Agricultural Reference Systems

Publications

A study carried out by IFEU points out the necessity to include agricultural reference systems within LCAs.
The following publications explain the facts in detail:

• N. Jungk, G. A. Reinhardt:
  Landwirtschaftliche Referenzsysteme in ökologischen Bilanzierungen: Eine Basisanalyse (Agricultural reference systems in ecological assessments: A basic analysis; in German). Final report for the Bundesministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten (Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture, and Forestry), Heidelberg 2000
• N. C. Jungk, G. A. Reinhardt:
  The role of agricultural reference systems in land use assessments of bioenergy production systems. Published in: Ierland, E. van, Landsink, A.O., Schmieman, E. (eds.): book of proceedings of the 69th Seminar of the European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE) "Sustainable energy: new challenges for agriculture and implications for land use", 18 - 20 May 2000, Wageningen (NL), Parallel Session 1: 1.1.2, 10 pages, Wageningen 2000
• S. O. Gärtner, N. C. Jungk, G. A. Reinhardt:
  Food production and land use - an environmental comparison of different land use systems. Published in: Swedish Institute for Food and Biotechnology, Proceedings of the International Conference on LCA in Foods, Gothenburg 26-27 April 2001, SIK document No. 143, pp. 53 - 58, Gothenburg 2001

Contact

Guido Reinhardt (06221/4767-31; guido.reinhardt(at)ifeu.de)
Sven Gärtner (06221/4767-64; sven.gaertner@ifeu.de)