1、FOOD A ND L A ND USE 141 142 Current situation and challenges Solutions, projects and scale-up Impacts Regional approach European agro-sector from farm to fork generates 430.5 MtCOe: 395 MtCOe from agriculture (10% of the total European CO emissions), mainly from three sources: soils nitrification a
2、nd denitrification, enteric fermentation by ruminant animals and manure management. 35.5 MtCO from food and beverage industry. Agriculture, food and beverage dominate todays bioeconomy workforce, representing 13.7 million jobs. Major turnover is generated by the food and beverage industries, with 23
3、6 billion (20% of total turnover) generated by the meat sector. The main challenges are: Reducing the environmental impact of the whole agricultural value chain from farm to fork to cut down emissions by -20% in 2030 and -50% in 20501. Creating alternative sources of proteins to reduce our dependenc
4、y on livestock production. Maintaining agricultural jobs thanks to changes in agricultural practices (for example conservation agriculture) and creating new ones to replace the losses triggered by technological development (for example synthetic meat, Agriculture 4.0) Proposed projects will initiate
5、 sustainable changes to scale up in each part of the value chain to ensure the reach of overall net-zero objectives: Support the development of a sustainable agriculture: Contribute to CO reduction targets with actions both on soil fertilization to reduce the need for inputs such as nitrogenous ones
6、 (i.e., microbial fertilizer and bio-stimulants) and on global agricultural practices (i.e., conservation agriculture and Agriculture 4.0). BOOS T S Y S T E M IC C H A NG E TO R E AC H N E T- ZERO E M IS SION S FROM FA R M TO FOR K Scale up insect production to provide an alternative of fast-grow fe