Knowledge-based Sustainable vAlue-added food chains: innovative tooLs for monitoring ethical, environmental and Socio-economic impActs and implementing Eu-Latin shared

strategies

Buenos Aires, Argentina17-18 June 2011

KICK OFF MEETING

Cesare Zanasi

(Cesare Zanasi – Cosimo Rota)

Defining the Road Map for a common understanding

Basic concepts, methods and actions

Relevant technical-scientific issues related to SALSA implementation

The life cycle thinking and management approach: main features

Relevant technical-scientific issues related to SALSA implementation

(Cesare Zanasi – Cosimo Rota)

A.

Life Cycle Thinking

Life Cycle Management

Definition“...is the organizational dimension of the life cycle

approaches…LCM uses various procedural and analytical tools for different applications and

integrates economic, social and environmental aspects into an institutional context”.

Life Cycle Management

LCM tools:

Integrated Management Systems (IMS) Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

Carbon Footprinting (CF) Life Cycle Design (LCD) Life Cycle Costing (LCC)

Environmental Product Declaration (PE) Corporate Reporting (CR)

Responsible Supply Chain Management (RSCM)

Life Cycle Assessment

DefinitionLCA is a compilation and evaluation of the

inputs, outputs and other interventions and the current or potential environmental aspects and impacts throughout a product’s life cycle (i.e.,

“cradle to grave”).

Life Cycle Assessment

Goal and Scope Definition

Life Cycle Inventory Analysis

Life Cycle Impact Assessment

InterpretationISO

14041

ISO 14041

ISO 14042

ISO 14043

Steps of an LCA

Life Cycle Assessment

Extract from a Life Cycle Inventory – Dairy PlantIngredien

tsIngredients other than raw milk Country of origin Transportation of ingredients to manufacturing plant

EnergyElectrical and thermal energy use Source of energy (black coal, natural gas, oil, LPG and biogas) Cogeneration systems

Chemicals

Main chemicals used in cleaning-in-place (CIP) systems (Caustic, nitric acid, triplex, sodium hypochlorite) Transportation of chemicals to manufacturing plant

Water Quantity of water and water treatment processSolid waste

Quantity of solids waste product and amount recycled

Finished product

Quantity of product-milk, yoghurt, cheese, milk powder etc produced at the manufacturing plant

Life Cycle Assessment

Life Cycle Assessment

Life Cycle Assessment

Source: Chassot, A., Philipp, A., Gaillard, G., 8. Wissenschaftstagung Ökologischer Landbau, Kassel, 1.-4. März 2005. 2005, 1-1

Life Cycle Costing

Definition...is as an assessment of all costs associated

with the life cycle of a product that are directly covered by any one or more of the actors in

the product life cycle (supplier, producer, user/consumer, EOL-actor)”.

Life Cycle Costing

Price + Life-Cycle CostsProduct B costs less overall

Product A Product B

$Disposal &

Post-Disposal

Use

Purchase PriceProduct A appears cheaper

Product A Product B

$

Acquisition Acquisition

Supply Chain Responsibility

Supply Chain Responsibility

Focus on data inventory – relations with stakeholders

Relevant technical-scientific issues related to SALSA implementation

B.

1. Define strategies to enhance the “willingness” to cooperate in data collection and management; encouraging collaboration among stakeholders

Focus on data inventory/relations with stakeholders

Relevant issues

2. Chain representativeness in terms of :

• Product impact on LAC and EU sustainability

• Existing production systems

• Stakeholders inclusion (chain boundary)

Focus on data inventory/relations with stakeholders

Relevant issues

3. Identification of:• The functional unit for the analysis (final

poduct considered in our analysis) (1 Litre of bio fuel, 1 kg of soymeal – beef carcass?)

• The boundaries of the analysis.

Focus on data inventory/relations with stakeholders

Relevant issues

1. Enhance collaboration through appropriate socio-cultural analysis of the stakeholders and definition of communication strategies and institutions involvement

2. Clear understanding of the different partners’ role during the process of implementing the LCM tools

Focus on data inventory/relations with stakeholders

Possible actions

3. Food chain choice: • balance chains number and chain

boundaries• choice of supply chains including one or

more of the following:• One soya- beef integrated chain (EU beef)• Soya for bio-fuels (different production systems)• Beef in different relevant production systems

(internal /international markets)

Possible actions

Focus on data inventory/relations with stakeholders

3. Data Inventory: in the light of previous considerations:

• Definition of a “shopping list”• Evaluation of its relevance and collection

feasibility• When needed, integrate missing data with

already existing data bases

Focus on data inventory/relations with stakeholders

Possible actions

ICTs architecture definition, ICTs adoption and implementation

Relevant technical-scientific issues related to SALSA implementation

C.

• How to make it possible for the different stakeholders to adopt, and use in a collaborative way, the ICTS solutions provided?• In particular roles of farmers (how to support farmers adoption of ICTs?)

ICTs architecture definition, ICTs adoption and implementation Relevant issues

• WEB solution design according to stakeholders needs and characteristics (technical cultural etc..) .

• WEB solution adoption: overcoming cultural technical and economic barriers

• WEB architecture for an easy and effective communication to end users

ICTs architecture definition, ICTs adoption and implementation Possible actions

This implies

• different strategies for different stakeholders relations

• effects on the supply chain organization (who is doing what?) when managing the software for the supply chain management?

ICTs architecture definition, ICTs adoption and implementation Possible actions

REGULATION AND STANDARDS DATA BASE

Relevant technical-scientific issues related to SALSA implementation

D.

• Most of the material is already existing and we need to organize it to fulfill SALSA goals

•the contribution of SALSA partners, IP and AB members, twinned projects as sources of information will be important

• The WP2 and WP5 leaders should provide a framework for data collection (a shopping list)

National Latin American and EU Policies and

Regulations

Twinning with other projects – possible actions

• Exchange of data

• Exchange of information (e.g. Innovation data base contents – regulation and quality standards

• Exchange of experiences on theoretical, methodological and field activites related to the project implementation

OTHERS

Organization and management

Knowledge-based Sustainable vAlue-added food chains: innovative tooLs for monitoring ethical, environmental and Socio-economic impActs and implementing Eu-Latin shared

strategies

Monica Russo, Cesare Zanasi

Partners

MAIN CHALLENGE

Governance structure, roles and tasks

Relevant issues

Define Roles and Procedures for a:

QuickRelevant

Clear and organized

KNOWLEDGE AND DATA EXCHANGE

Elasticity in relationship and tasks implementation

(the n. of persons/month is consequent to legal/ administrative constraints)

Governance structure, roles and tasks

Actions and recommendations

Governance structure, roles and tasks

Actions and recommendations

One Latin American partners’ coordinator?

Official? Yes: to be indicated in the Consortium Agreement

Unofficial?Which tasks?

Could a WPs Leaders official body be useful?

Governance structure, roles and tasks

Relevant issues

• DOODLE for SALSA meetings participation polls

• Video conference tools: SKYPE?

• Data repository: collection of papers

Communication software and hardware to manage the Relations among partners

Governance structure, roles and tasks

Advisory board and Industrial Platform

Role of Dissemination and Exploitation Team

Governance structure, roles and tasks

Others

Governance structure, roles and tasks