Piermichele La Sala

ORCID: 0000-0003-2081-8013
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Research Areas
  • Diverse academic and cultural studies
  • Management, Economics, and Public Policy
  • Organic Food and Agriculture
  • Urban Planning and Valuation
  • Regional Development and Policy
  • Agricultural Economics and Policy
  • Rural development and sustainability
  • Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
  • Wine Industry and Tourism
  • Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
  • Agricultural Innovations and Practices
  • Horticultural and Viticultural Research
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Agriculture and Rural Development Research
  • Business Strategy and Innovation
  • Historical and Environmental Studies
  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Regional Development and Innovation
  • Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods
  • Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
  • Economic and Environmental Valuation
  • Cooperative Studies and Economics
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control

University of Foggia
2015-2024

Centre d'Études et d'Expertise sur les Risques, l'Environnement, la Mobilité et l'Aménagement
2021

University of Bari Aldo Moro
2017

University of Basilicata
2010-2012

This study aimed to investigate the dynamics of household food waste by analysing Italian consumer behaviour. Specifically, tried find determining factors and main motivations that may lead reduction waste. In order reach this goal, an online survey was carried out through a web-based questionnaire. Data analysis were conducted in following steps: (1) descriptive statistical for illustrating sample; (2) correlation followed principal component (PCA). Results show consumers are aware...

10.1504/ijgsb.2017.088921 article EN International Journal of Globalisation and Small Business 2017-01-01

Abstract The development of agribusiness sector is given gradually increasing importance. This works aims at identifying the elements that create successful ecosystem for agricultural development, their benefits and application in agri-food systems; additionally, to bring on a light role policies these processes. For this purpose, authors have carried out an analysis concern related literature present preliminary theoretical framework/model as tool supporting local incorporate effective...

10.2478/euco-2020-0014 article EN cc-by-nc-nd European Countryside 2020-06-01

Purpose This study investigates the views of Italian aquaculture production science students, in their role future operators, on application circular economy strategies. Design/methodology/approach A key step development professional knowledge is to solicit opinions operators sector. The authors used Q methodology assess perceptions students four different dimensions CE: operations, culture and organization, products services, ecosystem. Findings Four discourses emerge from results,...

10.1108/bfj-12-2022-1140 article EN British Food Journal 2023-09-14

An exchange rate of EUR 1 = PLN 4.0543 is used in Tables and2, based on the ECB average for period 2007-2015 ** Projects that do not meet conditions granting aid under RDP Axis III measures, but which

10.7896/j.1726 article EN cc-by-nc Studies in Agricultural Economics 2018-04-01

Purpose Healthy and safety food issues are more becoming the purchasing process core of conscious consumer. “Type 1” wheat flour means higher protein ash content. The purpose this paper is to investigate attributes usually referred characteristics known consumers at implementing a predictive model that allows make correct decisions without necessary experience real human expert. Design/methodology/approach In order research aims paper, an online survey was carried out conducted by Google...

10.1108/bfj-04-2017-0200 article EN British Food Journal 2017-09-20

This study aimed to investigate the dynamics of household food waste by analysing Italian consumer behaviour. Specifically, tried find determining factors and main motivations that may lead reduction waste. In order reach this goal, an online survey was carried out through a web-based questionnaire. Data analysis were conducted in following steps: (1) descriptive statistical for illustrating sample; (2) correlation followed principal component (PCA). Results show consumers are aware...

10.1504/ijgsb.2017.10009849 article EN International Journal of Globalisation and Small Business 2017-01-01

Background: Market orientation plays a crucial role in reinforcing firm's competitive advantage; nevertheless, marketing myopia can negatively affect clear perception of the market. Methods: An organization that defines itself by product rather than market terms is probably affected myopia, narrowness mind towards any newness – respect to firms' convincement and routines - coming from external environment. In context some scientific relevant developments comes recent patents have been...

10.2174/221279840801160304144309 article EN Recent Patents on Food Nutrition & Agriculture 2016-03-03

The paper investigates the attitude of farmers to participate in an on-farm conservation programme based on cultivation vine landraces Apulia, southern Italy, place current commercial varieties, as adaptation strategy climate changes. results, choice experiments and assessed through a latent class model, highlight general interest regional toward biodiversity-based for coping with change. In particular, three classes respondents were identified: (i) operating whole territory willing...

10.3390/su13115977 article EN Sustainability 2021-05-26

The role of education, knowledge and human resources in the agribusiness becomes primary importance for development agricultural sector and, more generally, territory. main objective present paper is to verify investment consequently, services dynamics rural development, trade international cooperation agribusiness.After a literature review, firstly analyses characteristics Italian Region Basilicata, selected our empirical application, secondly develops an econometric model explain...

10.19041/apstract/2012/1-2/17 article EN cc-by-nc Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce 2012-06-30

Innovation is one of the key strategies proposed in literature and economic policies as a crucial driver agro-food sector. Innovation, especially agricultural sector, not manifested only an adoption new technologies, but also requires balance between practices, techniques alternative ways to organize manage markets, labour, land tenure distribution benefits. In this context, Economic Conventions (EC) have found fertile ground for coordination Starting from recent work by Malafaia et al....

10.13165/ie-13-7-4-05 article EN Intellectual Economics 2013-01-01

Wine consumption has, over the years, assumed an important cultural and social value which might be considered ‘hedonistic’. The evocativeness of wines lies in its recalling territory origin, this function emerges especially among consumers who tend to travel wine-producing regions. establishment Reg. (EC) No. 834/2007 complemented by (EU) 203/2012 marking transition from made organic grapes label wine label, enhanced economic-ecological meaning oenological products. Although consumer...

10.3280/ecag2015-002004 article EN ECONOMIA AGRO-ALIMENTARE 2015-09-01

In Basilicata, southern Italy, a sheep landrace jeopardized of extinction is Gentile di Puglia due to low production levels, market values milk and meat, replacement wool with synthetic fibers. Due these dynamics farmers progressively resort intensive breeding systems, hence causing the gradual disappearance ovine sector, withering traditional culture abandonment internal marginal territories. However, in changing climate, agriculture getting increased attention worldwide by consumers who...

10.3390/ani11030731 article EN cc-by Animals 2021-03-08

Supply chain management can be considered as a means to achieve higher levels of service and substantial savings in costs. Integrated systems represent crucial starting point the backbone for reaching desired goals competitiveness. The purpose this paper is analyse 'new institutional' IT-based approach integrated Italian Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) 'Matera' Bread food chain. research carries out comparative analysis economic performance indicators, that were collected ex ante...

10.1504/wremsd.2017.086336 article EN World Review of Entrepreneurship Management and Sustainable Development 2017-01-01

The analysis of the best production models is important to determine effects different technical and economic choices on farm's profitability. estimation costs represents a key element for comparison among firms' costs, selling prices used technologies. This model can be adapted by farmers calculation achieved margin. present work shows between olive oil growing systems: high density system (HDS) super (SHDS) through incomes' pattern sector in Apulia region, leading Italian region...

10.1504/gber.2017.086604 article EN Global Business and Economics Review 2017-01-01

The purpose of this proposal is to explore a new concept 'Metadistrict' be applied in region Southern Italy – Apulia order analyze the impact that activation special network between different sector chains and several integrated projects may have for revitalizing local economy; an important role assigned relationships so social capital. Metadistrict model stems from Local Action Groups Integrated Projects Food Chain frameworks. It represent crucial driver rural economy through realization...

10.18461/ijfsd.v3i1.318 article EN cc-by-nc-nd International journal on food system dynamics 2012-02-27

The application of web marketing and definition corporate strategies has become common practice in all companies, together with the use mathematical models as a tool for planning studying dynamics communication within market. We apply an unsupervised artificial neural network classification series olive farms to try determine which features are most rewarding from point view market (including identification new situations decision making). objective is identify group companies that have...

10.1016/j.protcy.2013.11.085 article EN Procedia Technology 2013-01-01

This work aims at analyzing the characteristics of supply chain, focusing in particular on short chain. Further, it highlights weaknesses and strengths this form business organization industry. analysis will proceed by explaining new forms management means latest IT innovations “cloud” role that they can play improving processes market information. It also highlight how use these technologies reduce organizational gap as strategically illustrated first part help effectiveness efficiency...

10.4018/ijaeis.2015010102 article EN International Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Information Systems 2014-12-22
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