A Review of Environmental Impacts of Wheat Production in Different Agrotechnical Systems

Kamran Kheiralipour (), Miguel Brandão, Malgorzata Holka () and Adam Choryński
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Kamran Kheiralipour: Mechanical Engineering of Biosystems Department, Ilam University, Ilam 69315-516, Iran
Miguel Brandão: Division of Sustainability Assessment and Management, Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 10B, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
Malgorzata Holka: Department of Organic Agriculture and Environmental Protection, Institute of Plant Protection-National Research Institute, Władysława Węgorka 20, 60-318 Poznań, Poland
Adam Choryński: Department of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Agriculture, Horticulture and Biotechnology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Dąbrowskiego 159, 60-594 Poznań, Poland

Resources, 2024, vol. 13, issue 7, 1-14

Abstract: In light of the environmental challenges currently facing humanity, the issue of the environmental sustainability of crop production is becoming increasingly pressing. This is due to the fact that global population growth and the related demand for food are placing significant pressure on the environment. Wheat is a strategic crop globally due to its extensive cultivation area, high production and consumption levels, and vital nutritional properties. It is cultivated across diverse climatic conditions and within various agricultural production systems. It is of the utmost importance to pursue sustainable wheat production on a global scale, given the necessity to protect the environment and climate. The application of life cycle assessment (LCA) enables the identification of potential avenues for enhancing wheat production processes, thereby reducing the negative environmental impacts associated with these processes. This paper presents a synthesis of the existing literature on the environmental LCA of wheat grain production. It compares the impacts of different production systems, highlights critical stages in wheat cultivation, and provides recommendations for sustainable practices and directions for future research.

Keywords: grain crop; plant production systems; life cycle assessment; environmental burdens; sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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