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Greenhouse gas emissions from Indian livestock

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  • Abha Chhabra
  • K. Manjunath
  • Sushma Panigrahy
  • J. Parihar

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Livestock constitutes an integral component of Indian agriculture sector and also a major source of GHGs emissions. The study presents a detailed inventory of GHG emissions at district/state level from different age-groups, indigenous and exotic breed of different Indian livestock categories estimated using the recent census 2003 and country-specific emission coefficients based on IPCC guidelines. The total methane emission including enteric fermentation and manure management of livestock was estimated at 11.75 Tg/year for the year 2003. Enteric fermentation constitutes ~91 % of the total methane emissions from Indian livestock. Dairy buffalo and indigenous dairy cattle together contribute 60 % of the methane emissions. The total nitrous oxide emission from Indian livestock for the year 2003 is estimated at 1.42 Gg/year, with 86.1 % contribution from poultry. The total GHGs emission from Indian livestock is estimated at 247.2 Mt in terms of CO 2 equivalent emissions. Although the Indian livestock contributes substantially to the methane budget, the per capita emission is only 24.23 kgCH 4 /animal/year. Using the remote sensing derived potential feed/fodder area available for livestock, the average methane flux was calculated as 74.4 kg/ha. The spatial patterns derived in GIS environment indicated the regions with high GHGs emissions that need to be focused subsequently for mitigation measures. The projected estimates indicate a likely increase of 40 % in methane emissions from buffalo population. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2013

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  • Abha Chhabra & K. Manjunath & Sushma Panigrahy & J. Parihar, 2013. "Greenhouse gas emissions from Indian livestock," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 117(1), pages 329-344, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:climat:v:117:y:2013:i:1:p:329-344
    DOI: 10.1007/s10584-012-0556-8
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