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Dr. Oriana Gava
Council for Agricultural Research and Agricultural Economics Analysis - Policies and Bioeconomy (CREA-PB)

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Journal article
Published: 26 January 2021 in Journal of Rural Studies
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In contemporary Bosnia and Herzegovina, rural poverty is an unresolved issue, despite farming having been a poverty coping strategy for many rural dwellers, especially after the end of the Balkan war. Eradicating poverty is among the priorities of the national government that aims at EU candidacy and accession. Being the most dynamic among agricultural sectors, berry farming is a key agricultural activity at the national level and had been the subject of rural development interventions, including the establishment of agricultural cooperatives. This article provides evidence from the largest agricultural cooperative in Bosnia and Herzegovina, to inform decision making and policy planning. The article aims at describing and analyzing the status and dynamics of poverty at the farm household level while highlighting their contributing factors, as well as at proposing possible development strategies based on the voice of local actors. Given the complexity and multifaceted features of the investigated issues, the methodological approach of this study relies on a mixed-methods research design, where the quantitative findings from the analysis of poverty status and dynamics and their contributing factors are complemented by qualitative findings from participatory activities. The results of the study pinpoint the successful contribution of the cooperative to the improvement of farmers' working conditions and market access and suggest that supporting collective action among berry farmers can be an effective rural development intervention to alleviate rural poverty and prevent poverty fallouts. To date, structural characteristics of farm holdings and households and climate and market-related conditions have significantly contributed to the farmers' poverty as well as to farmers’ exposure to poverty. Furthermore, bridging the gender gap is still a challenge in Bosnia and Herzegovina which should be addressed urgently to mitigate the problem of social exclusion and to promote bottom-up innovation.

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Oriana Gava; Zahra Ardakani; Adela Delalić; Nour Azzi; Fabio Bartolini. Agricultural cooperatives contributing to the alleviation of rural poverty. The case of Konjic (Bosnia and Herzegovina). Journal of Rural Studies 2021, 82, 328 -339.

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Oriana Gava, Zahra Ardakani, Adela Delalić, Nour Azzi, Fabio Bartolini. Agricultural cooperatives contributing to the alleviation of rural poverty. The case of Konjic (Bosnia and Herzegovina). Journal of Rural Studies. 2021; 82 ():328-339.

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Oriana Gava; Zahra Ardakani; Adela Delalić; Nour Azzi; Fabio Bartolini. 2021. "Agricultural cooperatives contributing to the alleviation of rural poverty. The case of Konjic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)." Journal of Rural Studies 82, no. : 328-339.

Journal article
Published: 01 February 2020 in Sustainability
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Life cycle assessment is a widespread method for measuring and monitoring the environmental impacts of production processes, thereby allowing the comparison of business-as-usual with more ecological scenarios. Life cycle assessment research can support evidence-based policy making by comparing and communicating the environmental impacts of agricultural and food systems, informing about the impact of mitigating interventions and monitoring sectoral progress towards sustainable development goals. This article aims at improving the contribution of science to evidence-based policies for agricultural sustainability and food security, while facilitating further research, by delivering a content-analysis based literature review of life cycle assessment research in agricultural and food economics. Results highlight that demand-side and system-level approaches need further development, as policies need to support redesigned agricultural systems and newly conceived dietary guidelines, which combine environmental protection and health benefits, without reducing productivity. Similarly, more research effort towards consequential life cycle assessment and multidimensional assessment may benefit policy makers by considering the rebound effects associated with the large-scale implementation of impact-mitigating interventions. Promising interventions involve the promotion of waste circularization strategies, which could also improve the profitability of agriculture. For effective policy making towards agricultural sustainability and food security worldwide, countries with the greatest expected population growth and raise of urbanization rates need more attention by researchers.

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Oriana Gava; Fabio Bartolini; Francesca Venturi; Gianluca Brunori; Alberto Pardossi. Improving Policy Evidence Base for Agricultural Sustainability and Food Security: A Content Analysis of Life Cycle Assessment Research. Sustainability 2020, 12, 1033 .

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Oriana Gava, Fabio Bartolini, Francesca Venturi, Gianluca Brunori, Alberto Pardossi. Improving Policy Evidence Base for Agricultural Sustainability and Food Security: A Content Analysis of Life Cycle Assessment Research. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (3):1033.

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Oriana Gava; Fabio Bartolini; Francesca Venturi; Gianluca Brunori; Alberto Pardossi. 2020. "Improving Policy Evidence Base for Agricultural Sustainability and Food Security: A Content Analysis of Life Cycle Assessment Research." Sustainability 12, no. 3: 1033.

Journal article
Published: 23 December 2018 in Sustainability
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In pursuit of agricultural sustainability and food security, research should contribute to policy-making by providing scientifically robust evidence. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is an excellent candidate for generating that evidence, thereby helping the selection of interventions towards more sustainable agri-food. The purpose of this article is proposing a basis for discussion on the use of the LCA tool for targeting and monitoring of environmental policy interventions in agri-food. The problem of reducing the environmental burden in agri-food can be tackled by acting on the supply and/or demand sides and may benefit from the collaboration of supply chain stakeholders. Agri-food policies that most benefit from LCA-based data concern cross-border pollution, transaction costs following the adoption of environmental standards, adoption of less polluting practices and/or technologies, and business-to-consumer information asymmetry. The choice between the methodological options available for LCA studies (attributional, consequential, or hybrid models) depends on the purpose and scope of the study. The possibility of integrating the LCA with economic and social impact assessments—e.g., under the life cycle sustainability assessment framework—makes LCA an excellent tool for monitoring business or sectoral-level achievements with respect to UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.

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Oriana Gava; Fabio Bartolini; Francesca Venturi; Gianluca Brunori; Angela Zinnai; Alberto Pardossi. A Reflection of the Use of the Life Cycle Assessment Tool for Agri-Food Sustainability. Sustainability 2018, 11, 71 .

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Oriana Gava, Fabio Bartolini, Francesca Venturi, Gianluca Brunori, Angela Zinnai, Alberto Pardossi. A Reflection of the Use of the Life Cycle Assessment Tool for Agri-Food Sustainability. Sustainability. 2018; 11 (1):71.

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Oriana Gava; Fabio Bartolini; Francesca Venturi; Gianluca Brunori; Angela Zinnai; Alberto Pardossi. 2018. "A Reflection of the Use of the Life Cycle Assessment Tool for Agri-Food Sustainability." Sustainability 11, no. 1: 71.

Review
Published: 24 August 2018 in Agriculture
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Despite policymakers’ promotion of food relocalization strategies for burden mitigation, the assumption that local food chains are more sustainable than the global ones might not hold. This literature review tries to highlight a possible framework for exploratory analyses that aim at associating sustainability with the geographical proximity of food supply chains. The purpose of the article is identifying a set of communicative and information-dense indicators for use by evaluators. Bread is the selected test food, given its importance in human nutrition and the relevance of some of its life cycle phases for land use (cereal farming) and trade (cereal commercialization). Article searching (including keyword selection, explicit inclusion/exclusion criteria, and computer-assisted screening using the NVivo® software) was carried out over the Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar databases, and returned 29 documents (refereed and non-refereed publications). The retrieved literature shows varied research focus, methods, and depth of analyses. The review highlighted 39 environmental, 36 economic, and 27 social indicators, along the food chain. Indicators’ reporting chains are heterogeneous; even the comparison of standard procedures, e.g., Life Cycle Assessment, is not straightforward. Holistic approaches are missing.

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Oriana Gava; Francesca Galli; Fabio Bartolini; Gianluca Brunori. Linking Sustainability with Geographical Proximity in Food Supply Chains. An Indicator Selection Framework. Agriculture 2018, 8, 130 .

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Oriana Gava, Francesca Galli, Fabio Bartolini, Gianluca Brunori. Linking Sustainability with Geographical Proximity in Food Supply Chains. An Indicator Selection Framework. Agriculture. 2018; 8 (9):130.

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Oriana Gava; Francesca Galli; Fabio Bartolini; Gianluca Brunori. 2018. "Linking Sustainability with Geographical Proximity in Food Supply Chains. An Indicator Selection Framework." Agriculture 8, no. 9: 130.

Journal article
Published: 01 November 2017 in Journal of Rural Studies
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This paper presents an analysis of the knowledge retrieval networks behind the adoption of farm biogas in an area of Mediterranean Europe featuring arable farming systems. The overarching objective of the analysis is to help and understand the interplay between biogas adopters and the stakeholders of the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovations System (AKIS). Specifically, the paper proposes an application of social network analysis that aims at bringing out the influence of knowledge exchanged within the system on adopters' business decisions, as well as adopters' contribution to knowledge upgrading. Social network analysis focuses on the estimation of three network attributes (cohesion, knowledge co-creation, and brokerage) using primary data, collected in 2015 via questionnaire to plant adopters. Self-education, upstream industry, agronomists, farmer/biogas unions, university, public-funded projects, and public research centers are AKIS’ stakeholders, which adopters turn to when seeking for information and/or know-how. Upstream industry is the most influential node and the one that can help knowledge diffusion across adopters, regardless of their background. Self-accessible resources are major providers of information at the adoption-decision stage. The networks are centralized on self-education tools, while upstream industry and the Research Center on Animal Productions are the brokers. Policy intervention aimed at improving AKIS in the biogas sector should involve the upstream industry in decision-making, while considering the duality of self-accessible information vs. physical advisors. This paper shows evidence from a region where public incentives have allowed biogas diffusion, despite the region not being intrinsically suitable for it. Study findings may be useful for policy-makers and researchers who deal with the prevention, or mitigation, of the negative externalities of land use change via the promotion of informed technology diffusion

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Oriana Gava; Elena Favilli; Fabio Bartolini; Gianluca Brunori. Knowledge networks and their role in shaping the relations within the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System in the agroenergy sector. The case of biogas in Tuscany (Italy). Journal of Rural Studies 2017, 56, 100 -113.

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Oriana Gava, Elena Favilli, Fabio Bartolini, Gianluca Brunori. Knowledge networks and their role in shaping the relations within the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System in the agroenergy sector. The case of biogas in Tuscany (Italy). Journal of Rural Studies. 2017; 56 ():100-113.

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Oriana Gava; Elena Favilli; Fabio Bartolini; Gianluca Brunori. 2017. "Knowledge networks and their role in shaping the relations within the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System in the agroenergy sector. The case of biogas in Tuscany (Italy)." Journal of Rural Studies 56, no. : 100-113.

Journal article
Published: 01 October 2017 in Energy Policy
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The provision of renewable energy by agricultureâ\u80\u94so-called agroenergyâ\u80\u94is a key element of the Europe 2020 Strategy and has sparked public and research debates on the bio-based economy. Hot topics involve direct and indirect land use change and the ability of agroenergy to foster or hinder food and energy security. Worldwide research has dealt with these and other issues associated with the sustainability of the diffusion of agroenergy generation systems, but the subject is still open. This paper contributes to the ongoing debate on the sustainability of agroenergy. We propose an empirical model to simulate the diffusion of farm biogas installations and estimate a set of indicators covering the economic, environmental, and social dimensions of sustainability at the regional level. Model results show that the current incentive mechanism does not allow to meet EU's energy targets at the local level. To do so, the policy mix needs an improved design accounting for regional peculiarities across the EU. Model results show that agroenergy production can help farmers stabilise their income and keep viable rural areas, despite some trade-offs among socioeconomic and environmental indicators. Major drawbacks are environmental risks associated with farming intensification

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Fabio Bartolini; Oriana Gava; Gianluca Brunori. Biogas and EU's 2020 targets: Evidence from a regional case study in Italy. Energy Policy 2017, 109, 510 -519.

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Fabio Bartolini, Oriana Gava, Gianluca Brunori. Biogas and EU's 2020 targets: Evidence from a regional case study in Italy. Energy Policy. 2017; 109 ():510-519.

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Fabio Bartolini; Oriana Gava; Gianluca Brunori. 2017. "Biogas and EU's 2020 targets: Evidence from a regional case study in Italy." Energy Policy 109, no. : 510-519.

Journal article
Published: 24 July 2017 in International Food and Agribusiness Management Review
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The concern for the quality of food, its composition and contribution towards nutrition and health is widespread among public and private food system actors. The increasing interest in locally integrated supply chains leads to reconsider the configuration of the food system in relation to sustainability and health outcomes. This article focuses on the relationship between processing practices and nutritional value in the wheat-tobread sector, illustrated by a case study on the Tuscan Bread Protected Designation of Origin (PDO). By adopting a food system perspective, the case study shows how the different actors have mobilized to respond to multiple drivers of change. A mixed research method approach is adopted to illustrate the relationship between processing practices and nutritional value outcomes: practice-based indicators for each step of the chain are complemented with performance-based indicators of the chemical, physical and sensorial profile of Tuscan Bread PDO. Furthermore, the implications on food system governance of a differentiation strategy based on territorial origin and enhanced nutrition are discussed.

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Francesca Galli; Francesca Venturi; Fabio Bartolini; Oriana Gava; Angela Zinnai; SanMartin Chiara; Gianpaolo Andrich; Gianluca Brunori. Shaping food systems towards improved nutrition: a case study on Tuscan Bread Protected Designation of Origin. International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 2017, 20, 533 -552.

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Francesca Galli, Francesca Venturi, Fabio Bartolini, Oriana Gava, Angela Zinnai, SanMartin Chiara, Gianpaolo Andrich, Gianluca Brunori. Shaping food systems towards improved nutrition: a case study on Tuscan Bread Protected Designation of Origin. International Food and Agribusiness Management Review. 2017; 20 (4):533-552.

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Francesca Galli; Francesca Venturi; Fabio Bartolini; Oriana Gava; Angela Zinnai; SanMartin Chiara; Gianpaolo Andrich; Gianluca Brunori. 2017. "Shaping food systems towards improved nutrition: a case study on Tuscan Bread Protected Designation of Origin." International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 20, no. 4: 533-552.

Journal article
Published: 25 August 2015 in Agricultural and Food Economics
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Over the 2000s’, consumers’ food purchases have been increasingly informed by supply chain-related issues, with growing concerns about the sustainability of chains differing for their geographical scope. As a result, short food supply chains and local food systems have risen to policymakers and food chain stakeholders’ attention as more sustainable alternatives to mainstream food networks. However, associating food chain’s geographical scope and sustainability performance may not be straightforward. This paper aims at shedding lights on the connection between geographical scope and sustainability by comparing and discussing 19 attributes owing to different sustainability dimensions. The analysis anchors on the wheat-to-bread chain, due to its global relevance. Bread is a worldwide staple food and wheat is (generally) a commodity traded globally. However, wheat processing often occurs locally and baking is influenced by local heritage and consumption patterns, particularly in the EU and in Italy, where gastronomy is culturally embedded. The paper identifies critical aspects and provides a qualitative assessment of the performances of local vs global wheat-to-bread chains. The assessment is carried out on Italian case studies.

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Francesca Galli; Fabio Bartolini; Gianluca Brunori; Luca Colombo; Oriana Gava; Stefano Grando; Andrea Marescotti. Sustainability assessment of food supply chains: an application to local and global bread in Italy. Agricultural and Food Economics 2015, 3, 21 .

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Francesca Galli, Fabio Bartolini, Gianluca Brunori, Luca Colombo, Oriana Gava, Stefano Grando, Andrea Marescotti. Sustainability assessment of food supply chains: an application to local and global bread in Italy. Agricultural and Food Economics. 2015; 3 (1):21.

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Francesca Galli; Fabio Bartolini; Gianluca Brunori; Luca Colombo; Oriana Gava; Stefano Grando; Andrea Marescotti. 2015. "Sustainability assessment of food supply chains: an application to local and global bread in Italy." Agricultural and Food Economics 3, no. 1: 21.

Journal article
Published: 02 February 2015 in Energies
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The agricultural sectors’ contribution to the provision of energy is a central issue in Horizon 2020 strategies and has shaped the public and research debates on the future of the bioeconomy. The common agricultural policy (CAP) has been one of the main drivers of farmers’ behavioural changes and represents the main agricultural policy instrument to address viability of rural areas and maintaining the profitability of the agricultural sector. To contribute to the ongoing policy debate towards CAP reform, this paper will provide an empirical model to simulate the impact of an alternative CAP mechanism on the provision of renewable energy. By applying a dynamic mathematical programming model, the paper tests the impact new policy measures will have on the provision of a second-generation of bio fuel crops that represent a relevant option for Tuscan farmers. Results show that CAP reform positively impacts the supply of energy crops mainly due to the introduction of greening payments, which allows an enlarging of crop diversification. Model results stress also the income stabilisation effects of energy production introduction at farm level, due to reduction of farm exposure to market prices fluctuations.

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Fabio Bartolini; Luciana G. Angelini; Gianluca Brunori; Oriana Gava. Impacts of the CAP 2014–2020 on the Agroenergy Sector in Tuscany, Italy. Energies 2015, 8, 1058 -1079.

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Fabio Bartolini, Luciana G. Angelini, Gianluca Brunori, Oriana Gava. Impacts of the CAP 2014–2020 on the Agroenergy Sector in Tuscany, Italy. Energies. 2015; 8 (2):1058-1079.

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Fabio Bartolini; Luciana G. Angelini; Gianluca Brunori; Oriana Gava. 2015. "Impacts of the CAP 2014–2020 on the Agroenergy Sector in Tuscany, Italy." Energies 8, no. 2: 1058-1079.

Preprint
Published: 01 January 2015
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Oriana Gava; Fabio Bartolini; Gianluca Brunori. Spatial impacts and sustainability of farm biogas diffusion in Italy. 2015, 1 .

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Oriana Gava, Fabio Bartolini, Gianluca Brunori. Spatial impacts and sustainability of farm biogas diffusion in Italy. . 2015; ():1.

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Oriana Gava; Fabio Bartolini; Gianluca Brunori. 2015. "Spatial impacts and sustainability of farm biogas diffusion in Italy." , no. : 1.

Conference paper
Published: 31 October 2014 in Proceedings of The 4th World Sustainability Forum
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There is an increasing interest in the potential of local foods and short food supply chains to overcome the unsustainable practices of global/industrial food supply chains. However this opposition is being questioned together with the actual sustainability of food chains. The assessment of the sustainability performance of food chains poses several challenges because of the multiple dimensions to be considered, the different actors involved and the lack of a shared methodology for the assessment.This paper develops a comparative assessment among three wheat-to-bread chains in Italy in relation to their degree of localness and different dimensions of sustainability. Recently the gap between wheat producers, processors and consumers is gradually bridging across the EU and re-localization experiences of bread supply chains have spread. Based on a systematic literature analysis, in depth interviews and questionnaires we develop a comparative assessment on three critical attributes of sustainability for these supply chains, based on a set of selected indicators: nutritional and health properties of final products, technological innovation of the process and biodiversity preservation. This allows to shed light on synergies and tradeoffs between sustainability attributes and potential paths for sustainability improvement. This paper presents the preliminary results of the FP7 EU research project Glamur (Global and Local Food Assessment: a multidimensional performance based approach).

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Francesca Galli; Fabio Bartolini; Gianluca Brunori; Andrea Marescotti; Oriana Gava. Sustainability Performance of Local vs Global Food Supply Chains: The Case of Bread Chains in Italy. Proceedings of The 4th World Sustainability Forum 2014, 1 .

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Francesca Galli, Fabio Bartolini, Gianluca Brunori, Andrea Marescotti, Oriana Gava. Sustainability Performance of Local vs Global Food Supply Chains: The Case of Bread Chains in Italy. Proceedings of The 4th World Sustainability Forum. 2014; ():1.

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Francesca Galli; Fabio Bartolini; Gianluca Brunori; Andrea Marescotti; Oriana Gava. 2014. "Sustainability Performance of Local vs Global Food Supply Chains: The Case of Bread Chains in Italy." Proceedings of The 4th World Sustainability Forum , no. : 1.

Preprint
Published: 01 January 2014
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The sustainability of the food supply chain is a core issue in the research and policy debate and is one of the priorities in the EU Horizon 2020 Strategies (EU, 2014). As a result, increasing knowledge of the resource efficiency of the food supply chain can help to meet EU global challenges. The literature review on food chain performance reveals methodological differences when investigating multiple dimensions, i.e. economics, social, human health, environmental, ethics; thus, comparisons are arduous. The majority of studies focus on environmental, social and economic performance overlooking health and ethical aspects. The paper will investigate the scientific literature focusing on the contribution of supply chain on economic, social, health, environmental and ethical performance. Results could help in understanding the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches as well as their reliability in assessing how food chain sustainability is affected by its length.

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Oriana Gava; Francesca Galli; Fabio Bartolini; Gianluca Brunori. Sustainability of local versus global bread supply chains: a literature review. 2014, 1 .

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Oriana Gava, Francesca Galli, Fabio Bartolini, Gianluca Brunori. Sustainability of local versus global bread supply chains: a literature review. . 2014; ():1.

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Oriana Gava; Francesca Galli; Fabio Bartolini; Gianluca Brunori. 2014. "Sustainability of local versus global bread supply chains: a literature review." , no. : 1.