Abstract

Greenhouse gases contribute to atmospheric warming by trapping heat that reaches the Earth's surface from the sun. Tractors running on fossil fuels emit greenhouse gases, which harm the environment. Thus, reducing CO2 emissions from tractor use in agriculture is essential to mitigate environmental issues. Land consolidation merges small and fragmented agricultural lands to create larger and more efficient farming plots. This study examines the impact of farm size, number of parcels, parcel aspect ratio, and parcel distance on CO2 emissions from tractor use in agricultural areas. Various scenarios were created and grouped for all parameters. Land consolidation redesigns agricultural holdings by considering factors such as the number of parcels, their shape, and their size ratios. Results showed that the parcel aspect ratio's effect on CO2 emissions was not statistically significant. In almost all medium and large farm size scenarios, high emission values were not observed. The study concluded that planning small farm parcels as a single piece close to the farm center and limiting medium and large farms to a maximum of 4-5 parcels significantly reduces emission values. Thus, effective land consolidation planning can substantially lower CO2 emissions from tractor use in agriculture.