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This collection features five peer-reviewed literature reviews on
life cycle assessment (LCA) of crops. The first chapter discusses
the application of LCA to agricultural systems and highlights key
issues associated with its implementation, including delimitation
of systems boundaries, defining the functional unit, handling
coproduction, and the choosing of impact assessment methods. The
second chapter explores the concepts of LCA and the coffee value
chain. The chapter discusses how carbon footprint performances can
be used to upgrade coffee value chains. The third chapter assesses
the environmental impact of oil palm production during cultivation
and as a result of land use change for new plantations. The chapter
describes the principles and modelling steps of LCA, as well as the
challenges ahead regarding further development and application. The
fourth chapter reviews the core principles of LCA methodology, the
state of the art of LCA for fruits and associated key challenges.
The first complete LCA case study for export mango is also
discussed. The final chapter assesses the environmental impact of
banana production and highlights the importance of LCA in
influencing the adoption of practices that can reduce or offset the
carbon footprint of the banana value chain.
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