Quantifying the environmental impact of horticulture production under a protected agriculture production system
Aligned SDGs
- Quantifying the environmental impact of horticulture production under a protected agriculture production system
- General overview
- Intervention
- Location
- Last data update
- Spreadsheet of data
- Quantifying the environmental impact of horticulture production under a protected agriculture production system
- General overview
- Intervention
- Location
- Last data update
- Spreadsheet of data
General overview
Stage of development: Final negotiations
Policy sectors: Agriculture / Environment and climate change
Type of instrument: Technical Assistance and Market-building program (Must involve dedicated grant resources)
Delivery locations: Mexico
Country classification: Upper-middle-income
Intervention
Social or environmental challenge
Currently, the market does not effectively account for greenhouse gas emissions of agriculture production. The externalities of reducing (or increasing) emissions are currently not reflected in the pricing. Developing a replicable and automized measurement system to measure and compare GHG emissions of protected agriculture compared to conventional production systems allows producers using these sustainable production techniques to have data to ensure that this is reflected in pricing. Furthermore, it can enable producers to issue carbon credits.
Description of the intervention
"The project aims to quantify the positive environmental impact of horticulture production using a protected agriculture production system compared to open-field production. Agriculture is one of the major drivers of global greenhouse gas emissions, which in turn contribute to the rising global temperatures. Improved agricultural practices have the potential to reduce these emissions, sequester atmospheric carbon and promote a more sustainable use of resources, while at the same increasing the resilience of agricultural production systems, which are key to the economic development of countries such as Mexico. Protected agriculture is an important facilitator in positioning Mexico as an exporting nation for horticulture, with over 47,000 hectares of area planted growing yearly by 2,700 hectares.
The project aims to develop a replicable and automized measurement system that allows quantifying the reduction of key indicators, including greenhouse gas emissions, fertilizer and pesticide use, water consumption and soil eutrophication. Upon successful completion of the project, the measurement system can be replicated and scaled to different crops and countries. Furthermore, the project will publish results that will advance the academic frontier on measuring the impact of this production technique and raise awareness on the climate change mitigation and adaptation potential of protected agriculture."
Location
Country:
- Mexico
Locality:
- Mexico
Last data update
Data for this pipeline project was last updated in August 2023
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