Carbon footprint of yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) value chain in Misiones Province (Argentina)

Autores
Chifarelli, Diego Hernan; Gruber, Lorena; Azzini, Lapo; Nicese, Francesco Paolo; Giordani, Edgardo
Año de publicación
2024
Idioma
inglés
Tipo de recurso
artículo
Estado
versión publicada
Descripción
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
Fuente
Sustainability 16 (22) : 10127 (2024)
Materia
Cultivos Alimenticios
Ilex paraguariensis
Impacto Ambiental
Food Crops
Mate
Environmental Impact
Carbon Footprint
Huella de Carbono
Misiones
Yerba Mate
Bebida de Infusión
Nivel de accesibilidad
acceso abierto
Condiciones de uso
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Repositorio
INTA Digital (INTA)
Institución
Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria
OAI Identificador
oai:localhost:20.500.12123/21347
Acceder
id INTADig_602022c3710ff13263ab6248f3eab7bf
oai_identifier_str oai:localhost:20.500.12123/21347
network_acronym_str INTADig
repository_id_str l
network_name_str INTA Digital (INTA)
spelling Carbon footprint of yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) value chain in Misiones Province (Argentina)Chifarelli, Diego HernanGruber, LorenaAzzini, LapoNicese, Francesco PaoloGiordani, EdgardoCultivos AlimenticiosIlex paraguariensisImpacto AmbientalFood CropsMateEnvironmental ImpactCarbon FootprintHuella de CarbonoMisionesYerba MateBebida de InfusiónYerba 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 MontecarloFil: Chifarelli, Diego. Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Facultad de Ciencias Forestales; ArgentinaFil: Chifarelli, Diego. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Montecarlo. Agencia de Extensión Rural Eldorado; ArgentinaFil: Gruber, Lorena. Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Facultad de Ciencias Forestales; ArgentinaFil: Azzini, Lapo. University of Florence. Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry (DAGRI); ItaliaFil: Nicese, Francesco. University of Florence. Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry (DAGRI); ItaliaFil: Giordani, Edgardo. University of Florence. Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry (DAGRI); ItaliaMDPI2025-02-19T11:49:52Z2025-02-19T11:49:52Z2024-11-20info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/21347https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/16/22/101272071-1050https://doi.org/10.3390/su162210127Sustainability 16 (22) : 10127 (2024)reponame:INTA Digital (INTA)instname:Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariaenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)2025-09-29T13:47:09Zoai:localhost:20.500.12123/21347instacron:INTAInstitucionalhttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/oai/requesttripaldi.nicolas@inta.gob.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:l2025-09-29 13:47:09.387INTA Digital (INTA) - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv 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)
spellingShingle Carbon footprint of yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) value chain in Misiones Province (Argentina)
Chifarelli, Diego Hernan
Cultivos Alimenticios
Ilex paraguariensis
Impacto Ambiental
Food Crops
Mate
Environmental Impact
Carbon Footprint
Huella de Carbono
Misiones
Yerba Mate
Bebida de Infusión
title_short 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_sort Carbon footprint of yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) value chain in Misiones Province (Argentina)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Chifarelli, Diego Hernan
Gruber, Lorena
Azzini, Lapo
Nicese, Francesco Paolo
Giordani, Edgardo
author Chifarelli, Diego Hernan
author_facet Chifarelli, Diego Hernan
Gruber, Lorena
Azzini, Lapo
Nicese, Francesco Paolo
Giordani, Edgardo
author_role author
author2 Gruber, Lorena
Azzini, Lapo
Nicese, Francesco Paolo
Giordani, Edgardo
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Cultivos Alimenticios
Ilex paraguariensis
Impacto Ambiental
Food Crops
Mate
Environmental Impact
Carbon Footprint
Huella de Carbono
Misiones
Yerba Mate
Bebida de Infusión
topic Cultivos Alimenticios
Ilex paraguariensis
Impacto Ambiental
Food Crops
Mate
Environmental Impact
Carbon Footprint
Huella de Carbono
Misiones
Yerba Mate
Bebida de Infusión
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv 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
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.
publishDate 2024
dc.date.none.fl_str_mv 2024-11-20
2025-02-19T11:49:52Z
2025-02-19T11:49:52Z
dc.type.none.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501
info:ar-repo/semantics/articulo
format article
status_str publishedVersion
dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv 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
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/21347
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/16/22/10127
https://doi.org/10.3390/su162210127
identifier_str_mv 2071-1050
dc.language.none.fl_str_mv eng
language eng
dc.rights.none.fl_str_mv 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)
eu_rights_str_mv openAccess
rights_invalid_str_mv http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
dc.format.none.fl_str_mv application/pdf
dc.publisher.none.fl_str_mv MDPI
publisher.none.fl_str_mv MDPI
dc.source.none.fl_str_mv Sustainability 16 (22) : 10127 (2024)
reponame:INTA Digital (INTA)
instname:Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria
reponame_str INTA Digital (INTA)
collection INTA Digital (INTA)
instname_str Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria
repository.name.fl_str_mv INTA Digital (INTA) - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria
repository.mail.fl_str_mv tripaldi.nicolas@inta.gob.ar
_version_ 1844619200586317824
score 12.558318

Publicaciones similares