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26 result(s) within Volume 12 of Agricultural and Food Economics

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  1. This paper attempts to provide insights into the current network configurations of the food-trade system and to study the short-term effects of one of the ongoing and lasting global crises, the Ukraine War, on...

    Authors: Raluca Georgiana Robu, Alina Petronela Alexoaei, Valentin Cojanu and Dumitru Miron
    Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:24
  2. Climate change poses significant challenges to agricultural systems in the Mediterranean region, with Italy being significantly affected. This literature scoping review aims to examine existing research on the...

    Authors: Giuseppe Pulighe, Antonella Di Fonzo, Marco Gaito, Sabrina Giuca, Flavio Lupia, Guido Bonati and Simonetta De Leo
    Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:23
  3. In the context of the urgent need to establish sustainable food systems, community-supported agriculture (CSA), in which consumers share risks with producers, has gained increasing attention. Understanding the...

    Authors: Sota Takagi, Yusuke Numazawa, Kentaro Katsube, Wataru Omukai, Miki Saijo and Takumi Ohashi
    Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:22
  4. Consumers are demonstrating increasing awareness towards initiatives promoting sustainable practices in the food sector. This is particularly pronounced among university students, a segment known for its recep...

    Authors: Naomi di Santo, Giovanbattista Califano, Roberta Sisto, Francesco Caracciolo and Vittoria Pilone
    Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:21
  5. Assessing the economic, social, and environmental sustainability of food production is imperative for aligning with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda and adhering to evolving regulato...

    Authors: Francisco José Castillo-Díaz, Luis J. Belmonte-Ureña, María José López-Serrano and Francisco Camacho-Ferre
    Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:20
  6. Kindergarten farms are educational initiatives aiming to reinforce or even create relationships between nature and future generations involving them in agricultural settings. They take the form of Outdoor Educ...

    Authors: Chiara Paffarini, Biancamaria Torquati, Moira Sannipoli, Alessia Fabbri and Lucio Cecchini
    Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:17
  7. In recent years, agroecology has gained prominence as one of the innovative approaches to agriculture that could positively contribute to achieving sustainable food systems. As a transdisciplinary science, agr...

    Authors: Vincenzo Fiore, Massimiliano Borrello, Domenico Carlucci, Giacomo Giannoccaro, Simone Russo, Sarah Stempfle and Luigi Roselli
    Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:16
  8. While soft drinks stand out as a major cause of obesity and overweight worldwide, the USA is the country most concerned with this problem. To reverse the situation, experts have agreed that labels and taxes re...

    Authors: Clement O. Codjia, Timothy A. Woods and Yuqing Zheng
    Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:15
  9. The Italian legislator has adopted several instruments to discourage undeclared work and exploitative labour in agriculture, mostly of a penal-repressive nature. Among the direct and indirect policy measures, ...

    Authors: Eleonora Sofia Rossi, Luca Cacchiarelli, Simone Severini and Alessandro Sorrentino
    Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:14
  10. Despite its potential economic and environmental benefits, intercropping adoption remains limited in Europe. Drawing upon the Transtheoretical Model, this paper views adoption decision as stages of behavioural...

    Authors: Thanh Mai Ha, Gordana Manevska-Tasevska, Martin Weih and Helena Hansson
    Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:12
  11. The need for a more sustainable agri-food system is a topic that has attracted growing interest in recent years. Several international and European policies such as Agenda 2030 and the European Green Deal have...

    Authors: Elena Ricciolini, Lucia Rocchi, Luisa Paolotti, Nicola Gennari, Alessandro Ottaviani, Francisco Ruiz de la Rúa and Antonio Boggia
    Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:11
  12. In recent decades, the business world has undergone a paradigm shift, prioritizing social and environmental considerations over the exclusive pursuit of economic profits. Corporate social responsibility has be...

    Authors: Carlos Anguiano-Santos and Macario Rodríguez-Entrena
    Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:10
  13. The COVID-19 pandemic generated diverse impacts and responses in agricultural value chains worldwide. Cocoa is a key crop for Ecuadorian exports, and the analysis of effects the pandemic had on value chain act...

    Authors: Guillermo Zambrano, Lina M. Tennhardt, Moritz Egger, Karen Ramírez, Adriana Santos, Byron Moyano and Michael Curran
    Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:9
  14. Trust, safety, and quality are among the most important factors in the agri-food supply chains. Traceability is a powerful tool to ensure them, but implementing a transparent and effective system is a complex ...

    Authors: Giulia Chiaraluce, Deborah Bentivoglio, Adele Finco, Mariantonietta Fiore, Francesco Contò and Antonino Galati
    Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:6
  15. The Russia–Ukraine conflict has caused a global food security crisis, impacting sustainable development goals. Predicting the crisis’s impact on food security is crucial for global stability by 2030. From a ma...

    Authors: Yuan Xu, Jieming Chou, Zhongxiu Wang and Wenjie Dong
    Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:5
  16. Regulation of meat consumption appears to be a relevant public policy to limit diet-related greenhouse gas emissions. However, the real impact of such a policy (e.g., tax) on human health and nutrition remains...

    Authors: Pierre Levasseur, François Mariotti, Isabelle Denis and Olga Davidenko
    Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:4
  17. Share of national food products in retail is a frequent subject of policy debates. Local food is often associated with national security, sustainability, and support of local economy, contributing to value-add...

    Authors: Gyula Kasza, Judit Oláh, József Popp, Zoltán Lakner, László Fekete, Enikő Pósa, Widya Satya Nugraha and Dávid Szakos
    Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:3
  18. Third-party certification (TPC) is the standard approach to quality assurance for organic production, but its administrative burden and cost make it difficult for smallholders to access it. Internal Control Sy...

    Authors: Giovanna Sacchi, Lavinia Romanello and Maurizio Canavari
    Citation: Agricultural and Food Economics 2024 12:2