Global warming is a worldwide issue with its evident impact across a wide range of systems
and sectors. It is caused by a number of greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions, in which food …

The horticultural industry consumes increasing amounts of energy and water contributing to
greenhouse gas emissions and global warming. The aim of this study was to investigate the …

This study aims to assess the life cycle of tomato puree production by considering the
impacts related to the phases of cultivation, processing, packaging and transport, in order to …

Food production causes large environmental impacts. In Switzerland, more than half of the
initial potato production is not directly consumed by humans but lost. To analyze the …

This study discusses the environmental life cycle impacts of potato and tomato supply chains
in a “cradle-to-grave” perspective. The principal focus is to evaluate the processed products …

Vegetable intercropping is an alternative to the conventional system and characterised by a
greater efficiency of land use and inputs. For this reason, it is a more sustainable and low …

This study investigated of energy use efficiency, environmental effects and cumulative
exergy demand. Controlling various factors and improving ecological conditions in …

This study examines a green building retrofit plan through a system dynamics model (SDM)
creating symbiosis embedded in a building-scale food-energy-water (FEW) nexus. An …

Agrosilvopastoral and silvopastoral systems can increase carbon sequestration, offset
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and reduce the carbon footprint generated by animal …

Energy is a major component in enhancing agricultural productivity for the rapidly growing
world population. From that fact, a comprehensive analysis of energy inputs and outputs is …