Economic, Environmental Benefits from Greenhouse Gas Research
03 January 2012
CANADA - The Regional Federal Minister for Manitoba says research being conducted by the University of Manitoba will help Canada meet its international greenhouse gas reduction commitments while helping improve the bottom lines of farmers.
Funding announced earlier this month by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada will allow the University of Manitoba to further the development of beneficial management practices aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural systems.
Vic Toews, the MP for Provencher and the Regional Minister for Manitoba, says the work will help Canada meet its greenhouse gas reduction commitments as a member of the Global Research Alliance while improving agricultural practices.
Vic Toews, MP for Provencher said: "The goal is two-fold. First of all it's economic. We want to see a return on our dollar and making sure that farmers get the best return on their dollar so we want to make sure there's an economic stimulus to this money but it's also very importantly environmental.
"We believe that being stewards of our land is not just environmentally sound but it's economically sound so we're looking at essentially three priority areas, number one converting crops from perennial to annual grasslands. We're looking at long-term crop rotations of ten years and also allowing cattle to graze during winter rather than keeping them in a confined area.
"We believe that the results of this research will lead to the development of best practices that will have not only an impact on reducing greenhouse gases but also benefit the farmers economically."
Toews says while there may be some debate over what the impacts of greenhouse gases are, it's generally agreed the reduction of greenhouse gases are good for the environment and also good economically.
He suggests if we can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by five to ten percent as a result of this research, it will directly benefit farmers while contributing to the overall reduction of greenhouse gases that Canada has committed to.
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