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Dr. Cynthia Giagnocavo
University of Almeria

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Journal article
Published: 16 July 2021 in Resources, Conservation and Recycling
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This study implements the ecosystem service framework to link the concepts of farming activity and ecosystem restoration within the circular economy. It proposes a method for identifying social indicators of ecosystem restoration that can be taken into account in the transition towards more circular and sustainable agricultural systems. Using a case study located in semi-arid Mediterranean landscapes, we conducted a social sampling with 350 respondents to explore how an almond tree restoration changes perceptions and preferences for ecosystem services, and how these socio-ecological changes translate into indicators of natural capital and human wellbeing. Results not only indicated that the almond tree restoration induced changes in people´s preferences and perceptions for ecosystem services, such as an increase in ecosystem service diversity (i.e., local identity and erosion control), but they also demonstrated how the social and cultural benefits associated to ecosystem services can be used as indicators of human well-being (i.e., human health and access to goods). We suggest that the inclusion of social indicators of ecosystem restoration must be included in policies and initiatives for a transition to circular economy, and to achieve the challenges of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.

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Daniela Alba-Patiño; Vicenç Carabassa; Hermelindo Castro; Inés Gutiérrez-Briceño; Marina García-Llorente; Cynthia Giagnocavo; Miguel Gómez-Tenorio; Javier Cabello; José A. Aznar-Sánchez; Antonio J. Castro. Social indicators of ecosystem restoration for enhancing human wellbeing. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 2021, 174, 105782 .

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Daniela Alba-Patiño, Vicenç Carabassa, Hermelindo Castro, Inés Gutiérrez-Briceño, Marina García-Llorente, Cynthia Giagnocavo, Miguel Gómez-Tenorio, Javier Cabello, José A. Aznar-Sánchez, Antonio J. Castro. Social indicators of ecosystem restoration for enhancing human wellbeing. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 2021; 174 ():105782.

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Daniela Alba-Patiño; Vicenç Carabassa; Hermelindo Castro; Inés Gutiérrez-Briceño; Marina García-Llorente; Cynthia Giagnocavo; Miguel Gómez-Tenorio; Javier Cabello; José A. Aznar-Sánchez; Antonio J. Castro. 2021. "Social indicators of ecosystem restoration for enhancing human wellbeing." Resources, Conservation and Recycling 174, no. : 105782.

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Published: 22 June 2021 in Energies
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The water–energy–food nexus has captured the attention of many researchers and policy makers for the potential synergies between those sectors, including the development of self-sustainable solutions for agriculture systems. This paper poses a novel design approach aimed at balancing the trade-off between the computational burden and accuracy of the results. The method is based on the combination of static energy hub models of the system components and rule-based control to simulate the operational costs over a one-year period as well as a global optimization algorithm that provides, from those results, a design that maximizes the solar energy contribution. The presented real-world case study is based on an isolated greenhouse, whose water needs are met due to a desalination facility, both acting as heat consumers, as well as a solar thermal field and a biomass boiler that cover the demand. Considering the Almerian climate and 1 ha of tomato crops with two growing seasons, the optimal design parameters were determined to be (with a solar fraction of 16% and a biomass fraction of 84%): 266 m2 for the incident area of the solar field, 425 kWh for the thermal storage system, and 4234 kW for the biomass-generated power. The Levelized Cost of Heat (LCOH) values obtained for the solar field and biomass boiler were 0.035 and 0.078 €/kWh, respectively, and the discounted payback period also confirmed the profitability of the plant for fuel prices over 0.05 €/kWh. Thus, the proposed algorithm is useful as an innovative decision-making tool for farmers, for whom the burden of transitioning to sustainable farming systems might increase in the near future.

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Juan Gil; Jerónimo Ramos-Teodoro; José Romero-Ramos; Rodrigo Escobar; José Cardemil; Cynthia Giagnocavo; Manuel Pérez. Demand-Side Optimal Sizing of a Solar Energy–Biomass Hybrid System for Isolated Greenhouse Environments: Methodology and Application Example. Energies 2021, 14, 3724 .

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Juan Gil, Jerónimo Ramos-Teodoro, José Romero-Ramos, Rodrigo Escobar, José Cardemil, Cynthia Giagnocavo, Manuel Pérez. Demand-Side Optimal Sizing of a Solar Energy–Biomass Hybrid System for Isolated Greenhouse Environments: Methodology and Application Example. Energies. 2021; 14 (13):3724.

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Juan Gil; Jerónimo Ramos-Teodoro; José Romero-Ramos; Rodrigo Escobar; José Cardemil; Cynthia Giagnocavo; Manuel Pérez. 2021. "Demand-Side Optimal Sizing of a Solar Energy–Biomass Hybrid System for Isolated Greenhouse Environments: Methodology and Application Example." Energies 14, no. 13: 3724.

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Published: 14 January 2021 in Sustainability
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The present article proposes a complete framework for supply chain strategy (SCS) analysis that is adapted to the specific characteristics of the agrifood chain, thereby facilitating the management of the former. As a specific case of analysis, the horticultural supply chain, originating in Spain and ending with the European consumer, was analyzed, taking as a reference the marketing companies at origin (mainly social economy companies, that is, cooperatives). In addition, a survey of marketing companies is conducted to possibly determine which explicit cooperative growth strategies may include horizontal and vertical collaboration relationships with other members of the chain. The aim was to analyze with whom the horticultural commercialization company collaborates within the supply chain and the key points of such a collaboration. A model analyzing the influence of collaboration on company performance was also considered. The results reveal that, in recent years, aspects related to quality and health have been surpassed and replaced by the concept of sustainability within a framework of collaboration with customers. Additionally, upstream collaboration has been found to be, in most cases, more profitable than collaboration with customers. In any case, it became evident that there is a need to expand collaboration within the chain by incorporating the supplier of the supplier, with the aim of making the chain more profitable.

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Juan Pérez-Mesa; Laura Piedra-Muñoz; Emilio Galdeano-Gómez; Cynthia Giagnocavo. Management Strategies and Collaborative Relationships for Sustainability in the Agrifood Supply Chain. Sustainability 2021, 13, 749 .

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Juan Pérez-Mesa, Laura Piedra-Muñoz, Emilio Galdeano-Gómez, Cynthia Giagnocavo. Management Strategies and Collaborative Relationships for Sustainability in the Agrifood Supply Chain. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (2):749.

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Juan Pérez-Mesa; Laura Piedra-Muñoz; Emilio Galdeano-Gómez; Cynthia Giagnocavo. 2021. "Management Strategies and Collaborative Relationships for Sustainability in the Agrifood Supply Chain." Sustainability 13, no. 2: 749.

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Published: 14 December 2020
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The present article proposes a complete framework for Supply Chain Strategy (SCS) analysis that is adapted to the specific characteristics of the agrifood chain, thereby facilitating management of the former. As a specific case of analysis, the horticultural supply chain, originating in Spain and ending with the European consumer, is analyzed, taking as a reference the marketing companies at origin (mainly social economy companies, i.e.; cooperatives). In addition, a survey of marketing companies is conducted to possibly determine which explicit cooperative growth strategies may include horizontal and vertical collaboration relationships with other members of the chain. The aim is to analyze with whom the cooperative collaborates within the supply chain and the key points of such collaboration. A model analyzing the influence of collaboration on company performance is also considered. The results reveal that, in recent years, aspects related to quality and health have been surpassed and replaced by the concept of sustainability within a framework of collaboration with customers. In any case, it becomes evident that there is a need to expand collaboration within the chain by incorporating the supplier of the supplier, with the aim of making the chain more profitable.

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Juan Carlos Pérez Mesa; Laura Piedra-Muñoz; Emilio Galdeano-Gómez; Cynthia Giagnocavo. Management Strategies and Collaborative Relationships in the Agrifood Supply Chain. Evidence from the Horticultural Sector in Spain. 2020, 1 .

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Juan Carlos Pérez Mesa, Laura Piedra-Muñoz, Emilio Galdeano-Gómez, Cynthia Giagnocavo. Management Strategies and Collaborative Relationships in the Agrifood Supply Chain. Evidence from the Horticultural Sector in Spain. . 2020; ():1.

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Juan Carlos Pérez Mesa; Laura Piedra-Muñoz; Emilio Galdeano-Gómez; Cynthia Giagnocavo. 2020. "Management Strategies and Collaborative Relationships in the Agrifood Supply Chain. Evidence from the Horticultural Sector in Spain." , no. : 1.

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Published: 24 November 2020 in Sustainability
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Cooperatives fulfilled a broad and central role not only in the economic development, but also in the creation of civil society, in a population decimated and fragmented by the politics and culture of the Franco dictatorship. The province of Almeria, Spain, is an example of smallholding rapid development due to the expansion of intensive greenhouse horticulture. It was the poorest Spanish province per capita in 1955, semi-arid, drought-ridden, and devoid of significant infrastructure. Its undereducated population held little promise for economic growth and a massive migration out of the province left it depopulated. Subsequent economic and social development of Almeria was closely tied to the establishment of both credit and agricultural cooperatives, which supported a new greenhouse agriculture for small plot family farmers organized around cooperatives. This paper focuses on how cooperatives were fundamental in constructing civil society for the benefit of poor rural people, even in the presence of significant negative social capital and undemocratic institutions during the Franco dictatorship. As the sector has modernized and matured, cooperatives have led the sustainable transformation of the business ecosystem. However, current shortcomings in the Almeria cooperative movement and civil society and challenges yet to be met are also raised.

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Cynthia Giagnocavo. The Development of the Cooperative Movement and Civil Society in Almeria, Spain: Something from Nothing? Sustainability 2020, 12, 9820 .

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Cynthia Giagnocavo. The Development of the Cooperative Movement and Civil Society in Almeria, Spain: Something from Nothing? Sustainability. 2020; 12 (23):9820.

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Cynthia Giagnocavo. 2020. "The Development of the Cooperative Movement and Civil Society in Almeria, Spain: Something from Nothing?" Sustainability 12, no. 23: 9820.

Journal article
Published: 24 October 2019 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Globally, current food consumption and trade are placing unprecedented demand on agricultural systems and increasing pressure on natural resources, requiring tradeoffs between food security and environmental impacts especially given the tension between market-driven agriculture and agro-ecological goals. In order to illustrate the wicked social, economic and environmental challenges and processes to find transformative solutions, we focus on the largest concentration of greenhouses in the world located in the semi-arid coastal plain of South-east Spain. Almería family farming, predominantly cooperative, greenhouse intensive production, commenced after the 1960s and has resulted in very significant social and economic benefits for the region, while also having important negative environmental and biodiversity impacts, as well as creating new social challenges. The system currently finds itself in a crisis of diminishing economic benefits and increasing environmental and social dilemmas. Here, we present the outcomes of multi-actor, transdisciplinary research to review and provide collective insights for solutions-oriented research on the sustainability of Almeria’s agricultural sector. The multi-actor, transdisciplinary process implemented collectively, and supported by scientific literature, identified six fundamental challenges to transitioning to an agricultural model that aims to ameliorate risks and avoid a systemic collapse, whilst balancing a concern for profitability with sustainability: (1) Governance based on a culture of shared responsibility for sustainability, (2) Sustainable and efficient use of water, (3) Biodiversity conservation, (4) Implementing a circular economy plan, (5) Technology and knowledge transfer, and (6) Image and identity. We conclude that the multi-actor transdisciplinary approach successfully facilitated the creation of a culture of shared responsibility among public, private, academic, and civil society actors. Notwithstanding plural values, challenges and solutions identified by consensus point to a nascent acknowledgement of the strategic necessity to locate agricultural economic activity within social and environmental spheres.This paper demonstrates the need to establish transdisciplinary multi-actor work-schemes to continue collaboration and research for the transition to an agro-ecological model as a means to remain competitive and to create value.

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Antonio J. Castro; María D. López-Rodríguez; Cynthia Giagnocavo; Miguel Gimenez; Leticia Céspedes; Abel La Calle; Marisa Gallardo; Pablo Pumares; Javier Cabello; Estefanía Rodríguez; David Uclés; Salvador Parra; Jesús Casas; Francisco Rodríguez; Juan Sebastián Fernández-Prados; Daniela Alba-Patiño; Mónica Expósito-Granados; Beatriz E. Murillo-López; Lina M. Vasquez; Diego L. Valera. Six Collective Challenges for Sustainability of Almería Greenhouse Horticulture. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2019, 16, 4097 .

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Antonio J. Castro, María D. López-Rodríguez, Cynthia Giagnocavo, Miguel Gimenez, Leticia Céspedes, Abel La Calle, Marisa Gallardo, Pablo Pumares, Javier Cabello, Estefanía Rodríguez, David Uclés, Salvador Parra, Jesús Casas, Francisco Rodríguez, Juan Sebastián Fernández-Prados, Daniela Alba-Patiño, Mónica Expósito-Granados, Beatriz E. Murillo-López, Lina M. Vasquez, Diego L. Valera. Six Collective Challenges for Sustainability of Almería Greenhouse Horticulture. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16 (21):4097.

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Antonio J. Castro; María D. López-Rodríguez; Cynthia Giagnocavo; Miguel Gimenez; Leticia Céspedes; Abel La Calle; Marisa Gallardo; Pablo Pumares; Javier Cabello; Estefanía Rodríguez; David Uclés; Salvador Parra; Jesús Casas; Francisco Rodríguez; Juan Sebastián Fernández-Prados; Daniela Alba-Patiño; Mónica Expósito-Granados; Beatriz E. Murillo-López; Lina M. Vasquez; Diego L. Valera. 2019. "Six Collective Challenges for Sustainability of Almería Greenhouse Horticulture." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 21: 4097.

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Published: 17 July 2019 in Sustainability
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This article analyses new supply chain management (SCM) strategies of the largest retail distribution chains in Europe within the context of differing sustainability concepts and approaches. An analysis is carried out of the strategic plans of such retailers, as well as recent developments in the sector. We begin by identifying the priority actions of retailers and then evaluating, by means of a survey, how small horticultural marketing firms (mainly cooperatives) in southeast Spain respond to the needs of these retailers. Subsequently, an analysis is carried out on these small marketing firm exporters to identify the relative weight which they assign to the variables assessed, while also considering the existing relationships between said weighted variables and business profits. Our results show that retailers tend to establish more simplified supply chains (that is, shorter and more vertical), essentially demonstrating their interpretation of a sustainable supply chain. In contrast, horticultural marketing firms have concentrated more on tactical and operational issues, thereby neglecting environmental, social and logistics management. Thus, their success rate in meeting the sustainability demands of their customers can be considered medium-low, requiring a more proactive attitude. Improved and collaborative relations, and the integration of sustainability concepts between suppliers (marketing firms) and their clients could contribute to successfully meeting sustainability demands. From the point of view of the consumer, close supplier–retail relationships have solved food safety issues, but the implementation of sustainability in other supply chain activities and processes is a pending issue. We propose strategic approximation and collaboration to bridge the gap between the varying sustainability demands in the supplier–retail relationship within perishable supply chains. Although this article specifically addresses fresh vegetable supply chains, the results may be extrapolated to other agri-food chains with a similar structure.

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Juan Carlos Pérez-Mesa; Laura Piedra-Muñoz; Mª Carmen García-Barranco; Cynthia Giagnocavo. Response of Fresh Food Suppliers to Sustainable Supply Chain Management of Large European Retailers. Sustainability 2019, 11, 3885 .

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Juan Carlos Pérez-Mesa, Laura Piedra-Muñoz, Mª Carmen García-Barranco, Cynthia Giagnocavo. Response of Fresh Food Suppliers to Sustainable Supply Chain Management of Large European Retailers. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (14):3885.

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Juan Carlos Pérez-Mesa; Laura Piedra-Muñoz; Mª Carmen García-Barranco; Cynthia Giagnocavo. 2019. "Response of Fresh Food Suppliers to Sustainable Supply Chain Management of Large European Retailers." Sustainability 11, no. 14: 3885.

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Published: 27 June 2018 in Sustainability
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This paper focuses on small holding, family farming in Southeast Spain where agricultural economic activity is predominantly organized around cooperative business models. A variety of diverse studies on the Almería agricultural and credit cooperative sector and the exploration of social-economic and eco-social indicators, in addition to economic-market indicators are presented. Each correspond to a cooperative “logic” that spans theoretical perspectives from the dominant economic-market model, new institutionalism, and an eco-social approach, echoing theories on collective coordination governance, and the avoidance of the “tragedy of the commons”. The latter is of particular importance given environmental challenges and scarce resources for agricultural activity. The cooperatives in Almería have increasingly relied on collective collaboration and coordination in order to meet social-economic and social-ecological challenges, transforming their role from that founded on a market dominant logic to that of cooperation as a coordination mechanism based on the mutual benefit of the community and environment. In turn, their ability to meet a wide range of needs and challenges of members and the community leads to their longevity. Cooperatives are able to act as both a market and non-market coordination mechanism, balancing the economic, social, and environmental dimensions, such that neither market nor non-market logics are dominant or exclusive.

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Cynthia Giagnocavo; Emilio Galdeano-Gómez; Juan Carlos Pérez-Mesa. Cooperative Longevity and Sustainable Development in a Family Farming System. Sustainability 2018, 10, 2198 .

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Cynthia Giagnocavo, Emilio Galdeano-Gómez, Juan Carlos Pérez-Mesa. Cooperative Longevity and Sustainable Development in a Family Farming System. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (7):2198.

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Cynthia Giagnocavo; Emilio Galdeano-Gómez; Juan Carlos Pérez-Mesa. 2018. "Cooperative Longevity and Sustainable Development in a Family Farming System." Sustainability 10, no. 7: 2198.

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Published: 13 October 2017 in Water
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Water scarcity in Spain is partly due to poor management of this resource in the agricultural sector. The main aim of this study is to present the major factors related to water usage efficiency in farming. It focuses on the Almería coast, southeast Spain, which is one of the most arid areas of the country, and in particular, on family farms as the main direct managers of water use in this zone. Many of these farms are among the most water efficient in Spanish agriculture but this efficiency is not generalized throughout the sector. This work conducts a comprehensive assessment of water performance in this area, using on-farm water-use, structural, socio-economic, and environmental information. Two statistical techniques are used: descriptive analysis and cluster analysis. Thus, two groups are identified: farms that are less and farms that are more efficient regarding water usage. By analyzing both the common characteristics within each group and the differences between the groups with a one-way ANOVA analysis, several conclusions can be reached. The main differences between the two clusters center on the extent to which innovation and new technologies are used in irrigation. The most water efficient farms are characterized by more educated farmers, a greater degree of innovation, new irrigation technology, and an awareness of water issues and environmental sustainability. The findings of this study can be extended to farms in similar arid and semi-arid areas and contribute to fostering appropriate policies to improve the efficiency of water usage in the agricultural sector.

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Laura Piedra-Muñoz; Ángeles Godoy-Durán; Cynthia Giagnocavo. How to Improve Water Usage Efficiency? Characterization of Family Farms in A Semi-Arid Area. Water 2017, 9, 785 .

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Laura Piedra-Muñoz, Ángeles Godoy-Durán, Cynthia Giagnocavo. How to Improve Water Usage Efficiency? Characterization of Family Farms in A Semi-Arid Area. Water. 2017; 9 (10):785.

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Laura Piedra-Muñoz; Ángeles Godoy-Durán; Cynthia Giagnocavo. 2017. "How to Improve Water Usage Efficiency? Characterization of Family Farms in A Semi-Arid Area." Water 9, no. 10: 785.

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Published: 01 January 2017 in International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
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Traceability systems are key to assuring food safety, creating a benefit for food supply chain components. Currently, the appearance of new technologies such as IoT and Big Data Analysis leads to a new generation of more functional, but complex, traceability systems. Organisational models based on cooperation of multiple small/medium size agents, for example of small/family farming cooperatives, play an important role in high standard agricultural production and commercialization processes. These function as both social and economic networks, with high social and economic impact in the rural areas. The case of Almeria as an example of this model was used to analyze its cooperative model. The actual traceability systems in the Almeria model were studied, taking account of the different networked agents and their interrelation. This study includes two main parts: a) analysis of the net-chains that constitute the food supply chains and their different relationships, and b) actual traceability. The next step studied how the net-chain model, including many diverse agents, may be applied to develop a new generation of traceability systems based of IoT and Big Data. This implies extending the special and functional scope of the actual systems and defining clear rules of exchange of the results of the Big Data Analysis, taking account of the adequate Privacy Rules. This work analyses the current organisation as a base for a new generation of traceability systems considered in the European project IoF2020 (Internet of the Food and Farm 2020). Some parallels between Almeria’s model and certain areas in China, mainly in the areas of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and Shandong were detected. Another of the objectives of this work is to deepen the understanding of these similarities and analyze the possible adaptation of the results from Almeria to China.Keywords: food traceability system, big data, internet of things, organisational structure, business model, agricultural cooperatives, net-chains, food supply chainDOI: 10.25165/j.ijabe.20171005.3089Citation: Giagnocavo C, Bienvenido F, Li M, Zhao Y R, Sanchez-Molina J A, Yang X T. Agricultural cooperatives and the role of organisational models in new intelligent traceability systems and big data analysis. Int J Agric & Biol Eng, 2017; 10(5): 115–125.

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Cynthia Giagnocavo; Fernando Bienvenido; Li Ming; Zhao Yurong; Jorge Antonio Sanchez-Molina; Yang Xinting. Agricultural cooperatives and the role of organisational models in new intelligent traceability systems and big data analysis. International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering 2017, 10, 115 -125.

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Cynthia Giagnocavo, Fernando Bienvenido, Li Ming, Zhao Yurong, Jorge Antonio Sanchez-Molina, Yang Xinting. Agricultural cooperatives and the role of organisational models in new intelligent traceability systems and big data analysis. International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering. 2017; 10 (5):115-125.

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Cynthia Giagnocavo; Fernando Bienvenido; Li Ming; Zhao Yurong; Jorge Antonio Sanchez-Molina; Yang Xinting. 2017. "Agricultural cooperatives and the role of organisational models in new intelligent traceability systems and big data analysis." International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering 10, no. 5: 115-125.

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Published: 01 January 2017 in International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
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Through the supply chain, the quality or quality change of the products can generate important losses. The quality control in some steps is made manually that supposes a high level of subjectivity, controlling the quality and its evolution using automatic systems can suppose a reduction of the losses. Testing some automatic image analysis techniques in the case of tomatoes and zucchini is the main objective of this study. Two steps in the supply chain are considered, the feeding of the raw products into the handling chain (because low quality generates a reduction of the chain productivity) and the cool storage of the processed products (as the value at the market is reduced). It was proposed to analyze the incoming products at the head the processing line using CCD cameras to detect low quality and/or dirty products (corresponding to specific farmers/suppliers, it should be asked to improve to maintain the productivity of the line). The second stage is analyzing the evolution of the products along the cool chain (storage and transport), the use of an App developed to be use under Android was proposed to substitute the “visual” evaluation used in practice. The algorithms used, including stages of pre-treatment, segmentation, analysis and presentation of the results take account of the short time available and the limited capacity of the batteries. High performance techniques were applied to the homography stage to discard some of the images, resulting in better performance. Also threads and renderscript kernels were created to parallelize the methods used on the resulting images being able to inspect faster the products. The proposed method achieves success rates comparable to, and improving, the expert inspection. Keywords: image processing, color space, smartphone, efficient stitching, homography, controlled supervision, artificial vision, embedded parallel processing, injury assessment, traceability, post-harvest control, feature detection DOI: 10.25165/j.ijabe.20171005.3087 Citation: Alvarez-Bermejo J A, Giagnocavo C, Li M, Morales C E, Santos D P M, Yang X T. Image processing methods to evaluate tomato and zucchini damage in post-harvest stages. Int J Agric & Biol Eng, 2017; 10(5): 126–133.

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Cynthia Giagnocavo; Li Ming; Encarnaci髇CastilloMorales; Diego P. Morales Santos; Yang Xinting. Image processing methods to evaluate tomato and zucchini damage in post-harvest stages. International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering 2017, 10, 126 -133.

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Cynthia Giagnocavo, Li Ming, Encarnaci髇CastilloMorales, Diego P. Morales Santos, Yang Xinting. Image processing methods to evaluate tomato and zucchini damage in post-harvest stages. International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering. 2017; 10 (5):126-133.

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Cynthia Giagnocavo; Li Ming; Encarnaci髇CastilloMorales; Diego P. Morales Santos; Yang Xinting. 2017. "Image processing methods to evaluate tomato and zucchini damage in post-harvest stages." International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering 10, no. 5: 126-133.

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Published: 05 May 2015 in British Food Journal
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide empirical evidence on the influence of co-opetition on food exporting in different distribution channels, taking as reference the vegetable farming-marketing sector in southeast Spain. Design/methodology/approach – The study analyses the data collected from vegetable exporters’ associations and the firms’ individual financial reports. A multivariate empirical model is developed to measure the impact of cooperation and competition relationships (both horizontal and vertical ones) on exporting. This model includes the influence of main buyers distinguishing basically between retailers and wholesalers. Findings – The results obtained show that diverse forms of collaboration with competitors, in both horizontal (such as logistics and research projects) and vertical dimensions (such as promotion and quality certifications) have positive effects on vegetable export propensity. These influences become more apparent when large retailers are the main buyers. Research limitations/implications – The analysed farming-marketing sector features certain singular characteristics, for example the type of products and firms, which should be taken into account when extrapolating the results to other agrifood industries. Practical implications – For farming-marketing firms with little bargaining power in the supply chain of fresh produce, horizontal and vertical collaboration is a key factor in improving their exporting activity. A greater balance in co-opetition relationships is required to reduce the traditionally negative effect of competition among Spanish firms in the vegetable marketing sector. Originality/value – These findings should be of value to researchers into co-opetition policies and to managers responsible for strategy formation in international agrifood firm environment.

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Emilio Galdeano-Gómez; Juan Carlos Pérez-Mesa; Cynthia Giagnocavo. Food exporters and co-opetition relationships: an analysis on the vegetable supply chain. British Food Journal 2015, 117, 1596 -1609.

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Emilio Galdeano-Gómez, Juan Carlos Pérez-Mesa, Cynthia Giagnocavo. Food exporters and co-opetition relationships: an analysis on the vegetable supply chain. British Food Journal. 2015; 117 (5):1596-1609.

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Emilio Galdeano-Gómez; Juan Carlos Pérez-Mesa; Cynthia Giagnocavo. 2015. "Food exporters and co-opetition relationships: an analysis on the vegetable supply chain." British Food Journal 117, no. 5: 1596-1609.

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Published: 26 November 2014 in Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics
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Two important Spanish fruit and vegetable (F&V) producing areas of Almería and Valencia in which agricultural cooperatives and smallholder and family farmers play a vital role are compared. Their F&V cooperatives have distinct development paths and have adopted different structures and strategies, attributable to historical, cultural and political circumstance, infrastructure, regulation and policy measures and/or international exposure. In considering the factors which contribute to agricultural cooperative success or failure, persistent atomization is often cited as inhibiting the ability of cooperatives to thrive. While not discounting that economies of scale may be important, we argue for analysing agricultural cooperative activity using a neo‐endogenous approach (a mix of exogenous and endogenous factors wherein local level characteristics and actors interact with external or global forces), combined with insights from path dependency theory and a dynamic lifecycle approach. Agricultural cooperatives are presented as dynamic entities, capable of renewal, redeployment, regeneration and recombination.

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Cynthia Giagnocavo; Silvia Gerez; Vanessa Campos I Climent. PATHS TO COOPERATIVE SURVIVAL: STRUCTURE, STRATEGY AND REGENERATION OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES COOPERATIVES IN ALMERÍA AND VALENCIA, SPAIN. Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics 2014, 85, 617 -639.

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Cynthia Giagnocavo, Silvia Gerez, Vanessa Campos I Climent. PATHS TO COOPERATIVE SURVIVAL: STRUCTURE, STRATEGY AND REGENERATION OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES COOPERATIVES IN ALMERÍA AND VALENCIA, SPAIN. Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics. 2014; 85 (4):617-639.

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Cynthia Giagnocavo; Silvia Gerez; Vanessa Campos I Climent. 2014. "PATHS TO COOPERATIVE SURVIVAL: STRUCTURE, STRATEGY AND REGENERATION OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES COOPERATIVES IN ALMERÍA AND VALENCIA, SPAIN." Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics 85, no. 4: 617-639.

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Published: 13 August 2012 in Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics
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The strategies cooperative banks use to address local socio‐economic challenges through the financing and promotion of cooperatives, socially oriented enterprises and local development initiatives are investigated. Two paradigmatic regions with strong cooperative bank sectors are compared, illustrating strategic differences in their approach to cooperative and social enterprise promotion and local development. The cooperative bank sector in the first region, Almería, Spain, has followed an aggressive growth strategy, both in terms of size and territory, resulting in a large and nationally present cooperative bank. In contrast, the cooperative bank sector in the province of Trentino, the most important region for cooperative banks in Italy, is comprised of many small scale cooperative banks, organized by consortium and tightly tied to territory. Related lines of inquiry include the trend of focusing on corporate social responsibility as opposed to local development and the relationship among different types of complementary actors in order to understand the process of promoting sustainable community development. As well, we comment on the relevance of other types of ‘alternative finance‘ in supporting such goals. These issues are particularly relevant given limited government resources to deal with pressing social and economic issues.

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Cynthia Giagnocavo; Silvia Gerez; Jacopo Sforzi. COOPERATIVE BANK STRATEGIES FOR SOCIAL-ECONOMIC PROBLEM SOLVING: SUPPORTING SOCIAL ENTERPRISE AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT. Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics 2012, 83, 281 -315.

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Cynthia Giagnocavo, Silvia Gerez, Jacopo Sforzi. COOPERATIVE BANK STRATEGIES FOR SOCIAL-ECONOMIC PROBLEM SOLVING: SUPPORTING SOCIAL ENTERPRISE AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT. Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics. 2012; 83 (3):281-315.

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Cynthia Giagnocavo; Silvia Gerez; Jacopo Sforzi. 2012. "COOPERATIVE BANK STRATEGIES FOR SOCIAL-ECONOMIC PROBLEM SOLVING: SUPPORTING SOCIAL ENTERPRISE AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT." Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics 83, no. 3: 281-315.

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Published: 28 November 2011 in Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research
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Cynthia Giagnocavo. People-Centred Businesses: Co-operatives, Mutuals and the Idea of Membership. Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research 2011, 2, 1 .

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Cynthia Giagnocavo. People-Centred Businesses: Co-operatives, Mutuals and the Idea of Membership. Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research. 2011; 2 (2):1.

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Cynthia Giagnocavo. 2011. "People-Centred Businesses: Co-operatives, Mutuals and the Idea of Membership." Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research 2, no. 2: 1.