Agro Fossil Free - Demonstrations- og formidlingsaktioner for at reducere CO2-fodaftrykket i fårehold

General beskrivelse

Small ruminants farming, especially for sheep meat and milk, generates greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (methane, nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide) accounting for 7.4% of global GHG emissions (FAO, 2017). Studies reveal that knowledge gaps exist amongst sheep farmers about the use of innovative and best practices to reduce GHG emissions. Yet, sheep farming can also help regulate the climate through carbon storage in grasslands. It is mainly based on grasslands and pasture areas, including marginal, remote areas where sheep grazing is the only possible economic activity and the only way to preserve grasslands. The five countries targeted by the project produce 47% of European sheep meat and 63% of sheep milk.