Carbon footprint of yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) value chain in Misiones Province (Argentina)
Yerba mate (YM) is an important crop derived from the cultivation of the native tree Ilex paraguariensis in northeastern Argentina, used for the preparation of mate infusion, which is widely consumed in South America. This study aimed at assessing the environmental impact, namely of CO2 equivalent...
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| author | Chifarelli, Diego Hernan Gruber, Lorena Azzini, Lapo Nicese, Francesco Paolo Giordani, Edgardo |
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| description | Yerba mate (YM) is an important crop derived from the cultivation of the native tree Ilex paraguariensis in northeastern Argentina, used for the preparation of mate infusion, which is widely consumed in South America. This study aimed at assessing the environmental impact, namely of CO2
equivalent (CO2eq.) emissions, of the YM value chain while identifying environmental hotspots along the production chain, from nursery up to transport. A cradle-to-wholesale approach was carried out, considering as the main functional unit 1 kg of commercial YM produced in Misiones Province and transported to Buenos Aires, the largest YM market in the world. Primary data were gathered from representative nurseries and plantations of the region; processing and packaging data were collected from a local cooperative, while the assessment of the impact due to truck transport was performed considering a distance of 1200 km from Buenos Aires. All the processes were analyzed using LCA methodology following the guidelines outlined in the ISO 14044 regulation (EN ISO 14044); the GaBi software (Sphera Solution, Inc., Chicago, IL, USA), updated to version 10.7.21.8, was used for process modeling, while the CML 2001 calculation method, updated as of the latest release in August 2016, was used to calculate the impacts. The results (1.24 kg CO2eq./kg. YM produced in Misiones and transported to Buenos Aires) show that the cultivation phase of YM has very little impact, while most of the emissions are related to the drying phase and the subsequent transportation from the production area to Buenos Aires. |
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| spelling | INTA213472025-02-19T12:06:35Z Carbon footprint of yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) value chain in Misiones Province (Argentina) Chifarelli, Diego Hernan Gruber, Lorena Azzini, Lapo Nicese, Francesco Paolo Giordani, Edgardo Cultivos Alimenticios Ilex paraguariensis Impacto Ambiental Food Crops Mate Environmental Impact Carbon Footprint Huella de Carbono Misiones Yerba Mate Bebida de Infusión Yerba mate (YM) is an important crop derived from the cultivation of the native tree Ilex paraguariensis in northeastern Argentina, used for the preparation of mate infusion, which is widely consumed in South America. This study aimed at assessing the environmental impact, namely of CO2 equivalent (CO2eq.) emissions, of the YM value chain while identifying environmental hotspots along the production chain, from nursery up to transport. A cradle-to-wholesale approach was carried out, considering as the main functional unit 1 kg of commercial YM produced in Misiones Province and transported to Buenos Aires, the largest YM market in the world. Primary data were gathered from representative nurseries and plantations of the region; processing and packaging data were collected from a local cooperative, while the assessment of the impact due to truck transport was performed considering a distance of 1200 km from Buenos Aires. All the processes were analyzed using LCA methodology following the guidelines outlined in the ISO 14044 regulation (EN ISO 14044); the GaBi software (Sphera Solution, Inc., Chicago, IL, USA), updated to version 10.7.21.8, was used for process modeling, while the CML 2001 calculation method, updated as of the latest release in August 2016, was used to calculate the impacts. The results (1.24 kg CO2eq./kg. YM produced in Misiones and transported to Buenos Aires) show that the cultivation phase of YM has very little impact, while most of the emissions are related to the drying phase and the subsequent transportation from the production area to Buenos Aires. EEA Montecarlo Fil: Chifarelli, Diego. Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Facultad de Ciencias Forestales; Argentina Fil: Chifarelli, Diego. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Montecarlo. Agencia de Extensión Rural Eldorado; Argentina Fil: Gruber, Lorena. Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Facultad de Ciencias Forestales; Argentina Fil: Azzini, Lapo. University of Florence. Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry (DAGRI); Italia Fil: Nicese, Francesco. University of Florence. Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry (DAGRI); Italia Fil: Giordani, Edgardo. University of Florence. Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry (DAGRI); Italia 2025-02-19T11:49:52Z 2025-02-19T11:49:52Z 2024-11-20 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/21347 https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/16/22/10127 2071-1050 https://doi.org/10.3390/su162210127 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf MDPI Sustainability 16 (22) : 10127 (2024) |
| spellingShingle | Cultivos Alimenticios Ilex paraguariensis Impacto Ambiental Food Crops Mate Environmental Impact Carbon Footprint Huella de Carbono Misiones Yerba Mate Bebida de Infusión Chifarelli, Diego Hernan Gruber, Lorena Azzini, Lapo Nicese, Francesco Paolo Giordani, Edgardo Carbon footprint of yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) value chain in Misiones Province (Argentina) |
| title | Carbon footprint of yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) value chain in Misiones Province (Argentina) |
| title_full | Carbon footprint of yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) value chain in Misiones Province (Argentina) |
| title_fullStr | Carbon footprint of yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) value chain in Misiones Province (Argentina) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Carbon footprint of yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) value chain in Misiones Province (Argentina) |
| title_short | Carbon footprint of yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) value chain in Misiones Province (Argentina) |
| title_sort | carbon footprint of yerba mate ilex paraguariensis value chain in misiones province argentina |
| topic | Cultivos Alimenticios Ilex paraguariensis Impacto Ambiental Food Crops Mate Environmental Impact Carbon Footprint Huella de Carbono Misiones Yerba Mate Bebida de Infusión |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/21347 https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/16/22/10127 https://doi.org/10.3390/su162210127 |
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