Month: February 2023
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Climate-smart dairy systems: is the innovation level enough?
Greta Winkler The large share of emissions from the dairy producing segment of the agri-food sector have been a known problem for a long time, and several innovation strategies have been put in place to mitigate the climate impact of these products. However, both COIVD-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have revealed the fragility…
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Living Labs – what does that actually mean?
Joseph McDonagh One element of the SmartDairy project which will be carried out by the team in Ireland, is the use of Living Labs to study the potential of voluntary carbon markets. Observing how sustainability measures are implemented and carbon emissions measured on working farms, will give a good insight into the potential for carbon…