Giulio Mario Cappelletti obtained a PhD in "Commodity Science"; he is a researcher and aggregate professor in commodity sciences at the Department of Economics, Management and Territory of the University of Foggia. His research interests concern the application and study of the LCA (life cycle assessment) methodology, the environmental aspects of the agri-food sector, the recovery of agri-food byproducts, and the quality and typicality of agri-food products. He is the author of over 100 publications. He has been a member of 17 research projects on agri-food issues, of which 2 are European, 8 are national, and 7 are local.