Agriculture
The primary sources of methane emissions from agriculture are livestock enteric fermentation, livestock waste management, rice cultivation, and agricultural waste burning. Of these, livestock waste management offers the most viable, near-term opportunities for methane recovery and utilization.
Methane released from manure management systems can be captured and used as clean energy to produce electricity or to fuel gas-fired equipment such as engines, boilers, or chillers, which can meet part of a farm’s energy requirements. Proven techniques for recovery include covered anaerobic lagoons and a variety of anaerobic digester designs.
With today’s technology, a wide range of opportunities exist internationally to abate livestock waste methane emissions at zero or negative economic cost. Plus, farms can achieve other environmental benefits related to improved livestock waste management.
The Agriculture Technical Subcommittee in collaboration with Project Network members is leading the Partnership's efforts to reduce methane emissions from agricultural sources.
The subcommittee is developing an Action Plan to focus on key technologies, market assessment, project financing, country-specific needs, cooperative opportunities, and communication and outreach. The Agriculture Subcommittee is also investigating longer-term opportunities related to other agricultural sources that could merit further consideration in the future.
Agriculture related Documents and Resources including country profiles, meeting minutes, and other subcommittee documents are available here. Information on agriculture related Conferences and Events is also available.
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