Carbon Neutral Cotton Farms

Title
Carbon Neutral Cotton Farms
Publication Date
2014
Author(s)
Smith, Rhiannon
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6375-5684
Email: rsmith66@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:rsmith66
Visser, Francois
Welsh, Jon
Vogel, Stacey
Trindall, Jane
Type of document
Conference Publication
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)
Place of publication
Narrabri, Australia
UNE publication id
une:1959.11/52919
Abstract

The Australian Cotton Industry is developing a carbon (C) footprint calculator for cotton farms. The calculator determines C sequestration and emissions associated with agricultural production (irrigated and dryland crops and grazing enterprises), as well as the net primary productivity (NPP) and C sequestered by native vegetation. NPP is defined as the net flux of carbon from the atmosphere into green plants per unit time (Distributed Active Archive Center, 2014). A case study illustrating the C footprint of a cotton farm near Wee Waa has been developed and is reported here. The calculator will demonstrate how growers can be carbon neutral, or even better, generate carbon credits. In addition, carbon conscious consumers need reassurance that the system used to grow the product is environmentally sustainable (Maraseni et al. 2010).

Link
Citation
17th Australian Cotton Conference Conference papers and e-summaries, p. 77-80
Start page
77
End page
80

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