The dataset supports a paper analyzing multiple strategies to reduce the environmental footprint of the global food system — yield improvement, waste reduction, dietary change, and bioenergy transition.
Dataset’s Files
Sheet 3.1 — Presents data on current crop area (in million hectares) across six regions — Africa, Asia, Europe, Northern America, Oceania, and Latin America and the Caribbean. The data supports analysis of how improving crop yields on existing farmland can help meet future food demand without further land expansion.
Sheet 3.2 — Reducing Food Loss and Waste (FLW). Contains environmental footprint data for key crops, including land use (m²/kg), greenhouse gas emissions (kgCO₂eq/kg), and water use (L/kg). This section focuses on quantifying the environmental cost associated with food that is lost or wasted along the supply chain.
Sheet 3.3 — Shifting Dietary Patterns.
Provides environmental footprint data modelling the impact of reducing consumption of animal-sourced food. The data supports assessment of potential environmental gains from shifting toward more plant-based dietary patterns.
Sheet 3.4 — Promoting Second-Generation Biofuels.
Presents environmental footprint data for key crops in the context of bioenergy production, specifically examining the potential of second-generation biofuels as a more sustainable alternative to conventional biofuel sources.
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