Exploring the key impacts on the environment from agricultural production and how environmental change impacts agricultural production. Image Learning outcomes Be aware of the range of environmental impacts of food production Understand the range of impacts from different production systems Activities Work through the interactive package on biodiversity, land use, environmental impacts, rice/beef/wheat production (this cannot be downloaded. However, the videos and text are available to download from this webpage). Interactive package Videos can be accessed separately below: Rice production Introduction Irrigate lowland rice Transplanted rice Rainfed upland rice Direct dry seedling rice Beef production Introduction Life cycle assessment Impact on land use Greenhouse gas emissions Cultural importance of beef Wheat production Introduction Challenges Other impacts Additional material Climate smart food by Professor Dave Reay: This open access book asks just how climate-smart our food really is. It follows an average day's worth of food and drink to see where it comes from, how far it travels, and the carbon price we all pay for it. Document Climate smart food (3.47 MB / PDF) This article was published on 2024-09-02
