Food supply chains have substantial impacts on our environment, using large amounts of
fossil fuel and other non-renewable resources, as well as water and land. Food supply …

For over 10 years, the olive oil sector has been largely studied through Life Cycle
Assessment (LCA). Thus, a review of the numerous results and the different evaluated …

Background: Nowadays the food production, supply and consumption chain represent a
major cause of ecological pressure on the natural environment, and diet links worldwide …

Life cycle assessment (LCA) is used widely to compare the relative impacts of different
packaging materials for a specific food product, but few studies evaluate how a single …

Applying conventional methods for prediction of environmental impacts in agricultural
production is not actually applicable because they usually ignore other aspects such as …

Innovations are increasingly needed by companies to engage in new market
competitiveness. Conscientious consumers are demanding sustainable products and …

Olive agro-industry is a chemical-and energy-intensive agricultural activity and given its
large scale globally is faced with serious challenges from the sustainability perspective. On …

This study assesses the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and the nutritional quality of the
current food consumption and losses of an average Spanish citizen, and compares them …

Olive oil is considered to be one of the main nutritional components in the Mediterranean
diet, which led to an increase in its production, and then it is playing a crucial role in socio …

Spain is the first olive oil producer worldwide (representing around 45%), with more than
80% of its agricultural area dedicated to this crop. The goal of this study is to assess the …