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Global greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and food production have risen by 17 per cent over the past 30 years, according to UN data, underscoring their importance in limiting climate change. The food system — particularly deforestation from land conversion to agriculture, and methane from the livestock sector — has come under the spotlight for its contribution to global warming. The sectors accounted for 31 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions in 2019, or 16.5bn tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, according to a detailed analysis by the [UN Food and Agriculture Organization](//www.fao.org/3/cb7514en/cb7514en.pdf) released at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow....
