Assumptions

What is included?

General assumptions: Conventional production, average agricultural practices.

Material

Material is included.

Production

Incl. (1) the processes of soil cultivation, sowing, weed control, fertilisation, pest and pathogen control, harvest; (2) the machines and shed or surface used to park them; (3) all inputs as seed, fertilizers (mineral and organic), active substances, water for irrigation, fuels as well as the transport to the farm; (4) the direct emissions of the fuel combustion, the abrasion of tyres and the direct emissions on the field.

Distribution

Distribution is not included.

Use

Use is not included.

End of life

End of life is not included.

  Carbon Footprint (CO2e)

We focus on carbon footprint (CO2e), the decisive factor affecting climate change. However, other dimensions should be taken in account before taking decisions, e.g. the water, the waste and the land footprint as well as the ethical perspective. Click here to learn more about CO2e.

Sources

  1. Colomb, V., Colsaet, A., Ait-Amar, S., Basset-Mens, C., Mevel, G., To, V., ... & Tailleur, A. AGRIBALYSE: the French public LCI database for agricultural products. URL: 10.1051/ocl/20140047

  2. ADEME (2017). French Agence de la transition écologique. AGRIBALYSE: the French public LCI database for agricultural products. URL: https://www.ademe.fr/en/expertise/alternative-approaches-to-production/agribalyse-program