
neutral and independent policy dialogues and assessments. The Global Dialogue is a program
intended to provide relevant information and opportunities for productive engagement and
discussion among government negotiators, experts, stakeholders, and others involved and
ACCESO in Honduras: Mitigation co-benefits of perennial crop expansion, soil management, and livestock improvements
The agricultural development project ACCESO
reduced greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and
led to net carbon sequestration due to perennial
crop expansion.
? Increased fertilizer use was a moderate source
of emissions that was more than offset by
reduced emissions from other ACCESOsupported
practices, including improvements in
soil, water, and fertilizer management, and in
feed and grassland use by dairy cows.
? Compared to conventional practices, ACCESOsupported
activities reduced emission intensity