Journal
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
Volume 201, Issue -, Pages 463-470Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.07.294
Keywords
Sustainable intensification; Energy efficiency; Integrated farming; Sustainability; Olive groves; Economic analysis
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- research project of the Spanish National Plan of Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation: Local Agro-food Systems and public goods. Analysis and valuation models of territorial externalities in designations of origin of olive oil [AGL2012-36537]
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In the late 20th century, new patterns arose in the consumption of energy and materials in agriculture related to sustainable intensification observed in certain rural areas. This article discusses how these changes manifested themselves in the rain-fed agricultural olive-growing region of Estepa, in southern Spain. Considering farm inputs and outputs, it analyses energy and economic balances at different levels of intensification applying a methodology that combines process analysis, Energy Return on Energy Invested (EROI) and Activity-Based Costing (ABC), The results show that the farms following sustainable intensification models increased production from 36.8% to 64.4% and improved revenues per unit of energy invested from 40.0% to 60.0% while maintaining energy consumption. The models of sustainable intensification were related to the extension of integrated farming and have been led by a network of actors. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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