Project outputs
1. Participation in scientific conferences / workshops
eFORUM 2025 Conference
- October 16, 2025
- 9:00 – 11:50
- Swissôtel Damian Jasná.
The Decarb Track project was presented at the conference eFORUM 2025 (October 15–16, 2025, Swissôtel Damian Jasná). The program included a specialized block dedicated to the possibilities of monitoring and reducing the carbon footprint in the agri-food sector.
Conference 19th International Scientific Days (ISD 2026)
- 12. May 12–13, 2026
- Grand Hotel BELLEVUE, Horný Smokovec
The Decarb Track project was presented at the 19th International Scientific Days (ISD 2026), which took place 12. – May 13, 2026, at Grand Hotel BELLEVUE in Horný Smokovec in the High Tatras.
Presentations from the conference:
2. Publications in scientific journals
- Kozáková, Jana, 2025. "Sectoral differences in CSR practices: insights from Slovak food and non-food industries," Agricultural and Resource Economics: International Scientific E-Journal, Agricultural and Resource Economics: International Scientific E-Journal, vol. 11(2), June.
- Čapla, Jozef & Zajác, Peter & Čurlej, Jozef & Hanušovský, Ondrej. (2025). The current state of carbon footprint quantification and tracking in the agri-food industry. Scifood. 19. 110-127. 10.5219/scifood.28.
- Ferenczi Vaňová, A., Krajcirova, R., Cheben, J., Munk, M., & Tóth, T. (2026). Why environmental taxation fails to converge in the European Union: Evidence of structural divergence across the EU 27. Equilibrium. Quarterly Journal of Economics and Economic Policy, 21(1), 95-141. https://doi.org/10.24136/eq.3933
3. Other outputs
- Boroš, M. (2026). The impact of carbon pricing of food on household consumption and emissions in the Slovak Republic [Master's thesis, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra].
- LACKÓOVÁ Lenka, HALÁSZOVÁ Klaudia, BARTOVÁ Ľubica. Decarbonisation of Agri-Food SMEs and the Use of the DecarbTrack Calculator. Nitra: Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, 2026.
4. Brochure
- Decarbonization plan for small and medium-sized enterprises in Slovakia
- EU Agri-Food Carbon Footprint Certification and Public Procurement
- Carbon strategy for agri-food sector in Slovakia and the EU
- Producer organizations, Associations of producer organizations and "Short supply chain"
- Legal analysis of the legislative framework for sustainability and carbon footprint reporting
- Carbon footprint in public procurement
- Existing methods for tracking and quantifying carbon footprint
- Analysis, mapping and description of the supply chain in the agri-food sector from primary producer to end customer
- Methodology for calculating greenhouse gas emissions for processes specific to the agri-food sector
- Decarb track: How to fill out the carbon calculator.pdf
- Milk and dairy product supply chains.pdf
- Wheat and bakery product supply chains.pdf
- Public procurement and carbon footprint in Europe - Overview of selected countries and forms of regulation.pdf
- Examples of good practice in reducing the carbon footprint in agri-food
- Comparison of existing carbon calculators
- Carbon footprint of farms in livestock production: Evaluation of farms analyzed using the DecarbTrack carbon footprint calculation tool
- Carbon footprint of logistics, storage, cooling, and packaging in the agri-food chain
- Fruit and vegetable supply chain study with regard to carbon footprint
- Meat and meat products supply chain study with regard to carbon footprint