Dear Authors,
While your study provides valuable insights into energy demand and GHG emissions from potato and tomato production in Brazil, there are areas requiring clarification. Key methodological assumptions, such as the representativeness of data collection (e.g., one farm for potatoes) and the exclusion of post-harvest phases in the LCA boundaries, may impact the validity of your findings. Additionally, discrepancies in yield and carbon footprint data compared to international benchmarks warrant further discussion, along with the unusually high mitigation potential reported in Scenario 2. To strengthen the study’s robustness, could you address these points and provide additional details or justifications for these critical areas?