The agricultural sector plays a significant role in climate change as a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Given agriculture's vulnerability to climate variations, shifts in seasons, and extreme weather, global productivity and yields are at risk. To address both climate change and food security, promoting low-carbon farming practices is crucial. These practices aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, minimize agricultural carbon footprints, enhance resilience, and foster sustainable agricultural development. This narrative review paper aims to examine low-carbon agricultural practices, drawing on literature reviews and recent research on climate vulnerabilities. It explores significant practices that can help mitigate climate change by transitioning to perennial crops, implementing plant factories, and promoting healthy diets. The discussion includes challenges to adopting the practices and suggests ways to overcome them, along with government policies in Malaysia supporting low-carbon farming, particularly for small-scale farmers. Future research should focus on exploring Malaysia's existing technological infrastructure that supports low-carbon agricultural practices.
Keywords: Low-carbon farming, Climate change, Carbon footprint, Greenhouse gas emissions, Agriculture
The agricultural sector plays a significant role in climate change as a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Given agriculture's vulnerability to climate variations, shifts in seasons, and extreme weather, global productivity and yields are at risk. To address both climate change and food security, promoting low-carbon farming practices is crucial. These practices aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, minimize agricultural carbon footprints, enhance resilience, and foster sustainable agricultural development. This narrative review paper aims to examine low-carbon agricultural practices, drawing on literature reviews and recent research on climate vulnerabilities. It explores significant practices that can help mitigate climate change by transitioning to perennial crops, implementing plant factories, and promoting healthy diets. The discussion includes challenges to adopting the practices and suggests ways to overcome them, along with government policies in Malaysia supporting low-carbon farming, particularly for small-scale farmers. Future research should focus on exploring Malaysia's existing technological infrastructure that supports low-carbon agricultural practices.
Keywords: Low-carbon farming, Climate change, Carbon footprint, Greenhouse gas emissions, Agriculture