Agricultural biomass production within a sustainable and circular Bioeconomy
Brief me
- Agriculture has a central role among the biomass producing sectors, providing valuable sources for the EU bioeconomy.
- Each year, an estimated 956 million tonnes (Mt) of agricultural biomass are produced in the European Union.
- 54% are primary products, such as grains, fruits, roots and tubers. The remaining 46% are residues, such as leaves and stems.
- Cereals are the crop contributing the most to both economic and residue production in the EU, with a share of 50% and 74% respectively.
- A sufficient amount of residues needs to be left on fields to sustain soil conservation and biodiversity, making it challenging to quantify the residues available for competitive uses.
- More in general, uncertainties associated with residue production estimates are relatively large.
Find out more in the brief and explore further other resources!
Brief on agricultural biomass production
English
Explore further
Latest on Agricultural biomass from the KnowledgeBase
The re-introduction of sugar beet production to Scotland – a move that could support national climate change targets, create green jobs, and unlock new economic...
Dashboard that represents the synthesized data collected through the RFI and stakeholder engagements on the most important innovation opportunities for the next era of agriculture.
This brief on agricultural biomass is one out of a series of briefs prepared by the Knowledge Centre for Bioeconomy which intend to provide independent evidence for EU policy in this field...