Greenhouse gas mitigation for organic and conventional dairy production (MIDAIR)

Informacje na temat projektu

MIDAIR

Identyfikator umowy o grant: EVK2-CT-2000-00096

Projekt został zamknięty

Data rozpoczęcia 1 Maja 2001

Data zakończenia 30 Kwietnia 2004

Finansowanie w ramach

• Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002"

Koszt całkowity € 2 705 152,00

Wkład UE € 1 598 650,00

Koordynowany przez

INSTITUT FUER ENERGETIK UND UMWELT GMBH
Germany

Rezultaty

Publication of individual group results in scientific journals

The project results of MIDAIR will be published by the individual working groups in scientific journals, magazines and other print or electronic media. The publications will cover topics from the ten work packages of MIDAIR: WP1: Definition of model farms WP2.1:Monitoring GHG from manure storages at organic and conventional manure WP2.2:Monitoring N2O and N2 fixation in organic and conventional crop rotations WP3: Modelling organic and conventional dairy production units WP4: Full-scale validation of measurements and models WP5.1:N2O mitigation from grazed pastures under organic and conventional management WP5.2: Effects of storage conditions on GHG emissions from cattle manure WP5.3: GHG mitigation by anaerobic digestion WP6: Mitigation measures WP7: Mitigation strategies Each work package contains interrelated tasks, which will be reflected in joint publications and reviews. These publications will characterise technical, management-related and systemic mitigation measures by their overall GHG mitigation efficiency, environmental trade-offs and socio-economic implications, and will recommend cost-effective strategies on a farm and region level. The GHG mitigation potential for all dairy regions in Europe will be quantified by up-scaling, and agronomic, environmental and socio-economic consequences of complete or partial adoption of mitigation strategies will be assessed and presented.

Definition of model farms and model development

Within the MIDAIR project 15 European dairy model farms were defined and a simulation model was developed that calculates carbon and nitrogen flows on dairy farms.The model farms represent pairs of organic and conventional dairy farms in five European (EU15) dairy production regions: The Atlantic, the Continental, the Boreal, the Pre-Alpine and the Mediterranean region. The model farms are designed for use in farm-scale modelling of greenhouse gas emissions from dairy farms. Currently the model farms have been used as input for the FarmGHG model. However, the farms may be readily used for similar modelling work, applying different models.FarmGHG is a model of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) flows on dairy farms. The model was designed to allow quantification of all direct and indirect gaseous emissions from dairy farms, so that it can be used for assessment of mitigation measures and strategies. The imports, exports and flow of all products through the internal chains on the farm are modelled. The model thus allows assessments of emission from the production unit and all pre-chains. The model includes N balance, and allows calculation of environmental effect balances for GHG emissions (CO2, CH4 and N2O) and eutrophication (nitrate and NH3). The FarmGHG model can be used for further investigations in dairy production.