New paper out: Assessing the impact of increased legume production in Europe on global agricultural emissions. With colleagues @Brunelle, Patrice Dumas, Anais Le Moing and Xin Zhang

@Cirad #REEC @cired8568 @AgroParisTech @UMCES

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10113-020-01651-4

Timely relevant for the #EUgreendeal and the new #CAP. Importance of an integrative approach for legumes as suggested by the #EUFarm2Fork Strategy

Comparison of 3 scenarios for legume production in Europe in 2050:
- "Feed mix" scenario: +11 Ecal of soybean in Europe
- "Diet shift" scenario: +7.7 kg of legume /capita/year
- "Diet shift + afforestation" scenario: "Diet shift" + 9.4 Mha of forest

Main conclusions:

(1) Legume production in Europe can reduce significantly greenhouse gas emissions if it is associated with the substitution of ruminant products by legumes on our plates

(2) Major part of the emission reduction occurs in the livestock system in the "Diet shift" scenario (60% of the -231 MtCO2eq)

(3) Combining afforestation with a diet shift is the best way to reduce emissions inside Europe (85% of the emission reduction in the "Diet shift+afforestation" scenario)