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Enhancing Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration in Agriculture: Plans and Policies

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Plans and Policies for Soil Organic Carbon Management in Agriculture

Abstract

Soil organic carbon (SOC) is a vital factor that positively affects soil fertility, agricultural production, and food security. However, current farming practices, intensive tillage, increasing global warming, and climate change have created a risk of losses of SOC, affecting food supply. Therefore, various management strategies to build soil carbon accumulation and sequestration have been continuously adopted. Net soil carbon sequestration on agricultural lands has the potential to offset 4% of yearly worldwide human-induced greenhouse gas emissions for the remainder of the century, making a significant contribution to reaching the Paris Agreement’s emissions reduction objectives. It is also pledged to adopt various plans and policies for building SOC in agriculture. By 2030, a carbon sink of 2.5–3 billion tons of CO2 equivalent must be created. A package like this would contain restrictions to limit soil carbon loss and encourage sustainable development and “win-win” solutions to current issues and many other climate change risks.

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Abbreviations

C:

Carbon

CDM:

Clean Development Mechanism

CER:

Certified emission reduction

CO2:

Carbon dioxide

CSA:

Climate-smart agriculture

EU:

European Union

FAO:

Food and Agriculture Organization

GHG:

Greenhouse gas

GIS:

Geographic information system

Gt:

Gigatons

IPCC:

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

IUCN:

International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

LCA:

Life cycle analysis

M ha:

Million hectare

Mg:

Megagrams

N:

Nitrogen

NAPCC:

National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture

NASS:

National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

NMSA:

National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture

NPOF:

National Project on Organic Farming

Pg:

Petagrams

PKVY:

Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana

SHM:

Soil Health Management Scheme

SOC:

Soil organic carbon

SOM:

Soil organic matter

UNCCD:

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

ZBNF:

Zero-budget natural farming

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Dinesh, G.K. et al. (2022). Enhancing Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration in Agriculture: Plans and Policies. In: Meena, R.S., Rao, C.S., Kumar, A. (eds) Plans and Policies for Soil Organic Carbon Management in Agriculture. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6179-3_4

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