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Although farming is a major driver of climate change, adapting its methods can serve both agricultural workers and our sustainability targets, writes PAUL DONOVAN
SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME: Allotment gardens near Boosbeck, Middlesbrough [Philip Barker/CC]

THERE has been a recent focus on the cost of agriculture in terms of greenhouse gas generation.

The agricultural sector accounts for 11 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions in Britain, with methane from livestock and nitrous oxide due to the use of nitrogen fertiliser and manure management being the main causes.

The problem is bigger in a country like Ireland, where agriculture accounts for 38.4 per cent of emissions. In Ireland, radical moves like mass cattle culls are under consideration by the government.

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