Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Gervasio Antonelli Author-Name: Maurizio Canavari Author-Name: Annalisa De Boni Author-Name: Concetta Nazzaro Title: Editoriale Abstract: Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages:7-10 Volume: 16 Year: 2014 Issue:2 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=51653&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:ecaqec:v:html10.3280/ECAG2014-002001 Number: 1 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Antonio Baselice Author-Name: Antonio Stasi Author-Name: Francesco Diotallevi Author-Name: Andrea Marchini Author-Name: Gianluca Nardone Title: Crescita nei consumi di IV gamma. Un?applicazione del modello AIDS alla domanda italiana di ortofrutta Abstract: Fresh-cut and ready to eat products are gaining market shares over fruits and vegetables. Dining habits and cooking time are changing over time and life styles are modifying the food preparation and the time used for eating. In the meanwhile, prices could be playing an important role in the substitution between fresh products and ready-to-eat alternatives. Therefore, the present paper tests the following hypotheses: - measuring the direct price effect on ready-to-eat and fresh cut product in order to verify market stability and price war probability; - measuring the substitution effect between fresh and ready-to-eat categories; The hypotheses have been verified throughout the estimation of a la/aids model that considers a system of 10 equations. The data used for the analysis have been collected by iri-Infoscan and represent the total Italian grocery sales for the years 2008-2010. Results provide evidence that the market is price sensitive and that substitution effect is negligible. Therefore, past, present and future evolutions of fresh-cut and ready-to-eat products should be attributed to price wars. Promotional activities, private label strategies and other price reduction strategies could be winning strategies in order to gain market shares within fruits and vegetable market. Classification-JEL: C32, D12, Q13 Keywords: Note: Pages:11-30 Volume: 16 Year: 2014 Issue:2 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=51654&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:ecaqec:v:html10.3280/ECAG2014-002002 Number: 2 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Anna Gaviglio Author-Name: Biagio Pecorino Author-Name: Alessandro Ragazzoni Title: Produrre energia rinnovabile nelle aziende agro-zootecniche. Effetti economici dalle novit? introdotte nella normativa del 2012 Abstract: This study proposes an analysis to evaluate the effects on the future choices of the zootechnical entrepreneur in light of the new indications in the Ministerial Decree of the July 6, 2012 "Execution of Art. 24 of the legislative decree 3 March 2011, no. 28 establishing incentives for the production of electricity from plants of renewable sources other than photovoltaic". Specifically, we will investigate the productive chain of biogas from anaerobic digestion and, in particular, the synergies that can be realized with the swine sector. The main objective is to assess what are the critical and the strength moments for the zootechnical entrepreneur in each stage of the chain, analyzing the opportunities of integration in order to gain an economic advantage in introducing innovative activities of process and transformation of livestock effluents; an economic profit can afford to enable virtuous practices on the part of the entrepreneur, also environmentally correct and able to make more sustainable the activities in the medium-long term. Classification-JEL: Q42, Q12, O13 Keywords: Note: Pages:31-60 Volume: 16 Year: 2014 Issue:2 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=51655&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:ecaqec:v:html10.3280/ECAG2014-002003 Number: 3 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Alessandra Castellini Author-Name: Annalisa De Boni Author-Name: Michele Moretti Author-Name: Rocco Roma Title: L?analisi dell?integrazione attraverso un approccio di Netchain analysis: il caso della filiera molitorio-pastaria in Puglia Abstract: In the last decade, the durum wheat-pasta production chain was been, with the other food chains, vulnerable to prices volatility, that became stronger in the last five years due to the unfavourable economic condition. The supply chains internal competition and the unwillingness to cooperation, directly linked to lack of trust between actors on different levels, represent barriers for the efficiency this economic structure (the chain), that have to deal with the actual economic condition and the global market competition. The Italian durum wheat-pasta production chain is characterized by a high level of vertical integration for the downstream stages (mills and pasta industries) and by a farms-pasta industries contracts increase; whereas very high is the upstream stage firms? fragmentation. The study aims to examine the Apulian durum wheat-pasta production chain, by means of the netchain analysis methodology, to point out its organisational set-up and its degree of integration and evaluate the horizontal and vertical existent relationships. The geographical location of the study is due to the importance that durum wheat has for the Region; that is in the first place of the national production ranking (almost the 20,65% in 2011), and have a great territory specialisation (almost the 87,68% of cereals regional uaa). The study started from the analysis of a quality product chain that can be considered as a best practice into the area because both the final product (dry pasta) is made from local durum wheat flour only, and the whole chain are certified ("Prodotti di qualit? di Puglia" and dnv Business Assurance). The results obtained, show an high horizontal integration for farms. However, they are able to create ties only with selling cooperatives. The latter on the other hand, show the capability to promote cohesion between farms and mills for the supply of high quality raw materials. This chain, observed for its peculiarity of being a best practice, show the relevance of pasta industries in promoting strong horizontal and vertical relationships, and theirs importance in improving chain market competitiveness. Further studies are still necessary, since a more comprehensive analysis of the entire Apulian chain, considering also those one located into areas with an higher number of pasta industries (eg. Emilia-Romagna), can provide essential information that can be used to drive innovation in chain governance at the regional or national level. Classification-JEL: L14 Keywords: Note: Pages:61-77 Volume: 16 Year: 2014 Issue:2 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=51656&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:ecaqec:v:html10.3280/ECAG2014-002004 Number: 4 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Simona Naspetti Author-Name: Serena Mandolesi Author-Name: Raffaele Zanoli Title: L?accettabilit? delle innovazioni nella filiera lattiero casearia: un?analisi tramite la metodologia Q sort Abstract: This work illustrates the acceptability of innovations in the Italian dairy supply chain. The research is part of a larger study financed by the EU Commission (EU-FP7 SOLID - "Sustainable Organic and Low-Input Dairying") aimed at optimising the financial, agronomic and nutritional aspects of the organic and low input dairy sector. Several studies demonstrate how the development and the adoption of innovations are critical in improving and increasing the competitiveness of the supply chains (es. Stewart-Knox & Mitchell, 2003). In this work, the Q methodology was applied to investigate the innovation acceptability to organic and low input dairy supply chain members (Consumers, Farmers and Retailers & Processors). The aim was to identify and analyse different and common opinions of the Q participants. The results showed two different perspectives. The first one is a ?sustainable? view, shared by the majority of participants to the Q study; the second one is more practical, and mostly adopted by farmers. Some methodological and strategic implications are also presented in detail. Classification-JEL: Q01, Q18, Q21, Q56 Keywords: Note: Pages:79-95 Volume: 16 Year: 2014 Issue:2 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=51657&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:ecaqec:v:html10.3280/ECAG2014-002005 Number: 5 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Katia Laura Sidali Author-Name: Achim Spiller Title: Cultural property rights in the eu geographical indications? system: Cui prodest? Abstract: This paper develops five theses to analyze the distribution of economic, social and environmental effects connected with the system of geographical indications (gis). The authors claim that the distribution of benefits for the agricultural sector largely differentiate among European countries (Thesis 1); non-organized outsiders in the region who do not financially support the common pool resource can profit particularly greatly from a gis system (Thesis 2); among gis consortia, those with a clear marketing leadership of a focal supplier profit whereas those with many small suppliers are easier to get pressed by dominant buyers (Thesis 3); the role of public authorities may represent a significant bias in the application phase (Thesis 4) and environmental benefits attached to the gis such as biodiversity preservation are largely overestimated (Thesis 5). Classification-JEL: D23, D18, D21, M31, P14 Keywords: Note: Pages:97-104 Volume: 16 Year: 2014 Issue:2 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=51658&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:ecaqec:v:html10.3280/ECAG2014-002006 Number: 6 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Edgardo I. Garrido-P?rez Title: La salsa con sabor y sinsabor: culinaria y econom?a dom?stica en la m?sica del Caribe Abstract: A great deal of the popularity of Afro-Caribbean music is because the millions of people dancing it associate that music to the joys of aroma, flavor, and body contact. This exploration of the texts of about 1115 songs shows that: (1) there are songs putting food and drinks as the main topic for both celebration and every-day life histories. (2) Other songs talk about snacks and soft drinks while others (3) metaphorically mention food for talking about sex. (4) Some songs about non-food subjects collaterally mention food as part of the wider story. (5) Many singers sing about subjects completely unrelated to food, still using phrases like Az?car! (sugar), Sabor! (flavor) and Qu? rico! (it?s tasty!) as personal trademarks or in order to keep the attention of dancers. (6) Gluttony is usually a joke. (7) Even though drunkenness is portrayed as funny and as a mitigation of love pains there are also singers encouraging people to get out of such alcohol abuse. (8) A subject captivating the attention of most influential artists is how difficult are food production for farmers, navigation for fishermen, and paying the expensive costs of food for city inhabitants. Sponsoring places adequately combining restaurants with dancing halls where cooks and disc-jockeys are born, grown, and educated in the Caribbean seems more effective than the Traditional Specialty Guaranteed tag for ensuring the fair trade of Caribbean food, drinks, and music in Europe. Classification-JEL: D12 Keywords: Note: Pages:105-121 Volume: 16 Year: 2014 Issue:2 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=51659&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:ecaqec:v:html10.3280/ECAG2014-002007 Number: 7