Accelerating demand to reduce the environmental impact of fossil fuels has been driving widespread attention renewable fuels, such as biogas. In fact, in last decade numerous policy guidelines and laws regarding energy, environment agriculture have issued encourage use animal sewage a raw material for production The energy from biogas dairy farm can provide good opportunity sustainable rural development, augmenting farm’s income traditional sources helping overall sector. This paper...

This study focuses on how traditional rural landscape and proximity to a Natura 2000 Site of Community Importance (SCI) might influence consumers’ choice an agritourism farm for weekend stay. Data were collected in Umbria region’s (Italy) farms 2014 by interviewing 160 tourists. Results from discrete experiment reveal that the most important feature affecting interviewees’ propensity pay premium price stay is well-preserved (willingness 32.32€/night two people), followed availability...

This study aims to contribute the existing literature by verifying whether degree of liking a new food product influences people’s preferences and willingness pay from discrete choice experiment when dealing with sustainable products. To this purpose, we considered case introduction into Italian market product: tinned Chianina meat. Among attributes for product, two in particular were related sustainability: organic breeding preservation traditional rural landscape. Half respondents...

The productive sectors related to agriculture have the potential contribute significantly energy transition. paper describes an in-depth investigation on extra virgin olive oil production towards decarbonization of sector. A multidimensional approach is applied, integrating surveys environmental impacts through Life Cycle Assessment and Carbon Footprint, carbon sequestration, balance associated emissions removals, socio-economic via Costing consumer surveys. assessment was performed in...

Abstract The importance of pulse cultivation and consumption is recognized by the scientific community in terms human nutrition, food security, biodiversity a valid substitute for animal protein. In some marginal areas, represents also protection against abandonment agricultural land, preservation traditional landscape maintenance natural environments, besides contributing to safeguard gastronomy culture. This study explores how characteristics connected with rural sustainability, like...

The paper presents a study of new social farming initiative: kindergarten farms. emphasizes the value potential synergies between agricultural and educational service. two case studies analyzed are high-quality Italian kindergartens supported by Marche Region project to foster employment in rural areas improve quality life. entrepreneurial models were investigated using Business Model Canvas (BMC), which enabled us examine economic results farm, importance farm location, role public...

The aim of this paper is to propose a multi-attribute hierarchical evaluation model for the aggregate sustainability livestock farms integrating economic, environmental, and social aspects. This approach uses an aggregation criterion based on geometric mean assess farm’s current level sustainability. Sustainability was measured through use indicators including carbon footprint, farm income, animal welfare. Secondly, relationships between aspects, effects improvement measures all were...

In recent years, eco-efficiency assessment has proven to be an effective tool reduce the environmental damages of agricultural activities while preserving their economic sustainability. Hence, this paper aims assess a sample 148 beef cattle farms operating in extensive livestock system Central Italy. The analysis is based on Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) data year 2020 and includes, as pressures, farm expenditure for use fuels, electricity heating, fertilizers. A two-stage approach...

The recent decades have witnessed a significant increase in the population peri-urban areas which led to progressive transformation of landscapes, and reduced ability agriculture provide ecosystem services. In order understand complex relationships established between reference urban centre, services (US) (ES), with particular attention landscape, Discrete Choice Experiment (DCE) was carried out transitional six municipalities located near city Perugia (Italy). two main goals this study are...

Abstract This special issue of Agricultural and Food Economics consists four articles that were part the scientific programme First SIDEA-SIEA Joint Conference, held in Bisceglie September 2017. The conference afforded agricultural economists opportunity to reflect on cooperative strategies promote competitiveness agri-food supply chain, with a focus environmental quality social sustainability. selected address these themes from different perspectives: those firms, consumers, policy makers,...

During the last few years, Italian dairy farms, which gather, process and sell milk at national level, have strengthened their leading market position detriment of cooperatives, operating within regional borders. Moreover, decreasing prices increasing production costs recently induced many farmers to open automatic vending machines, dispensing raw for direct sale local consumers. In order contribute environmental assessment alternative systems, this study estimated CO2 emissions related...

• We assess the attitude of adults with autistic spectrum disorders to carry out agricultural and animal husbandry work that can promote inclusion.• set-up an experimental evaluation tool, based on already validated medical assessment measure performance in farming activities' as alternative construction.• verify possibility inclusion for disorder farms.

This article aims to investigate the environmental and economic sustainability of five dairy farms in Umbria Region (Italy). The study also provides an assessment aggregate sustainability, which is less investigated with reference cattle milk both globally Italy, through analysis relationship between performance. Primary data were collected a direct survey carried out 2014. was conducted Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) “cradle farm gate” approach, while dimension evaluated by determining...

The present paper shows the results of a research carried out on particular alternative food channel - Organised Demand and Supply Groups (godo) Umbria (Italy) managed by Italian Association for Organic Agriculture (aiab). It is very interesting in terms management, size (number firms consumers members involved) relative growth rates. analysis was systematising data quantitative information available at godo administering questionnaires to order collect about socio-economic characteristics...

This study presents an analysis of consumer preferences for a new food product: Tinned Chianina meat. Respondents (N = 249) participated in sensory test, where they were also asked to declare their willingness pay (WTP) the tasted product. The WTP data collected after test by means contingent valuation method using payment card elicitation format. Data analysed with Cragg’s double-hurdle model understand which factors influenced market participation (WTP > 0) and then variables that...

This paper analyses the demand for social farming (SF) products. In particular, we investigate preferences of consumers who buy their products from large retailers, rather than solidarity purchasing groups or other niche markets using a sample 225 consumers. this regard, discrete choice experiment (DCE) was carried out to estimate willingness pay (WTP) premium price purchase common product (i.e., eggs) farms that employ disabled people. The attributes considered in our DCE design are...

Following the growing trend towards globalisation of agrifood system over last few years, a number scientific publications with different aims and methodological approaches have addressed issue progressive link loss between place consumption production food. In part, thescientific debate has focused on various agri-food commercial outlets, highlighting strengths weaknesses both dominant models like mass market retail, as well emerging solidarity purchasing groups The present study can be...