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Crop failure

  • Biodigester

    Sectors
    Renewable energy
    Objective
    Mitigation

    What are biodigesters?

    A biodigester system utilizes organic waste, particularly animal and human excreta, to produce fertilizer and biogas. A biodigester consists of an airtight, high-density polyethylene container within which excreta diluted in water flow continuously and are fermented by microorganisms present in the waste. The fermentation process is anaerobic, i.e., it takes place without oxygen, and the bacteria responsible for decomposition are methanogenic (i.e., they produce methane, also known as biogas).

  • Direct seeding (rice)

    Direct seeding
    Sectors
    Agriculture
    Objective
    Mitigation

    Pre-germinated seeds or seedlings are directly planted in soil or broadcast in flooded field under this technology. Rice cultivation is responsible for 10% of GHG emissions from agriculture. In developing countries, the share of rice in GHG emissions from agriculture is even higher, e.g., it was 16% in 1994.

  • Heat and Drought Tolerant Rice Varieties

    Objective
    Mitigation
    Technology
    Food

    Rice is an essential food source for more than 50% of the world’s population. Heat and drought stress are important factors limiting rice production exacerbated by the impending threat of climate change. Stress tolerant cultivars are needed to expand rice production. Drought tolerant varieties have been developed but in narrow genetic backgrounds characterized only in simulated growing conditions.

  • Engineered Rice Plants for Enhanced Resistance and Decreased Uptake of Toxic Metalloid Arsenic

    Objective
    Mitigation
    Technology
    Food

    Background

    Climate changes have made agriculture a difficult proposition for small farmers in rain-fed and marginal lands while available arable land is decreasing every year. Agricultural crops and vegetables that can thrive in conditions of drought high salinity high-temperature or heavy metal contamination will go a long way in addressing the world’s food needs.

  • Hybrid rice variety

    Objective
    Mitigation

    Functions and use

    Hybrid rice variety offers high yield good adaptability and resistance to pests and can increase yield to over 20 percent more than that of conventional rice. Hybrid rice variety supporting plantation technology can improve both yield and efficiency.