Environmental assessment of the citrus fruit production in Sicily using LCA
- Lo Giudice, A., Mbohwa, Charles, Clasadonte, M.T, Ingrao, C.
- Authors: Lo Giudice, A. , Mbohwa, Charles , Clasadonte, M.T , Ingrao, C.
- Date: 2006
- Subjects: Citrus fruit industry - Italy - Sicily , Life cycle assessments - Italy - Sicily
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5193 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/14436
- Description: Citrus production is one of the most important sectors of the Sicilian agriculture. In particular, Sicilian orange production is of the best quality producing mainly pigmented or blood oranges (cvv. Tarocco, Moro and Sanguinello). No other region in the Mediterranean area or on the American Continent produces, on a large scale, blood oranges.
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- Authors: Lo Giudice, A. , Mbohwa, Charles , Clasadonte, M.T , Ingrao, C.
- Date: 2006
- Subjects: Citrus fruit industry - Italy - Sicily , Life cycle assessments - Italy - Sicily
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5193 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/14436
- Description: Citrus production is one of the most important sectors of the Sicilian agriculture. In particular, Sicilian orange production is of the best quality producing mainly pigmented or blood oranges (cvv. Tarocco, Moro and Sanguinello). No other region in the Mediterranean area or on the American Continent produces, on a large scale, blood oranges.
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Environmental impact assessment of the silician artichokes
- Lo Giudice, A, Clasadonte, M.T., Ingrao, C., Mbohwa, Charles
- Authors: Lo Giudice, A , Clasadonte, M.T. , Ingrao, C. , Mbohwa, Charles
- Date: 2012
- Subjects: Environmental hotspots , Life cycle assessment , Agri-food industry
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceeding
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/17543 , uj:15896 , Citation: Lo Giudice, A. et al. 2012. Environmental impact assessment of the Sicilian artichokes in Atti del 18th IGWT SYMPOSIUM “Technology and Innovation for a Sustainable Future: A Commodity Science Perspective" Edited by Roberto Merli, Rome, September 24-28, pp. 1-11 , ISBN: 978-88-8286-269-5
- Description: Abstract: The cultivation of the artichoke (Cynara scolymus) has taken place in Italy for many centuries and it continues to assume a primary role in the Italian national economy. Artichokes are the second most produced, by economic value, horticultural crop cultivated in open fields after tomatoes. In particular, Sicily, a region highly suited for this type of cultivation because of its climate, ranks first in terms of quantity produced. The present work had the objectives of conducting an enviromental impact assessment, using life cycle assessment, of this horticultural crop...
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- Authors: Lo Giudice, A , Clasadonte, M.T. , Ingrao, C. , Mbohwa, Charles
- Date: 2012
- Subjects: Environmental hotspots , Life cycle assessment , Agri-food industry
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceeding
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/17543 , uj:15896 , Citation: Lo Giudice, A. et al. 2012. Environmental impact assessment of the Sicilian artichokes in Atti del 18th IGWT SYMPOSIUM “Technology and Innovation for a Sustainable Future: A Commodity Science Perspective" Edited by Roberto Merli, Rome, September 24-28, pp. 1-11 , ISBN: 978-88-8286-269-5
- Description: Abstract: The cultivation of the artichoke (Cynara scolymus) has taken place in Italy for many centuries and it continues to assume a primary role in the Italian national economy. Artichokes are the second most produced, by economic value, horticultural crop cultivated in open fields after tomatoes. In particular, Sicily, a region highly suited for this type of cultivation because of its climate, ranks first in terms of quantity produced. The present work had the objectives of conducting an enviromental impact assessment, using life cycle assessment, of this horticultural crop...
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Life cycle assessment interpretation and improvement of the Sicilian artichokes production
- Lo Giudice, A., Mbohwa, Charles, Clasadonte, M.T., Ingrao, C.
- Authors: Lo Giudice, A. , Mbohwa, Charles , Clasadonte, M.T. , Ingrao, C.
- Date: 2014
- Subjects: Life cycle assessment , Sicilian artichokes , Cynara scolymus
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:4797 , ISSN 1735-6865 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/12051
- Description: This paper presents the results obtained from the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of the production of Sicilian artichokes (Cynara scolymus) with the aim of reducing impacts, interpreting the results, suggesting possible improvements and enriching the sustainability knowledge already existing in the agro food field. Artichokes represent one of the excellent Italian agricultural products even if still not well-known and not appreciated despite their nutritional and functional quality. According to FAOSTAT (2013) data, Italy is the world leader in artichokes production, grown mainly in the central and southern regions of Italy, in particular in Sicily, Apulia and Sardinia. In particular, among all the Italian regions, Sicily, which is highly suited for this type of cultivation, is ranked first in terms of quantity produced: the reason for this lies in the excellent combination of climate and geological conformation of the soils. The study was conducted in accordance with the ISO standards 14040 and 14044 (2006), with the functional unit of 1 ha of land and, as the system boundaries being the phases of: pre-implantation preparation of the field; artichoke implantation; and harvesting. The most impacting phases are those related with the consumption of fuel and fertilizers as well as with the use of the PVC pipes for irrigation. Possible improvements could be the use of methanol instead of the naphtha (reduction of the total damage of about 13%) and the possibility of recycling the PVC pipes once the field is dismantled (furthermore reduction of the damage of about 3%).
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- Authors: Lo Giudice, A. , Mbohwa, Charles , Clasadonte, M.T. , Ingrao, C.
- Date: 2014
- Subjects: Life cycle assessment , Sicilian artichokes , Cynara scolymus
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:4797 , ISSN 1735-6865 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/12051
- Description: This paper presents the results obtained from the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of the production of Sicilian artichokes (Cynara scolymus) with the aim of reducing impacts, interpreting the results, suggesting possible improvements and enriching the sustainability knowledge already existing in the agro food field. Artichokes represent one of the excellent Italian agricultural products even if still not well-known and not appreciated despite their nutritional and functional quality. According to FAOSTAT (2013) data, Italy is the world leader in artichokes production, grown mainly in the central and southern regions of Italy, in particular in Sicily, Apulia and Sardinia. In particular, among all the Italian regions, Sicily, which is highly suited for this type of cultivation, is ranked first in terms of quantity produced: the reason for this lies in the excellent combination of climate and geological conformation of the soils. The study was conducted in accordance with the ISO standards 14040 and 14044 (2006), with the functional unit of 1 ha of land and, as the system boundaries being the phases of: pre-implantation preparation of the field; artichoke implantation; and harvesting. The most impacting phases are those related with the consumption of fuel and fertilizers as well as with the use of the PVC pipes for irrigation. Possible improvements could be the use of methanol instead of the naphtha (reduction of the total damage of about 13%) and the possibility of recycling the PVC pipes once the field is dismantled (furthermore reduction of the damage of about 3%).
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Life cycle assessment interpretation and improvement of the Sicilian artichokes production
- Lo Giudice, A., Mbohwa, Charles, Clasadonte, M.T., Ingrao, C.
- Authors: Lo Giudice, A. , Mbohwa, Charles , Clasadonte, M.T. , Ingrao, C.
- Date: 2014
- Subjects: Environmental hotspots - Italy - Sicily , Life cycle assessments - Italy - Sicily , Cynara scolymus - Italy - Sicily , Artichokes - Italy - Sicily
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5169 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/14410
- Description: This paper presents the results obtained from the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of the production of Sicilian artichokes (Cynara scolymus) with the aim of reducing impacts, interpreting the results, suggesting possible improvements and enriching the sustainability knowledge already existing in the agro food field. Artichokes represent one of the excellent Italian agricultural products even if still not well-known and not appreciated despite their nutritional and functional quality. According to FAOSTAT (2013) data, Italy is the world leader in artichokes production, grown mainly in the central and southern regions of Italy, in particular in Sicily, Apulia and Sardinia. In particular, among all the Italian regions, Sicily, which is highly suited for this type of cultivation, is ranked first in terms of quantity produced: the reason for this lies in the excellent combination of climate and geological conformation of the soils. The study was conducted in accordance with the ISO standards 14040 and 14044 (2006), with the functional unit of 1 ha of land and, as the system boundaries being the phases of: pre-implantation preparation of the field; artichoke implantation; and harvesting. The most impacting phases are those related with the consumption of fuel and fertilizers as well as with the use of the PVC pipes for irrigation. Possible improvements could be the use of methanol instead of the naphtha (reduction of the total damage of about 13%) and the possibility of recycling the PVC pipes once the field is dismantled (furthermore reduction of the damage of about 3%).
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- Authors: Lo Giudice, A. , Mbohwa, Charles , Clasadonte, M.T. , Ingrao, C.
- Date: 2014
- Subjects: Environmental hotspots - Italy - Sicily , Life cycle assessments - Italy - Sicily , Cynara scolymus - Italy - Sicily , Artichokes - Italy - Sicily
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5169 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/14410
- Description: This paper presents the results obtained from the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of the production of Sicilian artichokes (Cynara scolymus) with the aim of reducing impacts, interpreting the results, suggesting possible improvements and enriching the sustainability knowledge already existing in the agro food field. Artichokes represent one of the excellent Italian agricultural products even if still not well-known and not appreciated despite their nutritional and functional quality. According to FAOSTAT (2013) data, Italy is the world leader in artichokes production, grown mainly in the central and southern regions of Italy, in particular in Sicily, Apulia and Sardinia. In particular, among all the Italian regions, Sicily, which is highly suited for this type of cultivation, is ranked first in terms of quantity produced: the reason for this lies in the excellent combination of climate and geological conformation of the soils. The study was conducted in accordance with the ISO standards 14040 and 14044 (2006), with the functional unit of 1 ha of land and, as the system boundaries being the phases of: pre-implantation preparation of the field; artichoke implantation; and harvesting. The most impacting phases are those related with the consumption of fuel and fertilizers as well as with the use of the PVC pipes for irrigation. Possible improvements could be the use of methanol instead of the naphtha (reduction of the total damage of about 13%) and the possibility of recycling the PVC pipes once the field is dismantled (furthermore reduction of the damage of about 3%).
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