The agricultural sector is responsible for a large share of anthropogenic
greenhouse gases. At the same time, methods such as targeted land use change can
reduce emissions from landscape elements and sequester carbon from the
atmosphere in the soil. This process, also known as carbon farming, has not been
uniformly defined, and faces challenges regarding establishing new requirments
for agricultural vehicles and technology, creating profitable business models
(that preclude “greenwashing”), and developing governmental frameworks and
industry acceptance.
Carbon Farming and Its Impact on Agricultural Technology discusses
the large development gap for carbon farming methods, especially with regard to
agricultural technology. In addition to the new hardware requirements arising
from land use change, there is also a need for the further development of
software. The establishment of suitable interfaces and solutions that are
interoperable with existing technologies is also crucial at this point. This
report clearly shows that more funding for research and development is needed
today so that appropriate standards can be set and carbon farming can contribute
to climate protection in the future.