by Connie Chan | Agriculture, Waste
The carbon footprint of a food product is the total amount of GHG emitted throughout its lifecycle, expressed in kilograms of CO2 equivalents. GHG emissions of the production phase (including all agricultural inputs, machinery, livestock, soils) and successive phases...
by Connie Chan | Agriculture, Energy
About 5 billion hectares of the earth’s total land surface is utilized for agricultural purposes, with 3% accounting for permanent crops. The rest include livestock farming and agricultural wetlands. Methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) are Greenhouse Gases (GHG),...
by Connie Chan | Agriculture
The agriculture industry is responsible for a significant amount of greenhouse gas emissions, and cow burps are one of the main culprits. It’s a well-known fact that cows produce methane through their digestive process, however, did you know that the amount of...
