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Even though agricultural activities have always had to face systemic risk, increasing uncertainty linked to market conditions, policy revision and climate change require the adoption of extensive, functional and informed risk management strategi[...]Article
Specialization and intensification in agriculture have increased productivity but have also led to the spread of monocultural systems, simplifying production but reducing genetic diversity. The purpose of this study was to propose crop diversifi[...]Article
E. Revoyron ; M. Le Bail ; J.-M. Meynard ; A. Gunnarsson ; M. Seghetti ; L. Colombo |Context : Diversified cropping systems are a main pillar of agroecological practices, but their development is hindered by technological lock-in of agri-food systems around a few major crops. There are only a few examples where minor crops succe[...]Article
C. Bux ; M. Lombardi ; E. Varese ; V. Amicarelli |Conventional and intensive agriculture systems represent an environmental challenge. This research aims at evaluating the economic and environmental implications of conventional and organic durum wheat production in Southern Italy by applying ma[...]Article
This study focuses on the perception of ethnic foods by European consumers. The aim of this work is to enrich the literature on the analysis of consumer perception of ethnic foods by focusing on the socio-demographic characteristics of consumers[...]Article
G. Mancuso ; M.C.M. Parlato ; S. Lavrnic ; A. Toscano ; F. Valenti |Agriculture is the major water user worldwide and it is expected to be negatively affected by climate change and water scarcity. The use of non-conventional water resources could be the solution to overcome this issue. In fact, treated wastewate[...]Article
D. Marino ; M. Palmieri ; A. Marucci ; S. Pili |Landscape composition has a crucial role in determining ecosystem functioning and human well-being. Human activities (e.g. urban expansion or agricultural intensification) have strongly modified the natural environment and ecosystem integrity. T[...]Article
Y. Vecchio ; J. Di Pasquale ; T. Del Giudice ; G. Pauselli ; M. Masi ; F. Adinolfi |CONTEXT Precision farming (PF) is a term that is now widespread throughout agricultural systems worldwide. It is studied in many ways, from its strictly technical connotation of a farm management strategy that uses information technology to sup[...]Article
In Europe today, there is increasing interest in the management of protected spaces, not only in an attempt to ensure their conservation but also because of their enormous potential for promoting rural development. These protected spaces are gen[...]Article
Agritourism has consistently increased in Italian rural areas since the early 1990s. Social capital is a fundamental pillar in reducing socio-economic marginalisation in rural areas. This study's main purpose was to assess, through two different[...]Article
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M. Galardi ; L. Filugelli ; R. Moruzzo ; F. Riccioli ; F. Mutinelli ; S. Espinosa Diaz ; L. Contalbrigo |In the European framework of multifunctional agriculture, Social Farming (SF) has constantly been spreading. In Italy, these practices are legally connected to Animal Assisted Interventions (AAI), creating new perspectives and challenges for far[...]Article
The purpose of this paper is to analyse the perception of environmental attributes and food safety in Italy and Spain and how these different perceptions influence the importance of various attributes and certifications related to food. These tw[...]Article
D. Masseroni ; F. Gangi ; A. Galli ; R. Ceriani ; C. De Gaetani ; C. Gandolfi |Border irrigation is one of the most ancient but, at the same time, still widely applied irrigation methods across the world. Due to the intrinsic characteristics of the method, the water volumes involved are often difficult to measure and this [...]Article
M. Pittarello ; F. Chiarini ; C. Menta ; L. Furlan ; P. Carletti |Conservation Agriculture includes practices focused on the conservation and the restoration of main soil features, such as organic carbon content, structure, and biological diversity and activity. Our study was conducted in three farms in North-[...]Article
The increase in world population and the resulting demand for food, water and energy are exerting increasing pressure on soil, water resources and ecosystems. Identification of tools to minimise the related environmental impacts within the food-[...]Article
A. Kayad ; M. Sozzi ; D.S. Paraforos ; F.A. Rodrigues ; Y. Cohen ; S. Fountas ; M.-J. Francisco ; A. Pezzuolo ; S. Grigolato ; F. Marinello |The applications of digital agriculture technologies are increasing rapidly with increased interest from the new generation of farmers to use digital solutions. Such technologies include several in-field and remote sensors besides data processin[...]Article
Whilst current policies recognize the impacts that changes in climates and markets have imposed on the Italian food system, less attention is given to the development of systematic approaches to identify alternative cropping systems across Italy[...]Article
The existing cultivated land in the Mediterranean region faces great pressure from various sources. A suitability evaluation of potential arable land is urgent for helping adaptation measures to mitigate the impacts of climate change and human p[...]Article
Supporting agri-food SMEs in Italy in the post-COVID-19 context: from Horizon 2020 to Horizon Europe
C. Zarbà ; S. Bracco ; B. Pecorino ; G. Pappalardo ; G. Chinnici ; M. D'Amico |In recent decades, European policy has targeted specific measures towards SMEs. The recently concluded Horizon 2020 Programme, under the Europe 2020 Strategy, has provided economic support to stimulate competitiveness and boost the economy of me[...]Article
G. Coppola ; M. Costantini ; A. Fusi ; L. Ruiz-Garcia ; J. Bacenetti |Agricultural activity is responsible of considerable negative effects on the environment. In this context, in the last years, organic cultivation is increasing being perceived as more sustainable for the environmental. Nevertheless, this higher [...]Article
M. Ingrassia ; S. Chironi ; G. Lo Grasso ; L. Gristina ; N. Francesca ; S. Bacarella ; P. Columba ; L. Altamore |The Italian wine industry is strongly committed to sustainability. Among the numerous sustainability certifications and programs implemented in Italy for the wine sector, SOStain is the oldest at the regional level. The SOStain Foundation promot[...]Article
Household food waste represents one of the main challenges threatening the sustainability of modern food systems globally. As is widely recognised, a deeper understanding of wasteful behaviour profiles is the starting point of designing interven[...]Article
The objective of this paper is to explore the policies that have been implemented and planned in relation to the impacts that the COVID-19 health crisis has had on the Italian food system. This is an evaluation exercise useful to understand what[...]Article
F.G. Santeramo ; R. Manno ; M. Tappi ; E. Lamonaca |Trademarks are useful territorial marketing policies contributing to the economic growth of a certain region. However, the complexity of these strategies from a marketing and legal perspective requires a deeper understanding of the functioning o[...]Article
Agricultural insurance stands prominant in the protection of crop products. In Italy, the increasing occurrence of extreme weather events has had an important impact on the crop insurance markets dynamics by lowering insurance companies propens[...]Article
R. Leogrande ; D. El Chami ; G. Fumarola ; M. Di Carolo ; G. Piegari ; M. Elefante ; D. Perrelli ; C. Dongiovanni |In agriculture, plant biostimulants have become necessary to meet the United Nations sustainable development goals (UN-SDGs) and advance the European Green Deal. In particular, seaweed-based biostimulants have received a greater acceptance for t[...]Article
A. Ncube ; G. Fiorentino ; C. Panfilo ; M. De Falco ; S. Ulgiati |Purpose : The olive oil sector in Italy has a significant socio-economic, environmental, and cultural relevance. However, the environmental impacts of production and consumption models are considerable, mainly due to the demand for large quantit[...]Article
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Many stated preference studies have shown that individuals attitudes play an important role in explaining their behaviour and helping to disentangle preference heterogeneity. When responses to attitudinal questions are introduced into discrete [...]