Contemporary agriculture is increasingly oriented toward the synergistic adoption of technologies such as Internet Things, Farming, big data analytics, and blockchain to combine resource protection economic, social, environmental sustainability. In Italy, market growth potential “Agriculture 4.0” “Farming solutions very high, but related technological innovations still low. Italian companies are aware opportunities offered by 4.0 paradigm, there cultural limits full development phenomenon....

AbstractGiven the regional dimension has become an extremely widespread concern in recent investigations of agro-food economics, this study aims at detecting extra-virgin olive oil's main attributes through a qualitative analysis consumer behaviour Sicily and some Italian metropolitan areas (Rome Milan), order to identify variables that affect local with respect production. The paper's aim is inform oil stakeholders about preferences regarding attributes, include area origin, geographical...

In the transition from linear production systems, unsustainable point of view resources, to a model that finds strength in environmental, social and economic sustainability, circular economy paradigm is foundation facilitates planetary agro-ecological transition. The European Union has taken number steps (including Circular Economy Package Directives) shaping circularity as wide-ranging driver measure involving many sectors. paper intends provide regulatory framework on current general...

Consumers today are increasingly moving toward healthier lifestyles and food purchasing habits. This new awareness has also prompted the meat industry, usually indicted for use of harmful compounds ingredients such as additives, salt, fat, to introduce innovative measures meet demand. study aims assess consumer willingness pay an additional price premium (APP) a healthy salami by identifying which factors more likely have effect on purchase, socio-demographic product market-related...

Introduction Women play a crucial role in food shopping and preparation, their choices have significant implications for health that of families. This study aims to provide perspective on women’s eating lifestyle, which has undergone changes. Methods A factor analysis was conducted assess the degree involvement types items consumed among sample 399 Italian women. Results Through cluster analysis, four segments were identified: hedonic consumers, sustainable- balanced-diet experimenters, no...

The consumption pattern of salami has been subjected to relatively widespread attention by academician, but few studies concerning the health implications have published. Since additives and product origins represent important attributes for salami, objective this paper is twofold: (i) explore role two additives, salt nitrates, in addition Italian origin, relation consumer attitudes preferences towards (ii) segment behaviour assessing their willingness-to-buy order verify whether different...

Purpose The initial hypothesis of the exploratory paper lies in fact that there exists a demand for healthier wines due to higher presence natural compound which potentially bring benefits consumer’s health. To satisfy this hypothesis, research questions tried answer are following: Do exist naturally resveratrol-enhanced wine? What variables do influence preference consumers toward As consequence, purpose is explore what wine consumption. Design/methodology/approach A structured...

This study examined whether health cues influence the choices of olive oil consumers with different degrees knowledge about nutritional properties oil. To this end, a direct survey on consumption healthy extra-virgin was implemented by examining stated preferences sample consumers. Two econometric analyses were carried out to identify drivers high polyphenol content. The logistic model chosen as most suitable method answer research questions. results revealed general consensus among...

This paper investigates the marketing and pricing policies for traditional organic fruit vegetable products of large food retailers in four European countries by means a survey 47 stores, including all major retail chains. Data have been analysed to investigate what determines presence products, extent which price mark‐up between depends on inherent quality rather than amount extra service information often associated with these importance country location within single market determining...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze international orange trade as different types juice seem obtain the favor newer food consumption patterns opposed fresh oranges. In addition, authors will outline market tendencies that could be useful stakeholders interested in any way sector. Design/methodology/approach This document uses Lafay index (LFI) order evaluate intra-sectoral specialization; however, social network analysis (SNA) approach used connect relations and refine, classify...

The growing need for mitigation of GHG emissions generated by the agri-food sector and production sufficient, quality food population, play a prominent role in planning global policies economies. determination damaging practices to be reviewed or avoided is achieved quantifying their Carbon Footprint (CF). With respect these needs, our research area available literature analysing CF products from life cycle perspective. reduced availability studies using this approach results lack solid...

The increasing micronutrient deficiency within the nutritional habits of world’s population and growing need for healthy foods have given rise to development biofortified crops. In a context where consumer’s attention is focused on lifestyle respect environment, cultivation potatoes enriched with selenium offers an undisputed advantage in pursuit this twofold objective. crop has been analyzed through life-cycle assessment (LCA) methodology order highlight environmental burden generated by...

Current climate change is confronting farms with extreme conditions, severe drought for a good part of the year and flooding rains month. The changes taking place on our planet make it necessary farmers to understand assess how they can counteract damage by adopting sustainable strategies cope future. This makes environmental, economic social sustainability more relevant than ever in production sector. research, relation spread exceptional which cause extraordinary system farmers, aims...

The studies on gender differences in food consumption have experienced a deep and remarkable development from several perspectives.Many been addressed to highlight whether exist among males females purchasing behaviors or for specific products but no study pizza segmented by has carried out.This evaluates the of traditional Italian pizza.For this purpose, quantitative was conducted representative sample Sicilian consumers.Our findings showed that there any appear be strongly related...