Agri-footprint 5.0
Agri-footprint 5.0
Latest version of the agri-food LCA database
The Agri-footprint LCA database for agri-food processes and products is under continuous development. Since its release in 2014 the database has been expanded by adding high quality data, making Agri-footprint an increasingly valuable source of information for experts working on environmental assessments of agri-food products. It is therefore not surprising that the database is highly valued by the food industry, LCA experts, scientific community and government authorities.
For some time version 5.0 is available as Excel format via our Tool Portal and via openLCA Nexus.
Agri-footprint 5.0 became also available for SimaPro users, with the latest update of SimaPro (version 9.1). In this article you can read how to update your projects from Agri-footprint 4.0/4.1 to Agri-footprint 5.0
For version 5.0 we expanded the scope for crops, included more countries en more feed markets. Besides that, new models on fertilizers, energy and pesticides have been added and amino acids for animal feed are disclosed in the updated version.
Agri-footprint 5.0 - What’s new?
More countries and more feed markets
In this updated version of Agri-footprint we included more countries and expanded the scope for crops. We also focused on more feed markets. In addition to the Dutch feed market, there is now a stronger focus on feed materials in the European and American market.More market mixes and improvement on emission modelling
In order to include market mixes of important processed feed materials, like soybean meal and rapeseed meal, we used trade data (and some ‘logic’) on processed feed. Also improvements on emission modelling were included: ammonia emissions from fertilizers are based on tier 2 emission factors and nitrogen monoxide emissions have been added to cultivation inventories. Furthermore, the inclusion of co-production in cultivation has influenced crop residue calculations and associated emissions.
New models: fertilizer, energy and pesticides
Furthermore, activity data for crop cultivation have been updated. This means new models have been developed to quantify inputs and emissions in more detail and more consistently throughout the database. These new models include a fertilizer model to estimate the NPK use, based on the most recent industry data. Energy model to estimate energy demand for nine different on field agricultural activities, based on crop and country-specific parameters. Besides that, pesticide model has been included to estimate the amount of insecticides, fungicides and herbicides applied, based on most recent public data.Get Agri-footprint 5.0
SimaPro users
With the next upcoming SimaPro update (version 9.1), Agri-footprint 5.0 and 4.1 will be available as libraries! Where version 5.0 is an entirely new update, version 4.1 is an updated version of 4.0 where some small bugs are fixed.When you update SimaPro, Agri-footprint version 4.1 will automatically be used instead of version 4.0. Agri-footprint version 5.0 is an entirely new update. It contains more feed markets and more countries, new energy, pesticide and fertilizer models, improvements on emission modelling and more. We've created a mapping file and instruction manual for you, to update your projects from Agri-footprint 4.0/4.1 to 5.0 easily.
openLCA users
For openLCA users Agri-footprint 5.0 is already available for a while.Did you know if you purchase the database for openLCA you will get access to materials that go beyond Life Cycle Inventory data? Via our Tool Portal, you will get access to LCIA calculation results of agricultural products, including system descriptions and methodology documentation.
Send us a message for more information and to get access.
Agri-footprint for Excel
If you don't have access to LCA software, we have Agr-footprint also available in Excel format. This file includes environmental impacts of all Agri-footprint 5.0 datasets, including process descriptions. If you are interested you can get access via our Tool Portal.
What's next?
We continuously work on expansion and improvement of Agri-footprint. In the coming months we will work on the update of various activity data, think of new FAO statistics on yield per hectare. Besides that, our efforts will be focused on the adaption of the peat oxidation model, and incorporation of the IPCC 2019 update. And of course, the geographical scope and number of products will be expanded. We expect the release the next update of Agri-footprint in spring 2021.More information
If you want to know more about Agri-footprint 5.0? Get in touch with Laura Wolf, Sales consultant at laura@blonkconsultants.nl or call +31 (0) 182 579970.
