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One of the primary elements to achieving targets set out by the European Green Deal in Latvia is mitigation of climate change in livestock production, where dairy farming is one of the leading sources of agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The aim of this study is to evaluate the economic and environmental impacts of five types of feed additives in Latvian dairy farming, with aim to reduce emissions. The research analyses milk production statistics, evaluates it together with scientific emission factors a...

The transition to sustainable agriculture in Europe depends on farming systems that are not only environmentally sound but also economically viable and measurable. Meeting the targets of the European Green Deal and the Farm to Fork Strategy requires tools that translate sustainability into quantifiable, comparable, and actionable data at the farm level. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is one way that offers this capacity, yet methodological gaps and data limitations continue to constrain its wider use. This study inve...

The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is one of the most critical European Union (EU) policies, making a significant financial contribution to agriculture and rural development. As a result of CAP reforms, support payments change as they adapt to the global context, thereby contributing to economic, environmental, and social sustainability. Therefore, the present research aims to assess CAP support payments in the context of building more sustainable and resilient agriculture in EU Member States. The research emplo...

The European Union (EU) Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) plays a crucial role in agricultural and economic development in the Member States. In the future, CAP support instruments must foster sustainable agriculture, with economic, social and environmental goals achieved through synergy. It would be increasingly important to assess the effectiveness of support payments in terms of their economic, social, and environmental dimensions. Accordingly, the present research aims to evaluate CAP support payments' soc...

The European Union (EU) climate objectives rely on sustainable agriculture. This research assesses greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and key agricultural indicators in Latvia from 2020 to 2022. This research aims to assess the developmental trends of agricultural GHG emissions and farming indicators in Latvia to identify strategies or future investigations necessary to mitigate GHG emissions and enhance sustainability. In Latvia, agriculture accounted for 21-22% of total GHG emissions in carbon dioxide (CO2) equivale...

Agriculture plays a crucial role in the global carbon cycle, as it serves as a source of one of the greenhouse gases. Therefore, a data-based understanding of how to mitigate its impact on the environment and climate change is needed. The research aim is to evaluate the dynamics of the agrifood system in the European Union (EU) Member States from 2013 to 2022, with a primary focus on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, livestock population density, and agricultural land use. The results indicate that Germany, France, ...