Carbon footprint and life cycle costing of maize production in Thailand with temporal and geographical resolutions

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Savitree Moungsree ◽  
Thanakrit Neamhom ◽  
Supawadee Polprasert ◽  
Withida Patthanaissaranukool
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
Life Cycle Costing ◽  
Maize Production

scholarly journals Carbon Footprint and Life-Cycle Costs of Maize Production in Conventional and Non-Inversion Tillage Systems

Agronomy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 1877
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Holka ◽  
Jerzy Bieńkowski
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
Cover Crops ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Nitrogen Fertilizers ◽  
Life Cycle Costs ◽  
Agricultural Practice ◽  
No Tillage ◽  
Tillage Systems ◽  
Maize Production

Given the problem of climate change and the requirements laid down by the European Union in the field of gradual decarbonization of production, it is necessary to implement solutions of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions into agricultural practice. This research paper aimed to evaluate the carbon footprint and life-cycle costs of grain maize production in various tillage systems. The material for the analyses was data from 2015–2017 collected on 15 farms located in the Wielkopolska region (Poland) and growing maize for grain in three tillage systems: conventional, reduced, and no-tillage. The life-cycle assessment and life-cycle costing methodologies were applied to assess the GHG emissions and costs associated with the grain maize production in the stages from “cradle-to-farm gate”, i.e., from obtaining raw materials and producing means for agricultural production, through the processes of maize cultivation to grain harvesting. The calculated values of the carbon footprint indicator for maize production in conventional, reduced, and no-tillage systems were 2347.4, 2353.4, and 1868.7 CO2 eq. ha−1, respectively. The largest source of GHG emissions was the use of nitrogen fertilizers. Non-inversion tillage with cover crops and leaving a large amount of crop residues in the field increased the sequestration of organic carbon and contributed to a significant reduction of the carbon footprint in maize production. The conventional tillage system demonstrated the highest overall life-cycle costs per hectare.

scholarly journals Eco-Efficiency in Measuring the Sustainable Production of Agricultural Crops

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafał Baum ◽  
Jerzy Bieńkowski
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
Natural Circulation ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Economic Assessment ◽  
Diagnostic Methods ◽  
Total Carbon ◽  
Mineral Fertilization ◽  
Potential Threat ◽  
Maize Production

Agriculture is one of the main factors with a direct impact on the natural environment (soil, water and air). An increased interest in the environmental impact of agricultural production results is due to—among other factors—significant human interference in the natural circulation of nutrients, posing a potential threat to the balance of ecosystems. Under current conditions, it is necessary to develop comprehensive diagnostic methods to control production processes in a way that would reduce costs and environmental burden throughout the product’s life cycle. Only a holistic approach that integrates environmental and economic analysis meets the criteria of analysis complexity, which is one of the main goals of methodical analysis of sustainable development. The article presents the results of the integrated environmental and economic assessment of selected crops. Maize and rapeseed production were assessed using the life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle costing (LCC) methodologies. The analysis was carried out on farms representing plant- and animal-based farming types. The conclusion presented in the study was based on the data from a study group consisting of 69 private commercial farms located in two regions of Poland. The calculated carbon footprint of both of winter rape and grain maize production was found to be higher in animal farming types. Pig farming type presented the highest overall costs of these crops, based on the approach of the LCC. Inclusion of carbon sequestration to the assessment of greenhouse warming potential allowed for the reduction of the net global warming potential (GWP) impact associated with the production of the analyzed crops. In both crops, mineral fertilization was the main factor influencing both the total carbon footprint and the LCC.

scholarly journals Carbon Footprint Analysis for Mechanization of Maize Production Based on Life Cycle Assessment: A Case Study in Jilin Province, China

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 15772-15784 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haina Wang ◽  
Yingsheng Yang ◽  
Xiaoyi Zhang ◽  
Guangdong Tian
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
Jilin Province ◽  
Maize Production ◽  
Footprint Analysis

Carbon footprint and Life Cycle Costing of beef cattle in the Brazilian midwest

2017 ◽  
Vol 147 ◽  
pp. 119-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thiago José Florindo ◽  
Giovanna Isabelle Bom de Medeiros Florindo ◽  
Edson Talamini ◽  
Jaqueline Severino da Costa ◽  
Clandio Favarini Ruviaro
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Beef Cattle ◽  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
Life Cycle Costing

Sustainable Procurement in Australia: Quantity Surveyors’ Perception on Life Cycle Costing

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Benson Teck-Heng Lim ◽  
◽  
Wanting Zhang ◽  
Bee Lan Oo ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Life Cycle Costing ◽  
Sustainable Procurement

scholarly journals Life Cycle Costing: Understanding How It Is Practised and Its Relationship to Life Cycle Management—A Case Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 3252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianna Lena Kambanou
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Life Cycle Management ◽  
Life Cycle Costing ◽  
Methodological Choices ◽  
Manufacturing Company

Despite the existence of many life cycle costing (LCC) methods, LCC is not widely adopted and LCC methods are usually further tailored by practitioners. Moreover, little is known about how practising LCC improves life cycle management (LCM) especially if LCM is considered emergent and constantly developing. In a manufacturing company, LCC is prescriptively introduced to improve LCM. In the first part, this study describes how various methodological choices and other aspects of practising LCC were the outcome of contestation and conformity with extant practices and not only the best way to fulfil the LCC’s objective. This contestation can even influence if LCC is adopted. In the second part of the research, the implications of practising LCC on LCM are explored. LCC is found to positively propel LCM in many ways e.g., by spreading the life cycle idea, but may lead to a narrower understanding of the term life cycle resulting in the sustainability focus of LCM being overridden. The article also discusses how the findings can be taken into consideration when researchers develop LCC methods and when industry practises LCC.

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