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The carbon footprint of British pig farming has reduced by almost 40% over the last 20 years, according to a new study, using a new methodology, led by the Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) at Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland.
February 23, 2021 2:55 pm
The carbon footprint of British pig farming has reduced by almost 40% over the last 20 years, according to a new study led by the Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) at Queen’s University Belfast.
The independent research, which was funded by the EU, drew its conclusions from historic data on livestock systems across England, Scotland and Wales.
Because the data on agricultural inputs was sparse, a new research methodology was developed in which outputs were used to retrospectively estimate inputs – a process called ‘inverted modelling’.
Northern Ireland was not included in the study, however, there are plans to extend the methodology to the region in the near future.
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