Challenges for dairy farmsinclimatesmartagriculture

KlaasJanvanCalker

GHGAND DAIRY:HOWTO INFLUENCE BEHAVIOUR

• Milkproductionandfeedproductionhasthebiggestcontributioninthedairyvaluechain

• MainGHGemissionsaretheresultofcowsburpingmethane:factoflife

• Farmers,however,caninfluencetheCFTontheirfarmbutthatneedschangeofbehaviourAdapted from Woerkum etal.And Jansen

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Cost pricing of environmental impact

• The financial incentives can come from internalisation of the environmental impact. Reduction of the emission of CO2 has value. You can either invest this in compensation projects or you can tackle emissions ate the source by paying farmers for measurable (long term) improvements.

Integratedsupplychainapproach• Monitoring• Technologymitigationmeasures

– Manureseparation– Manureanaerobicdigestion– (partly)replacementofcommercialfertiliser– Feedadditives– Fossilfreeagriculture

• Farmmanagementmitigationmeasures– Increasedlongevity– Improvedfertility– Improvednutrientmanagement– Improvedsoilfertility(includingC

sequestration)– Improvedgrazingandfeedingpractices– Improvedlegumesproduction

• Rewards