Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Maurizio Canavari Author-Name: Sedef Akg?ng?r Author-Name: Valeria Borsellino Author-Name: Alessio Cavicchi Author-Name: Catherine Chan Author-Name: Alessio Ishizaka Author-Name: Simona Naspetti Author-Name: S?ren Marcus Pedersen Author-Name: Stefanella Stranieri Title: Editorial Abstract: Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages:1-4 Volume: 24 Year: 2022 Issue:3 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=72636&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:ecaqec:v:html10.3280/ecag2022oa15245 Number: 1 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Victor Julio Balanta Mart?nez Author-Name: Gustavo Adolfo Celis Parra Author-Name: Marisol Gonz?les Mu?oz Author-Name: Jhoyner Felipe Ortiz Meneses Title: Factors influencing the use of non-timber forest products in cattle production under humid tropical conditions Abstract: As more attention is paid to the integral management and the problems of cattle production systems in the achievement of sustainable productivity and competitiveness in the territories of the Colombian Amazon region, it is necessary to determine the socioeconomic factors that affect the use of the potential and comparative advantages of productive units located in the region for nutritional supplementation from local inputs, such as Non Timber Forest Products (NTFP). For this purpose, a descriptive-cross-sectional scope with non-experimental design and quantitative approach study was carried out, applying the collection instrument to the sample size defined in a nonprobabilistic way in the municipalities of Albania San Vicente del Caguán, El Doncello, Puerto Rico, and Cartagena del Chaira of the department of Caquetá Colombia. Information was systematized using the R software, where the principal component analysis of the socioeconomic factors with the use of cattle nutrition in the NTFP was carried out. It was found that the factors that have the greatest impact on the use of NTFP are related to the degree of knowledge about NTFP and the strategies for the transfer of scientific knowledge as a complement to the knowledge of the producers. Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages:1-15 Volume: 24 Year: 2022 Issue:3 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=72639&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:ecaqec:v:html10.3280/ecag2022oa12566 Number: 2 X-File-Ref: http://www.francoangeli.it/Riviste/References.ashx?idArticolo=72639 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Romy Lynn Chaib Author-Name: Catherine Macombe Author-Name: Rallou Thomopoulos Title: Adapting a participatory modelling method to forecast food system scenarios: a case study on the pork value-chain Abstract: For a value-chain to be sustainable, the main challenge is sometimes its durability. When stakeholders are lost in the shifting maze of economic, social and environmental issues, participatory foresight methods help them consider the options and choose a strategy to follow. The aim is to create several scenarios of evolution of the value-chain and select desirable scenarios. Because of the global context in 2020 and 2021, implementing methodological and organizational adaptations in the classic "scenario method" from Michel Godet was necessary. These adaptations are exemplified by the case study of the prospective for the French pork value-chain in the next 5 years. Indeed, this value-chain touches particularly on certain contemporary concerns, with much discussion about its environmental footprint, its human resource challenge and its social acceptability, as is the case for most food value-chains in developed countries. Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages:1-37 Volume: 24 Year: 2022 Issue:3 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=72641&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:ecaqec:v:html10.3280/ecag2022oa14488 Number: 3 X-File-Ref: http://www.francoangeli.it/Riviste/References.ashx?idArticolo=72641 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Erika Fazari Author-Name: Dario Musolino Title: Social farming in high mountain regions: The case of the Aosta Valley in Italy Abstract: This paper investigates and analyses social farming in the Aosta Valley, a tiny Italian mountain region in the Alps. It aims to highlight the features of social farming in this region, focusing on the social mission and economic sustainability.The paper first presents the literature on social farming, focusing on marginal and remote areas, and illustrating the main characteristics of Italian social farms. Secondly, it focuses on the findings coming from a qualitative investigation of three case studies of Valdostan social farms based on data collected from semi-structured direct interviews. The analyses reveal that social farming in the Aosta Valley fulfils a crucial social mission in areas with poor accessibility to social services.It is economically sustainable, basing its business model on the environmental and agricultural resources typical of high mountain regions. Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages:1-33 Volume: 24 Year: 2022 Issue:3 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=72642&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:ecaqec:v:html10.3280/ecag2022oa14053 Number: 4 X-File-Ref: http://www.francoangeli.it/Riviste/References.ashx?idArticolo=72642 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jude Anayochukwu Mbanasor Author-Name: Ogbonnaya Ukeh Oteh Author-Name: Nnanna Mba Agwu Author-Name: Chigozirim Ndubuisi Onwusiribe Author-Name: Nwanneka Cynthia Ibem Author-Name: Chibuzo Okpokiri Author-Name: Ambrose Ogbonna Oloveze Title: Wheat or cassava flour? Marketing and willingness to pay for cassava flour confectionery in Nigeria Abstract: Food systems and diets are constantly evolving, and the contributing factors are complex and have remained controversial among researchers. While studies have considered and compared utilization of wheat flour and High Quality Cassava Flour (HQCF) in confectioneries, no study has assessed willingness to purchase confectionery made from cassava flour in relation to the global supply disruption emanating from the Russia-Ukraine war, leading to high demand and pressure on wheat flour. This study examined consumers? perception of cassava flour confectionery and estimated contributing factors. A cross-sectional survey and multi-stage random sampling technique were employed to select 120 respondents from Abia State, Nigeria, while the Researchers analyzed the data with descriptive and regression statistics. Findings show that taste, awareness, odour, and availability of confectionery with cassava flour inclusion shaped consumers? perceptions. The majority of the samples from our study believe that the taste and odour (aroma) of the product must be tweaked to suit global best practices, as well as the need to make the product readily available at strategic location and at the right price to reflect the prevailing income and economic realities in Nigeria. Therefore, these factors can be improved and used to build a positioning and brand strategy. Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages:1-25 Volume: 24 Year: 2022 Issue:3 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=72643&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:ecaqec:v:html10.3280/ecag2022oa14625 Number: 5 X-File-Ref: http://www.francoangeli.it/Riviste/References.ashx?idArticolo=72643 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Lucia Briamonte Author-Name: Stefano Vaccari Author-Name: Franco Gaudio Author-Name: Assunta Amato Author-Name: Paolo Piatto Author-Name: Corrado Ievoli Title: An overview of state subsidies in Italian agriculture in the period 2000-2019 Abstract: Abstract: This paper provides an analysis of the trends and the main components of public support in agriculture in Italy over the last twenty years (2000-2019). For this analysis, the rich information contained in the CREA database "Agricultural expenditure of the Regions" was used, the most updated and constant source of information on public spending in agriculture, with regional details that distinguish it from other official statistical sources (Sotte, 1993; Sotte, 2000).Overall public support for the agri-food sector in the period under consideration decreased by about EUR 4 billion (from EUR 15.613 billion in 2000 to just below EUR 12 billion in 2019). The share of support in agricultural added value has also decreased: from 55% in 2000 to about 34% in 2019. Looking at the individual categories of support (EU CAP 1st and 2nd pillar funds, tax and social security reliefs, state transfers and regional funds) taken into consideration in the analysis, it is clear that this decrease is due to the halving of tax and social security reliefs (from 27 % to 17%), and the significant reduction in the support provided by the budgets of the Regions and Autonomous Provinces (from over 4 billion euros in 2000 to 1.7 billion euros in 2019). To this adds the reduction in governmental transfers (from 4.3% to 3.9%). As a result, EU support was consequently stable in the first decade and increased in the last ten years (from 43% in 2000 to 64% in 2019).  Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages:1-15 Volume: 24 Year: 2022 Issue:3 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=72638&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:ecaqec:v:html10.3280/ecag2022oa14237 Number: 6 X-File-Ref: http://www.francoangeli.it/Riviste/References.ashx?idArticolo=72638 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Michele Romanelli Author-Name: Otello Giovanardi Title: Commentary on Italy's international seafood trade and its impacts Abstract: Being within a geographical area, EU-27, which imports a large proportion of the fish products consumed annually from abroad, Italy finds itself in a particularly critical situation; domestic production from fishing and aquaculture on the whole accounts for only 20% of consumption and even less in the case of crustaceans and cephalopods. Despite its strong dependence on foreign countries, per capita consumption is quite high, at 31 kg/y in recent times; furthermore, among the imports from abroad there is a large number of species (or their families) mostly obtained through fishing. A wiser exploitation of national fishing resources, a greater development of domestic aquaculture and consumption patterns relying less on wild fish and shellfish are desirable. Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages:1-24 Volume: 24 Year: 2022 Issue:3 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=72640&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:ecaqec:v:html10.3280/ecag2022oa14835 Number: 7 X-File-Ref: http://www.francoangeli.it/Riviste/References.ashx?idArticolo=72640 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: A cura della Redazione Title: Referee 2022 Abstract: Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages:1-3 Volume: 24 Year: 2022 Issue:3 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=72637&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:ecaqec:v:html10.3280/ecag2022oa15242 Number: 8