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Carbon footprint (CF) labels on agri-food products represent one of the most important tools to convey information to consumers about the greenhouse gases emissions associated with their purchase behaviour. Together with the growing interest of [...]Article
Throughout the covid-19 emergency, health authorities have presented contagion data divided by administrative regions with no reference to the type of landscape, environment or development model. This study has been conducted to understand wheth[...]Article
Increasing fish consumption along with rising competition in the global seafood market has brought fisheries and aquaculture producers to adopt several differentiation and marketing strategies. Labelling schemes were thus introduced to respond t[...]Article
Marginal rural areas are undergoing major pressures from the effects of globalization, especially when no alternative has been found to conventional extensive agriculture and a lack of investments and vision squeezes the income of farmers. The o[...]Article
A. Zezza ; F. DeMaria ; T. Laureti ; L. Secondi |The organic food certification system in Italy, based on the EU legislation, relies on private control bodies (CBs) that are supervised by national authorities. The aim of this paper is to investigate whether it is possible to test for differenc[...]Article
Coastal areas are worldwide characterized by multiple pressures generated by high levels of urbanization and by conflictual and inappropriate uses. The establishment of protected areas represents a tool to contrast such pressures. The integratio[...]Article
The increasing request for food sustainability is affecting the pasta sector in Italy. This phenomenon introduces different sources of uncertainties that, in turn, put pressure on all the stages of the supply chain, with a consequent emerging ne[...]Article
The advent of the Internet has significantly changed consumption patterns and habits. Online grocery shopping is a way of purchasing food products using a web-based shopping service. The current COVID-19 pandemic is determining a rethinking of p[...]Article
Innovation processes includes social and communicative elements. The role of innovative technology for the development of farming systems is investigated in literature, but only a few studies deal with the influence of networks on the adoption o[...]Article
E. Chiodo ; L. Giordano ; J. Tubi ; R. Salvatore |This paper is aimed at investigating wine companies perceptions and attitudes towards the role of wine routes as an actual tool to improve their tourist attractiveness and sustainable tourism on a territorial level. Through a comparative approa[...]Article
Southern Italy suffers from a high poverty rate, unemployment, emigration flows, and a strong presence of organized crime in the field of agriculture. This study seeks to investigate the potential of social enterprises as driving forces for the [...]Article
D. Cammarano ; D. Cammarano ; D. Ronga ; I. Di Mola ; M. Mori ; M. Parisi |Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is a globally important vegetable recognized for its positive health benefits. As most of the vegetable production, tomato require significant amount of agronomic inputs. However, recent shifts in climate pattern[...]Article
The recent trends in the tourism industry, as well as the attention paid by scholars, practitioners, and institutions, show the relevance of natural tourism as a lever for local development (United Nations World Tourism Organization -UNWTO-, 200[...]Article
Attention to food waste is an increasingly growing phenomenon today, especially in the context of a circular economy. The InnovaEcoFood project investigates the use of by-products of the Piedmontese rice and wine production chains to valorize th[...]Article
Over the last years, the trust of consumers in the quality and sustainability of the food system has weakened due to the disconnection between producers and consumers. Alternative Food Networks (AFNs) and Short Food Supply Chains (SFSCs), born o[...]Article
Glass is the most commonly used packaging for wine worldwide. However, one of the main causes of environmental impacts of the wine life cycle is the production of glass bottles due to the high incidence of its weight and the consequent huge cons[...]Article
U. Schirpke ; S. Tscholl ; E. Tasser |Increasing global pressure on natural resources requires that decision makers and land managers adopt sustainable solutions to ensure the long-term provision of essential ecosystem services (ES). Analysing the effects of land-use changes on ES c[...]Article
E. Tamburini ; M. Gaglio ; G. Castaldelli ; E.A. Fano |Agro-ecosystems are intensively exploited environments which are both providers and consumers of ecosystem services. The improvement of both provisioning and regulating services in cultivated landscapes is crucial for the sustainable development[...]Article
C. Cicatiello ; E. Blasi ; C. Giordano ; A. Martella ; S. Franco |Retail food waste represents a minor fraction of the total amount of food waste produced along the food supply chain (tenfold lower than the quantity of food disposed of by consumers at home). However, the role of retailers is crucial in shaping[...]Article
The current public and private policies pursuing environmental sustainability targets mandate incisive management of packaging waste, starting with those sectors that use virgin materials most. Food industries and food supply chains adopt huge v[...]Article
Land Cover (LC) and Land Use (LU) changes are usually considered as one change, limiting the understanding of their individual effects on Ecosystem Services (ESs). The aim of this study is to investigate the different effects of LC change and LU[...]Article
G. Quaranta ; R. Salvia ; L. Salvati ; V. De Paola ; R. Coluzzi ; V. Imbrenda ; T. Simoniello |Depopulation and economic marginalization of rural districts have induced a progressive land abandonment in agricultural and pastoral districts. In Europe, areas at higher risk of farmland abandonment are characterized by low-intensity pasture s[...]Article
Collective action for quality differentiation of food products linked to a territory is a long-term process. It is often hindered by a lack of understanding of multilevel institutional dynamics. This article aims at conducting a socio-historical[...]Article
Mountain husbandry systems and their related products may directly or indirectly provide either ecosystem services (ESs) or disservices to humanity. The present study aims to evaluate the perception that a local mountain community has towards an[...]Article
A. La Notte ; J. Maes ; S. Vallecillo |Ecosystems deliver value to people and the economy through ecosystem services. The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission has quantified the use of ecosystem services by the main economic sectors and households at EU level. In this pap[...]Article
B. Coluccia ; D. Valente ; G. Fusco ; F. De Leo ; D. Porrini |Agriculture plays a key role in providing a wide range of ecosystem services, such as food, feed, fiber and biofuel, thus taking part in the economic development of countries. On the other hand, this sector also gives rise to negative externalit[...]Article
G. Coppola ; M. Costantini ; L. Orsi ; D. Facchinetti ; F. Santoro ; D. Pessina ; J. Bacenetti |In this study, the economic profitability of hazelnut production in central Italy using conventional and organic farming systems was evaluated using the costbenefit analysis methodology. Viterbos province is the leading province in Italy in te[...]Article
This paper examines stakeholders preferences concerning diversification of small scale fishery activities, which has become a necessity for many small-scale fishermen in order to provide additional sources of income, as their income is often in[...]Article
R. Sardaro ; P. La Sala ; L. Roselli |Farmland can supply a wide variety of ecosystem services, i.e. provision of food and fibre, as well as regulating, supporting, recreational, aesthetic and cultural services. In addition, farmland can be characterized by the presence of anthropic[...]Article
D. Sarri ; S. Lombardo ; A. Pagliai ; C. Perna ; R. Lisci ; V. De Pascale ; M. Rimediotti ; G. Cencini ; M. Vieri |This study shows a new methodological proposal for wine farm management, as a result of the progressive development of the technological innovations and their adoption. The study was carried out in Italy involving farmers, workers, or owners of [...]Article
A. Polito ; E. Azzini ; L. Barnaba ; M. Verrascina ; B. Zanetti ; A. Monteleone ; F. Intorre ; D. Ciarapica ; S. Tomassini ; L. Guidarelli |This paper analyses the relationship between food system dynamics with consumer behaviors, in population within a protected mountain area in Italy. In order to obtain socioeconomic and nutritional data, a combination of qualitative and quantitat[...]Article
N.M. Saviolidis ; G. Olafsdottir ; M. Nicolau ; A. Samoggia ; E. Huber ; L. Brimont ; M. Gorton ; D. von Berlepsch ; H. Sigurdardottir ; M. Del Prete ; C. Fedato ; P.-M. Aubert ; S.G. Bogason |Transitioning agri-food systems towards increased sustainability and resilience requires that attention be paid to sustainable food consumption policies. Policy-making processes often require the engagement and acceptance of key stakeholders. Th[...]Article
Rural tourism has commonly been identified as one of the main areas of application of the principles of sustainable tourism, but the literature has typically focused solely on the ecological dimension, particularly when referring to agritourism.[...]Article
As a multi-objective policy, the EU Common Agricultural Policy continues to secure significant income support for farmers as one of the nine specific objectives. We estimate the income transfer efficiency of a broad set of pivotal policy measure[...]Article
The conventionalization of organic agriculture has been described as a process in which organic agriculture increasingly adopts the features of conventional modes of production based on industrial farming methods. The increasing supply of organi[...]Article
The fresh fruit industry is a highly dynamic sector in the food market. Fresh fruit chain actors have to adapt to the changing market environment in order to face upcoming challenges. The objective of this study is to analyze the market sustaina[...]Article
New oppportunities for work integration in rural areas : the Social Flavour of craft beer in Italy
The last decade has seen a flourishing of social agriculture cooperatives and the exponential growth of the craft beer sector in Italy. Social microbreweries (social cooperatives that operate in the craft beer sector) have started emerging but h[...]Article
Ten identified edible green infrastructure (EGI)-related urban regeneration case studies within the Campania region, Italy, are explored in relation to local community development, involvement, and education. Urban space and agriculture are prom[...]Article
G. Balacco ; V. Torato ; V. Iacobellis ; A. Manni ; M. Spagnoletta ; A.F. Piccinni |The COVID-19 pandemic affected the lives of millions of people, radically changing their habits in just a few days. In many countries, containment measures prescribed by national governments restricted the movements of entire communities, with t[...]Article
S. Canali ; D. Antichi ; S. Cristiano ; M. Diacono ; V. Ferrante ; P. Migliorini ; F. Riva ; A. Trinchera ; R. Zanoli ; L. Colombo |The objectives of this paper are to present the dynamic of organic food and farming (OFF) research and innovation, to outline challenges in deploying programs and accessing funding, and to define key actions to foster the development of tailored[...]Article
L. Cappelli ; F. D'Ascenzo ; M.F. Arezzo ; R. Ruggieri ; I. Gorelova |Previous publications have shown that Italian consumers are willing to pay a premium price for certain categories of Made in Italy products. The premium price has proven to be higher in the food sector. This study provides an extensive literatur[...]Article
F. Oncini ; F. Oncini ; E. Bozzini ; F. Forno ; N. Magnani |This paper makes use of a unique dataset on the population of online food provisioning services to shed light on the organization of the food e-commerce in the Italian context. Building on the opposition between pipelines and platforms, we propo[...]Article
Climate variability in agriculture and crop water requirement: spatial analysis of Italian provinces
Water saving in crop production under climate and environmental changing conditions represents a critical issue for agricultural economy and sustainability. This study develops a novel approach to measure the impact of climate variability on cro[...]Article
The paper focuses on the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on some Italian farms. In particular, the aim is to investigate the consequences of the health emergency on diversified farms, their reactions, and their agricultural and rural policy nee[...]Article
G. Barcaccia ; V. D'Agonisto ; A. Zotti ; B. Cozzi |The recent outbreak of a new Coronavirus has developed into a global pandemic with about 10.5 million reported cases and over 500,000 deaths worldwide. Our prospective paper reports an updated analysis of the impact that this pandemic had on the[...]Article
M. Vittuari ; L. Falasconi ; M. Masotti ; S. Piras ; A. Segré ; M. Setti |About one third of all food produced for human consumption is wasted. Along with a lively debate on food loss and waste definition and quantification, growing attention is dedicated to the faceted dimensions of consumers food waste. Drivers, ef[...]Article
Pesticides play a crucial role in regulating crop production by reducing crop losses and increasing crop yield and quality. However, they may threaten surface and groundwater, a phenomenon occurring at global scale, potentially causing environme[...]Article
This study explores consumers preferences for corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives implemented in the wine sector. Moreover, it investigates consumers perception and price premium for four wine certifications related to corporate [...]Article
F. Pagliacci ; M. Zavalloni ; M. Raggi ; D. Viaggi |The organization of the agri-food sector is dominated by hybrid forms of interaction among independent firms. To explain the participation in this form of arrangements, the bulk of the literature has focused on firm-level characteristics. In thi[...]Article
C. Dibari ; S. Costafreda-Aumedes ; G. Argenti ; M. Bindi ; F. Carotenuto ; M. Moriondo ; G. Padovan ; A. Pardini ; N. Staglianò ; C. Vagnoli ; L. Brilli |As the basis of livestock feeding and related performances, pastures evolution and dynamics need to be carefully monitored and assessed, particularly in the Alps where the effects of land abandonment are further amplified by climate change. As s[...]Article
A. Caporuscio ; M. Ferretti ; D. Leone ; F. Schiavone |The purpose of this article is to analyze the impact of information technology (IT) solutions on the knowledge sharing process within the sea-land logistics network. To tackle the research aim, we illustrate the case of the Port of Genoa, the mo[...]Article
Nowadays, the problems that afflict our planet (climate change, loss of biodiversity, etc.) are leading to the implementation of a more sustainable type of consumption. Increasing the consumption of organic products is a way to face and try to s[...]Article
Livestock farming systems have an important role in the territorial systems of the Mediterranean, but in the last twenty years the sector has undergone serious changes with an important decrease in the number of farms. The purpose of this study [...]Article
Due to the great concern about plastic marine pollution, the demand for glass packaging has significantly increased since many people consider it more sustainable than plastic or multilayer packaging. However, evaluating the environmental impact[...]Article
For the last ten years, Social farming (SF) has become an innovative practice able to connect multifunctional agriculture and novel social services for urban and rural areas in Italy and the EU. By looking at the experience from Italy, it is pos[...]Article
R. Testa ; R. Testa ; G. Migliore ; G. Schifani ; I. Tinebra ; V. Farina |Local products and their distribution through short supply chains play a key role in the sustainable development of many rural areas, as affirmed by the 2030 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Agenda. Moreover, in the [...]Article
H. El Bilali ; G. Calabrese ; M. Iannetta ; M. Stefanova ; F. Paoletti ; G. Ladisa ; F. Bottalico ; R. Capone |The paper introduces an approach, developed in Agriculture & Quality programme, to evaluate the environmental sustainability of Apulian quality agro-food products that is integrated in the regional quality scheme Quality Products. It highlight[...]Article
The paper investigates how food safety investment decisions are affected on the one hand by laws and on the other by firms economic and organizational drivers. The paper shares findings from an empirical study that considers investments in HACC[...]Article
Nitrate is a major groundwater inorganic contaminant that is mainly due to fertilizer leaching. Compost amendment can increase soils organic substances and thus promote denitrification in intensively cultivated soils. In this study, two agricul[...]Article
Despite the fact that policy makers and governments are promoting the development of diverse agro-bio food systems to push and promote sustainability, they are challenging to implement because of a series of obstacles that hinder a successful tr[...]Article
F. Benassi ; S. Cividino ; P. Cudlin ; A. Alhuseen ; G.R. Lamonica ; L. Salvati |The relationship between population dynamics and desertification risk in advanced economies is increasingly dependent on the mutual interplay of socioeconomic forces at regional and local scales. Assuming that specific, long-term demographic dyn[...]Article
This paper draws on the theoretical framework based on social innovation determinants to analyze how and to what extent the recent and self-organized initiatives for food provisioning are contributing to increase food accessibility at the time o[...]Article
Over the last few years, there has been a growing concern among academics and practitioners about the slow pace in which sustainability transformations unfold. While most socio-technical transformations tend to happen over extended periods, rese[...]Article
Social distancing and mobility restrictions adopted in Italy to deal with the COVID-19 emergency can also alter the operating conditions of the Italian agricultural labour market. The restrictions can limit the movement of temporary labour that [...]Article
The value-added diversification strategy provides an option for guaranteeing the sustainability of small farms. This study examines how factors related to managerial strategy and socio-environmental sustainability influence the efficiency of div[...]Article
In recent years, the environmental sustainability of agri-food systems has become a crucial issue. Agri-food firms are increasingly concerned with the implementation of viable environmentally friendly production processes. The environmental impa[...]Article
M. Berton ; G. Bittante ; F. Zendri ; M. Ramanzin ; S. Schiavon ; E. Sturaro |In the European Alps traditional, low-input dairy farming systems still coexist with modern high-input intensive systems. This study aimed at evaluating the effect of different Alpine farming systems on the environmental footprint, production ef[...]Article
The overexploitation of groundwater for irrigation purposes is a general problem affecting the management of common resources. The objective of this study was to analyze some of the policy options when facing this issue. A choice experiment was [...]Article
Apulia has a considerable demand of irrigation water, however high inefficiency levels of the collective water networks force most of the regional farms to use groundwater, with a consequent worsening of its quality, as well as of soil and crops[...]Article
The pressure of growing urbanization, industrialization and water scarcity resulting from climate change imposes limitations on the amount of water allocated to agriculture. There will need to be an increase in food production of almost 50% by 2[...]Article
F. Maselli ; M. Chiesi ; L. Angeli ; L. Fibbi ; B. Rapi ; M. Romani ; F. Sabatini |Recent investigations have shown the potential of a water balance method based on Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) data to estimate actual evapotranspiration (ETa) of Mediterranean grasslands and croplands. The method uses the Fract[...]Article
Olive groves are key elements of the Mediterranean basin landscape. In southern Italy, olive polycultural systems are predominant over specialized ones. These systems occupy marginal and inner areas and are highly susceptible to abandonment. The[...]Article
Plastic production and consumption around the world have seen a rapid increase since the end of World War II, with an expected peak in the next 20 years. Agriculture is among the causes of this due to its intensive farming practices and the use [...]Article
E. Borsato ; M. Zucchinelli ; D. D'Ammaro ; E. Giubilato ; A. Zabeo ; P. Criscione ; L. Pizzol ; Y. Cohen ; P. Tarolli ; L. Lamastra ; F. Marinello |The wine sector is paying more attention to sustainable wine production practices, but this topic is highly debated because organic viticulture aims to a reduction of environmental impacts, while conventional viticulture ensures an increase of y[...]Article
A. Corallo ; M.E. Latino ; M. Menegoli ; F. Striani |Since the 1990s, governments look to traceability as a part of their safety and quality assurance strategies. This study aims to analyse the diffusion levels of the traceability systems in the Italian agrifood industry. A theoretical framework w[...]Article
F. Pagliacci ; E. Defrancesco ; D. Mozzato ; L. Bortolini ; A. Pezzuolo ; F. Pirotti ; E. Pisani ; P. Gatto |The EU rural development policy has addressed challenges related to climate change in agriculture by introducing public voluntary schemes, which financially support the adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices. Several factors, most of w[...]Article
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) was established by the European Community in the 1950s to provide financial support to farmers in member states, increase agricultural productivity by promoting technical progress, and ensure a fair standard [...]Article
Gender differences in farm entrepreneurship: comparing farming performance of women and men in Italy
Gender differences in rural enterprise are a relevant field of analysis which calls for a deeper investiga-tion concerning key variables affecting farms performance and on the basis of gender. This paper tries to explore eventual gender gaps in[...]Article
N. Iofrida ; T. Stillitano ; G. Falcone ; G. Gulisano ; B.F. Nicolò ; A.I. De Luca |Olive growing is the most important agricultural activity in Italy, representing, in 2010, 56% of Italian farms and 76% of land used for permanent crops. Producing high-quality products, such as healthy and socially responsible produces, while c[...]Article
L. Vergni ; F. Todisco ; B. Di Lena ; F. Mannocchi |In this study, the effectiveness of a bivariate analysis of agricultural drought characteristics for irrigation planning was evaluated. The case study was conducted in locations in central Italy and was based on olive crops which are widely grow[...]Article
This paper contributes to the theoretical debate in agri-food economics focusing on corporate social responsibility. Specifically, it aims to define an interpretative model of the processes of social responsibility and value creation in the food[...]Article
S. Ghinoi ; F. Silvestri ; B. Steiner |In light of the global significance of food waste, a greater focus on improving food waste management strategies is called for. Implementing such management strategies requires a better understanding of stakeholder relations. This paper analyses[...]Article
R. Santagata ; A. Zucaro ; S. Viglia ; M. Ripa ; X. Tian ; S. Ulgiati |Circular Economy (CE) concepts and tools are getting increasing attention with regard to their implementation in agricultural, urban and industrial sectors towards innovative business models to optimize resource use, process performances and dev[...]Article
Best management practices that could improve sustainability of dairy farming systems in northern Italy include crop rotation, green manure, sprinkler or drip irrigation, incorporation of crop residue, and adoption of a nutrient management plan. [...]Article
The agri-food sector has changed significantly over the years, moving from a simple production system to a more and more industrialized one. For agents/operators involved in this sector, ensuring product quality and environmental externalities h[...]Article
F. Orlando ; S. Alali ; V. Vaglia ; E. Pagliarino ; J. Bacenetti ; S. Bocchi |Rice is the third grown crop worldwide and responsible of significant environmental impacts. Nevertheless, there is a lack of knowledge concerning the organic rice performance and management, probably due to the limits encountered by the reduct[...]Article
M. Pergola ; A. Persiani ; V. Pastore ; A.M. Palese ; C. D'Adamo ; E. De Falco ; G. Celano |Horticultural farms are faced with the problem of disposing of huge amounts of agricultural by-products whose management requires sustainable solutions. Composting means to recycle organic waste to make composta high agronomic value productabl[...]Article
S. Fabiani ; S. Vanino ; R. Napoli ; P. Nino |Sustainable management of natural resources under economic, environmental and social perspective, needs to consider a fair balance between its uses and availability. Sustainable agriculture goal is to establish innovative and new farm tools and [...]Article
This study aimed to assess the sustainability in water use at the basin scale through the water footprint (WF). The methodology proposed by the Water Footprint Network was integrated with a hydrological and water quality model and in-stream moni[...]Article
M. Castrica ; V. Ventura ; S. Panseri ; G. Ferrazzi ; D. Tedesco ; C.M. Balzaretti |Background: Urban food production in the developed world has recently been facing the challenge of feeding the worlds cities adequately and on a sustainable basis, and innovative models of food production can help this transition. Nevertheless,[...]Article
This study aimed at exploring the frequency of use and perceived benefits of application of organic matter to the soil in a group of Italian farmers, investigating also the preferred sources of information, to identify potential interventions to[...]Ouvrage
Dans des sociétés de plus en plus urbaines, laménagement des espaces agricoles redevient dactualité. La gestion durable du foncier apparaît comme un principe pour soutenir ladaptation de lagriculture à la proximité urbaine et aux attentes de[...]Article
L. Rossi ; L. Regni ; S. Rinaldi ; P. Sdringola ; R. Calisti ; A. Brunori ; F. Dini ; P. Proietti |Life Cycle Assessment (the systematic analysis of the environmental impact of products during their entire life cycle), Carbon Footprint and Water Footprint assessments play an important role in decision-making processes. These assessments can h[...]Article
M. Zucali ; D. Lovarelli ; S. Celozzi ; J. Bacenetti ; A. Sandrucci ; L. Bava |Although numbers are still low compared to cattle rearing, intensive dairy goat farms have been widely spreading in the Italian livestock systems. Since goats are quite rustic, they can easily adapt to different management practices; however, im[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
La région méditerranéenne est régulièrement soumise à des incendies de forêt pouvant avoir de très lourdes répercussions écologiques, sociales et économiques. Il est donc nécessaire de se munir de données et de connaissances précises sur le risq[...]Article
L. Palmioli ; S. Grando ; F. Di Lacovo ; L. Fastelli ; F. Galli ; P. Prosperi ; M. Rovai ; G. Brunori |Small farms contribution to food and nutrition security (FNS) is widely acknowledged; however, the diversity of context-specific characteristics of small farms is still barely documented in terms of farm strategies and household dynamics. The p[...]Article
In many European regions the Irrigation Advisory Services (IASs) are adopted by farmers for sustainable irrigation practices. These tools are adequate to facilitate the adoption of environmental certification schemes, such as water footprint, wh[...]Article
For its relevance to biodiversity conservation, the preservation and development of High Nature Value farming (HNVf) became one of the strategic priorities of Rural Development Policy. HNVf indicators were therefore included into the Common Moni[...]Article
L. Mastronardi ; D. Marino ; V. Giaccio ; A. Giannelli ; M. Palmieri ; G. Mazzocchi |The aim of the paper is to evaluate the sustainability of Alternative Food Networks in Italy through the construction of a composite indicator, the Global Sustainability Index. The index is able to provide decision-makers with indications on syn[...]Article
Avec laccélération du processus de périurbanisation, la « consommation » des terres est une préoccupation de plus en plus présente. Les modalités darticulation entre propriété et exploitation conditionnent la pérennité de lusage agricole de l[...]Article
The transfer of farm activity over time occurs through different pathways, among which the more frequent is intra-family farm succession. Thus, better information on farm succession determinants is crucial for understanding farm succession and i[...]Article
In a traditional wine region such as Tuscany (Italy), the wine production is perceived by several industry players as weak and fragmented because it is mainly managed by small and medium-sized wineries that have limited market power compared to [...]Article
Futures studies have treated the issue of place-based approach and bioregionalism planning as tool to achieve a sustainable development in areas characterized by exclusive natural peculiarities (Gray, 2007; Tonn, English, Turner, & Hemrick, 20[...]Article
C. Corrado ; M. Di Pierro ; E. Testani ; G. Roccuzzo ; M. Cutuli ; D. Ceccarelli |Industrial agriculture and its requirement for standardized approaches is driving the world towards a global food system, shrinking the role of farmers and shifting decision-making power. On the contrary, a holistic perspective towards a new foo[...]Article
B. Pancino ; E. Blasi ; A. Rappoldt ; S. Pascucci ; L. Ruini ; C. Ronchi |The objective of the paper is to understand the process of designing a multi-stakeholder partnership in the adoption of sustainable innovations in value chains. More specifically, the focus is on the design of feasible types of horizontal agreem[...]Article
Despite the advantages ensuing from preferential market access agreements, trade exchanges between Southern Mediterranean Countries (SMCs) and the EU are often hindered by food safety issues. These are particularly relevant for fruit and vegetab[...]Article
The 2018 European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy identifies a set of actions to reduce plastic waste in the EU in the near future. To implement this strategic view, appropriate policy tools need to be identified within Member Countr[...]Article
M.M. Giuliani ; G. Gatta ; G. Cappelli ; A. Gagliardi ; M. Donatelli ; D Fanchini ; D. De Nart ; G. Mongiano ; S. Bregaglio |The main cultivation area of the Italian processing tomato is the Southern Capitanata plain. Here, the hardest agronomic challenge is the optimization of the irrigation water use, which is often inefficiently performed by farmers, who tend to ov[...]Article
A. Bonfante ; E. Monaco ; P. Manna ; R. De Mascellis ; A. Basile ; M. Buonanno ; G. Cantilena ; A. Esposito ; A. Tedeschi ; C. De Michele ; O. Belfiore ; I. Catapano ; G. Ludeno ; K. Salinas ; A. Brook |The efficient use of water in agriculture is one of the most significant agricultural challenges that modern technologies are helping to cope with through Irrigation Advisory Services (IAS) and Decision Support Systems (DSS). These last are cons[...]Article
Depuis quelques années, on observe en Italie une prolifération de programmes de « bénévolat » réservés aux personnes demandeuses dasile. Lémergence de cette nouvelle figure de bénévole permet de saisir la manière dont le travail gratuit est pr[...]Article
The paper proposes to carry out a preliminary analysis of the Italian food value chain based on the analysis of social agriculture, in particular social farms associated with antimafia activities. The analysis is based on the assumption that s[...]Article
Italy recently reformed its food waste policy by introducing innovative measures, such as the possibility of donating food after the best-before date (BBD) and a significant simplification of the bureaucracy of donations. These measures are advo[...]Article
Increasing attention on the relationship between agriculture and the environment has led governments to place new emphasis on Agri-environmental policies and organic agriculture to support farmers in developing innovative and sustainable managem[...]Article
The use of geo-tagged photographs seems to be a promising alternative to assess Cultural Ecosystem Services CESs in respect to the traditional investigation when focusing on the study of the aesthetic appreciation of a protected area or natural [...]Article
L. Principato ; L. Ruini ; M. Guidi ; L. Secondi |Food loss and waste (FLW) is one of the most serious social, economic and environmental issues undermining our planets sustainability, and by reducing it some UN Sustainable Development Goals may be achieved. The European Commission Circular Ec[...]Article
Reconfiguration of power relations is crucial to transformations in agro-food systems. In this paper, we propose a conceptual basis for understanding this relation, building on the approaches to power of transition studies and other strands of s[...]Article
The increasing diversity of food networks and initiatives has given rise to a variety of analyses and approaches among which the literature on Alternative Food Networks (AFN) and the quality turn stand out for the role of European and more s[...]Article
The gathering and commercialisation of non-timber forest products (NTFP) in Europe has repeatedly been praised for its potential to support rural development. However, political support mechanisms explicitly targeting NTFP remain underdeveloped.[...]Article
Urban agriculture in Global North cities is strongly promoted as a sustainable solution to achieve different goals, such as food production, quality of life, and well-being. Although several attempts have been made to evaluate urban agriculture [...]Article
The importance of reducing food loss and waste (FLW) has recently been emphasized at a European level with the amendment to the European Waste Framework Directive, according to which the effective reduction of food waste can be carried out by ad[...]Article
Climate change poses a major challenge for farmers, but agricultural sustainability, mitigation, and adaptation can effectively decrease climate impacts on agricultural systems. Changes in farming practices are necessary to reduce emissions and [...]Article
R. Hijbeek ; A.A. Pronk ; M.K. van Ittersum ; A. Verhagen ; G. Ruysschaert ; J. Bijttebier ; L. Zavattaro ; L. Bechini ; N. Schlatter ; H.F.M. ten Berge |Soil organic matter (SOM) in agricultural soils builds up via - among others - the use of organic inputs such as straw, compost, farmyard manure or the cultivation of green manures or cover crops. SOM has benefits for long-term soil fertility an[...]Article
The sustainability debate in the food sector has exposed the current food system to critics, encouraging the significant growth of Alternative Food Networks (AFNs), new ways of food production, distribution and consumption that aim to shorten th[...]Article
G. Migliore ; C. Zinnanti ; E. Schimmenti ; V. Borsellino ; G. Schifani ; C.P. Di Franco ; A. Asciuto |This is the first study which explores the impact of climate change in Sicily, a small Mediterranean region of Southern Europe. According to research, Mediterranean area has shown large climate shifts in the last century and it has been identifi[...]Article
P. Prosperi ; J. Kirwan ; D. Maye ; F. Bartolini ; D. Vergamini ; G. Brunori |This paper presents an analysis of the diversification and non-productivist practices and strategies deployed by European small-scale fishers vis-à-vis contextual regulatory and market factors. Building on resilience thinking combined with a q[...]Article
Entrepreneurial turns, serendipitous events, entrepreneurial skills and values are critical to the success of rural SMEs. Likewise, Resource Orchestration is an important element of strategic, entrepreneurial activities. An analysis of a case [...]Article
This article proposes a managerial vision of the sustainability planning of a territory. The main assumption is that the sustainable development policies of a territory oriented to the agrifood sector cannot be separated from the participation i[...]Article
We derive and estimate a model of demand for Geographical Indications allowing for subjective and heterogeneous quality perceptions, and study vertical differentiation based on multi-tier quality labels within the context of the strategy adopted[...]Série
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F. Arfini ; E. Cozzi ; M.C. Mancini ; H. Ferrer-Perez ; J.M. Gil |Within the framework of multifunctional conceptualisation, the authors have investigated the level of public goods embedded in Agri-food geographical indication products. Moving from the concept of the local Agri-food system, the generation of p[...]Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
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F. Molle, ed. ; C. Sanchis-Ibor, ed. ; L. Avellà-Reus, ed. | Cham [Suisse] : Springer | Global Issues in Water Policies, ISSN 211-0631 | 2019Mediterranean irrigation is diverse due to, among other factors, the relative importance of water in the economy of each country, varied levels of aridity, heterogeneous levels economic, social and technological levels of development, and differ[...]Article
This article examines the emergence of a new generation of innovative young farmers in Italy who are making a success of running farms (often very small) while contravening the basic tenets of the modernization script. We argue that the success [...]Article
La migration italienne vers le Maroc est un phénomène peu documenté qui prend consistance depuis 1912 et, après un déclin pendant la seconde après-guerre et durant les années '70, elle voit une nouvelle augmentation à partir des premières années[...]Article
Olive oil markets, both traditional and new ones, are changing rapidly with vertical as well as horizontal differentiation that increasingly play a role in featuring demand and supply. The paper explores the role and effectiveness of different q[...]Article
We used discrete-choice experiments (DCE) to elicit farmers preferences among alternative agri-environmental schemes (AES) designed to reduce soil risk of erosion, maintain soil fertility, enhance countryside landscape, and preserve agrobiodive[...]Article
L. Camanzi ; E. Arba ; C. Rota ; C. Zanasi ; G. Malorgio |This study investigates the factors affecting the inter-organizational relationships and governance of firms in agri-food supply chains and assesses the influence that the current conditions of vertical coordination have on the economic performa[...]Article
The Common Agricultural Policy has traditionally provided support to farm incomes via direct payments under the Single Payment Scheme. This article analyzes whether the reform of the SPS will decrease the concentration of direct payments and eva[...]Article
M. Carzedda ; F. Marangon ; F. Nassivera ; S. Troiano |The emergence of Alternative Food Networks (AFNs) has drawn the attention of researchers from various fields, who try to understand and explain these new phenomena. The purpose of this paper is to explore how personal attitude and product qualit[...]Article
E. Borsato ; A. Galindo ; P. Tarolli ; L. Sartori ; F. Marinello |Increasing global food demand and economic growth result in increasing competition over scarce freshwater resources, worsened by climate change and pollution. The agricultural sector has the largest share in the water footprint of humanity. Whil[...]Article
Agriculture has been an economic mainstay of countries throughout history. Recently, its importance and essential role in local and regional growth and development have also received due acknowledgment. However, agritourism entrepreneurs often l[...]Article
The overview of the most relevant literature on migration, whose main issues were human rights, work in agriculture, cultural and social inclusion, highlighted one common point: the need to foster the legal work of migrants as a driver for socia[...]Article
This paper presents the case of peri- and urban agriculture in the context of Rome municipality by highlighting, in particular, its contribution to ecosystem services provided to urban population. These different agriculture cases are participat[...]Article
In the last years, the high volatility of the dairy market has exposed farmers to a strong income risk, which is expected to increase. In this context, with the reg. (EU) 1305/2013, European Union tried to encourage the adoption of risk manageme[...]Article
Social farming (SF) emerged in the latest ten years in Italy and in the EU as an innovative practice able to link multifunctional agriculture and innovative social services for both urban and rural areas. SF mobilises unexpected resources from a[...]Article
The growing understanding of potential role of agricultural and rural resources to enhance the social, physical, mental and economic well-being draw the attention of an increasing range of stakeholders on Social Farming. The contribute discloses[...]Article
The last reforms of the CAP have promoted the diffusion of new regulatory tools to improve the coordination of decisions along the agri-food supply chain. Interbranch organizations, protection consortia, the regulation of the supply for PDO prod[...]Article
G. Pulina ; M.J. Milán ; M.P. Lavín ; A. Theodoridis ; E. Morin ; J. Capote ; D.L. Thomas ; A.H.D. Francesconi ; G. Caja |Dairy small ruminants account for approximately 21% of all sheep and goats in the world, produce around 3.5% of the world's milk, and are mainly located in subtropical-temperate areas of Asia, Europe, and Africa. Dairy sheep are concentrated aro[...]Article
Effectiveness of Agri-Environmental Schemes (AESs) as tools to enhance the rural environment can be achieved not only by increasing uptake rates, but also by avoiding participating farmers abandoning the scheme once they are in. For this reason,[...]Article
Geographical indications (GIs) are a 25 years old European policy instrument and one objective of GIs is to foster rural development. In this respect, very few studies have quantitatively investigated to what extent this policy is effective. In [...]Article
D.A. Zema ; A. Nicotra ; L. Mateos ; S.M. Zimbone |Irrigation performance assessment is particularly important in the Water Users Associations (WUAs) operating in Calabria (Southern Italy), where collective irrigation service suffers from poor performances both from an operative and economic poi[...]Article
N. Lofrida ; A.I. De Luca ; G. Gulisano ; A. Strano |Olive growing is one of the most significant sources of income for agricultural areas in the Mediterranean basin, and a characteristic element from environmental and landscape perspectives. Italy is the second largest producer of olive oil; this[...]Article
In Italy there has been after the mid-term review of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) a significant reduction of financial subsidies allocated towards farmers and a new reallocation of payments disbursed by the European Union. In fact, lots [...]Article
El presente trabajo constituye la segunda parte de El Sistema Alimentario Global: I - definición de un espacio (2014). Los objetivos de esta segunda parte son: (1) ilustrar y desarrollar la aplicación del modelo formulado en el trabajo anterio[...]Article
Wine is a complex and highly differentiated product of a very wide and heterogeneous compartment, where quality plays an important role in determining demand. Wine production in Italy is unique in the world and important for all of its regions a[...]Ouvrage
B. Pecqueur, dir. ; F. Nadou, dir. ; M. Storper, préf. | Paris [France] : L'Harmattan | Questions Contemporaines | 2018Depuis plus de trente ans, l'attention aux territoires et à leurs dynamiques a conduit à de nombreux travaux et à un profond renouvellement de l'analyse, porteurs d'une grande richesse pour mieux comprendre les processus de développement des soc[...]Article
C. Perrin ; B. Nougaredes ; L. Sini ; P. Branduini ; L. Salvatiuca |Many countries have implemented laws and planning instruments to preserve farmland on the urban fringe. This paper aims at a better understanding of the governance changes in peri-urban farmland protection following decentralisation processes in[...]E-Book
K. Mattas, ed. ; G. Baourakis, ed. ; C. Zopounidis, ed. | Dordrecht [Pays-Bas] : Springer | Cooperative Management | 2018This book brings together research on cooperative management from the agriculture and food sector. By examining issues from food-policy, trade and environmental perspectives and presenting both methodological and empirical work, it allows reader[...]Article
Cet article a pour objectif danalyser les dynamiques des exploitations agricoles spécialisées dans la réalisation de produits typiques du régime alimentaire méditerranéen. En particulier, cette étude se concentre sur les exploitations agricoles[...]Article
Employment effects of the CAP in Italian agriculture: territorial diversity and policy effectiveness
Cet article vise à donner un aperçu des impacts des mesures de la PAC sur l'emploi dans l'agriculture italienne au cours de la période 200714 et à explorer la diversité de ces impacts dans quatre types de zones. Les principaux instruments de po[...]Article
M. Forleo ; M. Tamburro ; L. Mastronardi ; V. Giacco ; G. Ripabelli |Dans ce travail, nous allons étudier les modèles de consommation alimentaire d'un groupe d'étudiants de lUniversité du Molise et effectuer une analyse de segmentation. La fréquence de consommation de vingt denrées alimentaires et des variables [...]Article
Au cours des dernières années, les agriculteurs européens ont subi de plein fouet les conséquences des fluctuations du marché en termes de flux de production et de revenu, en particulier en raison du changement climatique et de la mondialisation[...]Article
L'adoption de films de paillage contenant des substances dérivées du traitement chimique des déchets urbains et agricoles (SBO) représente une solution possible à la pollution causée par lutilisation de plastiques en agriculture. Cette recherch[...]Article
La préoccupation croissante des consommateurs à l'égard de la salubrité et de la qualité de la viande bovine qu'ils achètent est le résultat des crises alimentaires qui ont caractérisé le marché de la viande bovine ces deux dernières décennies. [...]Article
Dans cet article, nous allons parcourir le rôle de lagriculture périurbaine en Italie au moyen dune analyse comparative de sept aires métropolitaines. La dynamique structurelle des exploitations est évaluée à laide des micro-données du sixièm[...]Article
Le but de cet article est danalyser le mécanisme dinternationalisation des entreprises biologiques italiennes, en essayant de contribuer au débat sur les caractéristiques du processus et sur les stratégies des entreprises. Les principaux facte[...]Article
In the context of a special issue of the Journal of Rural Studies on more-than-economic motivations for farmers cooperation, this article aims to analyse the tensions and contending views of the cooperative movement in Italy with special attent[...]Article
The rural landscape has long been eroded by urban and infrastructural development that has altered the system of relationships between town and country. These phenomena, including agriculture intensification, have radically changed the rural lan[...]Bulletin : Revue Electronique
Journal of rural studies, vol. 53 - July 2017 - Special section on The more-than-economic dimensions of cooperation in food production
S. Wynne-Jones, ed. ; S.B. Emery, ed. ; J. Forney, ed. | 2017Article
La diète méditerranéenne est un terme utilisé pour décrire les habitudes alimentaires traditionnelles des populations autour de la Méditerranée et qui désigne un modèle dalimentation saine, avec des bienfaits significatifs pour la nutrition et [...]Article
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Plusieurs études ont mis laccent sur la présence des effets dagglomération en agriculture biologique. Toutefois, la viticulture constitue une exception par rapport à ce constat général vu quelle bénéficie dun système daides différent. En ap[...]Article
Innovations are necessary for growth and competitiveness. Although agrifood production represents a pillar of Italian economy, it suffers a low propensity towards innovation. In line with current EU policy strategies, the creation of regional cl[...]Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
Under the initiative taken by the Palestine Trade Center PalTrade, the Palestinian Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), and the European Union (EU) to study the potential of Palestinian fresh fruits and vegetables and herbs in the European markets. [...]Article
During the last decade peri-urban agriculture has been deeply investigated not only from an economic perspective, but also for its important impact on land use as well as on environmental and social dynamics. Building on the recent literature, t[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
L'objectif de ce mémoire est d'illustrer la filière et la logistique des produits de la mer de la côte ionniène de la Sicile. Le contexte territorial de la zone de pêche est surtout caractérisé par des pratiques de petite pêche ou de pêche artis[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
La pêche artisanale représente un secteur générateur demploi et de culture. Contrairement au contexte mondial dindustrialisation des engins de pêche, le secteur de la pêche artisanale participe à lexploitation durable des ressources halieutiq[...]E-Book
The Mediterranean region is well known around the world for its rich culinary history. While most books tend to only focus on the nutritional, culinary, and/or health aspects of Mediterranean cuisine, this book presents a more scientific approac[...]Ouvrage
This one-of-a-kind CAP Cook Book is a printed book offering a unique perspective about the CAP. Youll learn practical information on the CAP both general and by country, explore real recipes of Slow Food chefs and portraits of (young) farmers f[...]Ouvrage
A. Balducci, ed. ; V. Fedeli, ed. ; F. Curci, ed. | Londres [Royaume-Uni] : Routledge | Routledge Advances in Regional Economics, Science and Policy | 2017Processes of multi-scalar regional urbanization are occurring worldwide. Such processes are clearly distinguishable from those of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries due to the shifting concepts of both the city and the metropolis. Internatio[...]Ouvrage
La nouvelle vague daccaparements de terres et dexpulsions massives des paysans à léchelle planétaire fait resurgir sous des formes renouvelées danciens questionnements. Depuis lémergence du capitalisme, lhistoire des campagnes naurait-ell[...]Ouvrage
W. van Caenegem, ed. ; J. Cleary, ed. | New York [États-Unis] : Springer | Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice, ISSN 1534-6781 | 2017This book explores the potential benefits and disadvantages of geographical indication (GIs) registration schemes, analyzing the utility of GI registrations for the development and promotion of regional economies, both in national and internatio[...]Article
A variety of Alternative Food Networks (AFNs) has emerged to establish a direct relationship between farmers and consumers, in response to the conventional, long supply chain. This relationship defined in the literature as the connectedness of[...]Bulletin : Revue Electronique
Norois, n. 241 - Octobre 2016 - Innovation sociale et développement des territoires dans les campagnes européennes
2016Ce dossier thématique sappuie sur la valorisation dune sélection de communications issues du colloque international de géographie rurale, « Les campagnes : espaces dinnovation dans un monde urbain », organisé en juin 2014 par lUMR CNRS 6590 [...]Article
Lamande connaît depuis une dizaine dannées un intérêt grandissant, en atteste la production mondiale qui a augmenté de plus de 50 %, portant cette dernière à un peu plus dun million de tonnes damandons produits en 2015. Cette production est [...]Article
Le but de ce travail était danalyser lhétérogénéité des importateurs italiens spécialisés au niveau des pays du Sud de la Méditerranée. Nous avons examiné un échantillon représentatif et défini un profil d'entreprises en considérant la sécurit[...]Article
G. Schifani ; G. Migliore ; F. Caracciolo ; P. Romeo ; L. Cembalo ; G. Cicia |This paper discusses contractual features to manage and coordinate a hypothetical bio-energy supply chain. The present study focuses on farmers operating in two Regions of Italy, namely Sicily and Campania, somewhat representative of areas with [...]Bulletin : Revue Electronique
Agroligne, n. 100 - 01/07/2016 - Figue de Barbarie, un cactus source de richesses
2016De la raquette jusqu'au fruit et ses grains, le figuier de barbarie est loin d'être un simple cactus. Il est une source d'immense richesse, pas seulement financière mais aussi pour la santé animale et surtout pour l'environnement. Plusieurs pays[...]Article
Dans ce travail, nous allons parcourir une nouvelle approche pour lévaluation du niveau de la multifonctionnalité des exploitations agricoles en adaptant l'indice de biodiversité de Shannon (indice H) (Shannon, 1963 ; Horowitz, 1970). En utili[...]Article
Cette étude vise à appréhender les préférences des consommateurs concernant cinq différentes caractéristiques extrinsèques du vin, parmi lesquelles lorigine biologique. Les préférences des consommateurs ont été évaluées à travers une expériment[...]Article
Cet article présente un panorama des débats de société sur lélevage dans quelques pays européens. Nous y confirmons lexistence dun gradient de préoccupations sociétales sur lélevage, du nord au sud de lEurope. Les controverses sont très act[...]Article
The processes underlying environmental, economic, and social unsustainability derive in part from the food system. Building sustainable food systems has become a predominating endeavor aiming to redirect our food systems and policies towards bet[...]Article
F. Bottalico ; X. Medina ; R. Capone ; H. El Bilali ; P. Debs |Global food systems are changing rapidly with profound implications for culinary systems and diets. In this scenario, the Mediterranean diet (MD), a lifestyle recognized by UNESCO in 2010 as intangible cultural heritage of humanity, is no except[...]Article
Les produits typiques sont la pierre angulaire de la diète méditerranéenne. Pour une valorisation efficace de ces produits, il est important dintégrer tradition, innovation et durabilité. Cet article a lobjectif de décrire l'approche méthodolo[...]Article
The role played by public policy in the development of Italy's human capital in the late nineteenth century and the Interwar period has long remained unexplored by quantitative economic history. This article explores whether a system of decentra[...]Article
L. Salvati ; M. Zitti ; L. Perini |The Mediterranean region has been regarded as a critical hotspot for desertification due to the impact of soil degradation, the land-use changes and the climate variations. Few large-scale studies have been devoted to analyse trends in land sens[...]Article
This paper offers a firm level perspective of global value chain participation in the food industry. We single out some stylized facts on food global value chains and the Italian food industry. Exploiting a very rich and original dataset, based [...]Ouvrage
Depuis quelques années, les pouvoirs publics sefforcent dencourager la consommation alimentaire locale, en soutenant diverses initiatives de mise en marché de proximité et en encourageant leur élargissement à des domaines nouveaux, comme la re[...]Ouvrage
This one-of-a-kind CAP Cook Book is a printed book offering a unique perspective about the CAP. Youll learn practical information on the CAP both general and by country, explore real recipes of Slow Food chefs and portraits of (young) farmers f[...]Ouvrage
D. Petruzzella, ed. ; A. Di Mambro, ed. | Bari [Italie] : CIHEAM-IAMB | Options Méditerranéennes : Série B. Etudes et Recherches, ISSN 1016-1228 | 2016Although the Mediterranean are is generally seen as the cradle of agriculture and traditional food production, the issue of innovation is now making its way to the top of the political and research agendas. This is due, firstly, to the enormous [...]