Agriculture plays a key role in providing wide range of ecosystem services, such as food, feed, fiber and biofuel, thus taking part the economic development countries. On other hand, this sector also gives rise to negative externalities. The eco-efficiency has been considered meaningful index for assessing how efficient activities are terms resource-use environmental pressures: measuring provides policy makers with important information developing policies focused on sustainable management...

The problem of food insecurity is growing across the world, including economically developed countries. In Europe, question not just about total supply foods, but it includes even accessibility prices and their nutritional qualitative adequacy. this context many countries recognize importance trade policies to ensure adequate levels security. aim work was analyze impact openness on level security in European countries, using a dynamic panel analysis with generalized method moments (GMM)...

In recent years, the agrifood sector has been relevantly impacted by resource shortage, food loss and waste across whole supply chain. This study assesses, from a life cycle perspective, water footprint of fruit vegetable losses occurring within Italian chain, analyzing potential linkages between circular economy policies management. The methodology consists three consequential steps: definition system boundaries, data collection databases reports, processing said data. Based on availability...

This paper offers an overview of circular economy strategies applied to the aquaculture sector. The growing challenges imposed on sector by Green Deal impose new growth in name sustainability. scalability these is increasingly hampered regulatory voids and absence a universally accepted assessment method for measuring impacts current systems. More than ever, review knowledge field required comprehend where heading, order make transition. present proposes bibliometric analysis, network...

The worsening of groundwater quality is a huge problem for some regions, especially where karst aquifer system the most important water resource because deficiency well-developed superficial supply. In this study chemical deep Salento peninsula (Southern Italy), shallow and an extensive are exploited as source drinking irrigation water, was monitored. indicator used to assess sustainability pollution produce by human activities “grey footprint” (GWF) which measures amount required assimilate...

The high value and volume of Italian wine production determines a strong stimulus for counterfeiting, which generates negative consequences grape growers, winemakers consumers. In this context, IoT technologies the blockchain can serve as tools to ensure traceability, transparency efficiency along whole supply chain. Using primary data collected through interviews main growers wineries involved in chain Southern Apulia Region secondary data, acquired from previous scientific literature,...

Polyethylenterephtalate (PET) is the preferred packaging material in bottled water industry and represents main cause of waste production. This work investigated drinking consumption habits, with particular reference to PET-bottled water, people living province Lecce (Apulia Region, Southern Italy) by age geographical groups. Their perception about quality tap was also explored. The survey performed administration a questionnaire 4137 citizens. Bottled mineral consumed 90.4% respondents an...

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,...

Purpose The present study is aimed at developing a multi-level framework for assessing circularity in agri-food industries by providing the user with step-by-step approach and selecting customized set of indicators capable accurately circular economy (CE) level. Design/methodology/approach composed four stages. In first stage, CE theoretical model based on operations, product services, culture, organization ecosystem criteria has been implemented adapted to sector. second users are required...

Dairy products play a significant role in the human diet, but they are often associated with high freshwater resource depletion. In Italy, dairy sector represents more than 12% of total turnover agri-food sector. Trentino Alto Adige is first Italian region terms number farms, it does not register quantitatively consistent production. Notwithstanding, characterized mostly by small-scale farms whose strengths Protected Designations Origin and typical mountain productions. The present study...

The Mediterranean region is facing important socioeconomic, demographic, environmental and geopolitical dynamics, leading to a continuous rise in food requirements.These interlinked challenges are embodied the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all UN member states 2015 built around 17 Development Goals (SDGs).The aim of study classify countries region, based on their agriculture related SDGs progress, order understand key implementation strategies, define gaps between...

In international contexts, a key role has been assigned to sustainable finance for the achievement of climate change mitigation objectives. context environmental finance, this contribution focuses on tool green bonds, framing regulators’ perspective and principles (self) regulation that describe process issuing, evaluating reporting transparency efficiency financial market. The previous studies, in fact, neglected theme rules despite numerous interventions institutions field fact theory...

Infrastructures play a relevant role in promoting the socio-economic development of country, region or area. In particular, transport infrastructure endowment is important for agrifood supply chains, which have some specifics characteristics that contribute to raising complexity external logistics. Italy leader chain, but Italian more backward than its main European competitors. Given need pursue resilience agri-food systems after having experienced several adverse events, such as COVID-19...

Agricultural insurance stands prominant in the protection of crop products. In Italy, increasing occurrence extreme weather events has had an important impact on market’s dynamics by lowering companies propensity to take climate risks. this context, main aim study is focus economic assessment demand for Controlled and Guaranteed Designation Origin (DOCG) area Conegliano-Valdobbiadene, exploiting effects public contributions three subjects involved market: winegrowers, stakeholders,...

Nowadays, urban ecosystems require major transformations aimed at addressing the current challenges of urbanization. In recent decades, policy makers have increasingly turned their attention to smart city paradigm, recognizing its potential promote positive changes. The city, through conscious use technologies and sustainability principles, allows for development. scientific literature on cities as catalysts public value continues develop rapidly there is a need systematize knowledge...