40% of methane emissions come from the agriculture sector and estimates indicate that to implement all methane reduction requirements to reach a global net-zero scenario by 2030, we will need $16.5B in the agriculture sector annually.
Program Spotlights
University of California - Davis
Asia/Africa
Providing data and tools to support decision making to increase animal productivity, reduce feed costs, and reduce methane emissions, through optimized livestock nutrition.
“Through GMH, we have trained over 100 individuals across Asia and Africa on monitoring livestock feed, which has significantly impacted livestock production and the environment by reducing feed waste, improving efficiency, and cutting methane emissions.”
The International Food Policy Research Institute
Asia/India
Strengthening local level design, implementation, and monitoring of climate actions, particularly methane emission reduction and resilience building in rice producing states in India.
“The outcomes of the discussions have helped in the development of pilot stage interventions for an upcoming project, Agriculture, which will be funded by the Global Methane Hub.”
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
West Africa, Asia, LATAM
Filling data gaps in rice methane emissions by using satellite imagery and machine learning to map rice flooding in Ghana, as flooding is the main cultivation practice that influences methane generation during the rice growing season.
“Rice cultivation is a major agricultural source of methane, but rice methane emissions remain poorly quantified on a global scale due to a scarcity of ground data. This study will collect ground truth data on rice methane flux in Africa for the first time.”
International Fund for Agricultural Development
Asia/Africa
Supporting the development of policies, programs, and projects addressing the mitigation of methane by smallholder farmers in low and middle income countries.
“IFAD’s Reducing Agricultural Methane Programme, supported by the Global Methane Hub, is making a difference by helping countries integrate methane reduction strategies into their climate goals.”
Environmental Defense Fund
Global
Delivering technical guidance, develop transparency frameworks and disseminate principles and best practices empowering at least 16 signatories to measure and disclose methane emissions, create methane action plans, and deliver corporate transparency inspiring ambitious methane reduction goals and best practices as the norm across industry.
“We can deliver on methane reductions by working with other dairy players and partners to set the bar high, develop tools and scale best practices. This is what the Dairy Methane Action Alliance is about.”
