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Dr. Antonio Baselice
Department of Sciences of Agriculture Food Natural resources and Engineering - University of Foggia

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Antonio Baselice undertook the master’s degree in Agricultural Science and Technologies and Ph.D. in Management of innovation on Mediterranean agro-food systems at the University of Foggia (Italy). He was visiting scholar at the “Department of Resource Economics”, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (USA). He had a two-years research private contract with the Department of Sciences of Agriculture, Food and Environment of the University of Foggia for the project “Methods for evaluating the social aspects of social innovation and its impacts”.

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Published: 02 August 2021 in Sustainability
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Agriculture can be a possible provider of social services of relevant importance for the whole society. In order to generate a valuable social service, a multi-actor approach is often applied, based on an active collaboration among public institutions, non-profit organizations, and private firms, and capable of generating multiple positive impacts. This new approach may both favorite agricultural diversification and enhance the quality of life of rural communities. However, in order to enable policymakers in motivating the public support to these types of initiatives, an evaluation method capable of disentangling the multiple benefits generated by social agricultural projects is required. In this paper, we adapted the evaluation method previously developed by the SIMRA consortium for Social Innovation initiatives, to a project aimed at the employability of NEETs in the south of Italy. A selection grid, framed by cross-referencing the national policy objectives of social agriculture and the criteria of eligibility adopted in public calls is proposed, to choose the suitable indicators for the evaluation. The evaluation experience allowed the measurement of 34 indicators of performance. The results prove that 12 indicators are positive, while 12 are moderate, and 10 are low and are mainly related to the enhancement of social inclusion. The evaluation exercise may be useful to disentangling the multiple outcomes generated by initiatives based on social innovation, which are highly based on intangible assets, and exert a positive effect on the internal cohesion and the engagement of the civil society.

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Antonio Baselice; Maurizio Prosperi; Antonio Lopolito. A Conceptual Framework for the Evaluation of Social Agriculture: An Application to a Project Aimed at the Employability of Young People NEET. Sustainability 2021, 13, 8608 .

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Antonio Baselice, Maurizio Prosperi, Antonio Lopolito. A Conceptual Framework for the Evaluation of Social Agriculture: An Application to a Project Aimed at the Employability of Young People NEET. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (15):8608.

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Antonio Baselice; Maurizio Prosperi; Antonio Lopolito. 2021. "A Conceptual Framework for the Evaluation of Social Agriculture: An Application to a Project Aimed at the Employability of Young People NEET." Sustainability 13, no. 15: 8608.

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Published: 28 July 2021 in Sustainability
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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.

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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 .

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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 (15):8454.

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Antonio 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.

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Published: 08 February 2021 in Sustainability
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Social innovation (SI) impacts are long-term changes that affect different dimensions of territorial capital (i.e., economy, society, environment, governance) for the territory in which SI occurs. Yet, systematic empirical evidence and theoretically sound assessments of the impacts of SI are scarce. This paper aims to fill the gap and assess the different aspects of SI’s impacts in European and Mediterranean areas that are characterized by marginalization processes. To assess the impacts of SI in marginalized areas, we use the evaluation framework developed within the Social Innovation in Marginalized Rural Areas (SIMRA) Horizon 2020 project and apply it to nine SI initiatives related to the fields of agriculture, fisheries, forestry, and rural development. Our findings show that SI produces cross-sectoral (societal, economic, environmental, and governmental) and multi-level impacts (on individuals, community, and society), which have improved the societal well-being, and contributed to the reduction of certain forms of marginality, mainly inside the territory in which SI occurred.

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Elisa Ravazzoli; Cristina Dalla Torre; Riccardo Da Re; Valentino Marini Govigli; Laura Secco; Elena Górriz-Mifsud; Elena Pisani; Carla Barlagne; Antonio Baselice; Mohammed Bengoumi; Marijke Dijskhoorn-Dekker; Arbia Labidi; Antonio Lopolito; Mariana Melnykovych; Manfred Perlik; Nico Polman; Simo Sarkki; Achilleas Vassilopoulos; Phoebe Koundouri; David Miller; Thomas Streifeneder; Maria Nijnik. Can Social Innovation Make a Change in European and Mediterranean Marginalized Areas? Social Innovation Impact Assessment in Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry, and Rural Development. Sustainability 2021, 13, 1823 .

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Elisa Ravazzoli, Cristina Dalla Torre, Riccardo Da Re, Valentino Marini Govigli, Laura Secco, Elena Górriz-Mifsud, Elena Pisani, Carla Barlagne, Antonio Baselice, Mohammed Bengoumi, Marijke Dijskhoorn-Dekker, Arbia Labidi, Antonio Lopolito, Mariana Melnykovych, Manfred Perlik, Nico Polman, Simo Sarkki, Achilleas Vassilopoulos, Phoebe Koundouri, David Miller, Thomas Streifeneder, Maria Nijnik. Can Social Innovation Make a Change in European and Mediterranean Marginalized Areas? Social Innovation Impact Assessment in Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry, and Rural Development. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (4):1823.

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Elisa Ravazzoli; Cristina Dalla Torre; Riccardo Da Re; Valentino Marini Govigli; Laura Secco; Elena Górriz-Mifsud; Elena Pisani; Carla Barlagne; Antonio Baselice; Mohammed Bengoumi; Marijke Dijskhoorn-Dekker; Arbia Labidi; Antonio Lopolito; Mariana Melnykovych; Manfred Perlik; Nico Polman; Simo Sarkki; Achilleas Vassilopoulos; Phoebe Koundouri; David Miller; Thomas Streifeneder; Maria Nijnik. 2021. "Can Social Innovation Make a Change in European and Mediterranean Marginalized Areas? Social Innovation Impact Assessment in Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry, and Rural Development." Sustainability 13, no. 4: 1823.

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Published: 07 February 2021 in Sustainability
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Despite the growing interest in social innovation (SI) in agriculture, the literature lacks validated tools for evaluating such initiatives. This paper provides an empirical application of the evaluation approach developed within the H2020 SIMRA project to a pilot experience conducted in a rural area of Southern Italy. The value added by this case study is the application of the five types of criteria used by the OECD for the evaluation of development programs, which are commonly referred to as REEIS: relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, and sustainability. This experiment demonstrates the adequacy of the evaluation framework in identifying strengths and weaknesses of the initiative, according to a multifaceted perspective. The overall evaluation proves that most indicators fall under the high (48%) and medium categories (36%), and only few indicators are low (16%). The usefulness of the evaluation results is manifold. First, this evaluation highlights relevant arguments to support the communication strategy addressed at civil society, therefore reinforcing the civic engagement of the initiative, which is the distinctive feature of SI. Second, it supports project managers in addressing interventions to face emerging weaknesses. Finally, the evaluation provides factual evidence to policy makers to perform cost-effective analysis of rural development policies.

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Antonio Baselice; Maurizio Prosperi; Valentino Marini Govigli; Antonio Lopolito. Application of a Comprehensive Methodology for the Evaluation of Social Innovations in Rural Communities. Sustainability 2021, 13, 1807 .

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Antonio Baselice, Maurizio Prosperi, Valentino Marini Govigli, Antonio Lopolito. Application of a Comprehensive Methodology for the Evaluation of Social Innovations in Rural Communities. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (4):1807.

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Antonio Baselice; Maurizio Prosperi; Valentino Marini Govigli; Antonio Lopolito. 2021. "Application of a Comprehensive Methodology for the Evaluation of Social Innovations in Rural Communities." Sustainability 13, no. 4: 1807.

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Published: 03 July 2017 in British Food Journal
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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.

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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.

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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 (7):1473-1486.

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Vittoria 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.

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Published: 01 July 2014 in Economia agro-alimentare
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Antonio Baselice; Francesco Diotallevi; Andrea Marchini; Gianluca Nardone; Antonio Stasi. Crescita nei consumi di IV gamma. Un'applicazione del modello AIDS alla domanda italiana di ortofrutta. Economia agro-alimentare 2014, 11 -30.

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Antonio Baselice, Francesco Diotallevi, Andrea Marchini, Gianluca Nardone, Antonio Stasi. Crescita nei consumi di IV gamma. Un'applicazione del modello AIDS alla domanda italiana di ortofrutta. Economia agro-alimentare. 2014; (2):11-30.

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Antonio Baselice; Francesco Diotallevi; Andrea Marchini; Gianluca Nardone; Antonio Stasi. 2014. "Crescita nei consumi di IV gamma. Un'applicazione del modello AIDS alla domanda italiana di ortofrutta." Economia agro-alimentare , no. 2: 11-30.

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Published: 01 September 2021
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Antonio Baselice. EU consumers' perception of fresh-cut fruit and vegetables attributes: a choice experiment model. 2021, 1 .

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Antonio Baselice. EU consumers' perception of fresh-cut fruit and vegetables attributes: a choice experiment model. . 2021; ():1.

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Antonio Baselice. 2021. "EU consumers' perception of fresh-cut fruit and vegetables attributes: a choice experiment model." , no. : 1.