Asia’s Transition to Net Zero: Opportunities and Challenges in Agriculture

While a large portion of the Asian population depends on agriculture for their livelihoods and food security, the agriculture sector is one of the main sources of greenhouse gas emissions in the region. In some Asian economies, it accounts for more than 40% of total emissions.

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This report reviews a variety of tools and technologies to alter emissions pathways in Asia and discusses the institutional, political, and economic challenges for achieving a cost-effective, inclusive, and resilient transition to net-zero agriculture.

Published September 2023
Source: Asian Development Bank

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty. It assists its members and partners by providing loans, technical assistance, grants, and equity investments to promote social and economic development.

Asia’s Transition to Net Zero: Opportunities and Challenges in Agriculture

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