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Purpose This study aims to investigate farmer preferences regarding sales contracts for durum wheat in Italy. Design/methodology/approach The authors consider that contracts are formed by an organisational entity that is in charge of transferring decision and property rights based on reductions in transaction costs. The empirical analysis presents a discrete choice experiment with three distinct models that was performed by a survey of 160 wheat farmers in southern Italy. Findings The results show that contractual terms affect the probability of both a contract being signed and allocating decision rights due to their effects on price, technology and quality. Practical implications This study provides some insights on which contractual attributes could support the wider use of contracts along the durum wheat supply chain in Italy. Originality/value The paper reveals that contracts are relevant not only to the coordination of agri-food chains because of price stabilisation but also due to their impacts on technology and quality strategies.
Gustavo Magalhães de Oliveira; Gaetano Martino; Stefano Ciliberti; Angelo Frascarelli; Gabriele Chiodini. Farmer preferences regarding durum wheat contracts in Italy: a discrete choice experiment. British Food Journal 2021, ahead-of-p, 1 .
AMA StyleGustavo Magalhães de Oliveira, Gaetano Martino, Stefano Ciliberti, Angelo Frascarelli, Gabriele Chiodini. Farmer preferences regarding durum wheat contracts in Italy: a discrete choice experiment. British Food Journal. 2021; ahead-of-p (ahead-of-p):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGustavo Magalhães de Oliveira; Gaetano Martino; Stefano Ciliberti; Angelo Frascarelli; Gabriele Chiodini. 2021. "Farmer preferences regarding durum wheat contracts in Italy: a discrete choice experiment." British Food Journal ahead-of-p, no. ahead-of-p: 1.
Agribusiness firms requiring a consistent supply of high quality agricultural raw materials have increasingly adopted production contracts to coordinate their supply chains. The present work is aimed to shed light on the role played by sources of asset specificity and uncertainty related to quality strategies in the diffusion of contractual arrangements within the Italian durum wheat sector. To this purpose, factor analyses and probit regressions are estimated in data collected among durum wheat producers. The findings confirm that the role of asset specificity is negligible in presence of staple crops. Moreover, they reveal that experience, transparency and technological stability are all relevant aspects that reduce uncertainty and, in turn, trigger the adoption of production contracts as a governance solution for durum wheat.
Angelo Frascarelli; Stefano Ciliberti; Gustavo Magalhães de Oliveira; Gabriele Chiodini; Gaetano Martino. Production Contracts and Food Quality: A Transaction Cost Analysis for the Italian Durum Wheat Sector. Sustainability 2021, 13, 2921 .
AMA StyleAngelo Frascarelli, Stefano Ciliberti, Gustavo Magalhães de Oliveira, Gabriele Chiodini, Gaetano Martino. Production Contracts and Food Quality: A Transaction Cost Analysis for the Italian Durum Wheat Sector. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (5):2921.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAngelo Frascarelli; Stefano Ciliberti; Gustavo Magalhães de Oliveira; Gabriele Chiodini; Gaetano Martino. 2021. "Production Contracts and Food Quality: A Transaction Cost Analysis for the Italian Durum Wheat Sector." Sustainability 13, no. 5: 2921.
The increasing request for food sustainability is affecting the pasta sector in Italy. This phenomenon introduces different sources of uncertainties that, in turn, put pressure on all the stages of the supply chain, with a consequent emerging need for a higher level of coordination. Based on the Transaction Costs Theory approach, the paper is aimed at verifying whether contract design—revolving around the negotiation of contractual attributes with different functions in terms of safeguard, adaptability, and coordination—plays a crucial role in aligning sources of uncertainty surrounding transactions with the allocation of property and decision rights. To this aim, a sample of durum wheat producers is interviewed for expressing their preferences about some contractual features, such as price, production and quality rules, sustainable environmental techniques, and advisory services. Using a discrete choice analysis through a multinomial logit model, results reveal that, thanks to the presence of attributes able to ensure coordination and adaptability, contracts are able to steer towards elements of sustainability related to food quality and safety, whereas further efforts are needed to share environmental goals with farmers.
Stefano Ciliberti; Simone Del Sarto; Angelo Frascarelli; Giulia Pastorelli; Gaetano Martino. Contracts to Govern the Transition towards Sustainable Production: Evidence from a Discrete Choice Analysis in the Durum Wheat Sector in Italy. Sustainability 2020, 12, 9441 .
AMA StyleStefano Ciliberti, Simone Del Sarto, Angelo Frascarelli, Giulia Pastorelli, Gaetano Martino. Contracts to Govern the Transition towards Sustainable Production: Evidence from a Discrete Choice Analysis in the Durum Wheat Sector in Italy. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (22):9441.
Chicago/Turabian StyleStefano Ciliberti; Simone Del Sarto; Angelo Frascarelli; Giulia Pastorelli; Gaetano Martino. 2020. "Contracts to Govern the Transition towards Sustainable Production: Evidence from a Discrete Choice Analysis in the Durum Wheat Sector in Italy." Sustainability 12, no. 22: 9441.
Stefano Ciliberti; Angelo Frascarelli; Gaetano Martino. Drivers of participation in collective arrangements in the agri‐food supply chain. Evidence from Italy using a transaction costs economics perspective. Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics 2020, 91, 387 -409.
AMA StyleStefano Ciliberti, Angelo Frascarelli, Gaetano Martino. Drivers of participation in collective arrangements in the agri‐food supply chain. Evidence from Italy using a transaction costs economics perspective. Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics. 2020; 91 (3):387-409.
Chicago/Turabian StyleStefano Ciliberti; Angelo Frascarelli; Gaetano Martino. 2020. "Drivers of participation in collective arrangements in the agri‐food supply chain. Evidence from Italy using a transaction costs economics perspective." Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics 91, no. 3: 387-409.
The Common Agricultural Policy has traditionally provided support to farm incomes via direct payments under the Single Payment Scheme. This article analyzes whether the reform of the SPS will decrease the concentration of direct payments and evaluates the effect of the new direct payment scheme on the redistribution of farm incomes. The decomposition of the Gini coefficient allows analysis of the evolution of farm income and direct payment distributions in Italy from 2014 to 2020, and empirical results based on the Italian Farm Accountancy Data Network show that the CAP 2013 reform is expected to decrease the concentration of direct payments. However, the reform is also expected to limit the reduction in farm income inequality due to the adoption of a partial convergence model (the so-called “tunnel” model) instead of a total convergence model as well as, more generally, the increasing share of farm income that is dependent on increased market exposure, leading to higher risks of price volatility and increasing pressure on income.
Stefano Ciliberti; Angelo Frascarelli. The CAP 2013 reform of direct payments: redistributive effects and impacts on farm income concentration in Italy. Agricultural and Food Economics 2018, 6, 19 .
AMA StyleStefano Ciliberti, Angelo Frascarelli. The CAP 2013 reform of direct payments: redistributive effects and impacts on farm income concentration in Italy. Agricultural and Food Economics. 2018; 6 (1):19.
Chicago/Turabian StyleStefano Ciliberti; Angelo Frascarelli. 2018. "The CAP 2013 reform of direct payments: redistributive effects and impacts on farm income concentration in Italy." Agricultural and Food Economics 6, no. 1: 19.
Purpose One of the objectives of the Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation (EC) No. 1924/2006 (NHCR) is protection and promotion of innovation in the food industry. The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of the NHCR on both innovation and the sourcing of external knowledge in the European Union (EU) food sector. Design/methodology/approach An online survey was conducted which resulted in a sample of 105 EU companies for the study. Structural equation modelling was used to examine the nature of relationships that existed among the challenges related to the implementation of the NHCR, external sources of knowledge and innovation. Findings Challenges related to the NHCR are currently found to have a negative direct impact on product innovation. However, they have a positive indirect effect on product innovation, especially in the case of small and medium-sized enterprises. They also seem to positively affect external knowledge sourcing. Additionally, sources of external knowledge are found to have a positive effect on product and process innovations. Practical implications This study provides insights to different stakeholders in the food industry who might wish to work jointly and address the various issues related to the requirements of the NHCR and facilitate compliance with the regulation. Originality/value Understanding the impact of the NHCR on innovation seems pivotal because innovation plays an important role in the EU food sector. To this purpose, the paper delivers insights into some main compliance challenges and their effect on innovation.
Sukhada Khedkar; Stefano Ciliberti; Stefanie Bröring. The EU health claims regulation: implications for innovation in the EU food sector. British Food Journal 2016, 118, 2647 -2665.
AMA StyleSukhada Khedkar, Stefano Ciliberti, Stefanie Bröring. The EU health claims regulation: implications for innovation in the EU food sector. British Food Journal. 2016; 118 (11):2647-2665.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSukhada Khedkar; Stefano Ciliberti; Stefanie Bröring. 2016. "The EU health claims regulation: implications for innovation in the EU food sector." British Food Journal 118, no. 11: 2647-2665.
Literature suggests that despite its positive aim of promoting innovation, the Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation (EC) No. 1924/2006 (NHCR) may bring along several compliance challenges, which might affect innovation in the EU food sector. This study investigates the challenges faced by companies to comply with the NHCR (specifically Article 13.1) and their impact on innovation. To this end, we conducted an online survey with 105 companies involved in the EU food sector. Results indicate that companies perceive wording of claims, missing transparency and limited financial resources as major challenges to comply with the NHCR (Article 13.1). Companies reported not to have increased their R&D expenditure or innovation activities after the NHCR (Article 13.1) was implemented. Thus, this study highlights specific compliance challenges related to the NHCR (Article 13.1) and indicates that currently, the regulation does not seem to have fostered innovation in the EU food sector.
Sukhada Khedkar; Stefanie Bröring; Stefano Ciliberti. Exploring the Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation (EC) No. 1924/2006: What is the impact on innovation in the EU food sector? International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition 2016, 68, 10 -17.
AMA StyleSukhada Khedkar, Stefanie Bröring, Stefano Ciliberti. Exploring the Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation (EC) No. 1924/2006: What is the impact on innovation in the EU food sector? International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition. 2016; 68 (1):10-17.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSukhada Khedkar; Stefanie Bröring; Stefano Ciliberti. 2016. "Exploring the Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation (EC) No. 1924/2006: What is the impact on innovation in the EU food sector?" International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition 68, no. 1: 10-17.
Health claims potentially represent an opportunity for firms to engage in product differentiation and thereby induce investment into R&D and innovation in the food sector. The Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation (EC) No. 1924/2006 (NHCR) aims at protecting and promoting innovation as one of its objectives. However, existing studies indicate that this regulation may create several challenges for innovation in the food sector. To this end, we review the challenges related to the NHCR (Article 13.1) and its impact on innovation. Extant literature suggests that companies face challenges related to changing list of ingredients, missing transparency, wording of claims, limited financial resources, limited R&D resources, switching product categories and abandoning the functional foods sector. Moreover, current studies imply that so far the NHCR (in specific Article 13.1) does not seem to encourage innovation in the EU food sector.
Stefanie Bröring; Sukhada Khedkar; Stefano Ciliberti. Reviewing the Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation (EC) No. 1924/2006: What do we know about its challenges and potential impact on innovation? International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition 2016, 68, 1 -9.
AMA StyleStefanie Bröring, Sukhada Khedkar, Stefano Ciliberti. Reviewing the Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation (EC) No. 1924/2006: What do we know about its challenges and potential impact on innovation? International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition. 2016; 68 (1):1-9.
Chicago/Turabian StyleStefanie Bröring; Sukhada Khedkar; Stefano Ciliberti. 2016. "Reviewing the Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation (EC) No. 1924/2006: What do we know about its challenges and potential impact on innovation?" International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition 68, no. 1: 1-9.
Stefano Ciliberti; Angelo Frascarelli. The role of CAP in enhancing farm incomes: the redistributive effect of direct payments in Italy. 2015, 1 .
AMA StyleStefano Ciliberti, Angelo Frascarelli. The role of CAP in enhancing farm incomes: the redistributive effect of direct payments in Italy. . 2015; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleStefano Ciliberti; Angelo Frascarelli. 2015. "The role of CAP in enhancing farm incomes: the redistributive effect of direct payments in Italy." , no. : 1.
Stefano Ciliberti; Angelo Frascarelli. L'obbligo dei contratti di cessione dei prodotti agricoli e alimentari: una valutazione degli effetti dell'articolo 62 della legge n. 27/2012. ECONOMIA AGRO-ALIMENTARE 2014, 37 -61.
AMA StyleStefano Ciliberti, Angelo Frascarelli. L'obbligo dei contratti di cessione dei prodotti agricoli e alimentari: una valutazione degli effetti dell'articolo 62 della legge n. 27/2012. ECONOMIA AGRO-ALIMENTARE. 2014; (1):37-61.
Chicago/Turabian StyleStefano Ciliberti; Angelo Frascarelli. 2014. "L'obbligo dei contratti di cessione dei prodotti agricoli e alimentari: una valutazione degli effetti dell'articolo 62 della legge n. 27/2012." ECONOMIA AGRO-ALIMENTARE , no. 1: 37-61.