HARMONISATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT FOR AGRICULTURE

Objective

The proposal aims at a harmonisation of a data and methods to assess globally and systemically the impact of changes in agriculture on the environment. Wheat is foreseen as a common reference product. On the basis of this case study, a comparison of methods is performed. The case study is performed in 2 steps:

- goal definition and an inventory of all pollutants over the whole chain of production;
- analyze and compare the compartmental and overall environmental impacts of different scenarios by way of multi-criteria impact assessment methods.

An example database will have been put together with a first proposal of methods harmonisation for Life cycle assessment in agriculture. The results will be discussed in a wider circle of researchers and industrialists, including representatives of the food, machinery and chemical industries together with agriculturalists and consumers.

Programme(s)

• FP3-AIR - Specific research and technological development and demonstration programme (EEC) in the field of agriculture and agro-industry, including fisheries, 1990-1994

Topic(s)

• 112 - Interaction between agriculture/horticulture and the environment

Funding Scheme

CON - Coordination of research actions

Coordinator

SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Address

Wrest Park, Silsoe
MK454HS Silsoe,bedford
United Kingdom

Participants (6)

CML LEIDEN UNIVERSITY

Netherlands

Address

Leiden

Centre for Impact Assessment

Italy

Address

Bosin Maas

ECOBILAN

France

Address

Paris

I KRUGER AS DEPT. OF CLEANER TECHNOLOGY

Denmark

Address

Soeborg

SWISS FEDERAL INST. OF TECHNOLOGY

Switzerland

Address

Lausanne

SWISS RESEARCH INST. FOR AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND ENGINEERING

Switzerland

Address

Tanikon