Instant Insights: Life cycle assessment (LCA) of crops

Chapter 1 - Life cycle assessment methodology for agriculture: some considerations for best practices: Seyyed Hassan Pishgar-Komleh, Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation, Poland and Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic; Paria Sefeedpari, Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation, Poland; Nathan Pelletier, University of British Columbia, Canada; and Miguel Brandão, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden; 1 Introduction 2 Identifying a functional unit 3 Unit processes as the building blocks of LCI 4 Categories of environmental pressures and impacts 5 Conclusion and future trends 6 Abbreviations 7 Where to look for further information 8 References
Chapter 2 - Life cycle analysis and the carbon footprint of coffee value chains: Louis Bockel and Laure-Sophie Schiettecatte, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, Italy; 1 Introduction 2 Life cycle analysis 3 Valuing coffee quality and sustainability 4 Coffee value chain carbon footprint performance 5 Using carbon footprint performances to upgrade coffee value chains 6 Case study: green coffee in Haiti 7 Carbon footprint and green labelling 8 Conclusion 9 Where to look for further information 10 References
Chapter 3 - Life cycle assessments of oil palm products: Cécile Bessou, CIRAD, France; Heinz Stichnothe, Thünen Institute of Agricultural Technology, Germany; Amir F. N. Abdul-Manan, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia; and Shabbir Gheewala, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand; 1 Introduction 2 LCA principles and methodology 3 Results of LCA applied to oil palm products 4 Challenges in building LCA of oil palm products 5 Oil palm LCA improvement tracks 6 Conclusion 7 Where to look for further information 8 References
Chapter 4 - Life cycle assessment of mango systems: Claudine Basset-Mens, Sandra Payen, Henri Vannière, Angela Braun and Yannick Biard, CIRAD, France; 1 Introduction 2 Life cycle assessment 3 LCA of fruits 4 LCA case study: exports of mango from the Rio São Francisco Valley in Brazil 5 Environmental challenges 6 Future trends and conclusion 7 Where to look for further information 8 References
Chapter 5 - Life cycle assessment and carbon footprint of banana cultivation: Louis Bockel, Laure-Sophie Schiettecatte and Orane Debrune, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Italy; 1 Introduction 2 Assessing the environmental impact of banana production 3 An integrated socio-economic carbon footprint banana value chain tool 4 Future trends and conclusion 5 Where to look for further information 6 Abbreviations 7 References