Sustainable agricultural intensification is essential to feed the growing global population with limited resources. However, agriculture contributes significantly to environmental issues, such as greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and eutrophication. Optimizing nutrient use is key to improving agricultural productivity while mitigating environmental harm. This study examines the potential of innovative mitigation technologies at t...

The article Reducing external costs of nitrogen pollution by relocation of pig production between regions in the European Union , written by Hans J. M. van Grinsven, Jan D. van Dam, Jan Peter Lesschen, Marloes H. G. Timmers, Gerard L. Velthof, Luis Lassaletta , was originally published electronically.

This paper tests the hypothesis that relocation of pig production within the EU27 can reduce the external costs of nitrogen (N) pollution. The external cost of pollution by ammonia and nitrate from agriculture in the European Union (EU27) in 2008 was estimated at 61–215 billion € (0.5 to 1.8% of the GDP). Per capita it ranged from more than 1000 € in north-west EU27 to 50 € in Romania. The average contribution of pig productio...

The livestock sector contributes considerably to global greenhouse gas emissions ( GHG ). Here, for the year 2007 we examined GHG emissions in the EU 27 livestock sector and estimated GHG emissions from production and consumption of livestock products; including imports, exports and wastage. We also reviewed available mitigation options and estimated their potential. The focus of this review is on the beef and dairy sector sin...