Harvesting system sustainability in Mediterranean olive cultivation

Bernardi, Bruno; Falcone, Giacomo; Stillitano, Teodora; Benalia, Souraya; Strano, Alfio; Bacenetti, Jacopo; Luca, Anna Irene De

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.005

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“…Being the assessment made by means of average scenarios, some assumptions have been necessary. Average technical data have been taken into account for farming operations (typologies and duration), considering data from literature, web surveys and questionnaires conducted for previous studies (Bernardi et al, 2018;Stillitano et al, 2018;De Luca et al, 2018;Guarino et al, 2019). Primary data were collected from the field through a semi-structured questionnaire using SurveyMonkey® submitted to a group of professional and amateur olive farmers on a social network, obtaining answers form all the Italian regions (61 filled questionnaires).…”

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The socio-economic impacts of organic and conventional olive growing in Italy

Iofrıda¹,

Stillitano²,

Falcone³

et al. 2020

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Olive growing is the most important agricultural activity in Italy, representing, in 2010, 56% of Italian farms and 76% of land used for permanent crops. Producing high-quality products, such as healthy and socially responsible produces, while containing costs, is the current market challenge, and evaluation tools are of utmost importance to help farmers shaping management practices to obtain competitive prod-ucts. This study applies Life Cycle Costing (LCC) and social Life Cycle Assessment (sLCA) as evaluation tools to compare the socio-economic impacts of organic and conventional farming systems of the Italian olive growing. Results showed a similar level of economic profitability in both scenarios, due to the public subsidies for organic farming, which balanced higher production costs. From a social point of view, some differences have been highlighted: organic farming would be suitable not only to increase incomes but also to improve the occupational health of the people involved. ,, Falcone,, Bruno Francesco, Anna Irene De Luca

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The socio-economic impacts of organic and conventional olive growing in Italy

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Stillitano²,

Falcone³

et al. 2020

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“…Fac.) 2020: 8 (1): 125-135 ISSN: 2147-8384 / e-ISSN: 2564-6826 doi: 10.33202/comuagri.664249 (Tombesi et al, 2002;Bernardi et al, 2018) despite harvesting has a high weight on olive total cultivation costs, followed by pruning could varies between 15 and 20%. Tombesi et al (2002).…”

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Energy Use and Cost Analysis of Olive Under Flat and Sloping Growing Conditions

Özpınar¹

2020

ÇOMÜ Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi

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Olive is an important crop that grows under different cultivation systems of the western Turkey. Efficient use of energy and cost is an important step in terms of increasing the sustainability of olive cultivation. Energy and cost of olive farms analysed under traditional-flat/sloping and intensive-flat systems established on hilly or flat areas in a semiarid environment. Data of inputs and outputs collected in 165 farms through face to face questionnaires. Total energy consumed was 31098.2, 14293.3 and 7380.5 MJ ha-1 for intensive-flat, traditional-flat and sloping systems. Energy inputs of fertilizer was the highest for traditional and intensive flat by 12.93 and 8.95% of the total energy inputs, respectively. Highest net energy gain, ratio, productivity and lowest specific energy were estimated as 14332.8 MJ ha-1 , 1.46, 0.93 kg MJ-1 and 1.07 MJ kg-1 , respectively, in intensive-flat system. Highest net return (5256.5 € ha-1), a benefit to cost ratio (1.99) and productivity (1.66 kg €-1) was calculated for the same system. Therefore, the results can be very useful in evaluating the sustainability of olive cultivation in this part of the country possessing the characteristic of semiarid, and can also provide a useful guide in order to prioritize the steps for increasing energy efficiency and decreasing cost without worsening environmental conditions.

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“…Olive trees are the most cultivated plants and the most important supply chain in Calabria, thus considerably contributing to the local rural economy [12]. The largest surface areas are in the provinces of Cosenza and Reggio Calabria [13]. In particular, the province of Reggio Calabria boasts the highest number of olive mills (304) and the highest quantity of olive oil production (26,555 t) [14].…”

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Assessment of Passive Retrofitting Strategies to Improve the Thermal Performance of Extra-Virgin Olive Oil Storage Area in Traditional Rural Olive Mills

Barreca

Praticò

2019

Sustainability

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The quality of extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO) is strongly correlated to the fatty acid alkyl esters (FAEE) content. High storage temperature leads to degradation of positive oil attributes in the long term, while low temperature develops rancidity quickly, thus reducing the consumer’s acceptance and, therefore, the shelf life of EVOO. In Calabria, there are many traditional olive mills, yet only few are utilized nowadays. This is mainly due to the low building performance—in particular to the temperature control inside the oil storage area. This paper illustrates the thermal analysis carried out on a famous historical olive mill located in Lamezia Terme, the best agricultural land in Calabria. A thermal retrofitting assessment was conducted, and eight different passive strategies were evaluated to improve the sustainability of the buildings.

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Harvesting system sustainability in Mediterranean olive cultivation

Cited by 66 publications

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The socio-economic impacts of organic and conventional olive growing in Italy

The socio-economic impacts of organic and conventional olive growing in Italy

Energy Use and Cost Analysis of Olive Under Flat and Sloping Growing Conditions

Assessment of Passive Retrofitting Strategies to Improve the Thermal Performance of Extra-Virgin Olive Oil Storage Area in Traditional Rural Olive Mills

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