An application of life-cycle assessment (LCA) to legume cropping

The literature on environmental effects of cropping systems with and without legumes using LCA was analysed. The most comprehensive work was the results of the Legumes Futures project ("Legumes Futures Report 1.6 - Effects of legume cropping on farming and food systems"). The data gathered in the Legume Futures report was reanalysed and synthesised in order to make it suitable to the practice audience