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The implementation of Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) concepts has been pointed out as an indirect strategy that could potentially help mitigating the environmental impacts of livestock production systems. To date, few studies have focused on [...]Article
This paper aims to compare the cradle-to-farm gate sustainability of two dairy buffalo systems, according to life cycle assessment guidelines (LCA). Primary data were obtained by five intensive farms with feeding plans based on non-corn silage ([...]Article
Increasing awareness of sustainability in the agri-food sector is leading to a gradual transition toward lower-impact farming systems, such as organic and biodynamic farming. The environmental performance of organic wines has largely been compar[...]Article
S. Zanni ; M. Roccaro ; F. Bocedi ; A. Peli ; A. Bonoli |Intensive farming is responsible for extreme environmental impacts under different aspects, among which global warming represents a major reason of concern. This is a quantitative problem linked to the farm size and a qualitative one, depending [...]Article
B. Martin-Gorriz ; J.A. Zabala ; V. Sanchez-Navarro ; B. Gallego-Elvira ; V. Martínez-García ; F. Alcon ; J.F. Maestre-Valero |Crop diversification is becoming increasingly important for preserving soil and ecosystems health and, subsequently, crop productivity and sustainability. Intercropping practices adopted in monocultural woody crops, with herbaceous crops coveri[...]Article
The olive oil supply chain and even its individual stages have been extensively investigated through life cycle assessment (LCA) in recent decades. Most practices of the olive oil supply chain have been associated with negative environmental eff[...]Article
The production of berry, a fruit highly appreciated by consumers, has considerably increased in the last years. Europe Union has 1.55 millions of smallholdings dedicated to blueberry farming. Actually, it is an important sector on Spain agrifood[...]Article
F. Grassauer ; M. Herndl ; T. Nemecek ; C. Fritz ; T. Guggenberger ; A. Steinwidder ; W. Zollitsch |Agriculture and especially dairy production cause considerable environmental impacts. Therefore, the growing world population and food demand long for sustainable agricultural practices which aim at producing more food without intensifying the p[...]Article
Taking into account that in the literature on pork-production Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) there are a few studies about the Iberian pig, the present article evaluates an extensive (growing-fattening) Iberian-pig system in Spain, producing meat f[...]Article
L.V. De Luca Peña ; S.E. Taelman ; N. Préat ; L. Boone ; K. Van der Biest ; M. Custódio ; S. Hernandez Lucas ; G. Everaert ; J. Dewulf |Nowadays, a variety of methodologies are available to assess local, regional and global impacts of human activities on ecosystems, which include Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA) and Ecosystem Services Assessment ([...]Article
S. Zingale ; P. Guarnaccia ; G. Timpanaro ; A. Scuderi ; A. Matarazzo ; J. Bacenetti ; C. Ingrao |Purpose : This study was developed to address the environmental issues associated with a high-quality pasta production process, as the essential starting point to identify the related hotspots and the feasible improvement potentials. Methods : T[...]Article
CONTEXT Policymakers still lack methods to assess the environmental impacts of agriculture at regional scales. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is renowned in assessing the environmental footprint of economic activities; however, it has to be adapted[...]Article
A. Perrin ; M. Czyrnek-Delêtre ; M. Ben Jaballah ; A. Rouault ; H.M.G. van der Werf ; M. Ghali ; A. Sigwalt ; C. Renaud-Gentié |There is an urgent need for agriculture in general, and for viticulture in particular, to reduce their impacts on the environment. Doing so requires an approach that supports transitioning to more environmentally friendly practices. Involving fa[...]Article
Industrial agriculture results in environmental burdens due to the overuse of fertilizers and pesticides. Fungicides is a class of pesticides whose application contributes (among others) to human toxicity and ecotoxicity. The European Union aims[...]Article
Olive oil is one of the most globally recognized high-value products, with 4 million hectares cultivated in the Mediterranean area. The production process involves many stages: farming, extraction, packing, and waste treatment. Each one of these[...]Article
V. Fantin ; A. Buscaroli ; P. Buttol ; E. Novelli ; C. Soldati ; D. Zannoni ; G. Zucchi ; S. Righi |Soil organic carbon (SOC) plays a fundamental role in soil health, and its storage in soil is an important element to mitigate climate change. How to include this factor in Life Cycle Assessment studies has been the object of several papers and [...]Article
The collapse of tourism caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing many destinations to rethink their economic model, by focusing on sustainability and innovation. Advances in tourism impact assessment can not only improve tourism products and s[...]Article
G. Maesano ; M. Milani ; E. Nicolosi ; M. D'Amico ; G. Chinnici |In the agri-food sector, the Life Cycle Assessment method (LCA) is used to evaluate the environmental impact of a product. Within agri-food products, wine is among the most analysed products, not only for its economic importance but also for the[...]Article
A. Manzardo ; A. Marson ; F. Zuliani ; J. Bacenetti ; A. Scipioni |To support the sustainable development of the primary sector, in line with green new deals emerging worldwide, eco-design of new agri-food products is a priority. The wine industry, due to its growing market, has matured the need to develop an a[...]Article
D. Pérez-Neira ; X. Simon ; D. Copena |This work evaluates and discusses the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction potential of agroecological policies implemented in public food procurement for school canteens. Using a life cycle analysis (LCA) methodology (cradle-to-grave approa[...]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
E. Soulé ; P. Michonneau ; N. Michel ; C. Bockstaller |As the sustainable development movement gains traction, many initiatives have aimed to provide support with sustainability assessment methods using a loosely structured set of indicators, resulting in an explosive development of such indicators.[...]Article
Agriculture has become an essential sector in the economic growth of developing countries. Although food production at a large scale is the primary purpose, the residues are in some cases not fully exploited, representing environmental problems.[...]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
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[...]