Major funding boost for carbon farming

A FUND of €2.7 million has been confirmed by Agriculture Minister, Charlie McConalogue, for the expansion of the National Agricultural Soil Carbon Observatory (NASCO).

The Minister said that the investment would facilitate the purchase of additional greenhouse gas (GHG) monitoring equipment to increase the range and type of soils and land uses monitored through the observatory.

“This investment re-affirms my commitment to provide the research and data needed to underpin the development of a carbon farming model that targets and rewards actions that remove carbon and store it in our soils.

“Our strategic investment in this technology will benefit Irish agriculture and society at large through the better understanding of our GHG (Greenhouse Gases) emissions and the highlighting of pathways through which we can achieve significant emission reductions,” said Minister McConalogue.

Carbon Farming as a nature-based solution is seen as a key to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and sequester/store atmospheric carbon, according to Minister of State at the Dept. of Agriculture, Pippa Hackett.

“This will give clarity to a number of areas of importance to farmers, landowners and foresters alike who have been calling for the establishment of initiatives which support their participation in voluntary carbon markets.

For more, read this week’s Connacht Tribune.

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