Carbon Farming: A Pathway to Climate Change Mitigation

Authors: Priyadarshini B , Mandal A , Ghosh A* , Pradhan N and Das D

DOI: 10.23880/jenr-16000413

Volume 9, Issue 2

Abstract

A promising Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) strategy to slow down global warming is carbon farming, which increases soil carbon storage and lowers greenhouse gas emissions. This strategy incorporates a number of land management techniques, including cover crops, conservation agriculture, grazing management, conservation tillage, agroforestry, crop rotation, and the restoration of wetlands and peatlands. In addition to improving biodiversity and soil health, these methods also support sustainable agriculture by reducing carbon losses and boosting organic carbon storage. No-till and conservation tillage farming minimize soil disturbance and maintain soil organic carbon (SOC), whereas agroforestry combines crops and trees to improve carbon storage. This review emphasizes how carbon farming may enhance soil health and agricultural sustainability while reducing the effects of climate change. Carbon stock monitoring and quantification heavily rely on advanced technologies, especially remote sensing technology. Additionally, carbon credits produced by carbon farming methods provide farmers a financial chance to lower greenhouse gas emissions and diversify their sources of income. Carbon farming has several advantages, but it also has drawbacks, such as complicated regulations, low awareness, expensive initial investment expenses, and trouble validating carbon credits. Better awareness campaigns, financial incentives, and well-designed agro-environmental laws are needed to remove these obstacles.

Keywords: Carbon Farming; Mitigation; Carbon Sequestration; Satellite

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