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Tecnologie 4.0 e imprese agroalimentari: il ruolo delle relazioni con i fornitori e gli ecosistemi di supporto
Full text linkThe chapter draws on the latest data and case studies from the Agrifood Management and Innovation Lab’s Observatory on Strategies and Innovation in Food to illustrate how the adoption of 4.0 technologies is feasible for food SMEs, provided that there is a well-structured interface with a variety of actors in their local contexts. The adoption and deployment of 4.0 technologies requires mediation by software, consulting, and research operators to scale down solutions designed for large and structured organizations and to adapt them to the peculiarities of SMEs. We document the nature and structure of these interactions to contribute to future policy choices in supporting digitalization of the sector
An overview of the biodynamic wine sector
Full text linkThe wine industry is currently shifting toward more sustainable production practices. Due to the growing globalized wine market and the increasing environmental impacts, producers have begun to pay more attention to organic and biodynamic products. Using a systematic literature review, this review aims to investigate the biodynamic production system in the viticulture and winemaking process. In particular, the review examines, 1) the biodynamic practice and its main characteristics including the certification system; 2) the biodynamic market characteristics and the recent trends, the production costs and the marketing strategies adopted by wineries; 3) the demand attributes and wine consumers' perception on sustainable practices and "green products" such as biodynamic products; and 4) the association between the biodynamic wine chain and the environment. The review highlights the research progress in this field and reflects on the potentiality and needs of the biodynamic viticulture and wine sector. The literature clearly indicates the lack of knowledge regarding, mainly, the biodynamic farming concept and the label. Moreover, while it is clear that consumers are willing to spend more for an organic wine than for a conventional one, there are no data about the willingness to pay for biodynamic wines. Finally, the review concludes with implications and suggestions for further research
Il novel food fra paura, accettazione e risposte delle imprese
No full textL’alimentare è un settore chiave dell’economia italiana che sta oggi attraversando un periodo di forti cambiamenti. I più recenti trend e i nuovi prodotti immessi sul mercato riguardano principalmente la nutraceutica, che individua nel cibo uno strumento di prevenzione per la salute, e le proteine alternative: motore di tali innovazioni sono la salvaguardia della salute e la protezione dell’ambiente. L’evoluzione delle tecnologie alimentari e la necessità di sviluppare prodotti innovativi per mantenere o attirare i consumatori portano le imprese del comparto alimentare a introdurre costantemente nuovi prodotti, cui i consumatori reagiscono con accettazione o rifiuto. Ma quali sono i meccanismi che spiegano tale comportamento? Come le imprese possono comunicare i loro prodotti in modo da generare una risposta positiva? Il capitolo prova a far luce su questi due aspetti, analizzando dapprima il comportamento del consumatore nei confronti del cosiddetto novel food, e successivamente la possibile risposta delle imprese
Tendenze dei consumi e innovazione nell’industria agroalimentare
Full text linkAnalysing and understanding the evolution of the demand for food and
beverage allows to make effective decisions conducive to product, process and service innovations and to novel strategies. Moving from the analysis of fifty years of expenses in food and beverages, the chapter singles out some macro trends that shape current consumption behaviours. In particular, the chapter focuses on the role of health, sustainability, tradition and authenticity in the evolution of markets
Per una finanza a supporto delle strategie agroalimentari
No full textThe chapter examines the role of finance in supporting the strategic growth and innovation of agrifood companies. It highlights how financial resources are essential for a company’s operational and strategic activities, emphasizing both the sourcing and efficient use of capital. The text discusses how emerging trends like sustainability, digitalization, and AI are reshaping financial management, and how the agrifood sector, particularly exposed to environmental risks, must adapt to these trends to access capital markets. Innovative financial instruments such as private equity, minibonds, and crowdfunding are presented as key opportunities for the sector to secure long-term financing
Rendicontazione di sostenibilità nell’industria agroalimentare: un’analisi della letteratura
No full textThis study implements a systematic literature review focusing on sustainability reporting in the agricultural and food sector. Based on Scopus and Web of Science databases, the chapter investigates archival studies in the fields of economics, management and accounting that focus on three main areas: sustainability performance,
structure and content of sustainability reporting, determinants and consequences of sustainability reporting. Although academic literature on this topic is still limited, the implementation of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) offers an opportunity to gather further empirical evidence
Quale modello per la Vita Nova?
Full text linkThe author reflects on the way in which the various literary models highlighted by critics are compatible with the structure of the Vita Nova. Further, he suggests that it is worth considering the influence that the layout of the manuscripts of those works intended for study may have exerted on Dante’s prosimetru
Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Quality and Safety in Clams
Full text linkThe aim of the research is to estimate the potential demand for certified clams in Italy and to investigate the determinants of maximum amount that respondents are willing to pay for this product. Quantitative analysis was used based on 1,067 face-to-face interviews collected in 3 Italian regions in the north bordering the Adriatic Sea (Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Veneto, and Emilia-Romagna) carried out during 2008. The consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) is measured using a contingent valuation method. In order to estimate separately the determinants of the probability that respondents are willing to pay and the maximum that they are willing to pay, a generalization of Tobit model was adopted. The results indicate that consumers are willing to pay a premium price mainly to purchase better quality products. The research provides some initial insight into consumers' WTP that can be useful for certified fish farming. © 2014 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
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