Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
EGE 12TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON APPLIED SCIENCES, İzmir, Türkiye, 26 - 30 Aralık 2025, ss.346-347, (Özet Bildiri)
Agro-based industries account for approximately 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions. It is inevitable that regulations for limiting emissions will bring some obligations on national economies and international trades. For example, a carbon pricing equivalent to the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and Emission Trading System will be applied at importing certain products. Considering future reflections on EU agricultural trade, understanding carbon footprint and raising awareness about the transition phase is an emerging issue for agricultural management. Here, preliminary findings of a research that will lead to case studies in Turkey where corporate carbon footprint calculation is analyzed and customized emission reduction strategies for a sustainable agriculture enterprise are suggested. A sample agricultural enterprise implementing good agricultural practices in Izmir was examined by Agricultural Management program students within the TÜBİTAK project to apply a basic corporate carbon footprint analysis using R language. Each emission source such as fertilizers, pesticides and fuel are identified and estimated separately thus their contribution among the agricultural activities based on monthly firm data.
Our preliminary findings also highlight the significant impact of nitrogen-based fertilizers. This study provides an overview of agricultural emissions, corporate carbon footprint analysis including reduction strategies as well as a sample emission calculation that can serve as a guide for further studies to raise awareness about carbon footprint, to evaluate the role of sustainable agricultural practices to tackle climate change impacts.
Keywords: carbon footprint, agricultural emissions, sustainable agriculture, R programming language.