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View article: Climate Crises and Agricultural Drought: Evolutions in Water Scarcity Context at the Farm Level
Climate Crises and Agricultural Drought: Evolutions in Water Scarcity Context at the Farm Level Open
The ongoing climate crisis and growing water scarcity are exerting increasing pressure on agriculture in Southern and Western Europe, leading to reduced crop yields, greater risk of land abandonment, and deterioration of soil quality. Desp…
View article: Fine-Tuning Biophysical Parameters: Italy’s Methodological Approach to Redefining Areas with Natural Constraints
Fine-Tuning Biophysical Parameters: Italy’s Methodological Approach to Redefining Areas with Natural Constraints Open
One of the main challenges faced by many rural areas is the presence of natural constraints, such as climatic conditions, steep slopes, and poor soil quality, which make agricultural production and activities more difficult and costly. In …
View article: Unlocking New Opportunities for Spatial Analysis of Farms’ Income and Business Activities in Italy: The Agricultural Regions in Shapefile Format
Unlocking New Opportunities for Spatial Analysis of Farms’ Income and Business Activities in Italy: The Agricultural Regions in Shapefile Format Open
Italy is divided into 773 Agricultural Regions (ARs) based on shared physical and agronomic characteristics. These regions offer a valuable tool for analyzing various geographical, socio-economic, and environmental aspects of agriculture, …
View article: Exploring Diversification Strategies among Italian Farms
Exploring Diversification Strategies among Italian Farms Open
The multifunctionality model is receiving more and more attention from policymakers as a result of recent initiatives to build more resilient and sustainable food systems as well as the potential for increased farm revenue. This paper expl…
View article: Towards Sustainable Agriculture: Classifying the Environmental Impact of Italian Wheat Farming
Towards Sustainable Agriculture: Classifying the Environmental Impact of Italian Wheat Farming Open
Reducing the environmental impact of food production represents one of the most significant challenges to increase sustainability.The ECOWHEATALY project - Evaluation of policies for enhancing sustainable wheat production in Italy - aims a…
View article: The Evolution of Multifunctional Agriculture in Italy
The Evolution of Multifunctional Agriculture in Italy Open
This study dealt with multifunctional farming, which is meant as a dynamic strategy that is carried out by Italian farms. The path alongside the multifunctional paradigm is carried out through both supply chain and territorial strategies, …
View article: The Farm’s Orientation towards Sustainability: An Assessment Using FADN Data in Italy
The Farm’s Orientation towards Sustainability: An Assessment Using FADN Data in Italy Open
The new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for the period 2023–2027 commits farmers towards achieving ambitious environmental objectives through farm organization and management. This European agricultural policy has adapted to the contempor…
View article: Small Farms in Italy: What Is Their Impact on the Sustainability of Rural Areas?
Small Farms in Italy: What Is Their Impact on the Sustainability of Rural Areas? Open
Small farms are gaining space and importance within the agricultural policies implemented by the European Union, mainly for the role that they play for the preservation of the territory and for the economic development of local rural areas…
View article: La concentrazione delle terre agricole in Italia: un’analisi attraverso la Banca Dati RICA
La concentrazione delle terre agricole in Italia: un’analisi attraverso la Banca Dati RICA Open
Land concentration and land grabbing have been a reality for many years in Europe. In fact, in the 27-member EU, only 3% of farms already controlled 50% of the land used for farming purposes. This paper investigates the dynamics of land co…
View article: Mapping data granularity: The case of FADN
Mapping data granularity: The case of FADN Open
The present analysis looks into the issue of mapping information contained in the fadn database aimed at finding a methodology useful as a preliminary analysis to data extraction.To the purpose the concept of data granularity has been intr…
View article: Sustainability and competitiveness in farms: An evidence of Lazio region agriculture through FADN data analysis
Sustainability and competitiveness in farms: An evidence of Lazio region agriculture through FADN data analysis Open
The new legislative proposals related to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform 2021-2027 aim to promote a sustainable and competitive agricultural sector. The new CAP supports agriculture in making a much stronger contribution to cli…
View article: Using FADN Data to Estimate CO2 Abatement Costs from Italian Arable Crops
Using FADN Data to Estimate CO2 Abatement Costs from Italian Arable Crops Open
The assessment of economic and environmental sustainability of agricultural systems represents a critical issue, which has been addressed in this work with a multi-objective programming model to explore the abatement costs (AC) of CO2 for …
View article: Land value 2009
Land value 2009 Open
The research aim to test the information collected through the Italian FADN survey to analyze the characteristics of Italian land market and was referred to accounting year 2009. The value of land is estimated according to the criterion of…
View article: Farms’ structural adjustment to the increasing competitive pressure: specialization vs. de-specialization in Italian agriculture
Farms’ structural adjustment to the increasing competitive pressure: specialization vs. de-specialization in Italian agriculture Open
The paper provides an application of micro-data statistical analysis for agricultural economics studies. We use data from the 2000 and 2010 Censuses to build a short, two-year panel of 823.771 farms and we used the panel to describe specia…
View article: Farms Employing Foreign Workers in Italy: An Analysis with Census Micro Data
Farms Employing Foreign Workers in Italy: An Analysis with Census Micro Data Open
Over the last decades, foreign workers have become a significant component of Italian agriculture workforce. Their presence and incidence are highly diversified with respect to farm typologies, type of contract and geographic location. A c…
View article: Farms Employing Foreign Workers in Italy: An Analysis with Census Micro Data
Farms Employing Foreign Workers in Italy: An Analysis with Census Micro Data Open
Over the last decades, foreign workers have become a significant component of Italian agriculture workforce. Their presence and incidence are highly diversified with respect to farm typologies, type of contract and geographic location. A c…
View article: Consumer behaviour in Italy. Who spends more to buy a Mediterranean Diet?
Consumer behaviour in Italy. Who spends more to buy a Mediterranean Diet? Open
Mediterranean diet is a term used to describe the traditional eating habits of people around the Mediterranean and that refers to a healthy eating model, with significant nutrition and health benefits. However, many studies have emphasised…