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The Agricultural sector and its management practices play a significant role in climate change. However, there are conflicting views on whether to satisfy demand for food or to preserve the environment through efficient farming practices. Therefore, this study aimed at analyzing effects of agricultural subsector production and farm management practices on greenhouse emissions (GHG) in Cameroon (1980–2013). It was found that the agricultural subsector production in the previous year (crop and livestock) and farm management practices in the previous year (fertilizer consumption and agricultural land use) significantly affect GHG in the long run while GHG in the previous year significantly affect itself in the short run. The result also shows that GHG respond positively to a unit shock of crop subsector production and fertilizer consumption while GHG respond negatively to a unit shock of livestock subsector production and agricultural land use. Finally, crop subsector production is the major contributor to GHG in both long and short run. It was recommended that integrated farming system should be practiced with emphasis on organic farming. Further, animal feed and manure management (collection, storage and utilisation) should be appropriately handled to meet up with the scientific requirement.
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Henrietta, U.U., Fani, D.C.R., Frank, O., Odularu, G., Emmanuel, O.N. (2020). Agricultural Production, Farm Management, and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions: Lessons and Policy Directions for Cameroon. In: Odularu, G. (eds) Nutrition, Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change in Africa. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47875-9_8
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