Publications
Chosen filters:
Chosen filters:
Microbiological contamination linked to implementation of good agricultural practices in the production of organic lettuce in Southern Brazil Ghent University
Agricultural and management practices and bacterial contamination in greenhouse versus open field lettuce production Ghent University
Review of trade-offs and co-benefits from greenhouse gas mitigation measures in agricultural production Ghent University
Application of analytic hierarchy process to develop a weighting scheme for life cycle assessment of agricultural production Ghent University
Exergy-based natural resource accounting in sustainability assessment of agricultural production systems Ghent University
We consume global natural resource stocks at an unsustainable rate, which endangers long-term resource availability and which causes environmental pollution. Mitigating pollution and increasing resource efficiency is a major challenge in our societyU+2019s sustainable development. To measure and evaluate natural resource use of entire production chains, exergy analysis and life cycle assessment are increasingly performed. Exergy analysis, ...
The phosphorus legacy of former agricultural land use can affect production of germinable seeds in forest herbs KU Leuven Ghent University
Land-use history can have large effects on the different life stages and demography of forest plant species. Here we studied how the legacies of former land use in post-agricultural forests, and increased phosphorus (P) availability in particular, may alter the germinability and seed quantity in populations of the forest herbs Primula elatior and Geum urbanum. We collected seeds in experimental populations of P. elatior and G. urbanum ...
Implementing Insect Production in Agricultural Value Chains - An ex-ante life cycle evaluation KU Leuven
An ever-growing demand for animal based food products is affecting the productivity of global food production systems, and urgently needed measures to curb further environmental degradation promise similar effects. Whether future demand scenarios can be met sustainably, depends not least on whether it is possible to significantly reduce the environmental impact of aquaculture and livestock production. Recent research suggests that the use of ...
Comparison of the environmental impact of different agricultural production systems based on a food basket Departement of spatial development, environment, energy, climate, green economy, animal welfare
Europe's ambition is to become climate neutral by 2050. Specifically within its Farm to Fork strategy (Green Deal), it aspires for agriculture to achieve by 2030 a substantial reduction in the use of fertilisers (-20%), crop protection products (-50%), and antibiotics (in livestock farming, -50%), limiting nutrient losses (-50%) and reducing greenhouse gases (-50 to 55%). The underlying objective is to achieve a robust and resilient food system ...