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Periurban agriculture is being hit by the effects of the globalized food system, as well as by concrete aspects of urban sprawl. Nonetheless, proximity to the main markets provides an opportunity to sustain agriculture in highly urbanized areas.[...]Article
The aim of this paper is to assess and highlight the significance of cultural landscapes in protected areas, considering both biodiversity and the delivery of provisioning ecosystem services. In order to do that, we analyzed 26 protected areas i[...]Article
The aim of the present study is twofold. The first is the analysis of societal preferences for externalities generated by marginal olive groves in Aragon (Spain). The second is the exploration of sociodemographic and personal determinants of the[...]Article
The mountain olive grove is an agroecosystem that, despite low yields and high costs, is recognised for its marked multifunctionality and its significant potential to provide ecosystem services. Due to the close relationship between ecosystem se[...]Article
Agricultural landscapes offer unique habitats for many species. Because agriculture is a major land use worldwide, changes in farming practices can have major repercussions for biodiversity. Particularly in Western Europe, ongoing intensificatio[...]Article
In Europe, research and extension services (RES) play a relevant role in the agricultural sector. A Structural Equation Model has evaluated the impact of RES on perceived farm performance in a sample of 247 holdings. Our interest is not only on [...]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
I.J. Lorite ; C. Gabaldón-Leal ; M. Ruiz-Ramos ; A. Belaj ; C. Santos ; R. de la Rosa ; L. León |AdaptaOlive is a simplified physically-based model that has been developed to assess the behavior of olive under future climate conditions in Andalusia, southern Spain. The integration of different approaches based on experimental data from prev[...]Article
This paper studies the relationship between internationalization and performance in agri-food firms. In line with the recent literature, it analyses the effects of the degree of internationalization using a uniform sample, a long-term focus and [...]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
In a context of oil depletion and urban population growth, the development of peri-urban agriculture is of special socio-environmental and economic interest in the articulation of local food systems. The quantification and analysis of the enviro[...]Article
Reducing food losses (FL) has been identified as an essential means of increasing food security, while reducing pressure on natural resources. To assess the reliability of future strategies to reduce and manage FL along the food supply chain (FS[...]Article
Irrigation water demand is highly variable and depends on farmer behaviour, which affects the performance of irrigation networks. The irrigation depth applied to each farm also depends on farmer behaviour and is affected by precise and imprecise[...]Article
Calanda is a municipality in the province of Zaragoza, Spain. Every year since mid-September until beginnings of November this area produces a famous high quality peach with Protected Denomination of Origin Calanda (PDO Calanda peach). The aim[...]Article
The Internet has undoubtedly had an impact on society and brought about considerable changes in the world economy. Social media are prominent among the applications hosted by the Internet. To organisations that make use of them, they present a s[...]Article
Cet article sintéresse à deux dispositifs du premier pilier de la Politique agricole commune (PAC), la conditionnalité et le paiement vert, et interroge leur capacité à faire évoluer les rapports cognitifs des agriculteurs à la protection de la[...]Article
A more open and competitive dairy market has encouraged certain dairy farms to adopt value-adding strategies in order to achieve a higher profitability, which may be important for farms survival. This paper investigated the role of some product[...]Article
This paper presents a quantitative analysis of the competitiveness of Spanish tomato export compared with its major competitors in the European Union market countries (EU28). The methodological framework is implemented through Constant Market Sh[...]Article
Le secteur alimentaire est le créneau porteur de lindustrie espagnole. Les consommateurs espagnols achètent des produits alimentaires provenant de différentes sources, distribués surtout à travers les circuits traditionnels/longs. Cependant, il[...]Article
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La multifonctionnalité de lagriculture familiale est de plus en plus reconnue comme un élément de promotion du développement durable dans les zones rurales. Bien que les questions environnementales reçoivent traditionnellement une plus grande a[...]Article
Le but de ce travail est dexplorer la relation entre ladoption de pratiques durables en oléiculture et les possibles impacts de la récente réforme de la PAC 2014-2020 sur les divers systèmes de production oléicole, en choisissant le Sud de lE[...]Article
M. Blanco ; J. Castaño ; P. Martínez |La PAC 2015-2020 introduce un nuevo instrumento en el sistema de pagos, denominado pago verde o greening, condicionado a respetar tres prácticas medioambientales: diversificación de cultivos, mantenimiento de pastos permanentes y superficies de [...]Article
Agriculture forms an essential part of the mountains of the Mediterranean. For centuries, large areas were cultivated to feed the local population, with highly marginal slopes being tilled at times of heavy demographic pressure, using the shifti[...]Article
I. Miralles ; D. Dentoni ; S. Pascucci |Despite the proliferation of sharing economy initiatives in agri-food systems, the recent literature has still not unravelled what sharing exactly entails from an organizational standpoint. In light of this knowledge gap, this study aims to unde[...]Article
J. Aparicio ; J.F. Monge ; L. Ortiz ; T. Pastor |Virgin olive oil is a key ingredient of the renowned Mediterranean diet. In this context, the main objective of this study was to estimate and decompose productivity change for Protected Designations of Origin (PDOs) in the Spanish virgin olive [...]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
En los últimos años, el consumo de productos ecológicos en general, y de aceite de oliva ecológico en particular, está experimentando un considerable aumento en España. El crecimiento de la demanda no justifica, sin embargo, una situación de equ[...]Article
This study examines the existence of an interrelationship between innovation decisions and exports for food and agricultural firms as such a relationship could be the source of competitive advantages. Thus, taking as a theoretical basis the focu[...]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
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
A partir de la viande de buf considérée comme un produit typique des zones de montagne, nous allons examiner dans cet article le rôle de la mention dorigine « montagne » auprès des consommateurs urbains dans quatre régions transfrontalières de[...]Article
Le but de cette étude était d'examiner l'offre en ligne des produits biologiques par les principales chaînes de distribution alimentaire opérant en Espagne et de la comparer avec celle d'une organisation virtuelle de premier plan qui se spéciali[...]Article
P.M. Toro-Mujica ; C. Aguilar ; R. Vera ; C. Barba ; J. Rivas ; A. García-Martínez |The dynamics of sheep systems the Mediterranean region have been influenced by reforms coming from the Common Agricultural Policy, and the general economic evolution of markets. The aim of this study was the analysis of the structural changes th[...]Article
Les pêcheurs souffrent à cause des prix bas des produits de la mer, malgré l'augmentation des coûts de la pêche, alors que les consommateurs paient des prix élevés au niveau du détail. La concentration de l'offre au niveau de la vente au détail [...]Article
Nombreuses sont les initiatives pour différencier les segments spécifiques du marché oléicole. Produit emblématique de la Méditerranée, le marché de lhuile dolive évolue avec le régime international de lorigine et de la qualité. Notre objecti[...]Article
El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar la transmisión de precios del aceite de oliva virgen extra entre los dos principales niveles de la cadena agroalimentaria: el mercado de origen y el mercado de destino, utilizando series de precios semanal[...]Article
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Les exploitations oléicoles traditionnelles dans les zones de montagne sur des pentes supérieures à 15%, non irriguées et à faible rendement - constituent 40% du verger oléicole de Jaén. Dans ce travail, nous allons évaluer la rentabilité de l[...]Article
Cette étude examine limportance relative de la certification Européenne d'origine (Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée, AOC) par rapport à dautres attributs extrinsèques (prix et emballage) et intrinsèques (couleur) de l'huile d'olive espagnole da[...]Article
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A relevant topic investigated in Local Agro-Food Systems studies (LAFS) is the key role of collective action in the dissemination of innovations and knowledge aimed at the organization of quality on a local scale. The scope of this article dea[...]Article
The debate on the multifunctionality of agriculture and its connections with territorial policies are the basis of the most appropriate approach to legitimize public interventions in the agricultural sector. The main obstacle of this public inte[...]Article
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In some regions, small-scale low productivity farms persist despite modernisation pressures and policy pitfalls. This phenomenon calls for a deeper understanding of the dynamics at play which are largely bypassed in current academic debates, but[...]Article
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Los signos de calidad son una estrategia muy utilizada en los países del sur de Europa para promocionar productos con características diferenciales. Pero la enorme profusión de los signos relacionados con el origen está provocando un efecto cont[...]