Greenhouse gas (GHG) emission and the reduction from broiler and swine farming in Thailand on the basis of Tier 1 method in IPCC guidelines

• Published in: Proceedings International Conference on Environmental Research and Technology pp. 430 - 433
• Main Authors: Koichi KAKU, P.P. Yupapin, P.Chitsakul
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Sains Malaysia 2008
• Subjects: Broilers; Greenhouse gases; Greenhouses; Swine
• ISBN: 9789833986293; 9833986293

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emission from broiler and swine farming in Thailand was estimated by Tier 1 method and defaults data based on 2006 IPCC guidelines in order to carry out GHG reduction strategy on livestock farming. The purpose of this study is to estimate GHG reduction by waste management system on livestock farming and economic benefits on GHG reduction from livestock farming under small-scale CDM by adoption of manure management technology on broiler and swine industry in Thailand in comparison with enteric fermentation technology. The farming could result in CH4 emission from enteric fermentation and both CH4 and N20 from manure management systems. GHG from broiler and swine was approximated in accordance with FAO bulletin of statistics, and GHG from broiler and swine increased by 5% over the past 6 years (1997-2002) in Thailand. GHG from enteric fermentation was smaller than that as C& and N20 from manure management. The estimated results from broiler and swine farming in Thailand showed that about 12% of GHG was emitted from enteric fermentation and the residual 88% from manure management. Conventional system of swine manure management in Thailand was characterized as 40% of liquid/slurry, 54% of drylot and 6% of others according to IPCC guideline. The baselines and the reduction scenario on GHG from swine farm were made by conversion of liquid/slurry system into drylot one. The Adoption of manure management technology into broiler farm with the thermal drying of broiler manure (KAKU and IKEGUCHI, 2008) and conversion into drylot system on swine farm could result in reduction of GHG by 8% during 1997 and 1999 and by 10% during 2000 and 2002. GHG price fluctuates and benchmark price as GHG at European Climate Exchange as Dec 08 contract showed 22.54 Euro per ton on the date of November 20th in 2007. The baseline and the reduction scenario for GHG emission could represent market size of small-scale Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in Thailand. Further information of manure management system in Thailand and GHG inventories on manure management would be necessary to be gathered.