Can a shift to regional and organic diets reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the food system? A case study from Qatar.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Qatar is one of the countries with the highest carbon (C) footprints per capita in the world with an increasing population and food demand. Furthermore, the international blockade by some countries that is affecting Qatar-which has been traditionally a highly-dependent country on food imports-since 2017 has led the authorities to take the decision of increasing food self-sufficiency. In this study we have assessed the effect on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of shifting diets from conventional to organic products and from import-based diets to more regionalized diets for the first time in a Gulf country.

Results

We found that considering the production system, the majority of the emissions come from the animal products, but the differences between conventional and

SUBMITTER: Vicente-Vicente JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7796384 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature