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Project Code [2018-CCRP-LS.1]
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Project title
AGRI-SOC: Evaluating Land Use and Land Management Impacts on Soil organic Carbon in Irish Agricultural Systems
Primary Funding Agency
Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine
Co-Funding Organisation(s)
Environmental Protection Agency
Lead Organisation
Teagasc
Project Abstract
Carbon (C) sequestration associated with pastures and improved grassland management could provide a mitigation option without impacting on agricultural production. In addition, improved soild carbon should lead to better nutrient cycling and soil nutrient availability. Management practices that can increase soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks to mitigate climate change will provide the basis for inclusion of grassland soils into both carbon trading schemes and life-cycle assessments (LCAs), which will assist the sector both in terms of carbon credits�and a reduced carbon footprint on agricultural produce. This projects seeks to quantify carbon sequestration within managed grasslands, to identify the upper limits of soil carbon storage and identifying the regulators within a pastoral system that control soil carbon capture. As such it will directly address the 4 per mile initiative to enhance C stocks and improve soil quality in agricultural soils
Grant Approved
�598,052.00
Research Theme
Carbon Stocks, GHG Emissions, Sinks and Management Options
Initial Projected Completion Date
01/03/2020