Projects / Programmes
Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and ammonia on agricultural holdings
| Code |
Science |
Field |
Subfield |
| 4.02.02 |
Biotechnical sciences |
Animal production |
Animal nutrition |
| Code |
Science |
Field |
| B400 |
Biomedical sciences |
Zootechny, animal husbandry, breeding |
| Code |
Science |
Field |
| 4.02 |
Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences |
Animal and Dairy science |
greenhouse gases, ammonia, emissions, climate change mitigation
Researchers (21)
Organisations (2)
Abstract
In Slovenia, agriculture contributes 10.4% of greenhouse gas and 96.8% of ammonia emissions. The ratification of the Paris Agreement and the new NEC Directive (Directive 2016/2284) will significantly increase commitments in the area of greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions. The ambitious targets were also announced by the European Commission for the Common Agricultural Policy in the period 2021-2027. The aim of the proposed project is a) to review and evaluate the existing indicators for assessing the effectiveness of the measures taken by the Rural Development Program in the area of greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions and to propose additional / new indicators, b) to explore the possibilities of quantifying the effects of the measures and to prepare a methodology for their assessment, c) to identify the possibilities for reducing the emissions of methane, nitrous oxide and ammonia by the means of animal diet adaptation, by improved practices of livestock manure storage and fertilization of agricultural crops and to estimate the potential effects of their introduction in Slovenia and d) to prepare the description of measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and ammonia in farms which could be financed under the Rural Development Program beyond 2020.
Significance for science
The project is focused on development of concrete solutions for reducing greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions and the development of a methodology for assessing their effects. These solutions will be adapted to the specific conditions of Slovenian agriculture (small farms, fragmentation of agricultural land, large proportion of grasslands in the structure of agricultural land), for which we can not expect that could be obtained from elsewhere. We the proposed approach to mitigation of emissions in specific conditions, like in Slovenia, will also be of international interest.
The project will also contribute to strengthening the expert capabilities in the field of greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions and to establishing closer cooperation among researchers. The project brings together researchers from various fields (general animal husbandry and agriculture, animal nutrition, plant nutrition, agricultural economics, agricultural engineering) and various institutions (Agricultural Institute of Slovenia, Biotechnical Faculty). The area of greenhouse gas emissions and ammonia is very complex. With this, the project will also contribute to expanding the horizon of participating researchers and to improving the skills to comprehensively solve complex problems.
Significance for the country
With the project proposal, the we respond directly to the topic of public call »Reducing greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions on agricultural holdings«. We expect that the results will improve the efforts of agricultural policy in the field of emissions into the air, thereby contributing to the actual reduction of greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions in agriculture. In addition to long-term effects (climate change mitigation), the proposed solutions will also have direct effects, such as improving the nitrogen efficiency in crop production and protein in animal production and improving the feed efficiency in farm animals. This will contribute to improving the competitiveness of Slovenian agriculture, increasing self-sufficiency in food and water protection.
Most important scientific results
Annual report
2019,
final report
Most important socioeconomically and culturally relevant results
Annual report
2019,
final report
