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BrochureCarbon footprint of the banana supply chain 2016Due to the growth of agricultural production, FAO estimated that emissions from agriculture, forestry and fisheries have almost doubled over the past fifty years and could increase by 18% by 2030 and 30% by 2050 . Since the years 2000, this increase has mainly occurred in developing countries. Between 2001 and 2010, Asia (44%) and the Americas (26%) were the largest contributors to global emissions, followed by Africa (15%) and Europe (12%) . Agricultural production and land use change (defores tation) are responsible for most of agricultural GHG emissions, with respectively 50% and 38% of the emissions share in the sector. For the period 2001-2010, the largest emission source was agriculture followed by net forest conversion (38%), peat degradation (cultivation of organic soils and peat fires) (11%) and biomass fires (1%).
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Technical bookMeasuring carbon and water footprints in pineapple value chains 2024This technical guide on measuring carbon and water footprints was developed to support resilient and sustainable businesses in pineapple value chains. By quantifying and reducing GHG emissions, companies can become more resource efficient, reduce costs, enhance the resilience of their operations and contribute to climate change mitigation. Quantifying water use and reducing pollution can help ensure that sufficient, good quality water is available for both communities and businesses. This technical guide aims to develop the capacity of users and empower them to make their own carbon and water footprint calculations independently. It has two main objectives: (1) introduce companies in the pineapple value chain to a methodology to estimate the carbon footprint of their operations, including production, packing, processing and transportation to port; and (2) introduce companies in the pineapple value chain to a methodology to estimate the footprint of their direct water use, from production to transportation to the port. The guide was prepared by the Responsible Fruits Project with support from the Government of Germany. It is closely linked to the project’s technical guide Adapting to climate change in the tropical fruit industry: a technical guide for pineapple producers and exporters.
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