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  2. Climate change, ecological challenges, and economic and social crises imply paradigmatic and structural innovations. In the effort to drive transition toward sustainability, local communities often take the le...

    Authors: Lucia Piani, Matteo Carzedda and Nadia Carestiato
    Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2021 9:32
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  3. The Income Stabilization Tool, a risk management scheme introduced within the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2014–2020, could help European Union farmers manage the income risks they face. This study assesse...

    Authors: Simone Severini, Cinzia Zinnanti, Valeria Borsellino and Emanuele Schimmenti
    Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2021 9:34
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  5. Agricultural conservation systems consist of a myriad of conservation practices. The mix and intensity of conservation practices adopted can benefit farmers and affect the entire production system in addition ...

    Authors: Sheng Gong, Jason.S. Bergtold and Elizabeth Yeager
    Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2021 9:30
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  6. Similar to other foods, the concept of natural wine is much debated due to the lack of a clear and regulated definition, leading to a proliferation of heterogeneous norms and standards proposed from different ...

    Authors: Riccardo Vecchio, Eva Parga-Dans, Pablo Alonso González and Azzurra Annunziata
    Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2021 9:22
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  9. This study analyzes the influence of livelihood assets on Ugandan farmers’ decisions to control Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW), a disease that has threatened banana production and the livelihoods of Ugandan far...

    Authors: Tiziana Pagnani, Elisabetta Gotor, Enoch Kikulwe and Francesco Caracciolo
    Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2021 9:25
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  10. The importance of pulse cultivation and consumption is recognized by the scientific community in terms of human nutrition, food security, biodiversity and a valid substitute for animal protein. In some margina...

    Authors: Chiara Paffarini, Biancamaria Torquati, Tiziano Tempesta, Sonia Venanzi and Daniel Vecchiato
    Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2021 9:29
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  12. The aim of this paper is to provide a review of the main roles HEIs can play in rural areas. A longitudinal case study about the civic engagement of the University of Macerata - UNIMC (Italy) is presented, by ...

    Authors: Tomasi Sabrina, Cavicchi Alessio, Aleffi Chiara, Paviotti Gigliola, Ferrara Concetta, Baldoni Federica and Passarini Paolo
    Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2021 9:15
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  13. Farms that operate in less favoured areas (LFAs) often suffer in achieving adequate profits. Diversification strategies, such as direct selling and offering recreational services, can play an important role in...

    Authors: Brunella Arru, Roberto Furesi, Fabio A. Madau and Pietro Pulina
    Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2021 9:27
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  14. Food-based transfer programs have the potential to change diets or alter basic crop mixes. This study empirically investigates the associations between participating in food-for-work (FFW) programs and the div...

    Authors: Bethelhem Legesse Debela, Gerald E. Shively and Stein T. Holden
    Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2021 9:28
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  15. As a novel contribution, this paper explores the possible association between individual risk attitudes and consumer fruit and vegetable (FV) intake. Inspired by the literature, the study also investigates the...

    Authors: Elisa Giampietri, Giuseppe Bugin and Samuele Trestini
    Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2021 9:20
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  17. Market access influences the dietary diversity and food security for smallholder households in many ways. In Ethiopia, most smallholders are subsistence farmers who have poor access to markets. This study used...

    Authors: Muhammed Abdella Usman and Daniel Callo-Concha
    Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2021 9:18
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  19. The objective of this article is to assess the determinants of the technical efficiency of dairy processing firms in Southern Brazil while accounting for their different organizational forms, namely cooperativ...

    Authors: Caetano Luiz Beber, Sebastian Lakner and Ioannis Skevas
    Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2021 9:23
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  21. Previous studies in Nigeria examined food and nutrition security mainly using anthropometric indicators, total calorie intake, or the household dietary diversity score (HDDS). However, recent evidence on nutri...

    Authors: Daniel A. Mekonnen, Laura Trijsburg, Thom Achterbosch, Inge D. Brouwer, Gina Kennedy, Vincent Linderhof, Ruerd Ruben and Elise F. Talsma
    Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2021 9:16
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  23. The traditional system of producing small ruminants (sheep and goats) contributes significantly to the socioeconomic wellbeing of farm households in northern Ghana. Besides serving as an important source of in...

    Authors: Faizal Adams, Kwasi Ohene-Yankyera, Robert Aidoo and Camillus Abawiera Wongnaa
    Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2021 9:17
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  26. The purpose of this paper is to analyze how the commoning heritage processes find application for the production of agro-environmental public goods in contexts of high socio-economic marginality and environmen...

    Authors: G. Fabiola Safonte, Claudio Bellia and Pietro Columba
    Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2021 9:10
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  27. Agricultural technology change is required in developing countries to increase the robustness to climate-related variability, feed a growing population, and create opportunities for market-oriented production....

    Authors: Menasbo Gebru, Stein T. Holden and Frode Alfnes
    Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2021 9:12
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  28. Periurban farming systems are characterized by the need to adapt the farming practices coping with a modified natural and social environment. Questions are thus posed on the efficient use of the inputs. The pu...

    Authors: Anna Gaviglio, Rosalia Filippini, Fabio Albino Madau, Maria Elena Marescotti and Eugenio Demartini
    Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2021 9:11
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  29. The transition from a linear to a circular economy is a research trend topic, as well as the possibility to measure the degree of circularity of products and systems. In a linear economy, raw materials are tak...

    Authors: L. Rocchi, L. Paolotti, C. Cortina, F. F. Fagioli and A. Boggia
    Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2021 9:9
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  30. The purpose of the research is to evaluate the impact of different kinds of information disclosures of milk labels, investigating the interest among consumers based on their consumption behaviours and characte...

    Authors: Andrea Marchini, Chiara Riganelli, Francesco Diotallevi and Bianca Polenzani
    Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2021 9:8
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  31. Several studies have focused on the behaviour of consumers towards organic wine, finding varying and sometimes conflicting results. Some scholars have noted that consumers may perceive wine labelled as organic...

    Authors: Fabio Boncinelli, Andrea Dominici, Francesca Gerini and Enrico Marone
    Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2021 9:7
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  32. Home-grown protein crops as an alternative to soya in dairy cattle meals, as well as other sustainable ethical-based practices, have been proposed to increase the sustainability of dairy production. Data on co...

    Authors: Simona Naspetti, Serena Mandolesi, Jeroen Buysse, Terhi Latvala, Phillipa Nicholas, Susanne Padel, Ellen J. Van Loo and Raffaele Zanoli
    Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2021 9:1
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  34. Despite considerable improvement of food security in low- and middle-income countries over the last decades, food shortages remain persistent in sub-Saharan Africa. The driving forces are often related not onl...

    Authors: Aubin Jacob Mobio, Gilbert Fokou, Solange Aka, Kouadio Benal Kouassi, Katharina Sophia Kreppel, Kouakou Philipps Kouakou, Nogbou Andecthi Aubin Amanzou, Daouda Dao and Bassirou Bonfoh
    Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2021 9:2
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  35. New trends in food consumption are shaping consumers’ preferences and buying behavior. Non-traditional food retailing and short supply chains (SSCs) are offering bundles of attributes that fit the needs of lar...

    Authors: Gianni Cicia, Marilena Furno and Teresa Del Giudice
    Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2021 9:3
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