Life cycle assessment

Individual farm life cycle assessment is an instrument to demonstrate the potential environmental impacts of agricultural businesses and their products. The results of an individual farm life cycle assessment can make a significant contribution to the orientation of the agricultural business in terms of quality leadership in production and marketing, as well as accompany and support measures regarding climate protection and the sustainable use of resources. The life cycle assessment tool FarmLife (www.farmlife.at), which was developed in collaboration between HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein and Agroscope, provides systematic strategies for these goals and combines research, advice and practice. The methods and applications contained in the tool can be used for both organic and conventional farming operations and, as a comprehensive analysis tool, contribute to optimizing ecological and economic efficiency in agriculture.

Agriculture should not only be competitive, but also sustainable and multifunctional.

Agriculture should not only be competitive, but also sustainable and multifunctional.

 Agriculture should not only be competitive, but also sustainable and multifunctional.