Research project

OLIVE4CLIMATE - Climate Change Mitigation through a Sustainable Supply Chain for the Olive Oil Sector (DBA.AD002.102)

Thematic area

Biology, agriculture and food sciences

Project area

Ottimizzazione dell'uso delle risorse naturali negli ecosistemi agricoli e forestali (DBA.AD002)

Structure responsible for the research project

Institute of plant genetics (IBBR)

Other structures collaborating in the research project

Project manager

LUCIANA BALDONI
Phone number: 075/5014866
Email: luciana.baldoni@ibbr.cnr.it

Abstract

The idea of the project develops from the relationship between sustainable agricultural techniques, which have direct impact on climate change mitigation, and the evaluation of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), in order to propose a systemic vision of the production processes and of products through a quantitative assessment of the Carbon Footprint (CF) associated with the production of extra virgin olive oil

Goals

Evaluation of carbon sequestration (sink) realized by the olive groves and the corresponding carbon credits, - Analysis and monitoring of the olive cultivation efficiency for reducing the effects of climate change, with particular reference to desertification

Start date of activity

01/07/2016

Keywords

Carbon Footprint, LCA, climate change, best practices, varieties, biodiversity

Last update: 19/02/2025