Global food production is identified as a great threat to the environment. In combination with
technical advances in agriculture, dietary change is suggested to be necessary to reduce …

Over 9.5 billion kg of coffee is produced annually and demand is expected to triple by 2050.
Hence, the identification and quantification of the greenhouse gas emission footprint of …

Deforestation, the second largest source of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, is
largely driven by expanding forestry and agriculture. However, despite agricultural …

Although the agricultural sector is globally a main emitter of greenhouse gases, thorough
economic analysis of environmental and social externalities has not yet been conducted …

Quantifying the carbon footprint of crop production can help identify key options to mitigate
greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture. Using farm survey data from eastern China, the …

The increase in soybean production as a source of protein and oil is being stimulated by the
growing demand for livestock feed, food and numerous other applications. Significant …

Assessing carbon footprint (CF) of crop production in a whole crop life-cycle could provide
insights into the contribution of crop production to climate change and help to identify …

Traditional rice farming systems require large amounts of water for irrigation, labour for
transplanting culms and tending fields, and therefore, emit large amounts of greenhouse …

Background Food consumption is one of the most important drivers of environmental
pressures. Adoption of healthy diets is suggested to be an option for less environmentally …

Crop production not only creates economic values, but also has ecological functions. The
carbon sink function of crops plays an important role in mitigating climate changes. This …