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www.quae-open.com-R000657 03 01 01 R000657 00 ED E107 02 01 01 Life Cycle Assessment of agri-food systems An operational guide dedicated to developing and emerging economies 01 eng 08 213 03 22 14773245 17 01 I1 Éditions Quae 01 01 P2 Éditions Quae 02 01 000325 03 9782759234677 15 9782759234677 03 01 D1 Quae Open Acess 29 https://www.quae-open.com/open_access_download/325/657 45 03 www.quae-open.com-000325 03 01 01 000325 03 9782759234677 15 9782759234677 06 10.35690/978-2-7592-3467-7 10 EA E107 10 02 01 R000657 ED E107 1 10 01 02 Savoir faire 01 01 Life Cycle Assessment of agri-food systems An operational guide dedicated to developing and emerging economies 1 B15 01 A396 Claudine Basset-Mens Basset-Mens, Claudine Claudine Basset-Mens Agronomist and LCA scientist since early 2000s. She has been involved in applying and adapting the LCA framework to agrifood chains (animal and crop production) in a wide range of situations and countries (France, New Zealand, Caribbean islands, Africa, Asia). Her main research interests relate to the inclusion of agricultural systems diversity, the modelling of field emissions and flows, the modelling of perennial crops within LCA, the inclusion of uncertainty and more recently the modelling of biodiversity due to LULUC in LCA. 2 B15 01 A397 Angel Avadí Avadí, Angel Angel Avadí Environmental assessment expert at CIRAD since 2015, has been involved in many studies applying LCA to agri-food production systems, especially in Latin America and Africa. His main research interests include the development of adapted models for direct field emissions, soil carbon sequestration and terrestrial ecotoxicity. One of his main drivers is to advance the agroecological transition of vegetable production in periurban areas of developing countries. 3 B15 01 A398 Cécile Bessou Bessou, Cécile Cécile Bessou Agronomist and LCA scientist, she has been working at Cirad since 2010. She has been involved in applying and adapting the LCA framework to various agrifood chains with a specific focus on perennial cropping systems in tropical countries. Her main research interests relate to the modelling of field emissions related to carbon and nitrogen cycling within agroeocological systems and the accounting for impacts on soil quality within LCA. 4 B15 01 A399 Ivonne Acosta-Alba Acosta-Alba, Ivonne Ivonne Acosta-Alba Agronomist and Environmental assessment expert since 2010. She has contributed to the methodological development and application of LCA for the operationalization of sustainable development, climate-smart agriculture and co-design of agricultural and livestock systems. Her main research interest is the improvement of environmental efficiency of agri-food systems associating socio-economic indicators. She works as independent researcher in Europe, Latin American & the Caribbean region and Africa. Associate researcher at Innovation research unit - CIRAD. 5 B15 01 A400 Yannick Biard Biard, Yannick Yannick Biard Agronomist and expert in calculation tools for environmental assessment at CIRAD since 2011. He started his career as project manager of the AGRIBALYSE program for the production of the Life Cycle Inventory database on environmental impacts of French agricultural products. He has been involved in applying LCA to agri-food value chains (animal and plant production) in a wide range of situations and countries. His main interests include LCI/LCA databases and calculation tools, Data Quality Management Systems (DQMS) and coupling environmental data with economic and social data for integrated multi-criteria assessments. 6 B15 01 A401 Sandra Payen Payen, Sandra Sandra Payen Agronomist and LCA scientist, she has been working at CIRAD since 2019. She has been involved in applying and adapting the LCA framework to agrifood chains (animal and crop production) in a wide range of situations and countries (New Zealand, Africa, Asia). Her main research interests relate to the modelling of field fluxes (water, salts, nutrients), water deprivation, salinization and eutrophication impacts. She is also in charge of the design and implementation of LCA courses for CIRAD scientists and partners. 1 01 eng 08 210 03 24 Izibook:Subject Pays du sud 24 Izibook:Subject Agriculture et productions végétales 24 Izibook:Subject Alimentation et nutrition humaine 24 Izibook:Subject Sciences sociales, politiques, économiques 24 Izibook:Subject Pays du sud 24 Izibook:Subject Agriculture et productions végétales 24 Izibook:Subject Alimentation et nutrition humaine 24 Izibook:Subject Sciences sociales, politiques, économiques 24 Izibook:Subject Sciences de la vie et de la terre 24 Izibook:Subject Impression à la demande 24 Izibook:Subject South countries selection 24 Izibook:Subject Agriculture and crop production 24 Izibook:Subject Food and human nutrition 24 Izibook:Subject Society 24 Izibook:Subject Life and Earth sciences 24 Izibook:Subject Print on-demand 24 Izibook:Subject Southern Countries 24 Izibook:Subject Agriculture and Crops 24 Izibook:Subject Food & Nutrition 24 Izibook:Subject Political & Social Science 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Pays du sud| 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Agriculture et productions végétales| 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Alimentation et nutrition humaine| 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Sciences sociales, politiques, économiques| 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Pays du sud| 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Agriculture et productions végétales|Agronomie et systèmes de culture;Ingénierie et technologie 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Alimentation et nutrition humaine|Filières et produits 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Sciences sociales, politiques, économiques|Réglementation, législation 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Sciences de la vie et de la terre|Techniques et méthodes 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Impression à la demande| 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |South countries selection| 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Agriculture and crop production|Agronomy and cropping systems;Engineering and technology 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Food and human nutrition|Commodity chains and products 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Society|Regulations, legislation 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Life and Earth sciences|Techniques and methods 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Print on-demand| 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Southern Countries| 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Agriculture and Crops|Agronomy and cropping systems;Engineering and technology 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Food & Nutrition|Commodity chains and products 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Political & Social Science|Regulation, law, conventions 23 Izibook:NewTags Agriculture et productions végétales|Agronomie et systèmes de culture;Ingénierie et technologie 23 Izibook:NewTags Alimentation et nutrition humaine|Filières et produits 23 Izibook:NewTags Sciences sociales, politiques, économiques|Réglementation, législation 23 Izibook:NewTags Sciences de la vie et de la terre|Techniques et méthodes 23 Izibook:NewTags Agriculture and crop production|Agronomy and cropping systems;Engineering and technology 23 Izibook:NewTags Food and human nutrition|Commodity chains and products 23 Izibook:NewTags Society|Regulations, legislation 23 Izibook:NewTags Life and Earth sciences|Techniques and methods 23 Izibook:NewTags Agriculture and Crops|Agronomy and cropping systems;Engineering and technology 23 Izibook:NewTags Food & Nutrition|Commodity chains and products 23 Izibook:NewTags Political & Social Science|Regulation, law, conventions 20 développement durable;alimentation;économie;modélisation;filière 10 2011 SCI043000 29 3070 29 3801 29 4042 01 001.42 01 001.43 03 00 This Print On Demand book will be sent within 3 weeks (metropolitan France) and in a separate package if you order another paperback book.Cet ouvrage en impression à la demande sera envoyé sous 3 semaines environ (France métropolitaine) et dans un colis séparé en cas de commande avec un autre livre papier.Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is the internationally recognized method to assess the environmental impacts of products and services. Its application to agri-food systems in developing or emerging contexts is recent and represents many challenges of scientific, partnerial and operational nature. With more than 10 years of scientific and field experience, the CIRAD LCA team has synthesized, with other internationally recognized experts, the best knowledge and approaches available to apply LCA under these conditions. This operational guide is a useful tool for LCA practitioners; it provides best practice recommendations to carry out LCA studies on agri-food products in developing and emerging contexts. This Print On Demand book will be sent within 3 weeks (metropolitan France) and in a separate package if you order another paperback book. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is the internationally recognized method to assess the environmental impacts of products and services. Its application to agri-food systems in developing or emerging contexts is recent and represents many challenges of scientific, partnerial and operational nature. With more than 10 years of scientific and field experience, the CIRAD LCA team has synthesized, with other internationally recognized experts, the best knowledge and approaches available to apply LCA under these conditions. This operational guide is a useful tool for LCA practitioners; it provides best practice recommendations to carry out LCA studies on agri-food products in developing and emerging contexts. 02 00 Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is the internationally recognized method to assess the environmental impacts of products and services. This operational guide provides best practice recommendations for LCA practitioners to carry out LCA studies on agri-food systems in developing and emerging contexts. 04 00 Preface Part 1. Introduction Chapter 1. LCA within developing and emerging economies Land tenure issues Environmental vs. economic development concerns Most developing and emerging countries are located in the tropical zone Inadequate input issues Research and development priorities and capacities Chapter 2. The purpose of this operational guide Chapter 3. Standards, guidelines and tools Chapter 4. Preparation process and intended audience Part 2. Agri-food LCA in developing and emerging contexts Chapter 5. State of the art of agri-food LCA Chapter 6. Specific challenges for agri-food LCA in developing and emerging contexts Diversity of agri-food systems due to specific natural conditions and combined socio-economic constraints Data gaps on the systems to be characterized Varying awareness and capacities of stakeholders Chapter 7. Established and emerging initiatives Part 3. Overcoming the challenges for robust agri-food LCA in developing and emerging economies Chapter 8. Co-designing the study with stakeholders Overview of the approach Critical analysis of the demand, constraints and avoidance strategies The community of the study Working as a team in the field Management of ethics and rights for stakeholders System boundaries, typologies and sampling strategies Chapter 9. Building life cycle inventories Foreground data collection Direct field emissions Background data collection Quality management and critical review (CR) Chapter 10. Performing impact assessment Overview of available and recommended sets of LCIA methods Impact categories Chapter 11. Interpreting the results for each stakeholder category Accounting for uncertainty in LCA studies Comparing results with previous studies Sharing and communicating results to support decisions Part 4. Conclusions and moving forward  Part 5. Appendices Appendix A. Guidelines / ISO Norms: a brief overview ISO, 2006. ISO - 14040:2006 - Environmental management - Life cycle assessment - Principles and framework, Environmental Management ISO, 2006. ISO - 14044:2006 - Environmental management - Life cycle assessment - Requirements and guidelines. Geneva Appendix B. Commonly used direct field emission models Appendix C. LCA resources Networks and platforms Databases and software Research and universities Appendix D. Data collection and confidentiality: check list and points of vigilance Data collection and confidentiality Points of vigilance Tools and best practices for data management Appendix E. Recommendations for designing a sampling protocol according to PAS 2050-1 Appendix F. Best practices for agri-food LCAs at the system level Appendix G. Free tools to model field emissions for LCI Emission models online GHG calculators Appendix H. Detailed guidance on impact categories Global Warming or Climate Change impact Soil quality impact Human toxicity and ecotoxicity Biodiversity due to LULUC Water scarcity footprint Appendix I. LCIA methods recommended by the Life Cycle Initiative and EF 3.0 Appendix J. Detailed guidance on the use of the qualitative assessment of data in LCA according to the European PEFCR Guidance (EC 2018) Qualitative diagnosis Uncertainty approximation Appendix K. How to display LCA results while avoiding bias due to visualization choices? Refer to “useful ink” concept Which type of graph is the most effective for most LCIA results? (histograms) References PrefacePart 1. IntroductionChapter 1. LCA within developing and emerging economiesLand tenure issuesEnvironmental vs. economic development concernsMost developing and emerging countries are located in the tropical zoneInadequate input issuesResearch and development priorities and capacitiesChapter 2. The purpose of this operational guideChapter 3. Standards, guidelines and toolsChapter 4. Preparation process and intended audience Part 2. Agri-food LCA in developing and emerging contextsChapter 5. State of the art of agri-food LCAChapter 6. Specific challenges for agri-food LCA in developing and emerging contexts Diversity of agri-food systems due to specific natural conditions and combined socio-economic constraintsData gaps on the systems to be characterizedVarying awareness and capacities of stakeholdersChapter 7. Established and emerging initiatives Part 3. Overcoming the challenges for robust agri-food LCA in developing and emerging economiesChapter 8. Co-designing the study with stakeholdersOverview of the approachCritical analysis of the demand, constraints and avoidance strategiesThe community of the studyWorking as a team in the fieldManagement of ethics and rights for stakeholdersSystem boundaries, typologies and sampling strategiesChapter 9. Building life cycle inventoriesForeground data collectionDirect field emissionsBackground data collectionQuality management and critical review (CR)Chapter 10. Performing impact assessmentOverview of available and recommended sets of LCIA methodsImpact categoriesChapter 11. Interpreting the results for each stakeholder categoryAccounting for uncertainty in LCA studiesComparing results with previous studiesSharing and communicating results to support decisionsPart 4. Conclusions and moving forwardPart 5. AppendicesAppendix A. Guidelines / ISO Norms: a brief overviewISO, 2006. ISO - 14040:2006 - Environmental management - Life cycle assessment - Principles and framework, Environmental ManagementISO, 2006. ISO - 14044:2006 - Environmental management - Life cycle assessment - Requirements and guidelines. GenevaAppendix B. Commonly used direct field emission modelsAppendix C. LCA resourcesNetworks and platformsDatabases and softwareResearch and universitiesAppendix D. Data collection and confidentiality: check list and points of vigilanceData collection and confidentialityPoints of vigilanceTools and best practices for data managementAppendix E. Recommendations for designing a sampling protocol according to PAS 2050-1Appendix F. Best practices for agri-food LCAs at the system levelAppendix G. Free tools to model field emissions for LCIEmission models onlineGHG calculatorsAppendix H. Detailed guidance on impact categoriesGlobal Warming or Climate Change impactSoil quality impactHuman toxicity and ecotoxicityBiodiversity due to LULUCWater scarcity footprintAppendix I. LCIA methods recommended by the Life Cycle Initiative and EF 3.0Appendix J. Detailed guidance on the use of the qualitative assessment of data in LCA according to the European PEFCR Guidance (EC 2018)Qualitative diagnosisUncertainty approximationAppendix K. How to display LCA results while avoiding bias due to visualization choices?Refer to “useful ink” conceptWhich type of graph is the most effective for most LCIA results? (histograms)References<div> </div> 21 00 06 01 https://www.quae-open.com/produit/179/9782759234677/life-cycle-assessment-of-agri-food-systems 01 00 03 02 https://www.quae-open.com/system/product_pictures/data/009/940/385/original/02818BDW_AnoperationalguideLCA.jpg 17 14 20260116T003150+0100 15 00 04 02 01 E107 04 9782759234677.pdf 05 14.09 06 0d6445ca4d178c1e7a7ea42e4c75d805 https://www.quae-open.com/extract/656?filename=9782759234677.pdf&md5sum=0d6445ca4d178c1e7a7ea42e4c75d805&size=14773245&title=Extrait+au+format+PDF 17 14 20211217T101922+0100 01 I1 Éditions Quae 01 01 P2 Éditions Quae 04 01 00 20211217 19 00 20211217 01 FR 13 03 9782759234660 15 9782759234660 06 03 9782759234684 15 9782759234684 WORLD 08 Éditions Quae 04 01 00 20211217 03 01 D1 Quae Open Acess 20 04 05 01 EUR WORLD www.quae-open.com-R000659 03 01 01 R000659 00 ED E101 02 01 01 Life Cycle Assessment of agri-food systems An operational guide dedicated to developing and emerging economies 01 eng 22 7509137 17 01 I1 Éditions Quae 01 01 P2 Éditions Quae 02 01 000326 03 9782759234684 15 9782759234684 03 01 D1 Quae Open Acess 29 https://www.quae-open.com/open_access_download/326/659 45 03 www.quae-open.com-000326 03 01 01 000326 03 9782759234684 15 9782759234684 10 EA E101 10 02 01 R000659 ED E101 1 10 01 02 Savoir faire 01 01 Life Cycle Assessment of agri-food systems An operational guide dedicated to developing and emerging economies 1 B15 01 A396 Claudine Basset-Mens Basset-Mens, Claudine Claudine Basset-Mens Agronomist and LCA scientist since early 2000s. She has been involved in applying and adapting the LCA framework to agrifood chains (animal and crop production) in a wide range of situations and countries (France, New Zealand, Caribbean islands, Africa, Asia). Her main research interests relate to the inclusion of agricultural systems diversity, the modelling of field emissions and flows, the modelling of perennial crops within LCA, the inclusion of uncertainty and more recently the modelling of biodiversity due to LULUC in LCA. 2 B15 01 A397 Angel Avadí Avadí, Angel Angel Avadí Environmental assessment expert at CIRAD since 2015, has been involved in many studies applying LCA to agri-food production systems, especially in Latin America and Africa. His main research interests include the development of adapted models for direct field emissions, soil carbon sequestration and terrestrial ecotoxicity. One of his main drivers is to advance the agroecological transition of vegetable production in periurban areas of developing countries. 3 B15 01 A398 Cécile Bessou Bessou, Cécile Cécile Bessou Agronomist and LCA scientist, she has been working at Cirad since 2010. She has been involved in applying and adapting the LCA framework to various agrifood chains with a specific focus on perennial cropping systems in tropical countries. Her main research interests relate to the modelling of field emissions related to carbon and nitrogen cycling within agroeocological systems and the accounting for impacts on soil quality within LCA. 4 B15 01 A399 Ivonne Acosta-Alba Acosta-Alba, Ivonne Ivonne Acosta-Alba Agronomist and Environmental assessment expert since 2010. She has contributed to the methodological development and application of LCA for the operationalization of sustainable development, climate-smart agriculture and co-design of agricultural and livestock systems. Her main research interest is the improvement of environmental efficiency of agri-food systems associating socio-economic indicators. She works as independent researcher in Europe, Latin American & the Caribbean region and Africa. Associate researcher at Innovation research unit - CIRAD. 5 B15 01 A400 Yannick Biard Biard, Yannick Yannick Biard Agronomist and expert in calculation tools for environmental assessment at CIRAD since 2011. He started his career as project manager of the AGRIBALYSE program for the production of the Life Cycle Inventory database on environmental impacts of French agricultural products. He has been involved in applying LCA to agri-food value chains (animal and plant production) in a wide range of situations and countries. His main interests include LCI/LCA databases and calculation tools, Data Quality Management Systems (DQMS) and coupling environmental data with economic and social data for integrated multi-criteria assessments. 6 B15 01 A401 Sandra Payen Payen, Sandra Sandra Payen Agronomist and LCA scientist, she has been working at CIRAD since 2019. She has been involved in applying and adapting the LCA framework to agrifood chains (animal and crop production) in a wide range of situations and countries (New Zealand, Africa, Asia). Her main research interests relate to the modelling of field fluxes (water, salts, nutrients), water deprivation, salinization and eutrophication impacts. She is also in charge of the design and implementation of LCA courses for CIRAD scientists and partners. 1 01 eng 08 210 03 24 Izibook:Subject Pays du sud 24 Izibook:Subject Agriculture et productions végétales 24 Izibook:Subject Alimentation et nutrition humaine 24 Izibook:Subject Sciences sociales, politiques, économiques 24 Izibook:Subject Pays du sud 24 Izibook:Subject Agriculture et productions végétales 24 Izibook:Subject Alimentation et nutrition humaine 24 Izibook:Subject Sciences sociales, politiques, économiques 24 Izibook:Subject Sciences de la vie et de la terre 24 Izibook:Subject Impression à la demande 24 Izibook:Subject South countries selection 24 Izibook:Subject Agriculture and crop production 24 Izibook:Subject Food and human nutrition 24 Izibook:Subject Society 24 Izibook:Subject Life and Earth sciences 24 Izibook:Subject Print on-demand 24 Izibook:Subject Southern Countries 24 Izibook:Subject Agriculture and Crops 24 Izibook:Subject Food & Nutrition 24 Izibook:Subject Political & Social Science 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Pays du sud| 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Agriculture et productions végétales| 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Alimentation et nutrition humaine| 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Sciences sociales, politiques, économiques| 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Pays du sud| 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Agriculture et productions végétales|Agronomie et systèmes de culture;Ingénierie et technologie 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Alimentation et nutrition humaine|Filières et produits 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Sciences sociales, politiques, économiques|Réglementation, législation 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Sciences de la vie et de la terre|Techniques et méthodes 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Impression à la demande| 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |South countries selection| 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Agriculture and crop production|Agronomy and cropping systems;Engineering and technology 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Food and human nutrition|Commodity chains and products 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Society|Regulations, legislation 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Life and Earth sciences|Techniques and methods 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Print on-demand| 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Southern Countries| 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Agriculture and Crops|Agronomy and cropping systems;Engineering and technology 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Food & Nutrition|Commodity chains and products 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Political & Social Science|Regulation, law, conventions 23 Izibook:NewTags Agriculture et productions végétales|Agronomie et systèmes de culture;Ingénierie et technologie 23 Izibook:NewTags Alimentation et nutrition humaine|Filières et produits 23 Izibook:NewTags Sciences sociales, politiques, économiques|Réglementation, législation 23 Izibook:NewTags Sciences de la vie et de la terre|Techniques et méthodes 23 Izibook:NewTags Agriculture and crop production|Agronomy and cropping systems;Engineering and technology 23 Izibook:NewTags Food and human nutrition|Commodity chains and products 23 Izibook:NewTags Society|Regulations, legislation 23 Izibook:NewTags Life and Earth sciences|Techniques and methods 23 Izibook:NewTags Agriculture and Crops|Agronomy and cropping systems;Engineering and technology 23 Izibook:NewTags Food & Nutrition|Commodity chains and products 23 Izibook:NewTags Political & Social Science|Regulation, law, conventions 20 développement durable;alimentation;économie;modélisation;filière 10 2011 SCI043000 29 3070 29 3801 29 4042 01 001.42 01 001.43 03 00 This Print On Demand book will be sent within 3 weeks (metropolitan France) and in a separate package if you order another paperback book.Cet ouvrage en impression à la demande sera envoyé sous 3 semaines environ (France métropolitaine) et dans un colis séparé en cas de commande avec un autre livre papier.Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is the internationally recognized method to assess the environmental impacts of products and services. Its application to agri-food systems in developing or emerging contexts is recent and represents many challenges of scientific, partnerial and operational nature. With more than 10 years of scientific and field experience, the CIRAD LCA team has synthesized, with other internationally recognized experts, the best knowledge and approaches available to apply LCA under these conditions. This operational guide is a useful tool for LCA practitioners; it provides best practice recommendations to carry out LCA studies on agri-food products in developing and emerging contexts. This Print On Demand book will be sent within 3 weeks (metropolitan France) and in a separate package if you order another paperback book. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is the internationally recognized method to assess the environmental impacts of products and services. Its application to agri-food systems in developing or emerging contexts is recent and represents many challenges of scientific, partnerial and operational nature. With more than 10 years of scientific and field experience, the CIRAD LCA team has synthesized, with other internationally recognized experts, the best knowledge and approaches available to apply LCA under these conditions. This operational guide is a useful tool for LCA practitioners; it provides best practice recommendations to carry out LCA studies on agri-food products in developing and emerging contexts. 02 00 Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is the internationally recognized method to assess the environmental impacts of products and services. This operational guide provides best practice recommendations for LCA practitioners to carry out LCA studies on agri-food systems in developing and emerging contexts. 04 00 Preface Part 1. Introduction Chapter 1. LCA within developing and emerging economies Land tenure issues Environmental vs. economic development concerns Most developing and emerging countries are located in the tropical zone Inadequate input issues Research and development priorities and capacities Chapter 2. The purpose of this operational guide Chapter 3. Standards, guidelines and tools Chapter 4. Preparation process and intended audience Part 2. Agri-food LCA in developing and emerging contexts Chapter 5. State of the art of agri-food LCA Chapter 6. Specific challenges for agri-food LCA in developing and emerging contexts Diversity of agri-food systems due to specific natural conditions and combined socio-economic constraints Data gaps on the systems to be characterized Varying awareness and capacities of stakeholders Chapter 7. Established and emerging initiatives Part 3. Overcoming the challenges for robust agri-food LCA in developing and emerging economies Chapter 8. Co-designing the study with stakeholders Overview of the approach Critical analysis of the demand, constraints and avoidance strategies The community of the study Working as a team in the field Management of ethics and rights for stakeholders System boundaries, typologies and sampling strategies Chapter 9. Building life cycle inventories Foreground data collection Direct field emissions Background data collection Quality management and critical review (CR) Chapter 10. Performing impact assessment Overview of available and recommended sets of LCIA methods Impact categories Chapter 11. Interpreting the results for each stakeholder category Accounting for uncertainty in LCA studies Comparing results with previous studies Sharing and communicating results to support decisions Part 4. Conclusions and moving forward  Part 5. Appendices Appendix A. Guidelines / ISO Norms: a brief overview ISO, 2006. ISO - 14040:2006 - Environmental management - Life cycle assessment - Principles and framework, Environmental Management ISO, 2006. ISO - 14044:2006 - Environmental management - Life cycle assessment - Requirements and guidelines. Geneva Appendix B. Commonly used direct field emission models Appendix C. LCA resources Networks and platforms Databases and software Research and universities Appendix D. Data collection and confidentiality: check list and points of vigilance Data collection and confidentiality Points of vigilance Tools and best practices for data management Appendix E. Recommendations for designing a sampling protocol according to PAS 2050-1 Appendix F. Best practices for agri-food LCAs at the system level Appendix G. Free tools to model field emissions for LCI Emission models online GHG calculators Appendix H. Detailed guidance on impact categories Global Warming or Climate Change impact Soil quality impact Human toxicity and ecotoxicity Biodiversity due to LULUC Water scarcity footprint Appendix I. LCIA methods recommended by the Life Cycle Initiative and EF 3.0 Appendix J. Detailed guidance on the use of the qualitative assessment of data in LCA according to the European PEFCR Guidance (EC 2018) Qualitative diagnosis Uncertainty approximation Appendix K. How to display LCA results while avoiding bias due to visualization choices? Refer to “useful ink” concept Which type of graph is the most effective for most LCIA results? (histograms) References PrefacePart 1. IntroductionChapter 1. LCA within developing and emerging economiesLand tenure issuesEnvironmental vs. economic development concernsMost developing and emerging countries are located in the tropical zoneInadequate input issuesResearch and development priorities and capacitiesChapter 2. The purpose of this operational guideChapter 3. Standards, guidelines and toolsChapter 4. Preparation process and intended audience Part 2. Agri-food LCA in developing and emerging contextsChapter 5. State of the art of agri-food LCAChapter 6. Specific challenges for agri-food LCA in developing and emerging contexts Diversity of agri-food systems due to specific natural conditions and combined socio-economic constraintsData gaps on the systems to be characterizedVarying awareness and capacities of stakeholdersChapter 7. Established and emerging initiatives Part 3. Overcoming the challenges for robust agri-food LCA in developing and emerging economiesChapter 8. Co-designing the study with stakeholdersOverview of the approachCritical analysis of the demand, constraints and avoidance strategiesThe community of the studyWorking as a team in the fieldManagement of ethics and rights for stakeholdersSystem boundaries, typologies and sampling strategiesChapter 9. Building life cycle inventoriesForeground data collectionDirect field emissionsBackground data collectionQuality management and critical review (CR)Chapter 10. Performing impact assessmentOverview of available and recommended sets of LCIA methodsImpact categoriesChapter 11. Interpreting the results for each stakeholder categoryAccounting for uncertainty in LCA studiesComparing results with previous studiesSharing and communicating results to support decisionsPart 4. Conclusions and moving forwardPart 5. AppendicesAppendix A. Guidelines / ISO Norms: a brief overviewISO, 2006. ISO - 14040:2006 - Environmental management - Life cycle assessment - Principles and framework, Environmental ManagementISO, 2006. ISO - 14044:2006 - Environmental management - Life cycle assessment - Requirements and guidelines. GenevaAppendix B. Commonly used direct field emission modelsAppendix C. LCA resourcesNetworks and platformsDatabases and softwareResearch and universitiesAppendix D. Data collection and confidentiality: check list and points of vigilanceData collection and confidentialityPoints of vigilanceTools and best practices for data managementAppendix E. Recommendations for designing a sampling protocol according to PAS 2050-1Appendix F. Best practices for agri-food LCAs at the system levelAppendix G. Free tools to model field emissions for LCIEmission models onlineGHG calculatorsAppendix H. Detailed guidance on impact categoriesGlobal Warming or Climate Change impactSoil quality impactHuman toxicity and ecotoxicityBiodiversity due to LULUCWater scarcity footprintAppendix I. LCIA methods recommended by the Life Cycle Initiative and EF 3.0Appendix J. Detailed guidance on the use of the qualitative assessment of data in LCA according to the European PEFCR Guidance (EC 2018)Qualitative diagnosisUncertainty approximationAppendix K. How to display LCA results while avoiding bias due to visualization choices?Refer to “useful ink” conceptWhich type of graph is the most effective for most LCIA results? (histograms)References<div> </div> 21 00 06 01 https://www.quae-open.com/produit/179/9782759234677/life-cycle-assessment-of-agri-food-systems 01 00 03 02 https://www.quae-open.com/system/product_pictures/data/009/940/385/original/02818BDW_AnoperationalguideLCA.jpg 17 14 20260116T003150+0100 15 00 04 02 01 E101 04 9782759234684.epub 05 7.16 06 dc616addde59ecdd266ddd699fae5da9 https://www.quae-open.com/extract/658?filename=9782759234684.epub&md5sum=dc616addde59ecdd266ddd699fae5da9&size=7509137&title=Extrait+au+format+ePub 17 14 20211217T155444+0100 01 I1 Éditions Quae 01 01 P2 Éditions Quae 04 01 00 20211217 19 00 20211217 01 FR 13 03 9782759234660 15 9782759234660 06 03 9782759234677 15 9782759234677 WORLD 08 Éditions Quae 04 01 00 20211217 03 01 D1 Quae Open Acess 20 04 05 01 EUR WORLD