Can the Life Cycle Assessment methodology be adopted to support a single farm on its environmental impacts forecast evaluation between conventional and organic production? An Italian case study

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 69, Issue , 2014, Pages 49-59

  Fedele, Andrea ^a   Mazzi, Anna ^a   Niero, Monia ^a   Zuliani, Filippo ^a   Scipioni, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Barley; Comparative assessment; Organic agriculture; Sensitivity analysis; Soybean; Spring rainfall index

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; LIFE CYCLE; RAIN; RESEARCH; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BARLEY; COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT; ORGANIC AGRICULTURE; RAINFALL INDEX; SOYBEAN;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

GLYCINE MAX; HORDEUM;

EID: 84897460451     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.01.034     Document Type: Article

References (49)

1. K. Abeliotis, V. Detsis, and C. Pappia Life cycle assessment of bean production in the Prespa National Park, Greece J. Clean. Prod. 41 2013 89 96
2. E. Audsley, S. Alber, R. Clift, S. Cowell, P. Crettaz, G. Gaillard, J. Hausheer, O. Jolliett, R. Kleijn, B. Mortensen, D. Pearce, E. Roger, E. Teulon, B. Weidema, and H. van Zeijts Harmonization of Environmental Life Cycle Assessment for Agriculture Final Report for Concerted Action AIR3-CT94-2028 1997 Silsoe Research Institute Silsoe, United Kingdom
3. R.B. Austin, C. Cantero Martìnez, J.L. Arrùe, E. Playàn, and P. Cano-Marcellàn Yield-rainfall relationship in cereal cropping systems in the Ebro river valley of Spain Eur. J. Agron. 8 1998 239 248
4. B. Basso, C. Fiorentino, D. Cammarano, G. Cafiero, and J. Dardanelli Analysis of rainfall distribution on spatial and temporal patterns of wheat yield in Mediterranean environment Eur. J. Agron. 41 2012 52 65
5. C. Bessou, C. Basse-Mens, T. Tran, and A. Benoist LCA applied to perennial cropping systems: a review focused on the farm stage Int. J. Life Cycle Assess. 18 2013 340 361
6. G.A. Blengini, E. Brizio, M. Cibrario, and G. Genon LCA of bioenergy chains in Piedmont (Italy): a case study to support public decision makers towards sustainability Resour. Conserv. Recycl. 57 2011 36 47
7. M. Cellura, F. Ardente, and S. Longo from the LCA of food products to the environmental assessment of protected crops districts: a case-study in the south of Italy J. Environ. Manage. 93 2012 194 208
8. T. Dalgaard, N. Halberg, and J.R. Porter A model for fossil energy use in Danish agriculture used to compare organic and conventional farming Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 87 1 2001 51 65
9. E. De Backer, J. Aertsen, S. Vergucht, and W. Steurbaut Assessing the ecological soundness of organic and conventional agriculture by means of life cycle assessment (LCA): a case study of leek production Br. Food J. 111 2009 1028 1061
10. T. de Ponti, B. Rijk, and M.K. van Ittersum The crop yield gap between organic and conventional agriculture Agric. Syst. 108 2012 1 9
11. EC Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on Organic Production and Labelling of Organic Products and Repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 2007 European Commission Brussels
12. Ecoinvent centre Ecoinvent Database 2007 Swiss Centre for Life Cycle Inventories Online at http://www.ecoinvent.org/
13. Y. Fukushima, and S. Chen A decision support tool for modification in crop cultivation method based on life cycle assessment: a case study on greenhouse gas emission reduction in Taiwanese sugarcane cultivation Int. J. Life Cycle Assess. 14 2009 639 655
14. M. Goedkoop, R. Heijungs, M. Huijbreghts, A. De Schryver, J. Struijs, and R. van Zelm ReCiPe 2008. A Life Cycle Impact Assessment Method Which Comprises Harmonised Category Indicators at the Midpoint and the Endpoint Level first ed. 2009 Report I: Characterisation. Full report available at: http://www.lcia- recipe.net/
15. B. Grau, E. Bernat, P. Rita, P. Jordi-Roger, and R. Antoni Environmental life cycle assessment of rapeseed straight vegetable oil as self-supply agricultural biofuel Renew. Energy 50 2013 142 149
16. K. Hayashi Pratical recommendations for supporting agricultural decisions through life cycle assessment based on two alternative views of crop production: the example of organic conversion Int. J. Life Cycle Assess. 18 2013 331 339
17. R. Heijungs, S. Suh, and R. Kleijn Numerical approaches to life cycle interpretation - the case of the ecoinvent 96 database Int. J. Life Cycle Assess. 10 2005 103 112
18. S. Hokazono, and K. Hayashi Variability in environmental impacts during conversion from conventional to organic farming: a comparison among three rice production systems in Japan J. Clean. Prod. 28 2012 101 112
19. IPCC H.S. Eggleston, L. Buendia, K. Miwa, T. Ngara, and K. Tanabe IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, Prepared by the National Greenhouse Gas Inventories Programme 2006 IGES Japan
20. ISO Environmental Management. Life Cycle Assessment. Principle and Framework. ISO 14040:2006 2006 International Organization for Standardisation Geneva
21. ISO Environmental Management. Life Cycle Assessment. Requirements and Guidelines. ISO 14044:2006 2006 International Organization for Standardisation (ISO) Geneva
22. S. Kim, E.B. Dale, and R. Jenkins Life cycle assessments of corn grain and corn stover in the United States Int. J. Life Cycle Assess. 14 2009 160 174
23. M.T. Knudesen, Q. Yu-Hui, L. Yan, and N. Halberg Environmental assessment of organic soybean (Glycine max.) imported from China to Denmark: a case study J. Clean. Prod. 18 2010 1431 1439
24. Y. Liu, X. Langer, H. Hogh-Jensen, and H. Egelyng Life cycle assessment of fossil energy use and greenhouse gas emission in Chinese pear production J. Clean. Prod. 18 2010 1423 1430
25. P. Mader, A. Fliessbach, D. Dubois, L. Gunst, P. Fried, and U. Niggli Soil fertility and biodiversity in organic farming Science 296 5573 2002 1694 1697
26. J. Martínez-Blanco, A. Antòn, J. Rieradevall, M. Castellari, and P. Munoz Comparing nutritional value and yield as functional units in the environmental assessment of horticultural production with organic or mineral fertilization Int. J. Life Cycle Assess. 16 2011 12 26
27. M.S. Meier, C. Schader, and F. Stoessel LCA in organic and conventional product comparison: a review M.S. Corson, H.M.G. van der Werf, 8th International Conference on Life Cycle Assessment in the Agri-food Sector. Proceedings, INRA, Saint-Malo, France 2012 782
28. K. Meisterling, C. Samaras, and V. Schweizer Decision to reduce greenhouse gases from agriculture and product transport: LCA case study of organic and conventional wheat J. Clean. Prod. 17 2009 222 230
29. L. Mila' i Canals, G.M. Burnip, and S.J. Cowell Evaluation of the environmental impacts of apple production using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): case study in New Zealand Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 114 2006 226 238
30. A. Mohammadi, S. Rafiee, A. Jafari, T. Dalgaard, M.T. Knudsen, A. Keyhani, S.H. Mousavi-Avval, and J.E. Hermansen Potential greenhouse gas emission reductions in soybean farming: a combined use of Life Cycle Assessment and data envelopment analysis J. Clean. Prod. 54 2013 89 100
31. A. Mourad, L. Coltro, P. Oliveira, R. Kletecke, and J. Baddini A simple methodology for elaborating the life cycle inventory of agricultural products Int. J. Life Cycle Assess. 12 6 2007 408 413
32. T. Nemecek, and T. Kaegi Life Cycle Inventories of Agricultural Production Systems. Data v2.0 Ecoinvent report No.15 2007 Swiss Center for Life Cycle Inventory Duebendorf
33. T. Nemecek, D. Dubois, O. Huguenin-Elie, and G. Gaillard Life cycle assessment of Swiss farming systems: I. Integrated and organic farming Agric. Syst. 104 2011 217 232
34. B. Notarnicola 7th International Conference on Life Cycle Assessment in the Agri-food Sector (LCA Food 2010), 22-24 September 2010, Bari (Italy) Int. J. Life Cycle Assess. 16 2 2011 102 105
35. B. Notarnicola, K. Hayashi, M.A. Curran, and D. Huisingh Progress in working towards a more sustainable agri-food industry J. Clean. Prod. 18 2012 1 8
36. B. Notarnicola, G. Tassielli, and P.A. Renzulli La variabilità dei dati nella LCA della produzione olivicola S. Scalbi, F. Reale, VII Convegno della Rete Italiana LCA, Life Cycle Assessment e ottimizzazione ambientale: esempi applicativi e sviluppi metodologici 2013 Atti, Enea Milano 29 35
37. C. Pacini, A. Wossink, G. Giesen, C. Vazzana, and R. Huirne Evaluation of sustainability of organic, integrated and conventional farming systems: a farm and field-scale analysis Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 95 2003 273 288
38. B.M. Petersen, M.T. Knudesen, J.E. Hermansen, and N. Halberg An approach to include soil carbon changes in life cycle assessment J. Clean. Prod. 52 2013 217 224
39. K. Refsgaard, N. Halberg, and E.S. Kristensen Energy utilization in crop and dairy production in organic and conventional livestock production systems Agric. Syst. 57 1998 599 630
40. A.G. Roer, A. Korsaeth, T.M. Henriksen, and O. Michelsen The influence of system boundaries on life cycle assessment of grain production in central southeast Norway Agric. Syst. 111 2012 75 84
41. E. Röös, C. Sundberg, and P.-A. Hansson Carbon footprint of food products - a case study on table potatoes Int. J. Life Cycle Assess. 15 2010 478 488
42. P. Roy, D. Nei, T. Orikasa, Q. Xu, H. Okadome, N. Nakamura, and T. Shiina A review of life cycle assessment (LCA) on some food products J. Food Eng. 90 2009 1 10
43. R. Salomone, and G. Ioppolo Environmental impacts of olive oil production: a Life Cycle Assessment case study in the province of Messina (Sicily) J. Clean. Prod. 28 2012 88 100
44. A. Scipioni, M. Niero, A. Mazzi, A. Manzardo, and S. Piubello Significance of the use of non-renewable fossil CED as proxy indicator for screening LCA in the beverage packing sector Int. J. Life Cycle Assess. 18 2013 673 682
45. th International Conference on Life Cycle Assessment in the Agri-food Sector. Proceedings, INRA, Saint-Malo, France 2012 31 36
46. H.L. Tuomisto, I.D. Hodge, P. Riordan, and D.W. Macdonald Does organic farming reduce environmental impacts? A meta-analysis of European research J. Environ. Manage. 112 2012 309 320
47. H.M.G. Van der Werf, C. Kanyarushoki, and M.S. Corson An operational method for the evaluation of resource use and environmental impacts of dairy farms by life cycle assessment J. Environ. Manage. 90 2009 3643 3652
48. A.G. Williams, E. Audsley, and L. Sandars Environmental burdens of producing bread wheat, oilseed rape and potatoes in England and Wales using simulation and system modelling Int. J. Life Cycle Assess. 15 2010 885 888
49. A. Zimmermann, D. Baumgartner, T. Nemecek, and G. Gaillard Are public payments for organic farming cost-effective? Combining a decision-support model with LCA Int. J. Life Cycle Assess. 16 2011 548 560