Quinoa grain

1. Scope and Applicability

This PCR covers cultivated quinoa grain (Chenopodium quinoa) delivered at the farm gate after harvest. It includes rainfed and irrigated production, conventional and organic management, and optional on-farm drying or cleaning when those operations occur before hand-off. The product remains harvested grain and is not treated as dehulled or milled quinoa.

It excludes certified seed multiplication, quinoa leaves or forage, whole-crop services, popped or cooked quinoa, dehulled grain, flour, flakes, packaged food, off-farm storage, processing, and distribution. A dataset shall state whether drying, cleaning, or temporary on-farm storage is inside the declared farm-gate boundary.

2. Product Category Identity

Field	Value
canonical_pcr_id	pcr.agriculture-forestry-and-fishery-products.products-of-agriculture-horticulture-and-market-gardening.quinoa
classification_refs	CPC 3.0: 01194 Quinoa; mapping relation: narrower
covered_products	harvested quinoa grain for food, feed, or further processing at the farm gate
excluded_products	certified seed; leaves or forage; popped, cooked, dehulled, milled, flaked, or packaged products; off-farm services
representative_product	unprocessed harvested quinoa grain
production_route	managed quinoa cultivation, harvest, and conditional on-farm grain conditioning
market_state	unprocessed grain at farm gate with declared moisture, impurity, and intended-use state

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	quinoa grain at the farm gate
How much	1,000 kg as-received grain
How well	harvested, unprocessed grain with declared moisture, foreign matter, damage, and intended use
How long or cycle	one declared quinoa crop cycle
reference_flow_link	reference_product_at_declared_handoff

Field	Value
Reference amount	1000
Reference product flow	Quinoa, production mix, at farm gate, harvested grain, unprocessed
Reference flow property	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66
Reference unit group	Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
Reference unit	kg
Required qualifiers	cultivar; production geography; harvest year; rainfed or irrigated status; harvest date; moisture at hand-off; foreign-matter basis; intended use; conditioning included or excluded

When constructing a foreground data package, the items listed in Required qualifiers must be declared in dataset metadata, process notes, reference flow comment, product description, or an equivalent data package field. Missing required qualifiers make the reference flow definition incomplete for that data package.

Each foreground dataset must explicitly select one actual route, declared gate, product state and output row. Reconcile the selected terminal route with reference_product_at_declared_handoff; normalize that handoff output to the reference quantity and retain preceding-stage outputs as measured transfers. Raw weighing, mass reconciliation and lot traceability requirements continue to apply.

The sole reference output is reference_product_at_declared_handoff, receiving the selected actual route product at the declared gate. Existing route-output ids identify the source and physical state; they are no longer individually fixed to the reference quantity.

4. Measurement and Unit Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Required property	Required unit	Rule
reference_mass_as_received	reference quinoa grain	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Report as-received grain mass and measured moisture; retain the moisture basis for every dry-matter conversion.
area_to_reference_conversion	area-based field flows	activity-specific property	activity-specific unit	Divide crop-cycle totals per hectare by marketable grain yield from the same fields and crop cycle before scaling to 1,000 kg grain.
nutrient_content_basis	nutrient applications	nutrient mass	kg N, kg P2O5, or kg K2O	Preserve formulated product mass and declared nutrient-content basis as separate fields. Do not infer nutrient mass from product name alone.
water_and_energy_units	irrigation and energy	volume, mass, or energy	m3, kg, MJ, or kWh	Record metered irrigation and energy in native units, document conversions, and retain pumping or carrier assumptions.

5. System Boundary

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	prepared agricultural field at the start of the quinoa crop cycle, with seed and purchased management inputs crossing the foreground boundary
starting_condition_role	start of managed quinoa grain production
product_classification_scope	cultivated quinoa grain corresponding to CPC 3.0 code 01194
recursive_input_rule	purchased or retained quinoa seed for sowing is an explicit seed input linked to a distinct upstream seed-supply dataset and must not loop to this harvested-grain process
upstream_dataset_requirement	compatible upstream datasets for seed, fertilizers, soil amendments, crop-protection products, fuels, electricity, irrigation supply, and contracted services
disclosure	cultivar, geography, field area, sowing and harvest dates, preceding crop, tillage, irrigation, inputs, yield, moisture, residue fate, conditioning, and allocation context

Boundary Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
boundary_crop_cycle_to_farm_gate	all conforming datasets	Include field preparation, sowing, crop management, harvest, and on-farm cleaning or drying performed before the declared farm-gate hand-off.	fao-quinoa-cultivation-guide; iso-14044-2006
boundary_direct_field_emissions	managed soil and crop inputs	Include direct and indirect nitrogen-related emissions using a geographically applicable method and the same activity data used for nutrient and residue accounting.	ipcc-2019-managed-soils; emep-eea-2023-guidebook
boundary_residue_fate	quinoa residues	Distinguish residues returned to soil, burned, removed as a useful product, and removed as waste; do not count exported residue nitrogen as soil residue nitrogen.	ipcc-2019-managed-soils
boundary_post_farm_gate_exclusion	downstream activities	Exclude off-farm transport, storage, dehulling, milling, food or feed manufacture, packaging, and use unless the study explicitly extends beyond this PCR.	iso-14044-2006

6. Process Inventory Structure

Process Map

process_id	process_name	inclusion	inclusion_condition	role	quantitative_reference
quinoa_field_production	Quinoa field production and harvest	required	always	managed biological production and harvest	cultivated hectare and harvested grain mass for one crop cycle
quinoa_grain_conditioning	On-farm quinoa grain conditioning	conditional	drying, cleaning, sorting, or temporary handling occurs before farm-gate hand-off and is not embedded in field records	prepare harvested grain for the declared farm-gate state	incoming and accepted grain mass
declared_reference_handoff	Product Measurement at Declared Handoff	required		foreground	reference_product_at_declared_handoff

Process: Quinoa field production and harvest (quinoa_field_production)

Inputs

Product flows

Quinoa seed for sowing (quinoa_seed_input)

Record purchased or retained quinoa seed crossing into the crop cycle. The harvested-grain reference flow must never be substituted for seed identity.

• Selected flow: Quinoa seed for sowing

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg

• Amount rule: measured seed mass sown

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per cultivated hectare and converted with same-cycle marketable yield.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Crop cycle (crop_cycle)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_quinoa_field_activity_records

• Sources: fao-quinoa-cultivation-guide

• Range: Initial quinoa seeding-rate screen

  • Range role: Typical range (typical_range)
  • Lower: 4
  • Upper: 15
  • Unit: kg seed/ha
  • Basis: drilled or comparable establishment; document justified rates outside the range
  • Basis kind: Crop cycle (crop_cycle)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Urea fertilizer (quinoa_field_production_agricultural_nutrient_inputs_urea)

Collection scope and applicability for quinoa_field_production_agricultural_nutrient_inputs. The following concrete identities have separate cards and apply only when use or generation is evidenced inside the original process scope. They are not mandatory inputs or a default recipe. Document non-use; missing records are not zero. Add a separate concrete card for any other actual material instead of substituting one of these names or UUIDs. Preserve attribution and boundaries and avoid double counting components included in outsourced services.

Collect each fertilizer product separately. Preserve each actual product identity, quantity, formulation, nutrient composition, application event, and allocation; do not count a compound product more than once. Raw activity or stage basis: per cultivated hectare and converted to 1,000 kg grain.

Confirm identity, grade, state and unit from equipment, supplier and contemporaneous measurements; the product UUID does not establish actual use or upstream-provider compatibility. Count physical product mass once and retain moisture, N/P/K composition and application events; nutrient quantities are calculated attributes, not additional purchases of the same product. Give unlisted compound and organic fertilizers separate cards identified by formulation or feedstock.

• Selected flow: Urea 3f8850c0-f718-4c4b-8fcb-8fd42e03aa8e
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect raw quantities for this identity under cp_quinoa_field_activity_records and calculate the exchange per declared reference flow using the original attribution rules.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_quinoa_field_activity_records
• Sources: fao-fertilizer-identities

Use this product identity only when the actual formulation and grade are compatible. Retain supplier composition and mass records; do not substitute nutrient mass, dilute solution mass or service activity for the product mass. The UUID alone supplies neither a dose nor an emission factor.

Ammonium sulfate fertilizer (quinoa_field_production_agricultural_nutrient_inputs_ammonium_sulfate)

Confirm identity, grade, state and unit from equipment, supplier and contemporaneous measurements; the product UUID does not establish actual use or upstream-provider compatibility. Count physical product mass once and retain moisture, N/P/K composition and application events; nutrient quantities are calculated attributes, not additional purchases of the same product. Give unlisted compound and organic fertilizers separate cards identified by formulation or feedstock.

• Selected flow: Ammonium sulfate 8c6f0cbb-16d7-4dc9-8d55-e8dea17d7faf
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect raw quantities for this identity under cp_quinoa_field_activity_records and calculate the exchange per declared reference flow using the original attribution rules.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_quinoa_field_activity_records
• Sources: fao-fertilizer-identities

Use this product identity only when the actual formulation and grade are compatible. Retain supplier composition and mass records; do not substitute nutrient mass, dilute solution mass or service activity for the product mass. The UUID alone supplies neither a dose nor an emission factor.

Triple superphosphate fertilizer (quinoa_field_production_agricultural_nutrient_inputs_triple_superphosphate)

Confirm identity, grade, state and unit from equipment, supplier and contemporaneous measurements; the UUID remains unverified. Count physical product mass once and retain moisture, N/P/K composition and application events; nutrient quantities are calculated attributes, not additional purchases of the same product. Give unlisted compound and organic fertilizers separate cards identified by formulation or feedstock.

• Selected flow: Triple superphosphate fertilizer
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect raw quantities for this identity under cp_quinoa_field_activity_records and calculate the exchange per declared reference flow using the original attribution rules.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_quinoa_field_activity_records
• Sources: fao-fertilizer-identities

Potassium chloride fertilizer (quinoa_field_production_agricultural_nutrient_inputs_potassium_chloride)

Confirm identity, grade, state and unit from equipment, supplier and contemporaneous measurements; the UUID remains unverified. Count physical product mass once and retain moisture, N/P/K composition and application events; nutrient quantities are calculated attributes, not additional purchases of the same product. Give unlisted compound and organic fertilizers separate cards identified by formulation or feedstock.

• Selected flow: Potassium chloride fertilizer
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect raw quantities for this identity under cp_quinoa_field_activity_records and calculate the exchange per declared reference flow using the original attribution rules.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_quinoa_field_activity_records
• Sources: fao-fertilizer-identities

Cattle manure applied as fertilizer (quinoa_field_production_agricultural_nutrient_inputs_cattle_manure)

Confirm identity, grade, state and unit from equipment, supplier and contemporaneous measurements; the UUID remains unverified. Count physical product mass once and retain moisture, N/P/K composition and application events; nutrient quantities are calculated attributes, not additional purchases of the same product. Give unlisted compound and organic fertilizers separate cards identified by formulation or feedstock.

• Selected flow: Cattle manure applied as fertilizer
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect raw quantities for this identity under cp_quinoa_field_activity_records and calculate the exchange per declared reference flow using the original attribution rules.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_quinoa_field_activity_records
• Sources: fao-organic-nutrients

Composted plant residues applied to soil (quinoa_field_production_agricultural_nutrient_inputs_plant_compost)

Confirm identity, grade, state and unit from equipment, supplier and contemporaneous measurements; the UUID remains unverified. Count physical product mass once and retain moisture, N/P/K composition and application events; nutrient quantities are calculated attributes, not additional purchases of the same product. Give unlisted compound and organic fertilizers separate cards identified by formulation or feedstock.

• Selected flow: Composted plant residues applied to soil
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect raw quantities for this identity under cp_quinoa_field_activity_records and calculate the exchange per declared reference flow using the original attribution rules.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_quinoa_field_activity_records
• Sources: fao-organic-nutrients

Irrigation water supplied (irrigation_water_input)

Record water delivered to the field separately from precipitation; use zero only when the field is documented as rainfed.

• Selected flow: Irrigation water supply

• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3

• Amount rule: metered volume or verified pump-flow calculation

• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per cultivated hectare and converted to 1,000 kg grain.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Crop cycle (crop_cycle)

• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)

• Collection protocol: cp_quinoa_field_activity_records

• Range: Provisional irrigation screen

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 7000
  • Unit: m3/ha
  • Basis: one crop cycle, including rainfed production at zero
  • Basis kind: Crop cycle (crop_cycle)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Diesel fuel (field_mobile_fuel_input_diesel)

Only for documented diesel-powered machinery within this operation. Retain fuel grade and formulation; convert recorded volume with measured or supplier-supported density. Other powertrains require their actual carrier, not a diesel equivalent. Apply field_mobile_fuel_input_specific_input; this example is not mandatory. Do not double count inclusive machinery services or a purchased-electricity supply for electricity transferred internally from an on-site generator. Actual fuel combustion and generator emissions remain separately accountable.

• Selected flow: Diesel fuel 9d258d75-6792-4f1c-9856-81602ed8f816
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Collect this carrier under cp_quinoa_field_activity_records for quinoa_field_production. Attribute shared use once; scale attributed raw quantity by the declared reference amount divided by matched accepted final output quantity in the same product unit, retaining measured stage throughput and original allocation rules. Do not normalize an already normalized amount again.
• Value mode: calculated_value
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: calculated_from_collection
• Collection protocol: cp_quinoa_field_activity_records
• Sources: route-energy-fao

Electricity for irrigation or field equipment (field_electricity_input)

Record purchased electricity only for field equipment or irrigation pumping inside the foreground boundary.

• Selected flow: Electricity supply

• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh

• Amount rule: meter reading or pump energy calculation allocated to the quinoa field

• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per cultivated hectare and converted to 1,000 kg grain.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Crop cycle (crop_cycle)

• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)

• Collection protocol: cp_quinoa_field_activity_records

• Range: Provisional field-electricity screen

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 900
  • Unit: kWh/ha
  • Basis: field equipment and irrigation pumping where applicable
  • Basis kind: Crop cycle (crop_cycle)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Land occupation by quinoa cultivation (land_occupation_input)

Record the field area and occupation duration for the crop cycle as an elementary resource input.

• Selected flow: Land occupation by agricultural cultivation

• Flow property / unit: Area-time / m2*a

• Amount rule: cultivated area multiplied by occupation duration

• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per cultivated hectare and converted to 1,000 kg grain.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Crop cycle (crop_cycle)

• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)

• Collection protocol: cp_quinoa_field_activity_records

Irrigation water withdrawn from the environment (irrigation_withdrawal_input)

Record direct water withdrawal when the foreground operator pumps from a natural source. Do not duplicate water already represented by an upstream irrigation-supply dataset.

• Selected flow: Water resource withdrawal for irrigation

• Flow property / unit: Mass or volume / kg or m3

• Amount rule: metered withdrawal or verified source-flow calculation

• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per cultivated hectare and converted to 1,000 kg grain.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Crop cycle (crop_cycle)

• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)

• Collection protocol: cp_quinoa_field_activity_records

Outputs

Product flows

Harvested quinoa grain sent to conditioning (harvested_quinoa_grain_output)

Record harvested, marketable grain leaving the field process. This is an internal product transfer when conditioning is included and the terminal reference output when it is not.

• Selected flow: Quinoa, production mix, at farm gate, harvested grain, unprocessed 21dd21b4-e6ec-43c2-b2c8-c18f47567236

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg Raw output measurement and reconciliation: measured harvested grain mass at declared moisture and foreign-matter basis

• Amount rule: measured net transfer mass, retaining lot, actual product state and moisture basis; reconcile to the final reference output at the declared handoff

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: field-process output scaled to 1,000 kg reference grain.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_quinoa_harvest_output_records

• Range: Provisional field-yield screen

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 250
  • Upper: 5000
  • Unit: kg grain/ha
  • Basis: harvested marketable grain for one crop cycle
  • Basis kind: Crop cycle (crop_cycle)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Removed quinoa straw or residue for declared use (removed_quinoa_residue_output)

Record above-ground residue removed from the field only when it is measured and intentionally transferred to a declared use. Residue left or incorporated in the field is recorded through residue fate and emissions calculations rather than as a product co-output.

• Selected flow: Quinoa crop residue for declared use

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg dry matter

• Amount rule: measured removed residue mass by destination and moisture basis

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg accepted grain.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_quinoa_harvest_output_records

• Range: Provisional removed-residue screen

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 6000
  • Unit: kg dry matter/1,000 kg grain
  • Basis: zero when residues remain in the field; destination and moisture must be declared
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Field harvest loss and non-marketable grain (field_harvest_loss_output)

Record measured grain left in the field or rejected before conditioning only when it is relevant to the mass balance. Describe whether it remains on the field, is fed, composted, or treated as waste.

• Selected flow: Non-marketable quinoa grain and harvest loss

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg

• Amount rule: measured or calculated difference between harvested grain and marketable grain, by fate

• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg accepted grain.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)

• Collection protocol: cp_quinoa_harvest_output_records

• Range: Provisional field-loss screen

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 200
  • Unit: kg/1,000 kg harvested grain
  • Basis: loss or non-marketable grain by documented fate
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Elementary flows

Nitrous oxide emitted to air (nitrous_oxide_emission)

Include direct and indirect soil N2O associated with nitrogen inputs, residue fate, and applicable drainage or leaching pathways.

• Selected flow: Nitrous oxide emission to ambient air

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg N2O

• Amount rule: calculated with the selected geographically applicable soil-emission method

• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg accepted grain.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)

• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)

• Collection protocol: cp_quinoa_emission_activity

Ammonia emitted to air (ammonia_emission)

Include ammonia volatilization from fertilizer and organic nutrient applications using application method and local factors.

• Selected flow: Ammonia emission to ambient air

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg NH3

• Amount rule: calculated from nitrogen source, application method, and applicable volatilization factor

• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg accepted grain.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)

• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)

• Collection protocol: cp_quinoa_emission_activity

Nitrogen oxides emitted to air (nitrogen_oxides_emission)

Include nitrogen oxides from field fuel combustion and nitrogen-related agricultural emissions when the selected method requires them.

• Selected flow: Nitrogen oxides emission to ambient air

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg NOx

• Amount rule: calculate from fuel activity and applicable agricultural emission method without double counting background fuel datasets

• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg accepted grain.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)

• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)

• Collection protocol: cp_quinoa_emission_activity

Nitrate released to water (nitrate_water_emission)

Include nitrate leaching or runoff from managed fields when supported by drainage, soil, and nutrient records.

• Selected flow: Nitrate emission to water

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg nitrate

• Amount rule: calculate nitrogen leaching or runoff with the selected geographically applicable method

• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg accepted grain.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)

• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)

• Collection protocol: cp_quinoa_emission_activity

Phosphate released to water (phosphate_water_emission)

Include phosphate runoff or erosion-related release when soil, slope, and nutrient data support a site or regional method.

• Selected flow: Phosphate emission to water

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg phosphate

• Amount rule: calculate runoff or erosion loss with the selected method and disclose whether the result is modelled or measured

• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg accepted grain.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)

• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)

• Collection protocol: cp_quinoa_emission_activity

Process: On-farm quinoa grain conditioning (quinoa_grain_conditioning)

Inputs

Product flows

Harvested grain entering conditioning (conditioning_grain_input)

Record grain received from field production when cleaning or drying is inside the farm-gate boundary.

• Selected flow: Quinoa, production mix, at farm gate, harvested grain, unprocessed 21dd21b4-e6ec-43c2-b2c8-c18f47567236

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg

• Amount rule: measured incoming batch mass at recorded moisture

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg accepted grain.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_quinoa_conditioning_records

Electricity for grain conditioning (conditioning_electricity_input)

Record electricity used by fans, cleaners, conveyors, and other conditioning equipment inside the boundary.

• Selected flow: Electricity supply

• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh

• Amount rule: meter reading allocated to matched quinoa conditioning batches

• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)

• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg accepted grain.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)

• Collection protocol: cp_quinoa_conditioning_records

• Range: Provisional conditioning-electricity screen

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 180
  • Unit: kWh/1,000 kg grain
  • Basis: included cleaning, conveying, and fan operation
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Thermal energy supplied to drying (conditioning_heat_input)

Record supplied heat or fuel energy used to reduce grain moisture before hand-off.

• Selected flow: Process heat for grain drying

• Flow property / unit: Energy / MJ

• Amount rule: measured fuel or delivered heat converted to energy while retaining carrier identity

• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)

• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg accepted grain.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)

• Collection protocol: cp_quinoa_conditioning_records

• Range: Provisional drying-energy screen

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 1400
  • Unit: MJ/1,000 kg grain
  • Basis: zero when no active drying occurs; broad candidate estimate pending batch records
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Conditioning water supplied (conditioning_water_input)

Record water used for dust suppression or cleaning only when it crosses the conditioning process boundary.

• Selected flow: Process water

• Flow property / unit: Mass or volume / kg or m3

• Amount rule: metered water use matched to conditioning batches

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg accepted grain.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_quinoa_conditioning_records

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Conditioned quinoa grain at farm gate (conditioned_quinoa_grain_output)

Record accepted grain after included cleaning or drying at the declared moisture and foreign-matter state.

• Selected flow: Quinoa, production mix, at farm gate, harvested grain, unprocessed 21dd21b4-e6ec-43c2-b2c8-c18f47567236

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg Raw output measurement and reconciliation: measured accepted grain mass at declared hand-off moisture and impurity basis

• Amount rule: measured net transfer mass, retaining lot, actual product state and moisture basis; reconcile to the final reference output at the declared handoff

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: terminal output scaled to 1,000 kg reference grain.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_quinoa_conditioning_records

• Range: Declared farm-gate moisture screen

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 8
  • Upper: 14
  • Unit: percent moisture, wet basis
  • Basis: market state must be declared; values outside the screen require product specification evidence
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Useful quinoa screenings for declared use (useful_screenings_output)

Record screenings or downgraded grain as a product only when they are measured and intentionally transferred to a declared use.

• Selected flow: Quinoa screenings for declared use

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg

• Amount rule: measured useful screenings by destination

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg accepted grain.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_quinoa_conditioning_records

• Range: Provisional useful-screenings screen

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 120
  • Unit: kg/1,000 kg incoming grain
  • Basis: zero when no useful screenings are handed off
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Foreign matter and rejected grain (conditioning_reject_waste_output)

Record stones, soil, weed material, contaminated grain, dust, and other rejects by material identity and destination.

• Selected flow: Quinoa-conditioning foreign matter and rejected grain

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg

• Amount rule: measured reject mass by material class and destination

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg accepted grain.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_quinoa_conditioning_records

• Range: Provisional conditioning-reject screen

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 180
  • Unit: kg/1,000 kg incoming grain
  • Basis: conditioning batch; separate useful screenings from waste
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Elementary flows

Process: Product Measurement at the Declared Handoff (declared_reference_handoff)

This node records the actual product handoff at the existing system boundary for reconciliation and reference-quantity normalization. It adds no physical processing and does not presume drying, cooling, storage, packaging or transport. Each data package declares one actual route, one terminal product state, moisture or dry-matter basis, and gate. Feed only the accepted product delivered by that route at that gate into this node; do not add other routes as extra inputs. Record co-products separately and apply Section 7. Count preceding inputs, losses and emissions once. Normalize using the measured accepted net mass at the handoff; this measurement node changes neither mass, yield nor allocation.

Inputs

Product flows

Actual route product at handoff (actual_route_product_for_handoff)

Record the accepted product delivered by the actual terminal route and reconcile it with handoff weighing and lot records.

• Selected flow: Quinoa, production mix, at farm gate, harvested grain, unprocessed
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured accepted net product mass at the actual handoff, normalized to the reference quantity; do not sum preceding-stage quantities, other routes or co-products
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_declared_reference_handoff
• Range: Handoff quantity normalization identity
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 1
  • Upper: 1
  • Unit: kg/kg net handoff mass of the same state
  • Basis: normalization of the measured net mass of the same handoff state; not a physical-operation yield
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Method formula (method_formula)
  • Sources: declared-handoff-measurement-definition

Waste flows

This measurement node adds no waste inputs.

Elementary flows

This measurement node adds no resource inputs.

Outputs

Product flows

Reference product at declared handoff (reference_product_at_declared_handoff)

• Selected flow: Quinoa, production mix, at farm gate, harvested grain, unprocessed
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: 1000 kg
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_declared_reference_handoff Confirm the product UUID independently for the actual state. Until confirmed, retain unresolved identity instead of inheriting a UUID from a preceding stage or another route.
• Range: Handoff quantity normalization identity
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 1
  • Upper: 1
  • Unit: kg/kg net handoff mass of the same state
  • Basis: normalization of the measured net mass of the same handoff state; not a physical-operation yield
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Method formula (method_formula)
  • Sources: declared-handoff-measurement-definition

Waste flows

Record actual losses at the operation where they occur; do not duplicate them here.

Elementary flows

Record actual emissions at the operation where they occur; do not duplicate them here.

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
allocation_avoid_by_subdivision	field production and conditioning	Prefer separate records for field production, conditioning, grain, useful screenings, removed residue, and waste before applying allocation.	iso-14044-2006
allocation_retained_residue	residues returned or incorporated in the field	Do not treat retained residues as co-products; include their management and associated emissions in field production and prevent double counting with removed residue.	ipcc-2019-managed-soils
allocation_removed_residue	marketable removed residue	If shared field burdens cannot be subdivided, apply economic allocation using contemporaneous declared farm-gate values and disclose moisture bases; test mass allocation as a sensitivity.	iso-14044-2006
allocation_conditioning_outputs	useful screenings and rejected grain	Treat an intentionally transferred output with positive value as a co-product and other rejects as waste; use economic allocation at conditioning hand-off only when subdivision is infeasible.	iso-14044-2006

Concrete cards do not inherit numerical ranges from the former aggregate card. Determine quantities from original records, stock/meter reconciliation and the declared reference flow; no default quantity or numeric screen is supplied without evidence matching the identity, unit, period and boundary. Missing range evidence is a quality disclosure, not zero use or proof of completeness.

8. Foreground Data Collection, Calculation, and Quality Rules

Specific input identification before dataset completion

Identify the actual input for this operation from supplier specifications, equipment and primary records. This is a mandatory collection requirement, not an exchange. Before dataset completeness, represent each used material, formulated product, carrier or independently purchased service by one physically specific card with its native quantity/property; confirm a compatible UUID, or retain an explicit unresolved identity and do not claim a fully linked dataset. Do not substitute a conditional example for an unknown actual input, invent a recipe, omit required use or infer zero from missing records. Attribute shared use, reusable assets and inclusive services once; preserve the original stage/period and measured throughput link to final reference output. The former aggregate range is not a component limit or consumption default.

requirement_id	collection_protocol_id	Preserved collection scope
field_mobile_fuel_input_specific_input	cp_quinoa_field_activity_records	Operation quinoa_field_production: Record diesel or another machinery fuel consumed by field operations; do not include fuel embedded in upstream input datasets. Original quantity method: measured fuel use by operation or verified contractor allocation
crop_protection_input_specific_input	cp_quinoa_input_identity_records	Operation quinoa_field_production: Record each herbicide, insecticide, fungicide, or other crop-protection formulation with its active ingredient and application event. The formulation identity requires foreground binding before publication. Original quantity method: measured formulation mass by product and event

Retain raw site, lot, cycle and stage quantities and denominators in each collection protocol. Reconcile stocks, losses, moisture and co-product attribution first, then normalize: normalized exchange = attributable raw exchange × declared reference quantity / accepted hand-off product quantity on the same boundary and measurement basis. Apply perennial-establishment and shared-operation attribution before this normalization. Never set an internal-transfer quantity equal to the final reference quantity. Per declared reference flow means the amount, unit and product state in section 3; the data package must declare its actual route and gate.

Data Collection Protocols

protocol_id	process_id	flow_role	record_type	raw_fields	collection_method	unit	frequency	temporal_coverage	site_scope	aggregation_rule	quality_evidence
cp_quinoa_field_activity_records	quinoa_field_production	seed, nutrients, water, fuel, electricity, amendments, crop protection	field log, invoice, application record, meter, or contractor record	field_id; area; cultivar; input_product; amount; nutrient_content; date; operation; irrigation; contractor_scope	reconcile physical inputs and operations to each field and crop cycle; Raw aggregation and attribution: sum by physical identity; calculate nutrient contents without merging products; normalize using same-cycle area and yield field_mobile_fuel_input_specific_input: Operation quinoa_field_production: Record diesel or another machinery fuel consumed by field operations; do not include fuel embedded in upstream input datasets. Original quantity method: measured fuel use by operation or verified contractor allocation Identify the actual input for this operation from supplier specifications, equipment and primary records. This is a mandatory collection requirement, not an exchange. Before dataset completeness, represent each used material, formulated product, carrier or independently purchased service by one physically specific card with its native quantity/property; confirm a compatible UUID, or retain an explicit unresolved identity and do not claim a fully linked dataset. Do not substitute a conditional example for an unknown actual input, invent a recipe, omit required use or infer zero from missing records. Attribute shared use, reusable assets and inclusive services once; preserve the original stage/period and measured throughput link to final reference output. The former aggregate range is not a component limit or consumption default. soil_amendment_input_specific_input: Record lime, gypsum, compost, or another amendment only when it crosses the declared field boundary and identify its composition and application event. measured amendment mass by material and field Identify the actual input for this operation from supplier specifications, equipment and primary records. This is a mandatory collection requirement, not an exchange. Before dataset completeness, represent each used material, formulated product, carrier or independently purchased service by one physically specific card with its native quantity/property; confirm a compatible UUID, or retain an explicit unresolved identity and do not claim a fully linked dataset. Do not substitute a conditional example for an unknown actual input, invent a recipe, omit required use or infer zero from missing records. Attribute shared use, reusable assets and inclusive services once; preserve the original stage/period and measured throughput link to final reference output. The former aggregate range is not a component limit or consumption default.	kg; kg nutrient; L; m3; kWh; ha	each event	complete crop cycle	all represented fields	per declared reference flow	invoices; labels; calibrated meters; field logs
cp_quinoa_input_identity_records	quinoa_field_production	seed, crop protection, amendments	seed certificate, product label, invoice, supplier record	product_name; active_ingredient; formulation; lot; supplier; amount; application_date; field_id	retain product identity and match each input to its application record; Raw aggregation and attribution: do not merge formulations with different identities or active ingredients crop_protection_input_specific_input: Operation quinoa_field_production: Record each herbicide, insecticide, fungicide, or other crop-protection formulation with its active ingredient and application event. The formulation identity requires foreground binding before publication. Original quantity method: measured formulation mass by product and event Identify the actual input for this operation from supplier specifications, equipment and primary records. This is a mandatory collection requirement, not an exchange. Before dataset completeness, represent each used material, formulated product, carrier or independently purchased service by one physically specific card with its native quantity/property; confirm a compatible UUID, or retain an explicit unresolved identity and do not claim a fully linked dataset. Do not substitute a conditional example for an unknown actual input, invent a recipe, omit required use or infer zero from missing records. Attribute shared use, reusable assets and inclusive services once; preserve the original stage/period and measured throughput link to final reference output. The former aggregate range is not a component limit or consumption default.	kg; percent; date	each input event	complete crop cycle	all represented suppliers and fields	per declared reference flow	labels; certificates; supplier documents
cp_quinoa_harvest_output_records	quinoa_field_production	grain, residue, harvest loss, residue fate	weighbridge, yield monitor, moisture test, bale record, field inspection	field_id; harvest_date; grain_mass; grain_moisture; residue_mass; residue_moisture; fate; destination	reconcile harvested and removed masses to field area and crop cycle; Raw aggregation and attribution: sum accepted grain and each residue or loss destination separately	kg; percent; ha	each harvest	complete crop cycle	all represented fields	per declared reference flow	scale or yield-monitor calibration; moisture records; destination evidence
cp_quinoa_emission_activity	quinoa_field_production	soil and crop emissions	nutrient, soil, weather, residue, drainage, and emission-model records	fertilizer_N; organic_N; residue_N; application_method; soil; climate; drainage; factor_set; model_version	Within each compatible route/product/state, calculate attributable raw totals by field first. Aggregate final intensity = sum(attributable raw quantities) * declared reference quantity / sum(matched accepted final outputs). When source quantities are per-ha rates e_h and y_h, first recover raw totals as e_harea and y_harea; do not area-weight field totals again. A per-product intensity is weighted by its matched output, not area or an unweighted mean. Apply existing allocation once, preserve period/throughput and all source-unit conversions, and keep incompatible routes separate.	kg N; kg emission; ha	each event and crop-cycle calculation	complete crop cycle	all represented fields	per declared reference flow	source records; factor provenance; model file; nutrient-balance review
cp_quinoa_conditioning_records	quinoa_grain_conditioning	incoming grain, energy, water, accepted grain, screenings, rejects	batch ticket, scale, moisture test, meter, fuel, and destination record	batch_id; incoming_mass; incoming_moisture; electricity; heat; water; accepted_mass; accepted_moisture; screenings; rejects	reconcile batches and meters to accepted output; Raw aggregation and attribution: sum matched batches; allocate shared meters by time or processed mass; close wet-mass balance	kg; percent; kWh; MJ; m3	each batch or meter period	all pre-gate conditioning	all included equipment and batches	per declared reference flow	calibrated scales and moisture meters; meter reconciliation
cp_declared_reference_handoff	declared_reference_handoff	reference_product_at_declared_handoff	handoff weighing and acceptance records	route, terminal_output_row_id, product_state, gate, lot, net_mass_kg, moisture_basis, acceptance, tare	Use calibrated scales or traceable weighing records; reconcile the actual terminal-operation handoff lot, accepted net mass, product state and moisture; exclude packaging tare and do not sum preceding-stage quantities.	kg	each handoff lot	declared reporting period	declared handoff gate	per declared reference flow	calibration or weighing tickets, acceptance and lot traceability

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
calc_area_to_reference_flow	field flows	crop-cycle amount per hectare / marketable grain yield per hectare × 1,000 kg	flow amount; area; same-cycle grain mass	amount per 1,000 kg grain
calc_nutrient_content	fertilizer and amendment inputs	product mass × declared nutrient fraction; preserve elemental or oxide-equivalent basis	product identity; mass; assay; reporting basis	kg N, kg P2O5, kg K2O by source
calc_managed_soil_n2o	soil N2O	apply the selected IPCC tier or regional method to fertilizer N, organic N, returned-residue N, volatilization, and leaching pathways	nitrogen activity; residue fate; soil and climate; factors	kg N2O by pathway	ipcc-2019-managed-soils
calc_ammonia_volatilization	ammonia to air	calculate by fertilizer type, application method, timing, and applicable factor	nitrogen product records; application details; factors	kg NH3	emep-eea-2023-guidebook
calc_conditioning_mass_balance	grain conditioning	incoming wet grain = accepted grain + useful screenings + rejects + moisture and other measured losses within uncertainty	masses; moisture; loss records	reconciled outputs per accepted grain	mass-balance-identity
calc_dry_matter_conversion	grain and residue	as-received mass × (1 − measured moisture fraction) = dry-matter mass; retain both bases	mass; moisture result	as-received and dry-matter values	fao-quinoa-cultivation-guide
chemical_species_mass_accounting	elementary_nutrient_emissions	Final elementary exchanges use the mass of the identified substance and one actual receiving compartment. Keep nutrient/activity ledgers separate: species-specific N2O-N × 44/28 gives N2O, NH3-N × 17/14 gives NH3, nitrate-N × 62/14 gives nitrate, and phosphate-P × 95/31 gives phosphate. If the selected flow is elemental phosphorus instead, report kg P and convert phosphate mass by 31/95 only when that species basis is evidenced. Apply a conversion exactly once only when the method output is on the elemental basis; measured compound mass is not reconverted. Total nutrient losses cannot be assigned to a single species without a supported split, and residual/retained soil nutrient is not an emission. Keep direct/indirect pathway ledgers and avoid repeating a pathway already included in the chosen method or upstream inventory. Factor uncertainty ranges screen factors on their stated basis, not final compound amounts or admissible site emissions. Normalize the attributable compound mass once using the accepted reference quantity and the matched measured output. Unknown activity, identity or compartment remains an evidence gap and blocks a completeness claim.	cp_quinoa_emission_activity; species-specific activity ledger, method pathway and factor basis, matched accepted output	Identity-specific exchanges and reconciled activity records

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
dq_product_identity	reference product	Confirm quinoa rather than amaranth, buckwheat, or mixed grain; retain cultivar, intended use, market state, and hand-off.	crop, lot, and sales records
dq_temporal_alignment	all foreground rows	Use input, harvest, yield, residue, emission, and conditioning records from the same crop cycle; disclose proxy years.	dated field and batch records
dq_mass_and_moisture	grain and residue	Retain scale or yield-monitor calibration and moisture measurements for every basis conversion.	calibration and moisture-test records
dq_input_identity	seed, crop protection, and amendments	Retain product labels, formulation or active ingredient, supplier, lot, and application event; resolve UUIDs before final process publication.	labels; certificates; invoices; identity review
dq_completeness	process map and flows	Reconcile every represented field and conditioning batch and distinguish zero, not applicable, proxy, and missing values.	field roster; batch reconciliation
dq_emission_method	elementary emissions	Disclose method tier, factors, soil and climate inputs, drainage assumptions, and whether values are measured or modelled.	method version; factor provenance; model inputs

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
validation_reference_output	terminal output	Exactly one terminal quinoa grain output equals 1,000 kg after scaling, uses the fixed reference UUID, and declares moisture and quality qualifiers.
validation_process_route	process map	Include field production once; include conditioning only before farm-gate hand-off and avoid double counting embedded energy, water, or rejects.
validation_crop_cycle_reconciliation	field inventory	Area, inputs, harvest outputs, residue fates, losses, and emissions refer to the same crop cycle and represented fields.
validation_nitrogen_balance	nitrogen inventory	Reconcile nutrient content, returned and removed residue nitrogen, and emission pathways with the selected methods and factors disclosed.	ipcc-2019-managed-soils
validation_conditioning_balance	conditioning	Reconcile incoming wet grain with accepted grain, screenings, rejects, moisture loss, and other measured loss within uncertainty.	mass-balance-identity
validation_flow_identity	every flow	Verify each actual exchange against its concrete flow UUID, physical state, property and unit; preserve explicit unresolved identities when confirmation is unavailable.

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	foreground quinoa grain production dataset
downstream_use	secondary_dataset; background_dataset after review and publication
allowed_use	farm-gate LCA of quinoa grain and downstream systems that preserve declared geography, moisture, residue, allocation, and conditioning context
excluded_use	certified seed, leaves or forage, popped or dehulled products, milling, food or feed manufacture, or another crop without a reviewed proxy decision
required_metadata	geography; cultivar; harvest year; field area; yield; moisture; intended use; tillage; irrigation; seed; nutrients; crop protection; residue fate; conditioning; allocation; identity resolution
required_quality_disclosure	foreground coverage; proxy inputs; missing records; range exceedances; emission methods; meter and mass-balance reconciliations
update_trigger	new reviewed quinoa evidence, material route change, revised emission method, changed concrete flow identity verification

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
fao-quinoa-cultivation-guide	official_guidance	FAO, Guía de cultivo de la quínoa, https://www.fao.org/family-farming/detail/en/c/411552/	quinoa crop stages, establishment, harvest, and post-harvest context
feedipedia-quinoa	official_guidance	FAO Feedipedia, Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa), https://feedipedia.org/node/229	crop identity, seeding-rate context, harvest-loss and product-state context
fao-56-crop-evapotranspiration	official_guidance	FAO Irrigation and drainage paper 56, Crop evapotranspiration, https://www.fao.org/4/X0490E/X0490E00.htm	irrigation measurement and crop-water accounting context
ipcc-2019-managed-soils	method_factor	IPCC, 2019 Refinement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines, Volume 4, Chapter 11, https://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/public/2019rf/pdf/4_Volume4/19R_V4_Ch11_Soils_N2O_CO2.pdf	managed-soil N2O, volatilization and leaching pathways, residue nitrogen, and double-counting controls
emep-eea-2023-guidebook	method_factor	European Environment Agency, EMEP/EEA Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Guidebook 2023, https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/publications/emep-eea-guidebook-2023	agricultural ammonia and air-emission method context
iso-14044-2006	standard	ISO 14044:2006, Environmental management — Life cycle assessment — Requirements and guidelines	boundary, allocation hierarchy, and disclosure
mass-balance-identity	method_factor	Conservation of mass applied to matched grain-conditioning batches	conditioning mass-balance calculation and validation

source_id	type	reference	used_for
declared-handoff-measurement-definition	method_factor	This PCR, Sections 3, 6 and 8: measured net mass at the same state and gate is its own normalization denominator, giving a mass ratio of 1; handoff measurement adds no physical processing.	Same-stage and handoff measurement identities; a definition, not an observed yield, empirical default or external publication.
fao-fertilizer-identities	official_guidance	FAO Fertilizer Specifications, https://www.fao.org/agriculture/crops/thematic-sitemap/theme/spi/plantnutrition/fertspecs/en/	conditional concrete identities and method context; does not establish site use or quantities
fao-organic-nutrients	official_guidance	FAO How to Make and Use Compost, https://www.fao.org/4/i2230e/i2230e.pdf	conditional concrete identities and method context; does not establish site use or quantities
route-energy-fao	official_guidance	FAO, Energy-smart food for people and climate (2011), Annex 2; and Energy use in agriculture and industry, Annex IV. https://www.fao.org/4/i2454e/i2454e00.pdf ; https://www.fao.org/4/Q1085e/q1085e0d.htm	Equipment/carrier possibilities only; site records govern applicability. No intensity, fuel share or default recipe is adopted.