LCA (life cycle analysis) in agricultural context
Adjustments in the LCA methodology will lead to better and more comprehensive evaluation of the environmental sustainability of agriculture and of food products.
The ecological sustainability of immunocastrate production is also studied. The different production forms (intact boar, castrated boar, immunocastrate) are compared and the effect of the different management strategies is examined.
Sustainability in pork production with immunocastration
A regional study on tropical shrimp fisheries shows that in-depth biological knowledge can lead to targeted sustainability
Extensive sustainability in the fishery requires in-depth knowledge of target species as well as protection of coastal ecosystems, which is again confirmed by a Flemish-Surinamese study on shrimp fishery in Guyana and Suriname
- Screening and analysis of existing methods and protocols for plastic pollution monitoring
Harmonizing methods requires the gathering of existing methods and an analysis of their strengths and weaknesses. The first work package of EUROqCHARM is now generating that specific inventory for monitoring methods targeting plastic pollution. And it is not a small task to do …
Bron: Grazing of Dairy Cows in Europe—An In-Depth Analysis Based on the Perception of Grassland Experts. Agnes van den Pol-van Dasselaar, Deirdre Hennessy en Johannes Isselstein. Sustainability 2020, 12, 1098
Main research questionA transition toward sustainability has undoubtedly become one of the main societal challenges. FOODLEVERS’ goal is to identify key leverage points to further develop and scale-up existing innovative organic and sustainable food systems (FSs).
on the total methane emission using life cycle analysis of the entire production chain up to the farm gate. Relevance/ValorizationWe expect the Grastech project to have an impact on the sustainability of the Flemish dairy sector.
To support farmer education, we perform a cost-benefit analysis (e.g. fuel consumption, investment costs, crop yields) about remediation and prevention of soil compaction.
This allows for the registration and analysis of the behavior and catching efficiency of the different fishing methods and nets.