Estimate of the Carbon Footprint in Organic Quinoa Plots in the South of Bolivia – Case Study

Liliana Roca Villarroel ()
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Liliana Roca Villarroel: INESAD guest researcher

No 16/2024, Development Research Working Paper Series from Institute for Advanced Development Studies

Abstract: This case study is part of the research project “Creating Indigenous Women's Green Jobs under Low-Carbon COVID-19 Response and Recovery in the Bolivian Quinoa Sector). I estimate the carbon footprint associated with the quinoa production in southern Bolivia based on primary information of 19 plots. Using a cradle-to-gate life cycle analysis approach, under the ISO 14067 standard, and analyzing various emission sources through the Cool Farm Tool, I determine that the carbon footprint generates an average of 741 .7 kg CO2e per plot; and an average of 267.4 kg CO2e per hectare. The main emission sources identified are the use of organic fertilizer (54%), the consumption of fossil fuels (35%) and the use of protection inputs (8%). Considering the declared unit of 1 kg of harvested quinoa, I obtain the carbon footprint results per product, with values ranging between 0.3 and 2.3 kg CO2e/kg of quinoa and an average of 0.98 kg CO2e/ kg of quinoa.

Keywords: climate change; carbon footprint; quinoa crops. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q16 Q29 Q54 Y8 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 25 pages
Date: 2024-10
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