Cool Farming Options - formerly Global Climate Assessment Project

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Global Agriculture Climate Assessment: Overview of participating systems 

 

Committed Sponsors

Unilever, PepsiCo, Heinz, Sysco, Costco, Pulse Canada, Yara, Marks & Spencer, Oxfam GB,  Ben & Jerry's, GIZ, Sangana Commodities, Heineken, Stonyfield Farm, Ambootia Tea Group, Sekem, World Wildlife Fund and the Canadian Canola Growers Association

Farming Systems

Apples, Barley, Coffee, Canola, Cotton, Dairy, Eggs, Lentils/Navy Beans, Lettuce, Potatoes, Mixed Vegetables, Sugar, Tea, Tomatoes, and Wheat

Geography

Azerbaijan, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Egypt, Germany, Guatemala, Holland, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Paraguay, UK, USA

 

Farm System Descriptions

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Potatoes -- UK

Data from 20 large scale potato farmers supplying into a product line which holds the Carbon Trust label.

Canola -- Canada

Data from large scale canola growers across Canada

Tea -- India

Data gathered from mixed small scale and estate tea plantations

Dairy -Netherlands

USA
Data from Northeastern USA, primarily farms in Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and New York.

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Tomatoes -- USA

Data from large scale tomato growers in California.

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Lettuce - USA

Data from several large growers in the US Midwest and California selling to the same buyer with an added calculation for comparing transport.

Pulses -- Canada

Data from large scale pulse farmers in western Canada.

Cotton -- India

Data from small to medium scale cotton farmers in the WWF Better Cotton Initiative program

Eggs -- USA

Data from several large scale organic egg suppliers

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Wheat-----Germany

Data from multiple large grain farmers

Mixed Vegetables
Guatemala, Jamaica, Colombia, Egypt, Azerbaijan, Tanzania

Assessment is identifying mitigation options that deliver livelihood benefits of productivity, soil fertility.

Coffee -- Kenya

Data from small and medium scale coffee farms organized into cooperatives