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New Medit 4/2023 - Bologna University Press

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New Medit, Economia e Finanza

New Medit 4/2023

García-Cortijo et al. analyze the factors that explain the orientation of the wine industry in Portugal and Spain for adopting policies to improve sustainability. The authors show that those wineries that invest the most in their growth and anticipate future challenges are more inclined towards adopting sustainability policies. The study also reveals notable differences between the two countries.
In Cameroon, the persistence of food insecurity despite the efforts made is more worrying and its measurement constitutes an obstacle. The objective of Siéwé Pougoué et al. is to build a proxy representative of the food situation within households to analyze the determinants that result from it. The social anchoring of the household, the workforce, the diversification of agricultural and pastoral activities and especially the agropastoral income are the main predictors of food security, whil…e the level of vulnerability, the marital status (widower) and land conflict are the risk factors that degrade food well-being.
Wang et al. analyze the evolution of the global trade network of wheat, corn and rice from 2012 to 2021, based on the complex network. At the same time, a global grain trade supply risk assessment index system was established to assess the supply risk of the main import trade countries. The trade relationships of corn were the densest, and the trade connectivity between countries was the highest, while the trade group differentiation of rice was the highest, and the trade group characteristics were more prominent.
Miglietta et al. face on the study to classify countries of the Mediterranean region, based on their agriculture and food related SDGs progress, to understand the key implementation strategies, define the gaps between countries and identify priorities for action. The transition towards more sustainable food production and consumption models has also reached different stages in the various countries of the area, representing a further element of distance.
Paraušić et al. examine the impact of different beekeepers’ characteristics on their perceptions of two personal competencies required for successful participation in short food supply chains such as communication and marketing knowledge and skills and
available time to cultivate communication with customers and sell honey. The results indicate that beekeepers perceive both competencies as strong to medium strong, such as the distance to consumers as a small or no barrier to honey sale and the second competency is family labour.
The effects of the 2019-2020 context (Covid 19, Brexit, Trump Taxes) on exporting activities of wine companies are analyzed by Maurel and Cheriet. Five main results have been obtained: (1) effects that were generally mastered by both independent wineries and cooperatives; (2) additional pressure on exports from the domestic market; (3): contrasting effects of changes in the institutional environment, with marked importance for disruptions due to the health crisis; (4) significant and differentiated adaptations of companies, and finally, (5) a distinct resilience according to territorial anchoring and export strategies with
marked differences between independent wineries and cooperatives.
Hammami et al. estimate the services identified in the watershed O.Lachbal and develops projections in order to analyze the total economic value trajectory in the absence and presence of water and soil conservation measures. The results of the study show that progressive mitigation of soil water erosion leads to the stabilization of ecosystem functions and subsequent conservation of ES, while the opposite case of this scenario reveals an average cost of non-action 5 times higher than the total economic value of the current year. Public intervention remains essential, and this study explored a concave relationship between the cost of non-action and the degree of degradation achieved or to be avoided.
The knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of producers in pesticides use in Turkey have been faced by Türker and Berk. It has been determined that approximately 92% of the producers think that the agricultural pesticides used have negative effects on human health. To mitigate the negative effects of agrochemical overuse on both human health and the environment, policy makers and agricultural institutions should prioritize educational campaigns aimed at raising awareness among farmers.
Çelik examines consumers’ preferences and behaviors about probiotic foods (PFs) in Turkey. It was determined that consumers have a high awareness level of the benefits of PFs and that they consume these products with confidence. According to the results, positive correlations were found between consumers’ knowledge level and consumers’ perceptions of benefit and necessity. In terms of purchase intention, positive correlations were found between “purchase intention” and some variables such as; “knowledge level”, “income level”, perceptions of “benefit” and “price sensitivity”.
Global climate change has rapidly changed consumers’ attitude and behavior toward food products by affecting significantly their supply and demand. Topcu and Elmi determined the main factors affecting camel meat consumption satisfaction of Somalia consumers under the climate change conditions. The results highlighted that the low and middle-income consumers focused on healthy diet willingness under the hedonic quality attributes mitigating the ecological footprint in livestock on their camel meat consumption satisfaction. On the other hand, it was also analyzed that the high-income segment yielded more importance
to their sensory and real quality attributes through the animal care and feeding management strategies adapted to climate change.

Argomento

Alimentazione, Scienze e tecnologie agro-alimentari

Disciplina

Economia e Finanza

Formato

170 × 240 mm

Pagine

176

Anno

2023

Confezione

Brossura

Lingua

Inglese/Francese

ISBN

9791254773871

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