Expert Talk Series: Powering Livestock Agribusiness Through Carbon Markets and Climate Action

Integrating climate action and carbon markets into livestock systems is crucial for reducing emissions from a major source, while accelerating sustainable agriculture and resilient food systems. Climate-smart practices not only lower environmental impact, but also improve land management, boost productivity and strengthen farming community resilience, supporting global climate goals and long-term livelihoods.

In our recent two-part expert talk series, global specialists explored how carbon markets and climate-smart practices can transform livestock agribusiness. Offering powerful insights and practical strategies, the sessions provided a clear guide for agripreneurs and private sector leaders to take meaningful climate action while enhancing productivity, profitability and resilience.

PART ONE: Carbon Markets 101 — What Agribusiness Needs to Know

Get clear on what carbon credits are, how they work and why they matter for your business. Dr. Ciniro Costa Jr., Scientist with the Alliance of Biodiversity International and CIAT, brings insights from the CGIAR Hub for Sustainable Finance to demystify voluntary carbon markets in agriculture, laying the groundwork for climate action across the livestock sector.

✅ Understand the rationale and mechanisms behind carbon credits

✅ Discover entry points for agripreneurs to engage in carbon markets

✅ Learn from early examples and future-facing opportunities

Watch the Expert Talk
Catch the full expert talk video here and explore other expert talks from 2024.

Kindly access the presentation of Dr. Ciniro Costa Jr., here.

PART TWO: Climate-Smart Strategies for Resilient Livestock

Explore practical pathways to carbon-smart livestock production with leading voices in climate and agriculture. FAO’s Saskia Reppin and economist, Habil Onyango, will share climate-smart strategies, case studies, project insights and tools to bring carbon market benefits to farming communities.

✅ See how livestock emissions can be turned into climate opportunities

✅ Learn from on-the-ground projects tackling methane and land degradation

✅ Engage with examples, challenges and solutions for scaling impact

Watch the Expert Talk
Catch the full expert talk video here and explore other expert talks from 2024.

We want to give again great appreciation to our speakers for the 2 events, Saskia Reppin, FAO, and Habil Onyango and Dr Ciniro Costa Jr supported by the CGIAR Science Program on Climate Action and Sustainable Animal and Aquatic Food Systems (SAAF) for making these webinars a success!

These Expert Talks are organized by the Business Support Facility for Resilient Agricultural Value Chains (ABF and MOVE/ComCashew). The Joint Action is jointly co-financed by the European Union under the Samoa agreement with OACPS and by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by GIZ.