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C. Basset-Mens, coord. ; A. Avadi, coord. ; C. Bessou, coord. ; I. Acosta-Alba, coord. ; Y. Biard, coord. ; S. Payen, coord. | Versailles [France] : Editions Quae | Savoir Faire, ISSN 1952-1251 | 2021Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is the internationally recognized method to assess the environmental impacts of products and services. Its application to agri-food systems in developing or emerging contexts is recent and represents many challenges o[...]Article
Y. Omolayo ; B.J. Feingold ; R.A. Neff ; X.X. Romeiko |Addressing food loss and waste (FLW) globally is critical for both improving food security and mitigating environmental pollution. While there are numerous studies addressing FLW in terms of nutrition, food security, food safety, public health a[...]Article
Life cycle assessment of the Spanish virgin olive oil production: a case study for Andalusian region
Spain is the first olive oil producer worldwide (representing around 45%), with more than 80% of its agricultural area dedicated to this crop. The goal of this study is to assess the environmental impact of the Spanish virgin olive oil productio[...]Article
L. Rocchi ; L. Paolotti ; C. Cortina ; F.F. Fagioli ; A. Boggia |The transition from a linear to a circular economy is a research trend topic, as well as the possibility to measure the degree of circularity of products and systems. In a linear economy, raw materials are taken from nature and transformed into [...]Article
The sustainable and continued production of enough food to feed the entire world's population is one of the main concerns in the food industry. Spain, and in particular Galicia, which is an eminently fishing region characterised by the consumpti[...]Article
C. Thomas ; I. Maître ; P.A. Picouet ; R. Symoneaux |Current environmental issues require shifting to a more sustainable agri-food sector. The perception of the environmental impact of the products that consumers buy is not well known. The present study investigated consumers perceptions of the e[...]Article
K. Canaj ; D. Morrone ; R. Roma ; F. Boari ; V. Cantore ; M. Todorovic |The agricultural sector in the Mediterranean region, is increasingly using reclaimed water as an additional source for irrigation. However, there is a limited number of case studies about product-based life cycle analysis to ensure that the over[...]Article
Food supply chains have substantial impacts on our environment, using large amounts of fossil fuel and other non-renewable resources, as well as water and land. Food supply chains are also complex systems, and their evaluation thus requires a st[...]Ouvrage
Sustainability Metrics and Indicators of Environmental Impact: Industrial and Agricultural Life Cycle Assessment covers trending topics on the environmental impact of systems of production, putting emphasis on lifecycle assessment (LCA). This me[...]Article
Meat production and consumption is associated with the generation of significant environmental pressure and impacts, and resource inefficiencies. This study combines Material Flow Analysis (MFA) and Life cycle Assessment (LCA) to analyse the mea[...]Article
Z. Saber ; R. van Zelm ; H. Pirdashti ; A.M. Schipper ; M. Esmaeili ; A. Motevali ; A. Nabavi-Pelesaraei ; M.A.J. Huijbregts |Eco-efficiency, defined as the economic profit per unit of environmental impact, can largely differ between farms that produce the same crop. Understanding the underlying drivers of differences in eco-efficiency can help to identify effective op[...]Article
A. Ncube ; G. Fiorentino ; M. Colella ; S. Ulgiati |In the challenge of transforming waste into useful products that can be re-used in a circular perspective, Italian wine industry can represent a suitable model for the application of the bioeconomy principles, including the valorisation of the a[...]Article
D. Hoehn ; M. Margallo ; J. Laso ; I. Ruiz-Salmon ; A. Fernandez-Rios ; C. Campos ; I. Vázquez-Rowe ; R. Aldaco ; P. Quinteiro |The availability of freshwater is one of the biggest limitations and challenges of food production, as freshwater is an increasingly scarce and overexploited resource in many parts of the world. Therefore, the concept of water footprint (WF) has[...]Article
To describe and measure the apparent pressures humanity poses to functioning of the crucial Earth systems, scientists have long strived to develop comprehensive indicators, of which environmental footprints are probably the most popularly recogn[...]Article
Glass is the most commonly used packaging for wine worldwide. However, one of the main causes of environmental impacts of the wine life cycle is the production of glass bottles due to the high incidence of its weight and the consequent huge cons[...]Article
A. Del Borghi ; L. Moreschi ; M. Gallo |The increase in world population and the resulting demand for food, water, and energy are exerting increasing pressure on soil, water resources, and ecosystems. Identification of approaches to reduce the related cross-sectoral environmental impa[...]Article
K. Primc ; B. Kalar ; R. Slabe-Erker ; M. Dominko ; M. Ogorevc |Circular economy is a rapidly evolving economic system designed to benefit society, business and environment. However, the current circular economy policies and resulting business models are more or less universal, meaning they largely neglect t[...]Article
Due to the great concern about plastic marine pollution, the demand for glass packaging has significantly increased since many people consider it more sustainable than plastic or multilayer packaging. However, evaluating the environmental impact[...]Article
A. Berardy ; T. Seager ; C. Costello ; C. Wharton |Researchers use life cycle assessment (LCA) to evaluate the environmental impacts of foods, providing useful information to other researchers, policy-makers, consumers, and manufacturers. However, LCA is ill-equipped to account for desirable, of[...]Article
Cultivation and sustainability of Date palm in Palestine is the main focus of this paper. Lifecycle and food supply chain are represented using integrated definition block diagram showing the inputs and outputs of date palm tree cultivation. Dou[...]Article
The carbon footprint for organic and conventional crop farming systems was assessed in Kaunas district (Central Lithuania) using the Life Cycle Analysis (LCA). Data from field experiments were applied to define the effects of the organic and con[...]Article
In recent years, the environmental sustainability of agri-food systems has become a crucial issue. Agri-food firms are increasingly concerned with the implementation of viable environmentally friendly production processes. The environmental impa[...]Article
Environmental impact assessment of organic vs. integrated olive-oil systems in Mediterranean context
Olive oil is a widely used consumer product, so producers and consumers are increasingly looking for sustainable productions. The olive-oil production chain requires continuous improvements to gradually replace the most environmentally impactful[...]Article
R. Aldaco ; D. Hoehn ; J. Laso ; M. Margallo ; J. Ruiz-Salmon ; J. Cristobal ; R. Kahhat ; P. Villanueva-Rey ; A. Bala ; L. Batlle-Bayer ; P. Fullana-i-Palmer ; A. Irabien ; I. Vázquez-Rowe |Improving the food supply chain efficiency has been identified as an essential means to enhance food security, while reducing pressure on natural resources. Adequate food loss and waste (FLW) management has been proposed as an approach to meet t[...]Article
In the last few decades, a great deal has been written on the use of sustainable agriculture to improve the resilience of ecosystem services to climate change. However, no tangible and systematic evidence exists on how this agriculture would par[...]Article
O. Gava ; F. Bartolini ; F. Venturi ; G. Brunori ; A. Pardossi |Life cycle assessment is a widespread method for measuring and monitoring the environmental impacts of production processes, thereby allowing the comparison of business-as-usual with more ecological scenarios. Life cycle assessment research can [...]Article
The production and consumption practices that follow the take-make-dispose flow have negatively impacted the environment over time. This has propelled the society to evaluate and seek sustainable development options, where Circular Economy (CE[...]Article
The Region of Murcia (south-east Spain) is a world-leading agricultural producer which exports 2.5 million tonnes of fruit and vegetables per year. It holds a leading position in international sales of many fresh products including lettuce, broc[...]Article
J. Drews ; I. Czycholl ; J. Krieter |Recently, consumers concerns towards an environmental friendly food production are growing. The dairy sector contributes to the production of important greenhouse gases such as methane. The life cycle assessment (LCA) method enables to quantify [...]Article
L. Rossi ; L. Regni ; S. Rinaldi ; P. Sdringola ; R. Calisti ; A. Brunori ; F. Dini ; P. Proietti |Life Cycle Assessment (the systematic analysis of the environmental impact of products during their entire life cycle), Carbon Footprint and Water Footprint assessments play an important role in decision-making processes. These assessments can h[...]