Environmental and health-related external costs of meat consumption in Italy: estimations and recommendations through life cycle assessment

Arrigoni, Alessandro; Marveggio, Davide; Allievi, Francesca; Dotelli, Giovanni; Scaccabarozzi, G.

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161773

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“…This is due to the capacity of legumes to fix 5-7 tons of atmospheric N per year (Kebede 2020;Vidigal, Manuel Romeiras, and Monteiro 2020). It is estimated that, on average, the environmental impact generated animal protein is 12-46 times greater than the legume proteins production (Arrigoni et al 2023). All the positive aspect of pulses production have been highlighted by FAO in 2016 during the International Year of Pulses (FAO 2016); it is possible to see from the results how from 2016 onwards we have a growth in scientific research focused on the cultivation of pulses, all of which is surely favored by the increase in funds used for these crops.…”

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A Bibliometric Analysis of Chickpea Agronomic Practices in the World During 45 Years of Scientific Research

Calia,

Pulvento,

Sellami

et al. 2024

Legume Science

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Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) cultivation practices underwent significant transformation in recent decades due to advancements in scientific knowledge and the need for sustainable, productive farming systems. In this study, a bibliometric analysis of scientific publications from 1977 to 2023 on chickpea agronomic practices was conducted, revealing critical insights. India, as the world's leading chickpea producer, plays a pivotal role, not only in production but also as a significant contributor to scholarly research and international collaborations. The choice of journals for publication is found to influence research impact.Analysis of research trends using co‐occurrence networks of keywords reveals evolving focuses, with a recent shift towards qualitative aspects, such as protein content and nutritional quality, as well as sustainable agricultural practices. The study also emphasizes the necessity for further research on chickpea quality characteristics, strategies to mitigate antinutritional factors, yield optimization, and the impact of climate change on chickpea cultivation. Ultimately, chickpea cultivation research holds great promise in contributing to global food security and environmental sustainability. This bibliometric analysis provides a comprehensive overview of chickpea cultivation research and offers valuable insights for researchers, policymakers, and stakeholders as they navigate the future of sustainable agriculture and the quest for protein‐rich food production while minimizing the environmental footprint.

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A Bibliometric Analysis of Chickpea Agronomic Practices in the World During 45 Years of Scientific Research

Calia,

Pulvento,

Sellami

et al. 2024

Legume Science

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“…This result indicates that soybean, as a plant-based substitute, has a weak positive impact on the pork price. Although it can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve animal welfare, and have diet-related health outcomes, it still faces some limitations and challenges [23,24], and its substitutability for pork is still relatively low.…”

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“…Meanwhile, research has shown that consumers' preferences for meat have undergone some changes [23]. In addition to the traditional chicken as a substitute for pork, such as the use of soybeans to make a new generation of plant-based foods and artificial meat are becoming emerging substitutes for pork [24]. Although many research efforts to explore the factors influencing pork price fluctuations.…”

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“…Referring to previous research [6,27], the monthly averages of urban residents' per capita disposable income (URPCDI) and rural residents' per capita disposable income (RRPCDI) were selected as indicators of demand. Chicken [26] and soybean [24] are considered the best meat and plant-based substitutes for pork, respectively. Therefore, the chicken price (CHP) and soybean price (SP) were taken as the price of the substitute.…”

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Supply and Demand Changes, Pig Epidemic Shocks, and Pork Price Fluctuations: An Empirical Study Based on an SVAR Model

Pang,

Yin,

et al. 2023

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The price of pork, as an important livelihood indicator in China, and its price fluctuations have a significant impact on the lives of residents and social stability. Therefore, it is vital to study the main factors that affect pork price fluctuations and implement targeted regulatory measures in a timely manner. In the context of the increasing number of pig epidemics and increased pork imports, it is necessary to consider the impact of pig epidemics and imported pork on pork price fluctuations, which can more accurately reflect actual pork price fluctuations in China. In this paper, a structural vector autoregressive (SVAR) model was applied to analyze the main factors affecting pork price fluctuations from the aspects of the pork price, supply and demand changes, and pig epidemic shocks. The results indicated that the impact of the pork price on pork price fluctuations was the largest, with the largest contribution rate, whereas the current month’s pork price had a 29.60% impact on the pork price 18 months later. The supply factor that affected the pork price was the pig herd, with the current month’s pig herd having a 34.85% impact on the pork price after 18 months. Imported pork had a relatively small structural impact on pork price fluctuations, with a positive impact in the first four months and a subsequent negative impact. However, pig epidemics mainly caused pork price fluctuations by changing the market relation between demand and supply, with the current month’s epidemic depth index having a 9.78% impact on the pork price 18 months later. Based on the results of this study, it is recommended to focus on the monitoring and early warning of the pork price by analyzing big data, promoting large-scale farming, and strengthening the implementation of early prevention and control measures during disease outbreaks to stabilize pig herd and achieve a stable pork market supply and price.

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“…Existing economic studies have quantified the externalities of agriculture at the national level [9][10][11] and of individual food products [12][13][14][15]. Furthermore, agricultural subsidies have been identified and classified into categories such as 'support based on commodity output', 'payments based on input use', etc., by the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development [16].…”

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Linking Subsidies for Agriculture and Food to Dietary Styles: Estimates for Switzerland

Schläpfer

Lobsiger²

2023

Sustainability

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Agriculture contributes substantially to global greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental impacts. Current agricultural policies tolerate these impacts and sometimes even aggravate them through subsidies for unsustainable production systems and products. Against this background, we explore the resulting transfers to agriculture and food associated with different dietary styles. Using data from Switzerland, we consider both direct transfers through government subsidies and indirect transfers through toleration of environmental impacts and costs. Gross transfers were quantified based on existing studies that (i) define eight dietary styles in terms of the quantity of the different product groups, (ii) allocate subsidies for agriculture to product groups, (iii) allocate environmental impacts to product groups using life cycle assessment (LCA) methods, and (iv) estimate external costs of agriculture using politically endorsed expenditures for damage avoidance. To quantify net transfers associated with the dietary styles, we subtracted individual tax contributions from the subsidies received and average external costs individually suffered from external costs caused. We found that the gross transfers from government to agriculture range from about CHF 500 to about CHF 2000 annually per taxpayer/consumer depending on dietary styles. Net transfers per taxpayer/consumer range from about CHF −1000 to about CHF 1000 depending on dietary style and income. The estimates highlight that current policies strongly privilege and thereby also endorse environmentally problematic dietary styles over more environmentally friendly ones, contradicting official strategies and targets in the domains of environment and public health.

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Environmental and health-related external costs of meat consumption in Italy: estimations and recommendations through life cycle assessment

Cited by 10 publications

References 58 publications

A Bibliometric Analysis of Chickpea Agronomic Practices in the World During 45 Years of Scientific Research

A Bibliometric Analysis of Chickpea Agronomic Practices in the World During 45 Years of Scientific Research

Supply and Demand Changes, Pig Epidemic Shocks, and Pork Price Fluctuations: An Empirical Study Based on an SVAR Model

Linking Subsidies for Agriculture and Food to Dietary Styles: Estimates for Switzerland

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