Opportunities for carbon sequestration in intensive soft fruit production systems

Abstract The historical contribution of agriculture to human-induced climate change is indisputable; the removal natural vegetation and soil cultivation feed growing human population has resulted in a substantial carbon transfer atmosphere. While maintaining their food production capacity, soft fruit systems now have an opportunity utilise recent technology enhance sequestration capacity. We use example farm South-East England illustrate how crop system can be optimised for storage. performed audit stocks tree biomass show that it imperative plan rotation establish (semi) permanent inter-row strips will remain situ even if main replaced. These should covered with grassland vegetation, preferable deeper rooting grass species mixed supporting nitrogen fixation. Finally, mowing cuttings left hedgerows windbreaks expanded across farm. Modern storage while commercially relevant levels productivity.