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Is it true that the longer the extended industrial chain, the better the circular agriculture? A case study of circular agriculture industry company in Fuqing, Fujian

Fan, W. Dong, X. Wei, H. Weng, B. Liang, L. Xu, Z. Wang, X. Wu, F. Chen, Z. Jin, Y. Song, C.

Original Title

Is it true that the longer the extended industrial chain, the better the circular agriculture? A case study of circular agriculture industry company in Fuqing, Fujian

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Develop circular agriculture is an effective way to reduce pollution and achieve sustainable agricultural development. At present, both the government and scholars have stressed employing agricultural wastes at multiple levels and extending the industrial chain as much as possible. However, whether the abovementioned strategy is environmentally friendly is worth consideration. To address this issue, by using the evaluation method of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and taking the circular agriculture industry company of Xingyuan, Fuqing, Fujian as an example, this paper analyzes different circular agriculture models and explores the environmental loads and environmental benefits of each sub-industrial chain from the environmental and economic-environmental viewpoints. The results show that, from the LCA perspective, a longer industrial chain of circular agriculture is not better and at different evaluation angles, different optimal combinations of the industrial chain models of circular agriculture can achieve the minimum environmental load or the highest environmental benefit. This study will be useful for newly built enterprises or sector-integrated park to design new recycling networks from the life cycle and economic-environmental impact perspectives.

Keywords

Circular agriculture; Economic -environmental benefits; Environmental impact; LCA evaluation; Agricultural wastes; Agriculture; Chains; Economic and social effects; Environmental impact; Life cycle; Agriculture industries; Environmental benefits; Environmental loads; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); Optimal combination; Recycling networks; Sustainable agricultural development; Industrial economics

Authors

Fan, W.; Dong, X.; Wei, H.; Weng, B.; Liang, L.; Xu, Z.; Wang, X.; Wu, F.; Chen, Z.; Jin, Y.; Song, C.

Released

18. 6. 2018

Publisher

Elsevier Ltd

ISBN

0959-6526

Periodical

Journal of Cleaner Production

Year of study

189

Number

189

State

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Pages from

718

Pages to

728

Pages count

11

BibTex

@article{BUT151456,
  author="Fan, W. and Dong, X. and Wei, H. and Weng, B. and Liang, L. and Xu, Z. and Wang, X. and Wu, F. and Chen, Z. and Jin, Y. and Song, C.",
  title="Is it true that the longer the extended industrial chain, the better the circular agriculture? A case study of circular agriculture industry company in Fuqing, Fujian",
  journal="Journal of Cleaner Production",
  year="2018",
  volume="189",
  number="189",
  pages="718--728",
  doi="10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.04.119",
  issn="0959-6526"
}