Opportunities for Methane Mitigation in Agriculture: Technological, Economic and Regulatory Considerations

The report identifies three primary sources of agricultural methane: enteric fermentation (55-60%), rice cultivation (18-20%), and manure management (6-8%). It highlights scalable solutions such as methane-inhibiting feed additives, solid-liquid manure separation, and modified rice irrigation practices, noting that while many are cost-effective, adoption is hindered by economic and technological barriers.

• Agricultural methane emissions are dominated by three sources: ruminant livestock digestion (enteric fermentation), which accounts for over 55-60% of the sector's emissions; rice cultivation, responsible for 18-20%; and manure management, contributing 6-8%.
• Available technological solutions to reduce methane include methane-inhibiting feed additives, changes to rice irrigation practices, and the solid-liquid separation of manure, though their adoption is currently limited by economic and technological barriers.
• Reducing agricultural methane is critical for meeting the Global Methane Pledge's target of a 30% reduction in global anthropogenic methane emissions by 2030 relative to 2020 levels, as agriculture provides nearly half of all global methane emissions.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Opportunities for Methane Mitigation in Agriculture: Technological, Economic and Regulatory Considerations. https://www.wri.org/research/opportunities-methane-mitigation-agriculture-technological-economic-regulatory

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Opportunities for Methane Mitigation in Agriculture: Technological, Economic and Regulatory Considerations. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/opportunities-methane-mitigation-agriculture-technological-economic-regulatory.

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendopportunities, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Opportunities for Methane Mitigation in Agriculture: Technological, Economic and Regulatory Considerations}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/opportunities-methane-mitigation-agriculture-technological-economic-regulatory}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }