Biotechnologies Symposium. Parallel Session 1.3. How can biotechnologies contribute to adaptation with mitigation co-benefits?
Rome time
Chair: Olivier le Gall, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Paris, France
Co-chair: Chittaranjan Kole, Jacob School of Biotechnology & Bioengineering, Allahabad, India
Introductory remarks: Olivier le Gall
Agricultural biotechnology and the economics of food security and climate change mitigation, Daniel Sumner, University of California Davis, Davis, United States of America
Biodiversity key to helping farmers adapt to climate change, Stephan Weise, Bioversity International, Rome, Italy
Biological nitrification inhibition (BNI) in plants: Implications for nitrogen-use efficiency and nitrous oxide emissions from agricultural systems, Guntur Venkata Subbarao, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan
Mitigation of enteric methane emissions from ruminant animals, Henning Steinfeld, FAO Livestock Information, Sector Analysis and Policy Branch, Rome, Italy
Use of biodiversity as a biotechnological tool for carbon sequestration in the tropics, Paulo Kageyama, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Carbon sequestration in agricultural soils: The “4 per mil” program, Hervé Saint Macary, Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD), Montpellier, France
Discussion: moderated by Olivier le Gall
Closing remarks: Olivier le Gall
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