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Greenhouse gas emissions from Uganda's cattle corridor farming systems

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  • Kiggundu, Nicholas
  • Ddungu, Stanley Peter
  • Wanyama, Joshua
  • Cherotich, Sam
  • Mpairwe, Denis
  • Zziwa, Emmanuel
  • Mutebi, Faizal
  • Falcucci, Alessandra

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The objective of this study was to estimate the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from practised cattle farming systems (Stall, Semi-Intensive, Grazing, Tethering and Scavenging) and identify potential areas for GHG mitigation. Using the Global Livestock Environmental Assessment Model (GLEAM-i), GHG emissions in 2016 were 2009 Gg CO2-eq/yr of which the Grazing system contributed 88.5%. Enteric fermentation produced about 75.8% of the total GHG emissions. At an annual growth rate of 3%, the projected GHG for 2020 and 2025 would increase by 12.6% and 30.7% respectively. The milk and meat emission intensities were far higher than the global averages. A reduction in grazing by 10% and a 10% increase in use of anaerobic digesters to handle manure resulted in a 4.4% reduction in annual GHG emission.

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  • Kiggundu, Nicholas & Ddungu, Stanley Peter & Wanyama, Joshua & Cherotich, Sam & Mpairwe, Denis & Zziwa, Emmanuel & Mutebi, Faizal & Falcucci, Alessandra, 2019. "Greenhouse gas emissions from Uganda's cattle corridor farming systems," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 176(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agisys:v:176:y:2019:i:c:s0308521x18312733
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2019.102649
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