Source: NCSU COLLEGE OF AG & LIFE SCIENCES, 11/17/20


NC State’s Department of Crop and Soil Sciences is delighted to announce a series of planned and current gifts totaling over $8M to enhance the study of greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation through agriculture. The gifts include an immediate $1.1M+ to jumpstart several new and existing GHG studies by an interdisciplinary team of university researchers. The group seeks to reconcile agricultural and environmental stewardship while strengthening North Carolina’s bioeconomy.

Unearthing and Scaling Improvements
With almost 40% of land in agricultural production worldwide, improvements in GHG knowledge and management carry the potential for vast beneficial climate impact. The current gift funds research to test soil carbon sequestration and climate change mitigation strategies, and also to create a pipeline for evaluating and scaling best practices.

“Our donors are committed to seeing this-lifetime impact in GHGs contribution to climate change. We recognize both agriculture’s role in GHG emissions and the prime mitigation opportunity. These gifts assert confidence that agriculture can be part of the solution,” said Chris Reberg-Horton, a professor in crop and soil sciences.

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