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LIFE+ AGRICARBONSustainable Agriculture in Carbon Arithmetics
5 WCCA. Brisbane, AustraliaSeptember 29th 2011
González-Sánchez EJ, Gil-Ribes JA, Ordóñez-Fernández R, Agüera-Vega J, Márquez-García F, Carbonell-Bojollo R, Veroz-González O, Gómez-Ariza M; Pérez-García, JJ
Duration of the project:
48 months (ending 31/12/2013) Total budget: € 2,674,653 EU contribution: €1,237,262 (46%) Generic Theme:
AEAC.SV (Spanish Association for Conservation Agriculture . Living Soils) – Non profit making association. www.agriculturadeconservacion.org
Associated beneficiaries:◦ University of Córdoba (Spain)◦ IFAPA (Spain)◦ European Conservation Agriculture Federation – ECAF
(Belgium).
www.ecaf.org
LIFE + AGRICARBON. Some basic data
Agriculture is the 3rd activity emitting GHG in Spain, MAINLY DUE TO THE SPREAD OF SOIL TILLAGE (around 90%) meaning: Losses of 50% Soil Carbon. When tilling there are high CO2 releases from soil to atmosphere, due to burning of Soil Carbon. C+O2 = CO2
High ENERGY consumptions due to excesive and intensive tillage.
Climate change and agriculture
Flame credits to Don Reicosky
EUROPE: 157 M ha are serioulsy affected by erosion (3 times as large as France)
SPAIN: More than 50% of agrarian surface is also affected.
Erosion: also a major environmental problem
Erosion and OM are linked!
Spain. Erosión map (left) and OM content map (right)
Adapted from JRC, European Commission.
Conservation agriculture, based in NO TILLAGE systems, with PERMANENT SOIL COVER with CROP ROTATIONS offers: Mitigation of the Climate Change. Crops adaptation to the Climate Change Control of erosion and desertification. Increased energy saving and efficiency. At least same yields for European farmers.