To make organic food production more efficient and competitive, a research project was developed, named “Organic farming Innovations to improve sustainability of Apulia farms for cereal and industrial crops”. This project studies new development models of supply chains such as industrial tomatoes, durum wheat and legumes. This model is being tested in some pilot farms to measure the increase in productivity and its sustainability in order to be transferred to farms in the area. As regards the measurement of social sustainability, a methodology based on life cycle assessment can be adopted: Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA). The paper presents a S-LCA methodology focused on the production of the organic food used in the crop rotation model. In particular, this research focuses on the issues regarding the system boundaries of the agro-ecological model and the individuation of the unit processes for the life cycle assessment as well. Results aim to highlight hotspots, principal stakeholders, impact categories, and indicators that were adopted in the questionnaires that the authors will submit to pilot farms.
S-LCA for Evaluating an Agro-Ecological Model of Organic Cultivation
Nicoletti G. M.;Cappelletti G. M.;Russo C.;Di Noia Alfredo Ernesto
2021-01-01
Abstract
To make organic food production more efficient and competitive, a research project was developed, named “Organic farming Innovations to improve sustainability of Apulia farms for cereal and industrial crops”. This project studies new development models of supply chains such as industrial tomatoes, durum wheat and legumes. This model is being tested in some pilot farms to measure the increase in productivity and its sustainability in order to be transferred to farms in the area. As regards the measurement of social sustainability, a methodology based on life cycle assessment can be adopted: Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA). The paper presents a S-LCA methodology focused on the production of the organic food used in the crop rotation model. In particular, this research focuses on the issues regarding the system boundaries of the agro-ecological model and the individuation of the unit processes for the life cycle assessment as well. Results aim to highlight hotspots, principal stakeholders, impact categories, and indicators that were adopted in the questionnaires that the authors will submit to pilot farms.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
