Greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture have fallen, seminar told
Researchers and government officials from north and south heard that agriculture accounts for about 27% of total emissions in Ireland compared with 35% in 1990. The greenhouse gases emitted from the agriculture sector in association with food production are methane and nitrous oxide.
These are emitted due to naturally occurring processes in crop and animal production systems, but are very difficult to reduce because they are naturally occurring. The seminar heard emissions per kilogramme of meat and milk produced in Ireland are low relative to other countries, due to efficiencies in farming systems brought about by research.
