FAO promotes reducing climate change impacts

On February 15, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) began a program to reduce climate change impacts of global agriculture with financial support from the German and Norwegian governments.

FAO's new program " Mitigation of impacts of agricultural climate change " (MICCA) aims to improve global information data on greenhouse gases caused by agricultural production discharged into the Earth's atmosphere. and more accurately assess the potential of agriculture in reducing the risk of global warming.

The program will provide global online knowledge not only of quantifying greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, but also clarifying the best opportunities to ease global warming through changing episodes. Farming shop.

FAO emphasizes effective information that will lead to effective policies.

These precise knowledge will help governments, policy makers develop, and help farmers and agribusinesses access international financial resources for projects, besides It also helps to develop and implement policies and programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture.

' Smart climate ' farming practices can increase productivity and increase resilience to climate change while reducing emissions causing global warming.

According to FAO data, agricultural production accounts for 14% of global greenhouse gas emissions, equivalent to 6.8 billion tons of carbon dioxide (CO2).