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General Mills Announces Plans to Reduce Emissions from Agriculture

Food company General Mills announced this week that it would reduce its supply chain emissions to a target level by August 2015, and cited agriculture as the primary source of those emissions. The company said agriculture emissions “are the single largest source of emissions in our value chain. For this reason, we intend to focus our efforts on achieving agriculture emissions reductions and ...

Jul. 31, 2014

By American Soybean Association.
Agriculture`s greenhouse gas emissions on the rise

New FAO estimates of greenhouse gas data show that emissions from agriculture, forestry and fisheries have nearly doubled over the past fifty years and could increase an additional 30 percent by 2050, without greater efforts to reduce them. This is the first time that FAO has released its own global estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture, forestry and other land use ...

Apr. 11, 2014

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Agriculture and Livestock Remain Major Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

New Worldwatch Institute study examines the agricultural sector’s impact on global greenhouse gas emissions Washington, D.C.—Global greenhouse gas emissions from the agricultural sector totaled 4.69 billion tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent in 2010 (the most recent year for which data are available), an increase of 13 percent over 1990 emissions. By comparison, global CO2 ...

May 8, 2013

By Worldwatch Institute
Fertilizer Compost Turner For Farmers To Get Rid Of Traditional Fertilizer Production Process

The traditional organic fertilizer mechanism is difficult to apply and farmers are not easy to accept. There are also a lot of problems in the application and promotion of new technologies. It is necessary to gradually summarize and improve. Returning straw to the field is not conducive to crop growth. This lack of supporting mechanical equipment, straw returning to the field must rely on the ...

Nov. 27, 2019

By Zhengzhou Fusmar Machinery Co.,Ltd

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General Mills Announces Plans to Reduce Emissions from Agriculture

Agriculture`s greenhouse gas emissions on the rise

Agriculture and Livestock Remain Major Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Fertilizer Compost Turner For Farmers To Get Rid Of Traditional Fertilizer Production Process

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