干旱区生态环境知识资源中心(Arid): Embracing a footprint assessment approach for analyzing desert-based agricultural systems: the case of Medjool dates

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DOI	10.1007/s13593-022-00802-7
	Embracing a footprint assessment approach for analyzing desert-based agricultural systems: the case of Medjool dates
	Ravitz Wyngaard, Sharon; Kissinger, Meidad
通讯作者	Kissinger, M
来源期刊	AGRONOMY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
ISSN	1774-0746
EISSN	1773-0155
出版年	2022
卷号	42 期号:4
英文摘要	Dates are a traditional and important part of the sustainable arid food system. As their popularity is growing worldwide, along with global climate change, there is an increasing need for a better understanding of the environmental aspects of the date production system. Israel is one of the major sources of the Medjool variety of dates. We use an environmental footprint family framework to analyze Medjool date production, and direct and indirect environmental interactions, and identify positive and negative hotspots. The research focuses on the Israeli Arava desert region. We found that producing 1 ton of marketable dates has an average material footprint of 1550 kg, a land footprint of 1 m(2), and a water footprint of 2450 m(3), which leads to 990 kg of solid waste and a carbon footprint of 4820 kg of CO2eq. The cultivation stage was responsible for most of the footprints, mainly due to the direct and indirect consequences of fertilizer usage and water production and intake. The significant differences between the plantations were traced back to their varying mix of palms' age and even more to the human factor and the cultivation methods of individual farmers. We suggest that the environmental footprint of dates can be reduced by adopting improved agricultural methods, such as lower-impact fertilizers and renewable energy. This paper is one of the first to embrace a systematic approach to analyzing dates grown in a desert area. These data can bridge the knowledge gap over the unique food system and crop and, therefore, can provide an initial data body for future research, policy-makers, and farmers as means to advance more efficient, less-intensive use of resources while enhancing production in arid areas and support local and global food security.
英文关键词	Agriculture systems Desert food system Medjool dates Material flows Footprint family indicators GHG emissions Sustainable food systems
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	Bronze
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000821597200002
WOS关键词	LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT ; PHOENIX-DACTYLIFERA L. ; WATER FOOTPRINT ; PALM ; CARBON ; FRUIT ; INDICATORS ; FOOD ; SALINITY
WOS类目	Agronomy ; Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
WOS研究方向	Agriculture ; Science & Technology - Other Topics
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/391722
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Ravitz Wyngaard, Sharon,Kissinger, Meidad. Embracing a footprint assessment approach for analyzing desert-based agricultural systems: the case of Medjool dates[J],2022,42(4).
APA	Ravitz Wyngaard, Sharon,&Kissinger, Meidad.(2022).Embracing a footprint assessment approach for analyzing desert-based agricultural systems: the case of Medjool dates.AGRONOMY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT,42(4).
MLA	Ravitz Wyngaard, Sharon,et al."Embracing a footprint assessment approach for analyzing desert-based agricultural systems: the case of Medjool dates".AGRONOMY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 42.4(2022).