AGRICULTURAL GHG EMISSION AND MITIGATION MEASURES IN LATVIA.

In Latvia the production resource - land is not exploited efficiently, and there is a large potential for land to be used in efficient agricultural production. National task is set for the next years in Latvia to retain agricultural land for agricultural production, in order to efficiently manage approximately 2 million ha. The agricultural sector is an important source of nitric oxide (N2O), methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Increasing agricultural production is expected to increase the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Latvia. Emissions depend on the specialization and the farm grown products. Quantifying emissions from different specialization farms can identify the main sources of emissions and make decisions to reduce them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]