Agroforestry is paying off–Economic evaluation of ecosystem services in European landscapes with and without agroforestry systems

S Kay, A Graves, JHN Palma, G Moreno… - Ecosystem …, 2019 - Elsevier
The study assessed the economic performance of marketable ecosystem services
(ES)(biomass production) and non-marketable ecosystem services and dis-services …

Life cycle cost analysis of agri-food products: A systematic review

M Degieter, X Gellynck, S Goyal, D Ott… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Because of the increasing challenges the global food system is facing on a social, economic
and environmental level, and the need to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development …

Life cycle tools combined with multi-criteria and participatory methods for agricultural sustainability: Insights from a systematic and critical review

AI De Luca, N Iofrida, P Leskinen, T Stillitano… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Life cycle (LC) methodologies have attracted a great interest in agricultural sustainability
assessments, even if, at the same time, they have sometimes been criticized for making …

Evaluation of sustainable innovations in olive growing systems: A Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment case study in southern Italy

AI De Luca, G Falcone, T Stillitano, N Iofrida… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
Innovations are increasingly needed by companies to engage in new market
competitiveness. Conscientious consumers are demanding sustainable products and …

Harvesting system sustainability in Mediterranean olive cultivation

B Bernardi, G Falcone, T Stillitano, S Benalia… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
The mechanization of farming operation plays an important role in improving the profitability
of the agricultural sector by increasing work productivity and reducing production costs …

The role of remote sensing in olive growing farm management: a research outlook from 2000 to the present in the framework of precision agriculture applications

G Messina, G Modica - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Given the importance of olive growing, especially in Mediterranean countries, it is crucial
that there is a constant process of modernization aimed at both environmental sustainability …

Life cycle assessment of olive oil: A case study in southern Italy

F Guarino, G Falcone, T Stillitano, AI De Luca… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
The paper describes the results of a specific LCA based analysis of the production of olive
oil in the region of Calabria, in southern Italy. The goal of the study is to assess the energy …

Sustainability assessment of traditional, intensive and highly-intensive olive growing systems in Tunisia by integrating Life Cycle and Multicriteria Decision analyses

SB Abdallah, C Parra-López, S Elfkih… - Sustainable Production …, 2022 - Elsevier
Olive cultivation is the most important agro-ecosystem in the Mediterranean basin. Despite
the remarkable intensification of this system (ie, the use of high tree densities and large …

Assessing the Water Status and Leaf Pigment Content of Olive Trees: Evaluating the Potential and Feasibility of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Multispectral and Thermal …

P Marques, L Pádua, JJ Sousa, A Fernandes-Silva - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Global warming presents a significant threat to the sustainability of agricultural systems,
demanding increased irrigation to mitigate the impacts of prolonged dry seasons. Efficient …

[HTML][HTML] Almond farm profitability under agroecological management in south-eastern Spain: Accounting for externalities and opportunity costs

V De Leijster, RW Verburg, MJ Santos, MJ Wassen… - Agricultural …, 2020 - Elsevier
Agroecological practices have been shown to control erosion, increase soil fertility, carbon
stocks, pollination and biodiversity. As a consequence, these ecosystem services can …