Carbon Footprint of Agricultural Production in Sudan

Year 2025, Volume: 9 Issue: 1, 48 - 57, 30.06.2025

Wadah Elsheikh

Abstract

The increasing threat of climate change resulting from increased atmospheric carbon dioxide emissions has prompted a renewed global endeavor to counteract its detrimental impacts. This study addresses the detrimental effects of climate change and carbon dioxide emissions on Sudan's agricultural production. It is important to evaluate the effects of the environmental changes on Sudan's food security. Agricultural practices, including tillage, composting, irrigation, crop cultivation, animal husbandry, and equipment usage, emit large amounts of greenhouse gases, which have been linked to climate change, according to several studies. Moreover, energy input from fossil fuels, electricity, machinery, and livestock management accounts for a significant amount of agriculture's carbon emissions. Furthermore, there is a significant rise in carbon emissions owing to changes in land use, such as the burning of crop waste after harvest, deforestation, and the conversion of natural ecosystems to agricultural purposes. Based on these findings, we recommend Sudan promote and support the use of renewable energy sources in conjunction with agricultural practices that have the potential to reduce carbon emissions. Additionally, more investigations and studies on the relationship between Sudan's agricultural output and its carbon footprint in various locations are required.

Keywords

Agricultural Production , Carbon Footprint , Sudan

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