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Our Agri-footprint newsletter keeps you up to date on the latest developments in the field of sustainability and LCA in the agri-food sector. We will also keep you informed about interesting projects, training and courses. We publish our newsletter up to 4 times a year.21/08/2020
For some time Agri-footprint 5.0 is available as Excel format and for openLCA users. Soon Agri-footprint 5.0 will become available for SimaPro users as well.
12/08/2020
ProAgros asked Blonk Consultants to prepare an environmental footprint of soybeans grown by a Brazilian soy producing group certified under the Sustainable Farming Assurance Programme (SFAP). The carbon footprint of this soy […]
12/08/2020
We are extending our Agri-footprint database, introducing the concept of ‘Branded Data Add-ons’, which help companies to make the environmental performance of their products visible and share it with stakeholders.
25/06/2020
At Blonk Consultants we have collected numerous insights and data on the impact of consumer food products. Our Food Consumption Impact Datasets open up a range of opportunities for companies and organisations […]
31/05/2019
A harmonised calculation method is essential for determining the environmental impact of animal products, such as meat, milk and eggs, in a fair and correct manner. An update of the LCA Feed database […]
18/04/2019
On 14 May 2019 we organise a training ‘Footprinting in the animal production sector. This training is a perfect start to gain a better understanding of carbon and environmental footprinting in this […]
17/04/2019
We develop several LCA databases of feed ingredients. On regular basis we receive questions from companies, branch organisations and other organisations about the differences between these databases.
30/11/2018
The Direct Land Use Change Assessment Tool is regularly updated as new data become available. Version 2018 is now available and contains FAO statistics up to 2016. Many of the background data […]
25/10/2018
In this article we share some of our insights on the integration of US crops from LCA commons into Agri-footprint, the LCA Food Database.
27/08/2018
Earlier this year we released Agri-footprint 4.0. This update includes USDA LCA Commons crop production data and some bug fixes. The latest version of Agri-footprint is now also available for the openLCA software. […]
18/04/2018
Recently, Hans Blonk visited Brazil for a Global Feed LCA Institute(GFLI) stakeholder meeting. Improving the data on multi cropping will be one of the main topics of the upcoming GFLI data project in Brazil. […]
15/03/2018
We believe that transparency is essential in the development of sustainable agri-food chains, which is why we are more than happy to give you an impression of how we work ‘behind the […]
01/03/2018
The Agri-footprint LCA database for agri-food processes and products is under continuous development. Since its release in 2014 the database has been expanded by adding high quality data, making Agri-footprint an increasingly valuable source […]
05/12/2017
We’re always looking for ways to improve our Agri-footprint LCA database. Please take out a moment to complete our survey to help us build the perfect database for you!
31/10/2017
A harmonised calculation method is essential for determining the environmental impact of animal products such as meat, milk and eggs in a fair and correct manner. To this end the global feed […]
23/10/2017
Deforestation is an important global problem: it has severe negative impacts on the planet and contributes to climate change. Deforestation is a form of land use change. A well-known example of deforestation […]