Emission Factor

Grass silage - Swiss integrated production (grass silage production - intensive)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is grass silage production, Swiss integrated production, intensive. The Reference Product is grass silage, Swiss integrated production. The product grass silage, Swiss integrated production represents preserved pasture used for animal feed. Grass is an annual crop. The grass is cut, collected into bales and then fermented. Swiss integrated production refers to agriculture meeting the ecological requirements (ökologischer Leistungsnachweis, ÖLN) defined by the Swiss regulation on direct payments to agriculture (Direktzahlungsverordnung). The Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/403/documentation

PropertyValue
NameGrass silage - Swiss integrated production (grass silage production - intensive)
SectorAgriculture/Hunting/Forestry/Fishing
CategoryArable Farming
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
1995
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

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Activity ID
arable_farming-type_grass_silage_swiss_integrated_production_grass_silage_production_swiss_integrated_production_intensive
UUID
e161b8f3-75a4-4cae-bc2e-62d782a8afdf
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