Pathway to Carbon Assets through Pork Genetics

The National Pork Board (NPB) and Pig Improvement Company (PIC) partnered and co-funded the development of an ecosystem service framework to enable genetic innovations to create value through greenhouse gas emission reductions. When the framework is complete it will be demonstrated through a value chain test-pilot. This will be the first-time genetics are utilized as a greenhouse gas intervention and will demonstrate the role genetic improvements, including those that can be achieved through gene editing, contribute to a sustainable food system.

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