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GROUP 2, SESSION A: CARBON OR WATER FOOTPRINTS, SOIL, BIODIVERSITY 8 th Int. Conference on <strong>LCA</strong> <strong>in</strong> the<br />

Agri-<strong>Food</strong> Sector, 1-4 Oct <strong>2012</strong><br />

42. Carbon footpr<strong>in</strong>t of the Chilean apple orchard system: study <strong>in</strong> the<br />

ma<strong>in</strong> southern hemisphere producer<br />

Alfredo Iriarte 1,2,* , Pablo Villalobos 3 , Pablo Yañez 3 , Carlos Huenchuleo 3<br />

1 Department of Industrial Management and Modell<strong>in</strong>g. Faculty of Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g. Universidad de Talca.<br />

Casilla 747, Talca, Chile, 2 Chilean <strong>Food</strong> Process<strong>in</strong>g Research Centre (Centro de Estudios en Alimentos<br />

Procesados CEAP). R09I2001. Av. San Miguel km 2. Talca, Chile, 3 Department of Agricultural Economics.<br />

Faculty of Agricultural Sciences. Universidad de Talca. Casilla 747, Talca, Chile, Correspond<strong>in</strong>g author. Email:<br />

airiarte@utalca.cl<br />

Chile is a major off-season fruit supplier and covers a significant portion of fresh fruit imports made by the<br />

United States, the European Union and Japan. Chile is the largest southern hemisphere producer and exporter<br />

of apple (CCM, 2010). Estimat<strong>in</strong>g carbon footpr<strong>in</strong>t of agricultural systems is becom<strong>in</strong>g an important issue<br />

for country’s horticulture sector. This study evaluated, us<strong>in</strong>g a life-cycle approach, the carbon footpr<strong>in</strong>t of<br />

the <strong>in</strong>tensive apple orchard system <strong>in</strong> Chile. The m<strong>et</strong>hodology used is accord<strong>in</strong>g to the PAS 2050 specifications<br />

(BSI, 2008). The system boundaries <strong>in</strong>cluded all the life cycle stages from the cradle to the farm gate<br />

(harvested apples). The apple production analysed <strong>in</strong> this study corresponds to nationwide representative<br />

practices. The results <strong>in</strong>dicated that m<strong>in</strong>eral fertilisers caused the major contribution to the carbon footpr<strong>in</strong>t.<br />

In contrast, packag<strong>in</strong>g waste had a m<strong>in</strong>or <strong>in</strong>fluence. The application of the life-cycle approach helped to<br />

identify improvement measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions of the orchard production system.<br />

References<br />

BSI, 2008. PAS 2050:2008 Specification for the assessment of the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of<br />

goods and services. British Standards Institution (BSI). London, UK.<br />

CCM (Centro de Comp<strong>et</strong>ividad del Maule), 2000. Manzanos. Universidad de Talca, Talca.<br />

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