[HTML][HTML] Rice cultivation and processing: Highlights from a life cycle thinking perspective

A Ahmad, M Zoli, C Latella, J Bacenetti - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The agri-food sector needs both water and energy and it also contributes to greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions; among the various activities within this sector, rice production has a …

Rice production chain: environmental and social impact assessment—a review

G Vinci, R Ruggieri, M Ruggeri, SA Prencipe - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
Rice is the most widely used cereal for human consumption, attributing its production as one
of the most important activities for the global population. Therefore, given its economic and …

Understanding farm-level differences in environmental impact and eco-efficiency: the case of rice production in Iran

Z Saber, R van Zelm, H Pirdashti, AM Schipper… - Sustainable Production …, 2021 - Elsevier
Eco-efficiency, defined as the economic profit per unit of environmental impact, can largely
differ between farms that produce the same crop. Understanding the underlying drivers of …

Exergoenvironmental-Life cycle cost analysis for conventional, low external input and organic systems of rice paddy production

Z Saber, M Esmaeili, H Pirdashti, A Motevali… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Climate change, increasing energy demand, and fossil fuel constraints have led to many
plights regarding sustainable food and agricultural production. The purpose of this paper is …

Benchmarking the Swedish diet relative to global and national environmental targets—identification of indicator limitations and data gaps

E Moberg, H Karlsson Potter, A Wood, PA Hansson… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
To reduce environmental burdens from the food system, a shift towards environmentally
sustainable diets is needed. In this study, the environmental impacts of the Swedish diet …

Environmental life cycle assessment of rice production in northern Italy: a case study from Vercelli

V Giuliana, M Lucia, R Marco, V Simone - The International Journal of Life …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose The study's objective is to assess the environmental performance of rice production
in Northern Italy, in particular in Piedmont, the first Italian and European district for the rice …

The influence of fertiliser and pesticide emissions model on life cycle assessment of agricultural products: The case of Danish and Italian barley

XCS Rivera, J Bacenetti, A Fusi, M Niero - Science of the Total Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Barley is an ancient crop and a great source of nutrients. It is the third largest agricultural
commodity produced in Denmark and represents a relevant crop in Italy too. Due to the …

Comparison of GHG emissions and farmers' profit of large-scale and individual farming in rice production across four regions of Thailand

N Arunrat, N Pumijumnong, S Sereenonchai… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
A large-scale agricultural extension program in Thailand is established under the economy
of scale concept. In this study, we used the life cycle assessment concept for greenhouse …

Global guidance on environmental life cycle impact assessment indicators: progress and case study

R Frischknecht, P Fantke, L Tschümperlin… - … International Journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose The life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) guidance flagship project of the United
Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)/Society of Environmental Toxicology and …

Life cycle GHG evaluation of organic rice production in northern Thailand

S Yodkhum, SH Gheewala, S Sampattagul - Journal of Environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emission is one of the serious international environmental issues
that can lead to severe damages such as climate change, sea level rise, emerging disease …