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New Medit, Economia e Finanza

New Medit 4/2024

Saadaoui’s paper explores the economic value of Aleppo pine forests, in the border region of central Tunisia. The objectives is to assign a monetary value to forest conservation, considering the region’s specific socio-economic context. Employing the Contingent Valuation Method the author highlights the feasibility and importance of reconciling economic development with ecological sustainability in a critical region.
Giannakopoulou et al. examine the behavioral model of consumers and the factors that influence adoption of online grocery shopping of the typical adopter profile in Cyprus. The authors show that perceived behavioral control carries more weight than intention in explaining online grocery shopping behavior, and that two antecedent constructs —attitude and subjective norms— have direct influence on intention for online grocery shopping.
El-Nasser and Ibrahim deal with the impact of climate change on food security in twelve Mediterranean countries. The results show that climate change has a negative impact on the agriculture sector for many Mediterranean countries Both temperature and CO2 emissions have a significant negative effect on food production and inflation in the selected countries. Moreover, combining climate change with a rapid increase in population growth rate will put more pressure on the agriculture sector.
On-farm non-agricultural activities in Portugal analyzed by Xavier et al. The results provide important insights of the on-farm non-agr…icultural activities dynamics and diversification as a factor for the development of farms, enhancing the endogenous resources of the territories and contributing to the multifunctionality of rural areas.
Mirč et al. faced the factors influencing timely loan repayment of smallholder farmers in Serbia. 1735 liquidated loans are used, collecting a set of 36 feasible determinant variables. The study’s findings provide insight into the critical factors in substantially achieving a high repayment rate on borrowed funds.
Kammarti, Montginoul and Habaieb examine the willingness of households individually connected to locally managed water networks to contribute financially towards the rehabilitation of an existing water supply system and the implementation of a new water supply system managed by the national operator in Tunisia. Findings indicate that households are willing to pay 22% of the per-household costs of rehabilitation of an existing locally managed network. Findings also indicate that the willingness to contribute financially towards the implementation of a given project is influenced by household characteristics and the state of the water supply within a household.
Hammami and Beghin examine determinants of U.S. olive oil imports and their dynamics in response to foreign supply shocks and changes in U.S. demand. On the supply side, determinants include exporters’ capacity to export, multilateral trade resistance, and immigrants’ networks to the U.S. On the consumer side, robust determinants encompass U.S. GDP, import unit value, and immigrant network effects. Migrants’ stock, exporters’ GDP and population, and total export revenues increase the probability of an exporter entering the U.S. market.
Chico Viegas et al. aim to identify indicators to assess the sustainability of sugarcane production. The results show that the most suggested indicators were Greenhouse gas emissions, Water use, Water quality, Employment generation, and Initiatives to promote the Local community’s welfare, Profit, and Distance to sugar mills. Further, research combining the three dimensions of sustainability and those which separately evaluate the sustainability of sugarcane in the production stage on the field and in the factory is recommended.
Koç and Oğuz analyzed by the theory of planed behavior whether consumers’ Social Responsibility, trust and agri-rural interest play role in purchasing the collective brand. The results confirmed that Social Responsibility, trust and agri-rural interest are important variables in consumers’ collective brand purchase. The results imply that consumers’ purchasing for the collective brand can be improved by increasing consumers’ Social Responsibility levels. Thus, the programs focused on rising consumer Social Responsibility towards agri-rural development can also support consumers’ purchase of the collective brand.

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Argomento

Alimentazione, Economia, Scienze e tecnologie agro-alimentari

Disciplina

Economia e Finanza

Formato

170 × 240 mm

Pagine

160

Anno

2024

Confezione

Brossura

Lingua

Inglese

ISBN

9791254775455

ISBN online

9791254775455

DOI

10.30682/nm2404

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