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Antonio Stasi (MSc, PhD) is professor of Agricultural Economics and Statistics at the University of Foggia, where her serves as provost for social innovation activities. His research focuses mainly on consumers’ behavior towards agri-food products and social innovation models. The common element of his research is econometric modeling and advances in statistical analysis. He is a team member at Vazapp where he is responsible for international activities . Finally, he is coordinating the local group for the RURITAGE project.
The European Union promotes social innovation (SI) initiatives for the support of marginalised rural areas through rural and sustainable development policies. These are based on the engagement of local actors and the strengthening of their mutual relationships to boost the fostering of professional collaborations. In this context, the Horizon 2020 Social Innovation in Marginalised Areas (SIMRA) project elaborated a conceptual framework for characterising the engagement in an SI initiative. Accordingly, this paper aims to demonstrate that engagement relies on specific key drivers, such as the existence of unmet social needs and the role of agency. To this end, a two-step Heckman model was applied to an SI initiative case study called Vàzapp’, a rural hub (agency) located in Southern Italy. It promotes relationships among farmers to valorise the marginalised rural areas. The results appear consistent with the theoretical framework, demonstrating that the farmers’ engagement was motivated by the existence of the aforementioned determinants. The implications are relevant for policymakers, consultants, and social innovators who may incorporate these elements in designing specific SI projects in different contexts.
Antonio Baselice; Mariarosaria Lombardi; Maurizio Prosperi; Antonio Stasi; Antonio Lopolito. Key Drivers of the Engagement of Farmers in Social Innovation for Marginalised Rural Areas. Sustainability 2021, 13, 8454 .
AMA StyleAntonio Baselice, Mariarosaria Lombardi, Maurizio Prosperi, Antonio Stasi, Antonio Lopolito. Key Drivers of the Engagement of Farmers in Social Innovation for Marginalised Rural Areas. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (15):8454.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAntonio Baselice; Mariarosaria Lombardi; Maurizio Prosperi; Antonio Stasi; Antonio Lopolito. 2021. "Key Drivers of the Engagement of Farmers in Social Innovation for Marginalised Rural Areas." Sustainability 13, no. 15: 8454.
A. Stasi; F. Diotallevi; R. Catapano. 7. Do e-commerce strategies influence on-line extra-virgin olive oil price – a literature review. Green metamorphoses: agriculture, food, ecology 2020, 1 .
AMA StyleA. Stasi, F. Diotallevi, R. Catapano. 7. Do e-commerce strategies influence on-line extra-virgin olive oil price – a literature review. Green metamorphoses: agriculture, food, ecology. 2020; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleA. Stasi; F. Diotallevi; R. Catapano. 2020. "7. Do e-commerce strategies influence on-line extra-virgin olive oil price – a literature review." Green metamorphoses: agriculture, food, ecology , no. : 1.
M. Lombardi; M. Prosperi; R. Sisto; A. Stasi. 23. Stakeholders views and expectations on food district in the province of Foggia – Apulia region: a preliminary study. Green metamorphoses: agriculture, food, ecology 2020, 1 .
AMA StyleM. Lombardi, M. Prosperi, R. Sisto, A. Stasi. 23. Stakeholders views and expectations on food district in the province of Foggia – Apulia region: a preliminary study. Green metamorphoses: agriculture, food, ecology. 2020; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleM. Lombardi; M. Prosperi; R. Sisto; A. Stasi. 2020. "23. Stakeholders views and expectations on food district in the province of Foggia – Apulia region: a preliminary study." Green metamorphoses: agriculture, food, ecology , no. : 1.
The marginalised rural communities are characterised by societal challenges, such as isolation, lack of job opportunities, land abandonment, low quality of life and generally low education. Social Innovation (SI) initiatives may represent an opportunity to strengthen relationships among the members of rural community, by means of the alteration of the existing social networks. In this way, more exchange of information is expected, paving the way for the creation of professional collaborations among firms and other actors. This paper aims at proposing a short-term evaluation framework of effectiveness of a SI initiative in terms of reconfiguration of the social network structure. The described empirical case study is VàZapp’, a rural hub located in Southern Italy, which provides innovative solutions to activate social relations amongst farmers, altering hence their network. A well-referenced SI theoretical model, developed within the H2020 project SIMRA (Social Innovation in Marginalised Rural Areas), and the methodology of Social Network Analysis (SNA) were used to verify and measure quantitative and qualitative indicators affected by network intervention activated by VàZapp’ initiative. Results show that this SI initiative worked effectively, leading to a +308% in the number of relations and +250% in social network density. In addition, an evident improvement in the quality of the social relations was found, especially in cases where there are direct engagements within VàZapp’. Outcomes suggest that supporting and promoting SI initiatives could become a central discussion point for the rethinking of rural development policies focused on regeneration of social relations’ structure.
M. Lombardi; A. Lopolito; A.M. Andriano; M. Prosperi; A. Stasi; E. Iannuzzi. NETWORK IMPACT OF SOCIAL INNOVATION INITIATIVES IN MARGINALISED RURAL COMMUNITIES. Social Networks 2020, 63, 11 -20.
AMA StyleM. Lombardi, A. Lopolito, A.M. Andriano, M. Prosperi, A. Stasi, E. Iannuzzi. NETWORK IMPACT OF SOCIAL INNOVATION INITIATIVES IN MARGINALISED RURAL COMMUNITIES. Social Networks. 2020; 63 ():11-20.
Chicago/Turabian StyleM. Lombardi; A. Lopolito; A.M. Andriano; M. Prosperi; A. Stasi; E. Iannuzzi. 2020. "NETWORK IMPACT OF SOCIAL INNOVATION INITIATIVES IN MARGINALISED RURAL COMMUNITIES." Social Networks 63, no. : 11-20.
Consumers' food choices are often driven by reasons of which consumers are not fully aware. Decision-making about food is influenced by a complex set of emotions, feelings, attitudes, and values that are impossible to assess simply by asking consumers their opinions. Indeed, traditional techniques, such as self-reports or interviews, mainly allow the measurement of conscious and rational reactions to a product or advertising. Recently, there has been a rapidly growing interest in the multidisciplinary field of "neuromarketing," which takes advantage of neuroscientific techniques to study consumer behavior. This discipline applies neuroscientific methods and tools that allow the measurement of consumers' emotional and spontaneous reactions in a more objective and observable way. The aim of this paper is (a) to describe neuromarketing's underlying assumptions, techniques, and the advantages of this perspective, examining the scientific literature on the use of neuromarketing in food studies; and (b) to suggest best practices to apply this novel approach in the food marketing domain, with a specific focus on non-invasive methods. Finally, although the perception of nutritional elements has already been explored, the health content of labels, the presence of additives, and the evaluation of the information conveyed by food packaging remain other possible elements of interest in future food neuromarketing research.
A. Stasi; G. Songa; Maurizio Mauri; Andrea Ciceri; F. Diotallevi; G. Nardone; Vincenzo Russo. Neuromarketing empirical approaches and food choice: A systematic review. Food Research International 2018, 108, 650 -664.
AMA StyleA. Stasi, G. Songa, Maurizio Mauri, Andrea Ciceri, F. Diotallevi, G. Nardone, Vincenzo Russo. Neuromarketing empirical approaches and food choice: A systematic review. Food Research International. 2018; 108 ():650-664.
Chicago/Turabian StyleA. Stasi; G. Songa; Maurizio Mauri; Andrea Ciceri; F. Diotallevi; G. Nardone; Vincenzo Russo. 2018. "Neuromarketing empirical approaches and food choice: A systematic review." Food Research International 108, no. : 650-664.
Purpose In Europe fresh-cut fruit and vegetables, is one of the major growing segments in agro-food sector. Current literature reports a limited number of studies about consumers’ preferences towards these products. In particular, it lacks of studies focussed on fresh-cut salads and based on market data. In this paper, a study on consumer preferences towards the main attributes of Italian fresh-cut salads is proposed. More specifically the investigation is focussed on attributes assessable by consumers before purchase such as assortment, tenderness, product preparation and vegetable variety together with brand, size and type of packaging, presence of organic certification, promotion and product price. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate how much Italian consumers pay for those attributes with the aim to understand how much profitable could be different strategies in the sector. Design/methodology/approach The analysis is based on IRI-Infoscan scanner data, consisting of 881 fresh-cut products. The impact of each attributes on pricing is measured by means of a hedonic price model. Findings Main results show that, in Italy, fresh-cut salad price is greatly affected by tenderness, product preparation, assortment, brand, presence of organic certification, packaging attributes and vegetable variety. Practical implications Findings offer to producers the possibility to set up products by composing the mix of attributes that gives back the highest price. In addition, they provide some insights to define manufacturer’s strategies. Originality/value This paper represents a novelty in economic literature because it can be considered an example of consumer preferences analysis towards the different attributes of fresh-cut vegetables based on real market data.
Vittoria Pilone; Antonio Stasi; Antonio Baselice. Quality preferences and pricing of fresh-cut salads in Italy: new evidence from market data. British Food Journal 2017, 119, 1473 -1486.
AMA StyleVittoria Pilone, Antonio Stasi, Antonio Baselice. Quality preferences and pricing of fresh-cut salads in Italy: new evidence from market data. British Food Journal. 2017; 119 (7):1473-1486.
Chicago/Turabian StyleVittoria Pilone; Antonio Stasi; Antonio Baselice. 2017. "Quality preferences and pricing of fresh-cut salads in Italy: new evidence from market data." British Food Journal 119, no. 7: 1473-1486.
Vittoria Pilone; Antonio Stasi. Il Pomodoro di Pachino: vale più il marchio o la reputazione del territorio? RIVISTA DI ECONOMIA AGRARIA 2014, 27 -42.
AMA StyleVittoria Pilone, Antonio Stasi. Il Pomodoro di Pachino: vale più il marchio o la reputazione del territorio? RIVISTA DI ECONOMIA AGRARIA. 2014; (2):27-42.
Chicago/Turabian StyleVittoria Pilone; Antonio Stasi. 2014. "Il Pomodoro di Pachino: vale più il marchio o la reputazione del territorio?" RIVISTA DI ECONOMIA AGRARIA , no. 2: 27-42.
A ready meal based on precooked gluten-free pasta with a yogurt-based sauce enriched with probiotic bacteria was developed and optimized from both the nutritional and sensory point of view. Conceptually, the work aims at understanding the innovation stress in consumers and check whether the “perfect beauty” of a complex food product innovation, which is extremely admirable from a food technology point of view, could be effectively appreciated by consumers. In other words, we are interested in knowing whether there exists a gap between science-based or ”innovation-leading” technologists’ food preferences and consumers’ preferences, which are taste, information, price and promotion driven.
Amalia Conte; Antonio Stasi; Vittoria Pilone; Daniela Gammariello; Lucia Padalino; Francesco Bimbo; Antonio Lopolito; Matteo Alessandro Del Nobile. Technological and Economic Optimization of Functional Ready to Eat Meal. Journal of Food Research 2012, 1, 1 .
AMA StyleAmalia Conte, Antonio Stasi, Vittoria Pilone, Daniela Gammariello, Lucia Padalino, Francesco Bimbo, Antonio Lopolito, Matteo Alessandro Del Nobile. Technological and Economic Optimization of Functional Ready to Eat Meal. Journal of Food Research. 2012; 1 (3):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAmalia Conte; Antonio Stasi; Vittoria Pilone; Daniela Gammariello; Lucia Padalino; Francesco Bimbo; Antonio Lopolito; Matteo Alessandro Del Nobile. 2012. "Technological and Economic Optimization of Functional Ready to Eat Meal." Journal of Food Research 1, no. 3: 1.