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Newton Fund Workshop

Victor Guang Shi, Research Fellow AMRC, The University of Sheffield guang.shi@sheffield.ac.uk

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The TSB HVM Centre

The AMRC with Boeing

• Research hub at heart of Advanced Manufacturing Park.
• 500+ researchers, technicians and support staff.
• Around 100+ member companies – from global giants to local

SMEs.

• Part of Rolls-Royce & Boeing global research networks.

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AMRC Campus

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Composites Centre Extension Nuclear AMRC AMRC Factory of the Future AMRC Training Centre DPTC KTC Cti IMG

Agri-Food Ecosystem with SCEnAT

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Application SCEnAT green Decision Support Tool for agri-food ecosystem, using wheat supply chain as an example.

• Understand wheat supply chain impacts and hot-spots
• Identify significant improvement potentials
• Evaluate the impacts of intervention strategies

Main Data Requirements into SCEnAT

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Primary Process Data Secondary Process Data UK and Multi-Regional Input-Output Data Company Data

Wheat Farming Process Carbon Map

Process Life Cycle Emissions

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Production Processes, 20,3 Fertilizers, 46,3 Pesticides, 1,2 Seed, 4,2 Chemicals Organic, 11,6 Transport Road, 0,2 Indirect , 16,53

Production Process Carbon Hotspot

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Inputs Production Process 20.3%

Quantities U n i t Price kg CO2-Eq LCIA C a r b o n Emission Emission % combine harvesting 1.48E-04 25 154.66 0.0229 6.50% fertilising, by broadcaster 0.00051831 7.5 25.172 0.013 3.70% application of plant protection products, by field sprayer 0.0010162 7.5 10.943 0.0111 3.20% tillage, ploughing 7.76E-05 40 118.44 0.0092 2.60% tillage, harrowing, by spring tine harrow 0.00025807 25 24.692 0.0064 1.80% tillage, harrowing, by rotary harrow 7.05E-05 25 62.701 0.0044 1.30% sowing 1.48E-04 7.5 22.632 0.0034 1% transport, tractor and trailer 0.0019884 0.5 0.30585 0.0006 0.20%

20.3% total growing wheat emissions

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Inputs Fertilizer 46.3%

Quantities Unit Price kg CO2-Eq LCIA Carbon Emission Emission % ammonium nitrate, as N, at regional storehouse 0.015097 0.478 8.6449 0.1305 37.10% triple superphosphate, as P2O5, at regional storehouse 0.010931 0.292 2.0754 0.0227 6.40% ammonium sulphate, as N, at regional storehouse 0.0022401 0.2 2.7864 0.0062 1.80% potassium chloride, as K2O, at regional storehouse 0.0065871 0.292 0.53133 0.0035 1%

Inputs Pesticide 1.2%

Quantities Unit Price kg CO2-Eq LCIA Carbon Emission Emission % pesticide unspecified, at regional storehouse 0.0002815 2.111 7.7162 0.0022 0.60% glyphosate, at regional storehouse 0.000053312 1.95 15.937 0.0008 0.20% [sulfonyl]urea-compounds, at regional storehouse 0.000026214 0.29 9.2024 0.0002 0.10% diphenylether-compounds, at regional storehouse 0.000018498 2.111 18.626 0.0003 0.10% nitrile-compounds, at regional storehouse 0.000061291 1.95 4.9399 0.0003 0.10% phenoxy-compounds, at regional storehouse 0.000055031 3.25 3.8981 0.0002 0.10%

• rganophosphorus-compounds, at regional storehouse

3.406E-07 3.9 7.7289 0% pyretroid-compounds, at regional storehouse 1.6105E-06 2.111 21.773 0% cyclic N-compounds, at regional storehouse 0.000017632 2.111 4.9698 0.0001 0%

Inputs

Quantities Unit Price kg CO2-Eq LCIA Carbon Emission Emission %

Inputs Seed 4.2% wheat seed IP, at regional

storehouse 0.023324 0.18 0.63284 0.0148 4.2%

Inputs Chemical organic 11.6 urea, as N, at

regional storehouse 0.012109 0.29 3.3707 0.0408 11.6%

63.3% total growing wheat emissions

Agrochemical Use Carbon Hotspot

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Implication Wheat Supply Chain Mapping

Processors Distributers Traders Landowners Farmers Agri-industry Agri-centres Retailers Restaurants Food outlets

Animal Feed Flour Bread, Noodle etc Restaurant/ Services Final Customer

Food Manufacturing

Animal Feed Production Agriculture Services Growing Wheat Agriculture Machinery Agrochemicals Supply Chain Solutions

AMRC Integrated Manufacturing Group

Manufacturing Servi=za=on

Collaboration

— Business model innovation on Agri-food ecosystem, its

implication to sustainability.

— Agri-food supply chain structural configuration and

relational management for resource efficiency and circular economy.

— Motivational mechanics and gamification to promote

adoption of resource efficiency and sustainability.

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Thank You