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Can Geographical Indications (GIs) promote local economic development in rural areas? This paper explores the impact of GIs that identify and endorse agri-food products which are strictly embedded within the territory from which they originate. [...]Article
M. Borrello ; L. Cecchini ; R. Vecchio ; F. Caracciolo ; L. Cembalo ; B. Torquati |Traditional agricultural landscapes provide cultural ecosystem services to human communities. However, the limited profitability of these landscapes often discourages farmers from preserving them. The current research evaluates: (i) whether the [...]Article
The relationship between food and cities has been recognized as an area of interest for urban planning only recently, thanks to measures adopted at various government levels, locally and internationally. Rethinking the processes of food producti[...]Article
This document is based on the study of what a local digital food hub is. Topics such as the sustainability of agri-food systems, de-agrarianization and the causes related to them are covered, but also such principles as 'shared value', useful fo[...]Article
This study evaluates the impacts of reduction in chemical inputs use, as defined to the Farm to Fork strategy, on the Italian agricultural sector based on current production practices and technologies, as well as market and political framework. [...]Article
T. Simoniello ; R. Coluzzi ; M. D'Emilio ; V. Imbrenda ; L. Salvati ; R. Sinisi ; V. Summa |The European "Green Deal" strategy is aimed at making Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050 through integrated actions relying on healthier agricultural systems grounded in (environmental and economic) sustainable practices, includi[...]Article
Collective action among producers is a corrective measure for power imbalance, which affects primary producers in agro-food supply chains. As associations of producers and processors, Interbranch Organisations (IBOs) promote dialogue, best pract[...]Article
L. Battisti ; F. Larcher ; S. Grella ; N. Di Bartolo ; M. Devecchi |The Natura 2000 network is an ecological network covering the whole territory of the European Union to ensure the long-term maintenance of threatened or rare natural habitats and species of flora and fauna, including in metropolitan and rural ar[...]Article
Avec près de 75 % des stocks de ressources halieutiques considérés en surexploitation par la communauté scientifique, la Méditerranée est lun des espaces maritimes le plus surexploité au monde. Les habitudes de pêche quelles soient techniques,[...]Article
Contemporary agriculture is increasingly oriented toward the synergistic adoption of technologies such as the Internet of Things, Internet of Farming, big data analytics, and blockchain to combine resource protection and economic, social, and en[...]Article
Supply chain resilience is a critical capability needed to compete in the current turbulent and unpredictable business environment, but many companies still tend to underestimate its relevance. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, understanding[...]Article
The development of Web 2.0 technologies and social media, along with the emergence of wikis, blogs, online communities, and social networks, has rapidly transformed e-commerce. This phenomenon is commonly known as social commerce, an evolution o[...]Article
Agri-food is the second manufacturing sector in Italy, due to its strategic nature. However,it is affected by several problematics, and one of the most severe is the generation of wastes and by-products. The circular economy could be a winning a[...]Article
S. Zingale ; P. Guarnaccia ; G. Timpanaro ; A. Scuderi ; A. Matarazzo ; J. Bacenetti ; C. Ingrao |Purpose : This study was developed to address the environmental issues associated with a high-quality pasta production process, as the essential starting point to identify the related hotspots and the feasible improvement potentials. Methods : T[...]Article
F. Tittarelli ; A. Saba ; M. Di Pierro ; C. Ciaccia |The modern agrifood system has a strong socio-economic and health impact on stakeholders, from producers to consumers. According to agroecological studies, a key factor for the food system to change is a stronger connection between farmers and c[...]Article
In this programming period, the most important initiative of the European agriculture innovation policy is the European Innovation Partnership for Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability (EIP AGRI) that is based on an interactive approach t[...]Article
R. Salvia ; A. Colantoni ; L. Bianchini ; G. Egidi ; G. Polinesi ; L. Salvati ; G. Quaranta |Although sustainable development and desertification risk are hegemonic concepts in environmental economics, their intimate relationship was occasionally studied and made spatially explicit. The present study contributes to fill this knowledge g[...]Article
Recently agritourism has been strongly argued as a tool for rural development and investigating determinants that boost its performance is of paramount importance for policy design. This study examined the impact on agritourism performance of or[...]Article
L. Rossi ; M.E. Menconi ; D. Grohmann ; A. Brunori ; D.J. Nowak |With the uncertainties that our societies are living with (the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change), it becomes essential to provide urban planners and decision-makers with state-of-the-art and user-friendly methodologies to incorporate ecosyst[...]Article
Use of Sentinel-2 Satellite for spatially variable rate fertiliser management in a sicilian vineyard
Satellites can be used for producing maps of within-field crop and soil parameters and, consequentially, spatially variable rate crop input application maps. The plant vegetative vigour index (i.e., Normalised Difference Vegetation IndexNDVI) a[...]Article
This paper assesses consumer preferences and willingness to pay for three different environmental sustainability labels (EU Organic Farming, Rainforest Alliance, 'Per il Clima-Legambiente') and information cues about the origin displayed on a pr[...]Article
This paper examines the current challenges faced by logistics with a focus on the agri-food sector. After outlining the context, a review of the literature on the relationship between logistics and strategic management in gaining and increasing [...]Article
V. Fantin ; A. Buscaroli ; P. Buttol ; E. Novelli ; C. Soldati ; D. Zannoni ; G. Zucchi ; S. Righi |Soil organic carbon (SOC) plays a fundamental role in soil health, and its storage in soil is an important element to mitigate climate change. How to include this factor in Life Cycle Assessment studies has been the object of several papers and [...]Article
The collapse of tourism caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing many destinations to rethink their economic model, by focusing on sustainability and innovation. Advances in tourism impact assessment can not only improve tourism products and s[...]Article
P. Prosperi ; J. Kirwan ; D. Maye ; E. Tsakalou ; G. Vlahos ; F. Bartolini ; D. Vergamini ; G. Brunori |European small-scale fisheries are confronted with several challenges, notably a decrease in the number of people engaged in capture fishing, growing competition from less expensive extra-EU markets, rising operational costs, strict regulations [...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
O. Hanguir | 2022Characterizing the carbon footprint (CF) of agricultural production offers fundamental information for pursuing low carbon agriculture. The high emissions cost, especially from the overuse of agro-chemicals, has been widely debated for the last [...]Article
G. Sacchi ; G. Stefani ; D. Romano ; G. Nocella |In recent years, a dramatic increase in Alternative Agri-Food Networks (AAFNs) has been interpreted by experts of the sector as triggered by innovative food supply chains capable to reconnect producers with consumers. Simultaneously, the worldwi[...]Article
V. Manganiello ; A. Banterle ; G. Canali ; G. Gios ; G. Branca ; S. Galeotti ; F. De Filippis ; R. Zucaro |This article highlights the potential for collecting and processing territorial data in order to facilitate planning and programming that respond to real local problems and include the political and regulatory framework in force. A case study is[...]Article
Agricultural land is a very important ecosystem that provides a range of services like food, maintenance of soil structure, and hydrological services with high ecological value to human wellbeing Ecosystem Services (ESs). Understanding the contr[...]Article
Excessive use of mineral fertilizers and inappropriate tillage operations are two main drivers of land degradation. The European Green Deal (EUGD) aims to restore the natural functions of ground and surface soil by 2030. EU Member States will be[...]