Life Cycle Assessment of Protected Strawberry Productions in Central Italy

Agricultural activities in Europe cover half of the total area continent and are simultaneously a cause environmental impact victims same impact. Horticultural or fruit crops considered highly intensive often employ many crop inputs such as fertilizers, pesticides, various materials. Strawberry falls into this group, it has grown acreage production more than others globally. The aim study is to compare two strawberry cultivation systems central Italy, mulched soil tunnel soilless system. method used assess LCA, widely applied agriculture supported by international standards. data mainly primary, related 2018, representative Italy. For assessment, selected was CML_IA baseline version. From results obtained, show similar per kg strawberries produced (e.g., for global warming: 0.785 CO2 eq soilless, 0.778 tunnel). Reduced differences can be observed use (greater tunnel) materials technology soilless). mitigation measures concern replacement packaging (excluding plastic) growing medium using perlite compost from insect breeding.