Innovation strategies in a fruit growers association impacts assessment by using combined LCA and s-LCA methodologies

Tecco, Nadia; Baudino, Claudio; Girgenti, Vincenzo; Peano, Cristiana

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.05.203

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“…In particular this study is a virtuous example of the integration between a business firm and a research centre for the territorial development with important repercussions on the employment side [65]. This experience create a new consumer-centred dialogue with the market and it can be a good example for similar territories and for the construction of a demand driven supply chains for "specialty" market such as raspberry.…”

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Blueberry Supply Chain in Italy: Management, Innovation and Sustainability

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Abstract:The growing trend market of fresh products is driven by a consumer oriented to new lifestyles and environmental issues. The berries market in Europe represents a good example of a consumer driven supply chain, due to the capacity to answer all the sequences of the system. To explore the process developed by fruit growers' associated groups in Italy, the research is organized into four stages. The first stage provides a review of the organization of the fresh fruit supply chain (FFSC) and the need to innovate it in light of the driven demand. The second section focuses on the innovation displayed towards storing, managing and maintaining the quality of fruit during the supply. The third section considers the case study. The manuscript concludes by summarising the main results and discussing the implications for future research. The use of a modified active packaging system (MAP) with "green" films has enabled the maintenance of the quality of the fruits for two months, as well as the presence of the company blueberries market for longer periods, and has finally led to improving the exports, thus reaching new European countries, increasing the turnover of the associated group and better remuneration for the fruit growers as a consequence.

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“…The LCA was used to assess the consumption of natural resources and the environmental impacts associated with the production and storage of blueberries [65,[69][70][71].…”

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“…An increase in demand could generate further cultivation, having a positive impact on the sustainability of such fragile territories, both economically and socially. Berry cultivation is labour-intensive and environmentally friendly, due to the limited use of pesticides [7,80]. In order to promote cultivation, existing marketing strategies could be combined with a specific communication campaign focussing on the production areas and their close proximity.…”

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Exploring Perceptions of Raspberries and Blueberries by Italian Consumers

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Consumers can be important active contributors to a sustainable society by selecting foods that are produced respecting environmental and socially ethical standards. In the fruit sector, sustainability issues are often associated with imprecisely defined concepts such as "locally grown", "freshness" and "local product". This study has investigated raspberries (Rubus idaeus L.) and blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) purchases in order to identify how berry fruits choice attributes are ranked by consumers in two Italian Regions, using a choice experiment (best-worst methodology). Twelve attributes-that indirectly refer to the concept of environmental sustainability-have been investigated. According to the preferences expressed by our sample of retail purchasers (n = 669), the results show that the reasons for the purchase of berries are associated with numerous parameters among which freshness and product origin are the most important and price was not ranked as so relevant. These findings indirectly testify the consumer attention towards the sustainability of local production and the link between sustainability and territory. Therefore, we can presume that the improvement of consumer familiarity with attributes such as "locally grown" and "local product" could support more eco-friendly consumption of raspberries and blueberries.

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“…Our study did not consider transportation to final markets because the assessment of the impacts is functional to the accomplishment of territorial strategies for the expansion of the A. arguta chain. The impact of packaging is not particularly high (20%) but could be further mitigated by replacing the materials used at present with bio-based materials [50,51]. In this case, packaging could be fundamental for an eco-branding strategy [52].…”

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Integrated Methodologies (SWOT, TOWS, LCA) for Improving Production Chains and Environmental Sustainability of Kiwifruit and Baby Kiwi in Italy

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Abstract:Italy's kiwifruit growers are considered to be world-leading players of the past 20 years. However, with this success come its challenges. In the last five years, a bacterial canker of kiwifruit known as Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa) has caused a dramatic reduction in the size of the areas cultivated, leading to several experienced Piedmontese Actinidia deliciosa growers beginning to cultivate the A. arguta. To better understand the potential for replacing the common kiwifruit in Italy's Piedmont region with plantations of A. arguta and to attain a systematic approach and support for decision situations; we assessed the environmental impact of the two production chains (field and storage) from a technical-operational perspective. The assessment was conducted through interviews with producers, field and warehouse technicians and sales managers in order to reveal the strengths and weaknesses of the two systems. The work presented below considers the application of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) method for the field system (two different phases of the plantation) and the SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis for the entire supply chain (field and warehouse management). Finally, a TOWS analysis (Threats, Opportunities, Weakness, Strengths) integrated the results of both LCA and SWOT analyses and permitted to highlight the development strategies for A. arguta in Piedmont. The total orchard cycle for A. arguta presents an impact of 0.14 kg CO 2 eq (GWP) and for A. deliciosa an impact of 0.11 kg CO 2 eq (GWP). Based on the synthesis of results from our TOWS analysis, we identified the following development strategies to help to shape the future A. arguta supply chain in Piedmont: Large-scale oriented; Berry fruits oriented; Export and organic oriented and Niche oriented.

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Innovation strategies in a fruit growers association impacts assessment by using combined LCA and s-LCA methodologies

Cited by 31 publications

References 25 publications

Blueberry Supply Chain in Italy: Management, Innovation and Sustainability

Blueberry Supply Chain in Italy: Management, Innovation and Sustainability

Exploring Perceptions of Raspberries and Blueberries by Italian Consumers

Integrated Methodologies (SWOT, TOWS, LCA) for Improving Production Chains and Environmental Sustainability of Kiwifruit and Baby Kiwi in Italy

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