ArticleThis study proposes the application of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and economic
evaluations conducted on different cereal production systems in semi-arid environments. Two
different crop management systems of durum wheat were analysed by distinguishing Continuous
Cropping (CC) and Crop Rotation (CR) with vetch, that are conducted through two different
levels of crop intensification (in terms of tillage and fertilization strategies): Conventional (Conv)
and Conservative (Cons). The resulting four scenarios were examined using LCA methodology
to assess the environmental impacts, and the Production Cost (PC) analysis to estimate the
economic results. Overall, the findings of this research provide an opportunity to identify
sustainable crops management strategies
