Banca de DEFESA: KAYRO CIPRIANO DE ARAÚJO SEVERO

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STUDENT : KAYRO CIPRIANO DE ARAÚJO SEVERO
DATE: 31/08/2026
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: Auditório da Direção
TITLE:

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM ARTISANAL CHESSE IN SERIDÓ, SEMIARID REGION OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE.

KEY WORDS:

Agroindustry, Family Farming, Life Cycle Assessment, Carbon Footprint, Sustainability.

PAGES: 80
BIG AREA: Ciências Agrárias
AREA: Zootecnia
SUMMARY:

Artisanal cheese production in the Seridó region, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, is an economically important activity for family farming in the semi-arid Northeast, yet its environmental impacts remain poorly quantified. This study applied Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), following ABNT NBR ISO 14040/14044 standards, to map greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the production of artisanal cheese in four integrated farm-dairy productive units (UPAs) located in the Seridó region, RN. A partial gate-to-retail scope was adopted, with a functional unit of 1 kg of cheese, a Tier 2 (IPCC) inventory, and global warming potential (GWP-100 - IPCC AR6) characterization factors, covering electricity, diesel, gasoline, biomass (firewood), transportation to points of sale, and effluent management (whey). Results showed total emissions of 47,715.65 kg CO2eq/year across the four UPAs, with emission intensities ranging from 0.18 to 3.88 kg CO2eq/kg of cheese. Effluent management (55.9%), transportation (20.4%), and firewood use (15.3%) were identified as the main emission hotspots. The findings provide a novel baseline to support monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) strategies and public policies aimed at the sustainability of artisanal dairy production in the semi-arid region, aligned with the ABC+ Plan and ESG/SDO commitments.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 2313454 - ADRIANO HENRIQUE DO NASCIMENTO RANGEL
Externa à Instituição - EMMANUELLA DE OLIVEIRA MOURA ARAÚJO
Interna - 2339534 - STELA ANTAS URBANO