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Methods for Measuring Greenhouse Gas Balances and Evaluating Mitigation Options in Smallholder Agriculture

Editors:

  1. Todd S. Rosenstock

    1. World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya

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  2. Mariana C. Rufino

    1. Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Nairobi, Kenya

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  3. Klaus Butterbach-Bahl

    1. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research Atmospheric Environmental Research (IMK-IFU), International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya

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  4. Lini Wollenberg

    1. University of Vermont, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), Burlington, USA

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  5. Meryl Richards

    1. Gund Institute for Ecological Economics, University of Vermont, Burlington, USA

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  • Provides guidelines for low-cost assessment of greenhouse gas emissions in smallholder farming systems

  • Discusses methods for assessing economic and social acceptability of climate change mitigation measures?

  • Will bring attention attention to trade-offs between carbon sequestration, farmers income, and other social outcomes

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction to the SAMPLES Approach

    • Todd S. Rosenstock, Björn Ole Sander, Klaus Butterbach-Bahl, Mariana C. Rufino, Jonathan Hickman, Clare Stirling et al.
    Pages 1-13Open Access

  3. Targeting Landscapes to Identify Mitigation Options in Smallholder Agriculture

    • Mariana C. Rufino, Clement Atzberger, Germán Baldi, Klaus Butterbach-Bahl, Todd S. Rosenstock, David Stern
    Pages 15-36Open Access

  5. Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Managed and Natural Soils

    • Klaus Butterbach-Bahl, Björn Ole Sander, David Pelster, Eugenio Díaz-Pinés
    Pages 71-96Open Access

  6. A Comparison of Methodologies for Measuring Methane Emissions from Ruminants

    • John P. Goopy, C. Chang, Nigel Tomkins
    Pages 97-117Open Access

  7. Quantifying Tree Biomass Carbon Stocks and Fluxes in Agricultural Landscapes

    • Shem Kuyah, Cheikh Mbow, Gudeta W. Sileshi, Meine van Noordwijk, Katherine L. Tully, Todd S. Rosenstock
    Pages 119-134Open Access

  8. Methods for Smallholder Quantification of Soil Carbon Stocks and Stock Changes

    • Gustavo Saiz, Alain Albrecht
    Pages 135-162Open Access

  9. Yield Estimation of Food and Non-food Crops in Smallholder Production Systems

    • Tek B. Sapkota, M. L. Jat, R. K. Jat, P. Kapoor, Clare Stirling
    Pages 163-174Open Access

  10. Scaling Point and Plot Measurements of Greenhouse Gas Fluxes, Balances, and Intensities to Whole Farms and Landscapes

    • Todd S. Rosenstock, Mariana C. Rufino, Ngonidzashe Chirinda, Lenny van Bussel, Pytrik Reidsma, Klaus Butterbach-Bahl
    Pages 175-188Open Access

  11. Methods for Environment: Productivity Trade-Off Analysis in Agricultural Systems

    • Mark T. van Wijk, Charlotte J. Klapwijk, Todd S. Rosenstock, Piet J. A. van Asten, Philip K. Thornton, Ken E. Giller
    Pages 189-198Open Access

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 199-203
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About this book

​​This book provides standards and guidelines for quantifying greenhouse gas emissions and removals in smallholder agricultural systems and comparing options for climate change mitigation based on emission reductions and livelihood trade-offs. Globally, agriculture is directly responsible for about 11% of annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and induces an additional 17% through land use change, mostly in developing countries. Farms in the developing countries of sub-Saharan Africa and Asia are predominately managed by smallholders, with 80% of land holdings smaller than ten hectares. However, little to no information exists on greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation potentials in smallholder agriculture.  Greenhouse gas measurements in agriculture are expensive, time consuming, and error prone, challenges only exacerbated by the heterogeneity of smallholder systems and landscapes. Concerns over methodological rigor, measurement costs, and the diversity of approaches, coupled with the demand for robust information suggest it is germane for the scientific community to establish standards of measurements for quantifying GHG emissions from smallholder agriculture. Standard guidelines for use by scientists, development organizations will help generate reliable data on emissions baselines and allow rigorous comparisons of mitigation options. The guidelines described in this book, developed by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security (CCAFS) and partners, are intended to inform anyone conducting field measurements of agricultural greenhouse gas sources and sinks, especially to develop IPCC Tier 2 emission factors or to compare mitigation options in smallholder systems.

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Keywords

  • agriculture
  • climate change mitigation
  • greenhouse gas emissions
  • land use change
  • smallholder farming systems
  • climate change
  • air pollution and air quality
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Editors and Affiliations

  • World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya

    Todd S. Rosenstock

  • Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Nairobi, Kenya

    Mariana C. Rufino

  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research Atmospheric Environmental Research (IMK-IFU), International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya

    Klaus Butterbach-Bahl

  • University of Vermont, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), Burlington, USA

    Lini Wollenberg

  • Gund Institute for Ecological Economics, University of Vermont, Burlington, USA

    Meryl Richards

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About the editors

Todd S. Rosenstock is an Environmental Impacts Scientist at the The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) in Nairobi, Kenya. Dr. Klaus Butterbach-Bahl is Head of Department “Atmosphere/ Biosphere Interactions and Global Change” at IMK-IFU, Karlsruhe Research Centre. He is also a senior scientist in Biogeochemistry at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Kenya. 

Dr. Meryl Richards is an agroecologist who joined the Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) in January 2013 as a Science Officer for Theme 3: Pro-Poor Climate Change Mitigation. Her research experience and interests center around synergies and trade-offs between food security and environmental conservation in smallholder agriculture, as well as measurement of GHG emissions from agriculture. She has a particular interest in agroforestry systems and has conducted research in Central America and West Africa.

Dr. Marina Rufino is a Senior Scientist and team leader at Forest and Environment, Center forInternational Forestry Research (CIFOR) in Indonesia. Dr. Lini Wollenberg is Research Associate Professor at the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics and Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont. She was previously the Director of the Center for Sustainable Agriculture, U. of Vermont (2007-2009); Principle Scientist at the Center for International Forestry Research (1994-2005); and Program Officer for Asia’s Rural Poverty and Resources Program at the Ford Foundation (1991-1994).

Dr. Eva Wollenberg is currently Flagship Leader for Low Emissions Agriculture for CCAFS and Research Associate Professor at the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics and Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont. She was previously the Director of the Center for Sustainable Agriculture, U. of Vermont (2007-2009); Principle Scientist at the Center for International Forestry Research (1994- 2005); and Program Officer for Asia’s Rural Poverty and Resources Program at the Ford Foundation (1991-1994).

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Methods for Measuring Greenhouse Gas Balances and Evaluating Mitigation Options in Smallholder Agriculture

  • Editors: Todd S. Rosenstock, Mariana C. Rufino, Klaus Butterbach-Bahl, Lini Wollenberg, Meryl Richards

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29794-1

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and the Author(s) 2016

  • License: CC BY

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-29792-7Published: 31 August 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-80656-3Published: 22 April 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-29794-1Published: 23 August 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 203

  • Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 27 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Agriculture, Environmental Sciences, Pollution, Soil Science, Environmental Management

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