Agriculture
The primary sources of methane emissions from agriculture are livestock enteric fermentation, livestock waste management, rice cultivation, and agricultural waste burning. Of these, livestock waste management offers the most viable, near-term opportunities for methane recovery and utilization.
Country Action Plans
- Argentina (PDF, 30 pp, 643 KB)
- Australia (PDF, 11 pp, 61 KB)
- Brazil (PDF, 16 pp, 188 KB)
- Canada (PDF, 13 pp, 350 KB)
- China (PDF, 5 pp, 95 KB)
- India (PDF, 15 pp, 181 KB)
- Italy (PDF, 8 pp, 131 KB)
- Japan (PDF, 3 pp, 94 KB)
- Mexico (PDF, 41 pp, 576 KB)
- Nicaragua (PDF, 12 pp, 831 KB)
- Philippines (PDF, 12 pp, 204 KB)
- Poland (PDF, 15 pp, 120 KB)
- United Kingdom (PDF, 49 pp, 588 KB)
- United States (PDF, 22 pp, 924 KB)
The GMI Steering Committee approved revised sector action plan guidance (PDF, 3 pp, 108 KB) at the October 2011 Krakow meeting. Country representatives are encouraged to use this guidance in updating existing plans or in developing new plans. Please submit revised or new plans to the Administrative Support Group for inclusion on this page.
Global Methane Initiative Agriculture Events
- 12 March 2013
Methane Expo 2013
Vancouver, Canada - 28 November 2012
Agriculture Subcommittee Meeting
**Internet Meeting**, United States - 02 July 2012
Agriculture, Municipal Solid Waste, and Municipal Wastewater Subcommittee Meetings
Sands Expo and Convention Center, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore - 10 April 2012
Agriculture Subcommittee Meeting
**Internet Meeting**, United States - 12 October 2011
GMI Partnership-Wide Meeting 2011
Krakow, Poland - 29 June 2011
International Biogas Conference and Expo- Chile
Santiago de Chile, Chile - 14 June 2011
Agriculture Subcommittee Meeting
**Webinar**, United States - 10 May 2011
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National AgSTAR Conference
Boise Centre, Boise, Idaho, United States - 09 May 2011
RESCHEDULED-Agriculture Subcommittee Meeting-RESCHEDULED
Grove Hotel, Boise, Idaho, United States - 08 December 2010
Global Methane Initiative Side Event UNFCCC 16TH Conference of the Parties
Cancun, Mexico - 12 November 2010
Agriculture Subcommittee Meeting
Sant’Elena Hotel, Venice, Italy - 11 November 2010
Wastewater Task Force Meeting
Sant’Elena Hotel, Venice, Italy - 08 November 2010
IDF World Dairy Summit
Auckland, New Zealand - 01 November 2010
Carbon Market Insights Americas
New York, New York, United States - 28 September 2010
Carbon TradeEx America Tradeshow & Conference
Chicago, Illinois, United States - 29 June 2010
ORBIT 2010: Organic Resources in the Carbon Economy
Crete, Greece - 27 April 2010
Fifth AgSTAR National Conference
Green Bay, WI, United States - 15 March 2010
M2M Workshop: Applications to Swine Farms in China
Hunan, China - 05 March 2010
Agriculture Subcommittee Meeting
New Delhi, India - 02 March 2010
Methane to Markets Partnership Expo
New Dehli, India - 03 September 2009
Agriculture Subcommittee Meeting
Guangzhou, China - 03 March 2009
Methane to Markets Regional Workshop: Opportunities in Livestock and Food Processing Industry Sector
New Delhi, India - 27 January 2009
Agriculture Subcommittee Meeting
Monterrey, Mexico - 27 January 2009
Agriculture Technology Transfer Workshop: Developing Anaerobic Digester Projects from Livestock and Food Processing Wastes
Monterrey, Mexico - 01 December 2008
UNFCCC 14th Conference of the Parties (COP)
Pozan, Poland - 11 November 2008
International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit
Mexico City, Mexico - 09 October 2008
Environmental and Public Utilities Seminar
Bogota, Colombia - 24 September 2008
China Carbon Congress 2008
Hainan, China - 21 September 2008
International Biogas Study Tour
Stuttgart, Germany - 16 September 2008
Carbon Markets USA
Washington, D.C., United States - 15 September 2008
International Biogas Training Course
Stuttgart, Germany - 31 August 2008
International Livestock Environment Symposium
Iguassu Falls, Brazil - 30 June 2008
World's Poultry Congress
Brisbane, Australia - 05 June 2008
World Pork Expo
Des Moines, Iowa, United States - 03 June 2008
High-Level Conference on World Food Security and the Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy
Rome, Italy - 02 June 2008
SBSTA Meeting
Bonn, Germany - 15 May 2008
Navigating the Carbon World
Marriot Hotel and Marina,San Diego , CA, United States - 07 May 2008
Carbon Expo
Cologne, Germany - 24 April 2008
Biogas: Today's Renewable Energy of Tomorrow
Quebec, Canada - 23 April 2008
Overcoming the Barriers for the Implementation of Anaerobic Digestion in the Agricultural Sector
Morella, Michoacan, Mexico - 22 April 2008
Agriculture Subcommittee Meeting
Morella, Michoacan, Mexico - 15 April 2008
International Biomass Conference & Trade Show
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States - 15 April 2008
Carbonmarkets Americas
Sao Paulo, Brazil - 11 March 2008
Carbon Market Insights
Copenhagen, Denmark - 04 March 2008
WIREC Side Event - Methane to Markets Partnership: International Opportunities in Renewable Energy Projects in Landfills and Manure Waste Management
Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC, United States - 30 October 2007
Steering Committee Meeting
China World Hotel - Beijing, China - 30 October 2007
Methane to Markets Beijing Expo
Beijing, China - 19 September 2007
International Conference "Progress in Biogas"
Stuttgart, Germany - 15 September 2007
International Biogas Training Course
Stuttgart, Germany - 16 May 2007
Agriculture Subcommittee Meeting
Buenos Aires, Argentina - 06 February 2007
Fourth USDA Greenhouse Gas Conference: Positioning Agriculture and Forestry to Meet the Challenges of Climate Change
Baltimore, Maryland, United States - 14 December 2006
Steering Committee Meeting
Grand Hotel Plaza, Via Del Corso, Rome,, Italy - 01 December 2006
The Methane to Markets Agriculture Subcommittee meeting
Kindersly Centre Berkshire, United Kingdom - 29 November 2006
Anaerobic Digestion in Agriculture: Policies and Markets for Growth
Kindersly Centre Berkshire, United Kingdom - 30 October 2006
Biogas Markets
Vienna, Austria - 23 October 2006
Second International Conference on JI Projects in Ukraine - "Climate Change and Business"
Kiev, Ukraine - 18 September 2006
Third International Conference on Biomass for Energy
Kiev, Ukraine - 10 May 2006
CARBON EXPO - Global Carbon Market Fair & Conference
Cologne, Germany - 09 May 2006
ISWA Beacon Conference: Waste Treatment and Final Destination
Expo Center Norte - Yellow Pavillion, Sao Paulo, Brazil - 25 April 2006
2006 AgSTAR National Conference
Madison Concourse Hotel, Madison, Wisconsin, United States - 28 March 2006
Carbon Markets America
Pestana Rio Atlantica Hotel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 27 March 2006
SWANA's 29th Landfill Gas Symposium
Hilton St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg FL, United States - 22 March 2006
Latin American Carbon Forum
Quito, Ecuador - 08 March 2006
Managing Nutrients and Biomass for a Sustainable Rural Economy
London Convention Center, London, Ontario, Canada - 09 June 2005
Private Sector Outreach Workshop
Washington, DC, United States
- Statement of Purpose
(PDF, 3 pp, 47 KB) - Methane Expo 2013 Call for Projects Template
(DOC, 2 pp, 50 KB) - Subcommittee Action Plan
(PDF, 10 pp, 191 KB) - Agriculture Project Network Members
- Agriculture Projects
- Technical Presentations from Global Methane Initiative Events
- Additional Resources
