Methane Emissions in Livestock and Rice Systems – Sources, quantification, mitigation and metrics

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Methane Emissions in Livestock and Rice Systems – Sources, quantification, mitigation and metrics

Draft for public review

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 303 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

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FAO. 2022. Methane Emissions in Livestock and Rice Systems – Sources, quantification, mitigation and metrics (Draft for public review). Livestock Environmental Assessment and Performance (LEAP) Partnership. Rome.

Language English

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