Carbon Footprint Analysis of Processing Tomato Cultivation in Greece
Agriculture contributes to global warming through the emissions of greenhouse gasses (GHGs). As one of the most important horticultural crops, tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) is of great economic importance. Approximately 80% of the tomatoes grown around the world are processed into sauces,...
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| author | Ioannis ROUSSIS Ioanna KAKABOUKI Panteleimon STAVROPOULOS Antonios MAVROEIDIS Marilena PAPATHEODOROU Dimitrios VATOUGIOS Aikaterini TSELA Dimitrios BILALIS |
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| description | Agriculture contributes to global warming through the emissions of greenhouse gasses (GHGs). As one of the most important horticultural crops, tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) is of great economic importance. Approximately 80% of the tomatoes grown around the world are processed into sauces, juices, ketchup, canned tomatoes, and soups. The goal of the present study was to assess the carbon footprint of commercially grown processing tomatoes in Greece. The emissions were calculated by using the Cool Farm Tool software. For data collection, a questionnaire was distributed to processing tomato producers. The questionnaires were completed by 40 producers from the main processing tomato-growing regions of Greece. The estimated total carbon footprint value of tomato cultivation for a mean area of 7.16 ha (producing 94.8 tn of tomatoes per ha) was 1,369,700 kg CO2-eq. Specifically, the estimated carbon footprint values per hectare and kg of fruit were 191,298.88 and 0.20 kg CO2-eq, respectively. In addition, the current study revealed that the highest CO2-eq emissions per tonne of fruit were observed in energy use (fuel consumption) for field operations, corresponding to 40.49% of the total emissions per tonne of product. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0aea4f0d0c354166b0e03587d2dbbca82024-02-22T22:16:56ZengAcademicPresBulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca: Horticulture1843-52541843-53942023-11-01802767910.15835/buasvmcn-hort:2023.002114691Carbon Footprint Analysis of Processing Tomato Cultivation in GreeceIoannis ROUSSIS0Ioanna KAKABOUKI1Panteleimon STAVROPOULOS2Antonios MAVROEIDIS3Marilena PAPATHEODOROU4Dimitrios VATOUGIOS5Aikaterini TSELA6Dimitrios BILALIS7Laboratory of Agronomy, Department of Crop Science, School of Plant Sciences, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos str., 118 55 AthensLaboratory of Agronomy, Department of Crop Science, School of Plant Sciences, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos str., 118 55 AthensLaboratory of Agronomy, Department of Crop Science, School of Plant Sciences, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos str., 118 55 AthensLaboratory of Agronomy, Department of Crop Science, School of Plant Sciences, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos str., 118 55 AthensKYKNOS S.A., Greek Canning CompanyLaboratory of Agronomy, Department of Crop Science, School of Plant Sciences, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos str., 118 55 AthensLaboratory of Agronomy, Department of Crop Science, School of Plant Sciences, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos str., 118 55 AthensLaboratory of Agronomy, Department of Crop Science, School of Plant Sciences, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos str., 118 55 AthensAgriculture contributes to global warming through the emissions of greenhouse gasses (GHGs). As one of the most important horticultural crops, tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) is of great economic importance. Approximately 80% of the tomatoes grown around the world are processed into sauces, juices, ketchup, canned tomatoes, and soups. The goal of the present study was to assess the carbon footprint of commercially grown processing tomatoes in Greece. The emissions were calculated by using the Cool Farm Tool software. For data collection, a questionnaire was distributed to processing tomato producers. The questionnaires were completed by 40 producers from the main processing tomato-growing regions of Greece. The estimated total carbon footprint value of tomato cultivation for a mean area of 7.16 ha (producing 94.8 tn of tomatoes per ha) was 1,369,700 kg CO2-eq. Specifically, the estimated carbon footprint values per hectare and kg of fruit were 191,298.88 and 0.20 kg CO2-eq, respectively. In addition, the current study revealed that the highest CO2-eq emissions per tonne of fruit were observed in energy use (fuel consumption) for field operations, corresponding to 40.49% of the total emissions per tonne of product.https://journals.usamvcluj.ro/index.php/horticulture/article/view/14691carbon footprintgreenhouse gas emissionsprocessed tomato |
| spellingShingle | Ioannis ROUSSIS Ioanna KAKABOUKI Panteleimon STAVROPOULOS Antonios MAVROEIDIS Marilena PAPATHEODOROU Dimitrios VATOUGIOS Aikaterini TSELA Dimitrios BILALIS Carbon Footprint Analysis of Processing Tomato Cultivation in Greece Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca: Horticulture carbon footprint greenhouse gas emissions processed tomato |
| title | Carbon Footprint Analysis of Processing Tomato Cultivation in Greece |
| title_full | Carbon Footprint Analysis of Processing Tomato Cultivation in Greece |
| title_fullStr | Carbon Footprint Analysis of Processing Tomato Cultivation in Greece |
| title_full_unstemmed | Carbon Footprint Analysis of Processing Tomato Cultivation in Greece |
| title_short | Carbon Footprint Analysis of Processing Tomato Cultivation in Greece |
| title_sort | carbon footprint analysis of processing tomato cultivation in greece |
| topic | carbon footprint greenhouse gas emissions processed tomato |
| url | https://journals.usamvcluj.ro/index.php/horticulture/article/view/14691 |
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