Reducing the time-dependent climate impact of intensive agriculture with strategically positioned short rotation coppice willow

Livingstone, David M.; Smyth, Beatrice; Cassidy, Rachel; Murray, Simon; Lyons, G.; Foley, Aoife; Johnston, Chris

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.137936

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“…These plants provide a positive response to the needs of accelerated production (with increases not reachable in the forest), the possibility of better planning, and the search for consistency and homogeneity of the dimensions and technological characteristics of the assortments obtainable [1], while carrying out in part the environmental functions delegated to the natural forest patrimony. In this regard, the common agricultural policy (CAP) provides economic incentives for the cultivation of more environmentally sustainable poplar hybrids (MSA), at the suggestion of the "From Farm to Fork" strategy [2], with the aim of contributing to carbon neutrality by 2050 [3].…”

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Comparison between Different Mechanization Systems: Economic Sustainability of Harvesting Poplar Plantations in Italy

Di Stefano,

Di Domenico,

Menta

et al. 2024

Forests

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After a period of significant development, poplar cultivation in Italy has been in rapid decline since the 1980s. Because of its marked ductility, poplar is valuable for both wood furniture and energy production. Production could be increased through mechanization, because innovative machinery and equipment can reduce the exposure of forest workers to common risk factors, ensure greater and better productivity, increase the efficiency of operations, and reduce costs. There are various systems for the mechanization of poplar production (from traditional to advanced and pushed mechanization). We describe the range of possibilities (in terms of both the techniques adopted and the machines used) for planting, harvesting, and chopping poplar. Based on our analysis of operating costs, we conclude that mechanized poplar production could reduce the average cost per ton of wood chips (EUR/t) by 23% and the average gross cost per hectare of wood chips produced (EUR/ha) by 37%.

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confidence: 99%