Term:
Cradle-to-gate
Definition:
System boundary including all life cycle stages from raw material extraction (cradle) to the gate of the production phase.
Domain:
Agriculture
Source:
Water use in livestock production systems and supply chains – Guidelines for assessment (Version 1), Livestock Environmental Assessment and Performance (LEAP) Partnership, FAO, 2019 (http://www.fao.org/3/ca5685en/ca5685en.pdf).
