Culinary tourism represents an emerging component of the industry and encompasses all traditional values associated with new trends in tourism: respect for culture tradition, authenticity sustainability. Italy is known worldwide richness variety its gastronomy, agri-tourism one most important places where culinary tourists can experience local food beverages. By using a modified version Kim Eves’ motivational scale, present study aims to investigate which factors affect frequency beverages...

Sicily has a long tradition in citrus fruit cultivations that with vineyard and olive tree represent the main Mediterranean crops. In this paper we have evaluated economic financial sustainability of lemon production, both organic farming conventional farming; two systems differing just for inputs utilized production process. Economic analysis been carried out representative case study located Sicilian northwestern coast, considering an orchard life equal to 50 years. Results, which referred...

Greenhouse tomato cultivation plays an important role in Sicily, being the primary production area Italy, due to its favorable pedo-climatic conditions that permit extra-seasonal productions. In more than half of greenhouse is derived from Province Ragusa on southeastern coast, where especially cherry typologies are cultivated. Over last decade, has registered a decrease both terms and harvested several structural problems would require restructuring supply chain. Thus, since recognition...

Today the short supply chain can be carried out through several typologies which are called as alternative food networks (AFNs). In fact, according to some studies, it is an 'alternative' response dominant agro-food system, offers possibility produce products chains that opposed long, complex and rationally organised industrial chains. last years many European farmers adopted commercialise their Italy one of EU members in AFNs developed, thanks its numerous typical local products. The aim...

Thanks to national energy policies, over recent years the Italian photovoltaic (PV) sector has undergone an extraordinary growth, also affecting primary sector. In this context, Mediterranean greenhouses are well-adapted systems because they represent one of most energy-intensive sectors in agriculture. The feed-in scheme ended at beginning 2013, making it necessary investigate feasibility devoid any electricity production-related incentives. paper, production cost and profitability analyses...

This study presents the results of research carried out on a Sicilian wine farm in order to demonstrate economic convenience mechanized harvest. After determination minimum optimal size that justifies introduction grape harvester farm, it has been estimated production cost and relative profitability two cultivars (Chardonnay Nero d'Avola), comparing three hypotheses harvest: manual, with property rented harvester. The analysis shows is justified large sized farms. However, even small farms...

Over the last years interest in environmental services provided by forests has considerably grow. This situation, developed countries, derive from rising demand of new goods and tied to landscape use leisure activities. These can be considered such as no woody products they represent externalities produced forest that, if suitably utilized, could produce value for area earnings people living near forests. From an economic point view, at aim providing these services, it is necessary...

Viticulture, as well agriculture in general, performs an environmental and landscaping function it encourages rural development through the creation of income job opportunities areas where wine is produced. The sector, fact, great social economic importance within Sicilian food industry, because provides due to pedoclimatic peculiarities, variety grape wines cultivars production process. present study aims at assessing competitiveness small medium-sized enterprises that cultivate grapes Etna...

Within a business enterprise, process innovations lead to reduced production costs and increased profit margins. In this study, we shall examine an olive farm that operates in perfectly competitive market has introduced innovation so as contain labour therefore costs. So, the paper aimed at comparing economic competitiveness of mechanical pickers (process innovation) for harvest respect manual harvest. case under scrutiny, same price, cost determined shift from situation being loss one...

In addition to safeguarding the landscape, olive growing makes a unique contribution protecting environment and agricultural ecosystem. Olive in mountainous hilly areas is severely constrained by structural limitations. Rural tourism can be potential strategy increase competitiveness of olive-growing activities. After an initial analysis relationship between tourism, growing, this study focused on Nebrodi area. particular, we examined two case studies farms analyze related production costs...

The interactions between a given commercial enterprise, its territory and development, have become key issue in recent years. Theories of economic development tell us that may undergo provided viable, economically sustainable activities exist. Based on the latter postulate, present paper analyzes sustainability farming enterprises growing early potatoes Mediterranean setting. In particular, study was conducted south-eastern Sicily, island centre Mediterranean. results underscore their modest...

The production of energy from renewable sources is a form that has less impact on the environment than traditional one. For farmer this new represents an opportunity, especially for economic benefits can produce, both in terms incentives provided by public operator and higher revenues, deriving sale and/or saving generated self-consumed energy, help to integrate farmer’s income. In paper, we analyzed case study farm realized ​​a grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) system greenhouse....

Over the last decades, in many rural areas Southern Europe, farmers have abandoned agricultural activity, especially on small-sized farms, leading to an exodus from towards urbanized ones. In this context, early 1980s, some Sicilian introduced mango their as certain of Sicily are well suited tropical and subtropical crops, but also meet increasing consumer interest for these fruits, they perceived functional foods. This paper aimed evaluate economic sustainability determine whether its...