Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Valeria Borsellino Author-Name: S?ren Marcus Pedersen Author-Name: Giovanna Bertella Author-Name: Luca Cacciolatti Author-Name: Nicola Cantore Author-Name: Alessandra Castellini Author-Name: Alessio Cavicchi Author-Name: Fabio A. Madau Title: Editorial for the Issue 1/2025 Abstract: Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages:7-11 Volume: 2025/1 Year: 2025 Issue:1 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=77721&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:ecaqec:v:html10.3280/ecag2025oa20114 Number: 1 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Evita Soliha Hani Author-Name: Wildan Muhlison Author-Name: Tri Wahyu Saputra Author-Name: Roni Yulianto Author-Name: Laily Ilman Widuri Author-Name: Fariz Kustiawan Alfarisy Author-Name: Rizky Yanuarti Title: Strategy for Accelerating Gamal Leaves as Forage Feed Additives in Migrant-Dense Areas: A Case Study in Jember Abstract: Small-scale livestock farmers face challenges in feed availability, particularly during the dry season. Gamal leaf forage, with its high protein content and durability, offers a sustainable solution to these issues. This study focuses on Klungkung, Sukorambi District, a migrant-dense area where economic empowerment through innovative business models is crucial. By exploring entrepreneurship-based gamal fertilizer production, the research assesses its potential to meet local economic needs and improve community welfare. The objectives are to analyze the business position, create a business plan, and formulate strategies to accelerate the adoption of environmentally friendly, location-specific gamal leaf forage in Jember Regency. The study surveyed 30 members of livestock farmer groups in high-potential areas, utilizing the Business Model Canvas (BMC) and SWOT methods for analysis. Results reveal the business position is highly promising, with strategies emphasizing leveraging group strengths to capitalize on opportunities. Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages:13-37 Volume: 2025/1 Year: 2025 Issue:1 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=77722&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:ecaqec:v:html10.3280/ecag2025oa18398 Number: 2 X-File-Ref: http://www.francoangeli.it/Riviste/References.ashx?idArticolo=77722 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ariodillah Hidayat Author-Name: Bernadette Robiani Author-Name: Taufiq Marwa Author-Name: Didik Susetyo Author-Name: Imam Asngari Title: Simultaneous Equation of Concentration, Efficiency, and Competitiveness of Indonesia's CPO Industry: Impacts and Policies Abstract: This study simultaneously analyzed the industrial concentration measured using CR4, technical efficiency measured using Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA), and competitiveness using the Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) approach of the CPO industry in Indonesia. The study uses time series data from 2001 to 2020, sourced from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the World Bank, and UN Comtrade. This study uses a simultaneous model approach of Two Stage Least Squares (2SLS). The results show that the efficiency of the technique has a negative and significant impact on industrial concentration.The market concentration measured by CR4 shows a positive and significant relationship with competitiveness. Large companies that dominate the market are able to create price stability and encourage innovation, which ultimately improves the profitability and quality of CPO. RSPO policy is negatively correlated with concentration levels, the high cost of certification can be a barrier for new companies to enter the market. Biodiesel policy opens up new opportunities, the push to meet domestic demand can reduce the pressure to innovate. Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages:39-80 Volume: 2025/1 Year: 2025 Issue:1 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=77723&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:ecaqec:v:html10.3280/ecag2025oa18605 Number: 3 X-File-Ref: http://www.francoangeli.it/Riviste/References.ashx?idArticolo=77723 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Chanoknan Srilapat Author-Name: Thanada Konkan Author-Name: Narawut Rapankum Title: Factors affecting economic profits of stocker cattle farming business in Sakon Nakhon, Thailand Abstract: The stocker cattle farming business is an essential component of the cattle production system for farmers in Thailand. Raising stocker cattle independently allows for a reduction in costs related to fattening. This research aimed to investigate the factors influencing the economic profits of farmers in SCFB.The study was carried out in Sakon Nakhon, Thailand. Data were collected via a semi-structured questionnaire through faceto-face interviews with 390 stocker cattle farmers supplying cattle to the Phon Yang Kham Livestock Cooperative Limited in Sakon Nakhon. Data analysis utilized descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression. The results indicated that the majority of the farmers were male, with an average age of 52.78 years and 11.78 years of experience in stocker cattle farming.During an 18-month production period, farmers realized cash profits amounting to 73.43 percent of the total production cost per cattle, whereas the economic profit value was negative.The study identified five factors that significantly impacted the economic profits of SCFB: membership in the association (MA), cattle herd size (CS), feed cost (FC), labor cost (LBC), and selling price (SP). This study provides essential insights into the factors affecting the economic profits of SCFB, which should be considered in policy design aimed at assisting farmers in optimizing stocker cattle farming for profit. Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages:81-102 Volume: 2025/1 Year: 2025 Issue:1 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=77724&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:ecaqec:v:html10.3280/ecag2025oa18128 Number: 4 X-File-Ref: http://www.francoangeli.it/Riviste/References.ashx?idArticolo=77724 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Luis Felipe Dias Lopes Author-Name: Silvana Bortoluzzi Balconi Author-Name: Raquel Dalvit Flores Author-Name: Martiele Gon?alves Moreira Author-Name: Deocl?cio Junior Cardoso da Silva Author-Name: Rayssa Cleide de Oliveira Author-Name: Daniela Pegoraro Author-Name: Gilnei Luiz de Moura Author-Name: Daniel Knebel Baggio Author-Name: Adriane Fabricio Author-Name: Joana Vieira dos Santos Title: Innovative behavior of family farmers in Brazil in the face of innovations in the agricultural sector Abstract: Innovation in family farming plays a critical role in regional economic and social development by introducing new products, technologies, processes, and attitudes. This article aims to evaluate the innovative behaviors of family farmers in southern Brazil concerning agricultural sector innovations. We conducted a quantitative survey of 442 family farmers, employing partial least squares structural equation modeling and multigroup analysis as our analytic methods. Our results reveal both direct and indirect relationships among the dimensions of the innovative behavior scale, tailored to family farming, and the moderating role of organic production on the model.Comparative analysis showed no significant difference in the intensity of the dimensions between organic producers and nonproducers.This study offers valuable insights into innovative behavior in family farming, which could inform strategic planning and more effectively direct public policies to support family farmers, ultimately leading to technological advancement and innovation within the sector. Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages:103-133 Volume: 2025/1 Year: 2025 Issue:1 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=77725&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:ecaqec:v:html10.3280/ecag2025oa18079 Number: 5 X-File-Ref: http://www.francoangeli.it/Riviste/References.ashx?idArticolo=77725 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Marina Tomic Maksan Author-Name: ?eljka Mesic Author-Name: Branka ?akic Bobic Author-Name: Damir Kovacic Author-Name: Andreas C. Drichoutis Title: Understanding consumers? willingness to use omega-3 enriched eggs Abstract: One of the most important consumer trends in the food sector is the increasing popularity of nutritionally enriched food product consumption, especially omega-3 enriched foods. This study examines the consumers? willingness to consume omega-3 enriched eggs and applies the Health Belief Model (hereinafter: HBM). An online survey was conducted on a representative sample of 524 Croatian consumers who do grocery shopping for their households and purchase eggs. The data was collected from a representative panel using quota sampling by gender and age and analyzed using SEM by Partial Least Square. The results show that almost 3/4 of the respondents do not know what omega-3 enriched eggs are. The perceived benefits, selfefficacy, cue to action and health motivation have a positive impact on the willingness to use omega-3 enriched eggs.Contrarily, the effects of threat perception variables (perceived severity and perceived susceptibility) and barriers on the willingness to use omega-3 enriched eggs are not significant.The results could support the efforts of the producers and the authorities to develop strategies that promote the consumption of omega-3 enriched foods, especially eggs. Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages:135-189 Volume: 2025/1 Year: 2025 Issue:1 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=77726&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:ecaqec:v:html10.3280/ecag2025oa18685 Number: 6 X-File-Ref: http://www.francoangeli.it/Riviste/References.ashx?idArticolo=77726 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Brunella Arru Author-Name: Roberto Furesi Author-Name: Pietro Pulina Author-Name: Fabio A. Madau Title: Incorporating social dimensions and sustainable marketing into an agri-food company's development strategy Abstract: Including sustainability in the corporate strategy is the main way for a company to be competitive and thrive in the long term. In this scenario, a strategic and evolutionary approach gains considerable importance: sustainable marketing. It is focused on developing future-oriented solutions in the market while considering environmental, social, and ethical aspects as to generate effects on entire systems in terms of institutions, value chains, or sectors. The agri-food sector experiences growing awareness and concern among stakeholders about not only the environmental but also the social and ethical aspects. This can translate into market opportunities for companies that differentiate themselves from competitors by offering products that reassure and comfort the consumer. This paper aims to investigate the role of the social dimension expressed in its main indicators within an agri-food company's sustainable marketing strategy and the benefits or risks that can be recognized within a growth strategy with local and international. Specifically, using the qualitative, in-depth single case study methodology, the research explores how a medium-sized dairy company located in a geographical area characterized by high limitations integrated its social dimension within its business philosophy and how this integration is at the basis of its strategy of covering historical markets, commercial development in the Italian market and expansion towards foreign markets. Considering the new market scenarios, the study significantly contributes to policymakers, practitioners, and academic debate on the social sustainability dimension in agriculture. Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages:191-224 Volume: 2025/1 Year: 2025 Issue:1 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=77727&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:ecaqec:v:html10.3280/ecag2025oa18100 Number: 7 X-File-Ref: http://www.francoangeli.it/Riviste/References.ashx?idArticolo=77727