Environmental impact assessment of agricultural production systems using the life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology II. The application to N fertilizer use in winter wheat production systems

Brentrup, Frank; Küsters, Jürgen; Lammel, Joachim; Barraclough, P. B.; Kuhlmann, H.

doi:10.1016/s1161-0301(03)00039-x

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“…A range of new frameworks are being developed for addressing externalities, environmental impacts, labour relations and so on. These frameworks include EMS (Ridley et al 2003), input-output analysis (Zinck et al 2004) and life cycle analysis (Brentrup et al 2004).…”

Section: Challenges For Organic Agriculturementioning

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Overview of organic agriculture.

Kristiansen¹,

Merfield²

2006

Organic Agriculture: A Global Perspective

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This introductory chapter presents an overview of the history and development of the organic farming movement from its roots in early 1900s Europe to its current position in global agriculture. The chapter describes some of the key people and trends that shaped modern organic agriculture and reports on the status of organic agriculture around the world in specific countries. In order to understand the aims and practices of organic agriculture, the evolution of the core principles are also discussed. Finally, some of the challenges for organic agriculture are identified.

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Section: Challenges For Organic Agriculturementioning

confidence: 99%

Overview of organic agriculture.

Kristiansen¹,

Merfield²

2006

Organic Agriculture: A Global Perspective

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“…4). Brentrup et al (2004b) demonstrated that the utilization of land resources for this purpose improves with increasing intensity of fertilization. It should be noted that the observed differences in the results of this indicator may be due not only to the type of used technology but also to the natural environmental conditions, such as soil quality, climate, terrain relief and water conditions, which determine the potential productivity of crop plants.…”

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Life Cycle Assessment (Lca) of Winter Wheat in an Intensive Crop Production System in Wielkopolska Region (Poland)

Holka¹

2016

Appl Ecol Env Res

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Abstract. This study aimed to assess the environmental impact of winter wheat production in an intensive crop production system. In view of environmental concerns linked to modern practices of crop production, it is necessary to identify the ecological profile of highly productive winter wheat. The life cycle assessment (LCA) of this crop was performed in two large-scale farms, located in the Wielkopolska region (Poland), in the years 2011-2013. Results obtained indicated that the core processes related to wheat production on the farm had the biggest influence on acidification, eutrophication and global warming potentials. The possibility of photochemical ozone creation and depletion of abiotic resources, such as minerals and fossil fuels, were most dependent on the upstream processes. The mineral fertilization process was identified as the most important source of environmental threats. The grain transport stage had the lowest share in all analyzed impact category indicators. Normalization showed that acidification attributed to wheat production had the greatest environmental impact on the overall environmental profile. This indicates that the priority direction in mitigation of environmental impacts associated with intensive wheat production should be lowering adverse effect on soil acidification, followed by global warming and eutrophication.

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“…For agriculture, the most useful information for decision-makers is not the damage from agriculture to the environment but the comparative measures of environmental harm between food types, production practices, and/or geographical situations. This information facilitates making choices that best balance food need with acceptable environment damage (Brentrup et al, 2004). A similar situation exists for bioenergy.…”

Section: Environmental Impacts Of Biobased Economymentioning

confidence: 86%