van der Werf, Hayo M.G.; Knudsen, Marie Trydeman and Cederberg, Christel (2020) Towards better representation of organic agriculture in life cycle assessment. Nature Sustainability, 2020, pp. 1-7.
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Document available online at: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-020-0489-6
Summary
The environmental effects of agriculture and food are much discussed, with competing claims concerning the impacts of conventional and organic farming. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is the method most widely used to assess environmental impacts of agricultural products. Current LCA methodology and studies tend to favour high-input intensive agricultural systems and misrepresent less intensive agroecological systems such as organic agriculture. LCA assesses agroecological systems inadequately for three reasons: (1) a lack of operational indicators for three key environmental issues; (2) a narrow perspective on functions of agricultural systems; and (3) inconsistent modelling of indirect effects.
| EPrint Type: | Journal paper |
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| Keywords: | organic, conventional, life cycle assessment, LCA, agroecology, intensive, extensive, climate impact, environmental impact, biodiversity, pesticides, soil quality |
| Agrovoc keywords: | Language Value URI English organic agriculture http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_15911 English life cycle analysis http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_9000105 English environmental impact http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24420 English climate change http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1666 English agroecology http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_92381 English intensive agriculture -> intensive farming http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3906 English land use change http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_fac4b794 English conventional farming http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_331393 English biodiversity http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33949 English soil quality http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_a9645d28 English pesticides http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5739 |
| Subjects: | Soil > Soil quality Knowledge management > Research methodology and philosophy > Specific methods > Indicators and other value-laden measures Values, standards and certification > Assessment of impacts and risks Environmental aspects > Air and water emissions Environmental aspects > Biodiversity and ecosystem services Knowledge management > Research methodology and philosophy Environmental aspects |
| Research affiliation: | Denmark > Organic RDD 4 > ClimOptic Denmark > Organic RDD 4 > ClimateVeg Denmark > Organic RDD 4 > SustainOrganic Denmark > AU - Aarhus University > Faculty of Science and Technology > Department of Agroecology France > INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique Sweden > Chalmers University of Technology Denmark > CROPSYS |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41893-020-0489-6 |
| Deposited By: | Knudsen, Researcher Marie Trydeman |
| ID Code: | 37787 |
| Deposited On: | 24 Mar 2020 07:13 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Jun 2022 16:10 |
| Document Language: | English |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Peer-reviewed and accepted |
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