Life cycle assessment framework in agriculture on the farm level |
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| Authors: | Guido Haas Frank Wetterich Uwe Geier |
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| Institution: | (1) Institute of Organic Agriculture, University of Bonn, Katzenburgweg 3, D-53115 Bonn, Germany |
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| Abstract: | Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a method that can be used to assess the environmental impact of agriculture, but impact categories and the functional unit of classical LCA’s must be adapted to the specific agricultural production process. Serving as an example, the framework of a LCA of 18 grassland dairy farms covering three farming intensity levels and carried out in the Allgäu region in southern Germany is presented. By focussing on the chosen impact categories and the respective, suitable functional units, the specific needs and backgrounds of conducting an agricultural LCA are discussed in general. |
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| Keywords: | Agriculture eco-balance farm level functional unit impact category Life Cycle Assessment methodology |
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