Greenhouse gas emissions from Uganda's cattle corridor farming systems

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dc.contributor.authorKiggundu, Nicholas
dc.contributor.authorDdungu, Stanley Peter
dc.contributor.authorWanyama, Joshua
dc.contributor.authorCherotich, Sam
dc.contributor.authorMpairwe, Denis
dc.contributor.authorZziwa, Emmanuel
dc.contributor.authorMutebi, Faizal
dc.contributor.authorFalcucci, Alessandra
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-26T18:34:32Z
dc.date.available2022-12-26T18:34:32Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractThe 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKiggundu, N., Ddungu, S. P., Wanyama, J., Cherotich, S., Mpairwe, D., Zziwa, E., ... & Falcucci, A. (2019). Greenhouse gas emissions from Uganda's cattle corridor farming systems. Agricultural systems, 176, 102649. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2019.102649en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2019.102649
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/6595
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAgricultural systemsen_US
dc.subjectGreenhouse gasesen_US
dc.subjectEmissionen_US
dc.subjectGLEAM-ien_US
dc.subjectCattle farming systemsen_US
dc.subjectManure managementen_US
dc.titleGreenhouse gas emissions from Uganda's cattle corridor farming systemsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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