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The relationship between wind energy and rural areas leads to the controversial debate on the effects declared by rural communities after wind farms or single turbines are operative. The literature on this topic lacks dedicated studies analysing how the behaviour of rural communities towards wind turbines can affect the market value of farmlands. This research aims to examine to the extent to which the easement of wind turbines can influence the market value of farmlands in terms of willingness to pay (WTP) by a small rural community, and to identify the main factors affecting the WTP. Starting from data collected via face-to-face interviews, a decision tree is then applied to investigate the WTP for seven types of farmland in a rural town of Puglia Region (Southern Italy) hosting a wind farm. Results of the interviews show a broad acceptance of the wind farm, while the decision tree classification shows a significant reduction of WTP for all farmlands. The main factors influencing the WTP are the education level, the possibility to increase the income, the concerns for impacts on human health and for maintenance workmen. National and local policy measures have to be put in place to inform rural communities about the ‘magnitude’ of the effects they identified as crucial, so that policy-makers and private bodies will contribute to make the farmland market more equitable.
Giovanni Ottomano Palmisano; Annalisa De Boni; Rocco Roma; Claudio Acciani. Influence of Wind Turbines on Farmlands’ Value: Exploring the Behaviour of a Rural Community through the Decision Tree. Sustainability 2021, 13, 9630 .
AMA StyleGiovanni Ottomano Palmisano, Annalisa De Boni, Rocco Roma, Claudio Acciani. Influence of Wind Turbines on Farmlands’ Value: Exploring the Behaviour of a Rural Community through the Decision Tree. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (17):9630.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGiovanni Ottomano Palmisano; Annalisa De Boni; Rocco Roma; Claudio Acciani. 2021. "Influence of Wind Turbines on Farmlands’ Value: Exploring the Behaviour of a Rural Community through the Decision Tree." Sustainability 13, no. 17: 9630.
The agricultural sector in the Mediterranean region, is increasingly using reclaimed water as an additional source for irrigation. However, there is a limited number of case studies about product-based life cycle analysis to ensure that the overall benefits of reclaimed water do indeed outweigh the impacts. The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle Costing (LCC) methods are used in this study to investigate the environmental impacts and costs of vineyard cropping systems when tertiary reclaimed water is used as a supplementary source of irrigation water (integrated system). The conventional production system utilizing 100% groundwater was used as a reference system. As a proxy for sustainability, eco-efficiency, which combines economic and environmental performance, was assessed. The LCA revealed that the integrated system could reduce the net environmental impact by 23.8% due to lower consumption of irrigation water (−50%), electricity (−27.7%), and chemical fertilizers (−22.6%). Nevertheless, trade-offs between economics and the environment occurred as an integrated system is associated with higher life cycle costs and lower economic returns due to lower crop yield (−9.1%). The combined eco-efficiency assessment (ratio of economic value added to total environmental impact) revealed that the integrated system outperformed in terms of eco-efficiency by 12.6% due to lower environmental impacts. These results confirmed that reclaimed water could help to ensure an economically profitable yield with net environmental benefits. Our results provided an up-to-date and consistent life cycle analysis contributing to the creation of a valuable knowledge base for the associated costs and benefits of vineyard cultivation with treated wastewater.
Kledja Canaj; Domenico Morrone; Rocco Roma; Francesca Boari; Vito Cantore; Mladen Todorovic. Reclaimed Water for Vineyard Irrigation in a Mediterranean Context: Life Cycle Environmental Impacts, Life Cycle Costs, and Eco-Efficiency. Water 2021, 13, 2242 .
AMA StyleKledja Canaj, Domenico Morrone, Rocco Roma, Francesca Boari, Vito Cantore, Mladen Todorovic. Reclaimed Water for Vineyard Irrigation in a Mediterranean Context: Life Cycle Environmental Impacts, Life Cycle Costs, and Eco-Efficiency. Water. 2021; 13 (16):2242.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKledja Canaj; Domenico Morrone; Rocco Roma; Francesca Boari; Vito Cantore; Mladen Todorovic. 2021. "Reclaimed Water for Vineyard Irrigation in a Mediterranean Context: Life Cycle Environmental Impacts, Life Cycle Costs, and Eco-Efficiency." Water 13, no. 16: 2242.
In this study, the life cycle assessment (LCA) principle was performed to estimate the environmental impact of three dairy farms that operate using different farming systems, namely, conventional (CON), organic (ORG), and high-quality (HQ) modes. In Italy, the typical style of high-quality (HQ) farming is commonly included in the conventional system but is more strictly regulated by the Decree of the Italian Ministry of Health N° 185/1991. Although the farms are not fully representative of each conduct, they showed intrinsic peculiarities, e.g., the cow-culling rate of each system. This rate requires a quantification as it may be related to loss of income. Allocation criteria were applied to attribute the quantities of pollutants to the co-products: wheat, involved in the congruence and number of cows culled, the latter being undesirable and therefore necessary to quantify. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) highlighted that the no-dairy products significantly mitigated (p < 0.05) some of the impacts’ categories. The allocation of culled cows decreased the impacts of the CON and particularly those of the ORG farms when the mass mode was adopted. HQ showed values similar to the results without allocation. Overall, the objective of identifying a “marker” of undesirable products, estimated by the culling rate, was partially achieved.
Elio Romano; Rocco Roma; Flavio Tidona; Giorgio Giraffa; Andrea Bragaglio. Dairy Farms and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): The Allocation Criterion Useful to Estimate Undesirable Products. Sustainability 2021, 13, 4354 .
AMA StyleElio Romano, Rocco Roma, Flavio Tidona, Giorgio Giraffa, Andrea Bragaglio. Dairy Farms and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): The Allocation Criterion Useful to Estimate Undesirable Products. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (8):4354.
Chicago/Turabian StyleElio Romano; Rocco Roma; Flavio Tidona; Giorgio Giraffa; Andrea Bragaglio. 2021. "Dairy Farms and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): The Allocation Criterion Useful to Estimate Undesirable Products." Sustainability 13, no. 8: 4354.
Pulses are widely acknowledged for their high nutritional value due to high protein content, low content in calories, and low glycemic index; they are a good alternative to animal proteins thus offering a considerable number of social, environmental, and health benefits. Despite pulses being widely acknowledged as healthy and sustainable food, in mainly European countries, consumption is growing but still lower than the recommended level, production is unprofitable in comparison to the current market prices level, and a reduction in harvested area has led to a strong dependence on import for pulses supply. Pulses are particularly fitting to the feature of local food because they can be suitably grown in any context, even in the most complex areas, and consumer interest and awareness of food origin has strongly increased in recent years. Lentils were selected as a case study in this paper that aims to define which features are effective on market price and, in particular, the role of origin declaration on label plays in defining the market price and how the origin attributes may enhance market price and farms competitiveness. The methodological tool for this investigation is the hedonic price model, useful to explain the effects of attributes of pulses affecting the market price. Results contribute to a better understanding of the pulse market, emphasizing that the “origin declaration” on label may have a positive effect on market price.
Claudio Acciani; Annalisa De Boni; Francesco Bozzo; Rocco Roma. Pulses for Healthy and Sustainable Food Systems: The Effect of Origin on Market Price. Sustainability 2020, 13, 185 .
AMA StyleClaudio Acciani, Annalisa De Boni, Francesco Bozzo, Rocco Roma. Pulses for Healthy and Sustainable Food Systems: The Effect of Origin on Market Price. Sustainability. 2020; 13 (1):185.
Chicago/Turabian StyleClaudio Acciani; Annalisa De Boni; Francesco Bozzo; Rocco Roma. 2020. "Pulses for Healthy and Sustainable Food Systems: The Effect of Origin on Market Price." Sustainability 13, no. 1: 185.
This study evaluated the occurrence of false aneurysms and reflexes in bovines, associated with the point along the neck where the cut was performed. The survey was carried out on a total of 1200 male beef cattle, belonging mainly to the Charolais and Limousin breeds, aged between twelve and twenty-four months. In the slaughterhouse, three operators, identified by convention as Operator C4, Operator C2, and Operator C1, performed the Halal slaughtering. Each operator carried out the slaughter of 400 animals and, on the basis of his own professional training, performed the cutting of the vessels at different points along the neck: Operator C4 between the third and fourth cervical vertebrae; Operator C2 at the level of the second cervical vertebra; and Operator C1 at the first cervical vertebra. The occurrence of false aneurysms was assessed on the basis of the different cutting site used by the three operators. Then, the evaluation of consciousness indicators, that is, rhythmic breathing and eye response, closely related to a slow bleeding process and to a delayed loss of brain function, was carried out 90 s post-bleeding. The group of cattle slaughtered by Operator C4 had a prevalence of false aneurysms of 10.25%. Conversely, the other two groups of cattle slaughtered by Operators C2 and C1 showed false aneurysm formation in 7.25% of each case. Further, 37.5% of the animals (18 for Operator C4, 17 for Operator C2, and 16 for Operator C1) with signs of consciousness 90 s after sticking were consequent to the onset of false aneurysms and, more precisely, they were owing to a late second cut of the vessel carried out by the operator, when false aneurysms occurred. The results of the research showed that the cutting point chosen by the operator is a key element in determining the onset of false aneurysms.
Giancarlo Bozzo; Elisabetta Bonerba; Roberta Barrasso; Rocco Roma; Francesco Luposella; Nicola Zizzo; Giuseppina Tantillo. Evaluation of the Occurrence of False Aneurysms During Halal Slaughtering and Consequences on the Animal’s State of Consciousness. Animals 2020, 10, 1183 .
AMA StyleGiancarlo Bozzo, Elisabetta Bonerba, Roberta Barrasso, Rocco Roma, Francesco Luposella, Nicola Zizzo, Giuseppina Tantillo. Evaluation of the Occurrence of False Aneurysms During Halal Slaughtering and Consequences on the Animal’s State of Consciousness. Animals. 2020; 10 (7):1183.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGiancarlo Bozzo; Elisabetta Bonerba; Roberta Barrasso; Rocco Roma; Francesco Luposella; Nicola Zizzo; Giuseppina Tantillo. 2020. "Evaluation of the Occurrence of False Aneurysms During Halal Slaughtering and Consequences on the Animal’s State of Consciousness." Animals 10, no. 7: 1183.
In Western societies, the unfamiliarity with insect-based food is a hindrance for consumption and market development. This may depend on neophobia and reactions of disgust, individual characteristics and socio-cultural background, and risk-perceptions for health and production technologies. In addition, in many European countries, the sale of insects for human consumption is still illegal, although European Union (EU) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) are developing regulatory frameworks and environmental and quality standards. This research aims to advance the knowledge on entomophagy, providing insights to improve consumer acceptance in Italy. This is done by carrying out the characterization of a sample of consumers according to their willingness to taste several types of insect-based food and taking into account the connections among the consumers’ features. Thus, the dominance-based rough set approach is applied using the data collected from 310 Italian consumers. This approach provided 206 certain decision rules characterizing the consumers into five groups, showing the consumers’ features determining their specific classification. Although many Italian consumers are willing to accept only insects in the form of feed stuffs or supplements, this choice is a first step towards entomophagy. Conversely, young Italian people are a niche market, but they can play a role in changing trends.
Rocco Roma; Giovanni Ottomano Palmisano; Annalisa De Boni. Insects as Novel Food: A Consumer Attitude Analysis through the Dominance-Based Rough Set Approach. Foods 2020, 9, 387 .
AMA StyleRocco Roma, Giovanni Ottomano Palmisano, Annalisa De Boni. Insects as Novel Food: A Consumer Attitude Analysis through the Dominance-Based Rough Set Approach. Foods. 2020; 9 (4):387.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRocco Roma; Giovanni Ottomano Palmisano; Annalisa De Boni. 2020. "Insects as Novel Food: A Consumer Attitude Analysis through the Dominance-Based Rough Set Approach." Foods 9, no. 4: 387.
Malak Tleis; Roberta Callieris; Lina Al Bitar; Rocco Roma; John Thøgersen. What drives organic food consumption in Lebanon? International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing 2019, 24, 1 .
AMA StyleMalak Tleis, Roberta Callieris, Lina Al Bitar, Rocco Roma, John Thøgersen. What drives organic food consumption in Lebanon? International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing. 2019; 24 (4):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMalak Tleis; Roberta Callieris; Lina Al Bitar; Rocco Roma; John Thøgersen. 2019. "What drives organic food consumption in Lebanon?" International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing 24, no. 4: 1.
The consumption of bread, which is one of the most important foods in the Mediterranean diet, has shown a progressive decrease in recent decades. The aims of this study were to investigate through two direct surveys, namely, i) experts’ and stakeholders’ opinions on bread attributes in order to define its sustainability performances and ii) consumer’s sustainability perception of bread in relation to product features and consumer knowledge and their attitudes towards economic, environmental, health, social and ethical issues. Three kinds of high-quality artisanal Italian bread (i.e., organic whole grain bread, Carasau traditional durum wheat flatbread, and Altamura typical durum wheat loaf bread) were selected as subjects to study to evaluate the predictive value of both consumers’ attitudes and behavioural aspects and objective bread features in explaining consumer’s intention to purchase sustainable bread. Survey answers were elaborated by multinomial logistic regression in order to identify predictive factors of each consumer preference. Study insights showed a unanimous preference from both experts and consumers for typical Altamura bread, provided a better understanding of the effects of consumers’ characteristics and bread attributes on demand, and suggested tools to promote sustainable food consumption.
Annalisa De Boni; Antonella Pasqualone; Rocco Roma; Claudio Acciani. Traditions, health and environment as bread purchase drivers: A choice experiment on high-quality artisanal Italian bread. Journal of Cleaner Production 2019, 221, 249 -260.
AMA StyleAnnalisa De Boni, Antonella Pasqualone, Rocco Roma, Claudio Acciani. Traditions, health and environment as bread purchase drivers: A choice experiment on high-quality artisanal Italian bread. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2019; 221 ():249-260.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnnalisa De Boni; Antonella Pasqualone; Rocco Roma; Claudio Acciani. 2019. "Traditions, health and environment as bread purchase drivers: A choice experiment on high-quality artisanal Italian bread." Journal of Cleaner Production 221, no. : 249-260.
Gianluigi Cardone; Annalisa De Boni; Amira Jouini; Rocco Roma. Innovations in table grape supply chain: economic and environmental sustainability and local policy instruments. ECONOMIA AGRO-ALIMENTARE 2018, 145 -167.
AMA StyleGianluigi Cardone, Annalisa De Boni, Amira Jouini, Rocco Roma. Innovations in table grape supply chain: economic and environmental sustainability and local policy instruments. ECONOMIA AGRO-ALIMENTARE. 2018; (2):145-167.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGianluigi Cardone; Annalisa De Boni; Amira Jouini; Rocco Roma. 2018. "Innovations in table grape supply chain: economic and environmental sustainability and local policy instruments." ECONOMIA AGRO-ALIMENTARE , no. 2: 145-167.
Annalisa De Boni; Rocco Roma; Giovanni Ottomano Palmisano. Fishery policy in the European Union: A multiple criteria approach for assessing sustainable management of Coastal Development Plans in Southern Italy. Ocean & Coastal Management 2018, 163, 11 -21.
AMA StyleAnnalisa De Boni, Rocco Roma, Giovanni Ottomano Palmisano. Fishery policy in the European Union: A multiple criteria approach for assessing sustainable management of Coastal Development Plans in Southern Italy. Ocean & Coastal Management. 2018; 163 ():11-21.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnnalisa De Boni; Rocco Roma; Giovanni Ottomano Palmisano. 2018. "Fishery policy in the European Union: A multiple criteria approach for assessing sustainable management of Coastal Development Plans in Southern Italy." Ocean & Coastal Management 163, no. : 11-21.
Reuse of treated wastewater could provide a key solution to address sustainable water resources management in agriculture. However, the success of this practice depends on public acceptance and involvement, which require careful assessement and evaluation. In order to promote treated wastewater reuse in a Mediterranean context, in the present work the opinion of key stakeholders was analyzed by eliciting and structuring their attitudes and willingness towards the reuse of treated wastewater. Results demonstrated a high level of acceptance of wastewater reuse among the Apulian stakeholders, Southeastern region of Italy, both farmers and citzens/consumers, respectively 59 and 87%. Central to the discussion is that the majority of farmers does not always choose to use treated wastewater but is willing to exploit its benefits occasionally. The negative attitude of some stakeholders towards wastewater stemmed from the health risks related to chemical toxic substances as well as to diseases. Results from the consultation process highlighted that no change in water quality can be expected without infrastructure investments and wastewater management changes, which are slow in coming due to the lack of institutional awareness about the complexity of the problem. The importance of informing the public about the reuse aspects through a formalized mechanism, as improved communication and awareness campaigns, was confirmed in the study by the consultation process’ results. Such process made also clear the importance to integrate any measure of enhancement of wastewater reuse as a major part within a more comprehensive water management policy.
R. Saliba; R. Callieris; D. D’Agostino; Rocco Roma; A. Scardigno. Stakeholders’ attitude towards the reuse of treated wastewater for irrigation in Mediterranean agriculture. Agricultural Water Management 2018, 204, 60 -68.
AMA StyleR. Saliba, R. Callieris, D. D’Agostino, Rocco Roma, A. Scardigno. Stakeholders’ attitude towards the reuse of treated wastewater for irrigation in Mediterranean agriculture. Agricultural Water Management. 2018; 204 ():60-68.
Chicago/Turabian StyleR. Saliba; R. Callieris; D. D’Agostino; Rocco Roma; A. Scardigno. 2018. "Stakeholders’ attitude towards the reuse of treated wastewater for irrigation in Mediterranean agriculture." Agricultural Water Management 204, no. : 60-68.
Sixty Charolais male beef cattle of eight months of age were divided into two groups according to the slaughtering method, i.e., traditional or Kosher (religious Jewish rite). The aim of the study was to detect and compare the plasma concentrations of cortisol and catecholamines (dopamine, norepinephrine and epinephrine), by Elisa and HPLC test. These four stress indicators were evaluated during three different stages of each animal productive life: on the farm (step 1), after transportation (step 2) and during bleeding (step 3). The patterns of the parameters measured were similar and, interestingly, revealed significant changes throughout the three steps considered. The greatest variation between the two methods of slaughtering was observed in step 3, where we found a statistically significant difference with all the parameters except epinephrine. In the animals slaughtered by the religious rite, cortisol, dopamine, norepinephrine and epinephrine were 68.70 ± 30.61 nmol/L; 868.43 ± 508.52 ng/L; 3776.20 ± 1918.44 ng/L; and 4352.20 ± 3730.15 ng/L, respectively, versus 45.08 ± 14.15 nmol/L; 513.87 ± 286.32 ng/L; 3425.57 ± 1777.39 ng/L; and 3279.97 ± 1954.53 ng/L, respectively, in the other animals. This suggests that the animals slaughtered by the Kosher rite are subjected to higher stress conditions at the exsanguination phase. The animals slaughtered by the religious Jewish rite showed lower cortisol and catecholamine levels on the farm (step 1) and after transportation to the slaughterhouse (step 2). This was likely because the animals selected at the end of step 1 by the Rabbis for the religious rite are usually the most docile and gentle.
Giancarlo Bozzo; Roberta Barrasso; Patrizia Marchetti; Rocco Roma; Giorgio Samoilis; Giuseppina Tantillo; Edmondo Ceci. Analysis of Stress Indicators for Evaluation of Animal Welfare and Meat Quality in Traditional and Jewish Slaughtering. Animals 2018, 8, 43 .
AMA StyleGiancarlo Bozzo, Roberta Barrasso, Patrizia Marchetti, Rocco Roma, Giorgio Samoilis, Giuseppina Tantillo, Edmondo Ceci. Analysis of Stress Indicators for Evaluation of Animal Welfare and Meat Quality in Traditional and Jewish Slaughtering. Animals. 2018; 8 (4):43.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGiancarlo Bozzo; Roberta Barrasso; Patrizia Marchetti; Rocco Roma; Giorgio Samoilis; Giuseppina Tantillo; Edmondo Ceci. 2018. "Analysis of Stress Indicators for Evaluation of Animal Welfare and Meat Quality in Traditional and Jewish Slaughtering." Animals 8, no. 4: 43.
The plasmatic cortisol levels of 60 eight-month-old calves (Charolais breed) were measured as stress indicators resulting from two types of slaughter: traditional and religious rite. The plasmatic cortisol levels were evaluated during three different stages of their productive life: during growth, after transport and during slaughter. The thirty calves slaughtered after stunning showed plasmatic cortisol values of 4.85±3.2; 36.36±12.2 and 45.08±14.1 nmol/L, during growth, in the slaughterhouse stables and during exsanguination, respectively. Conversely, the average values found in the thirty calves subjected to ritual slaughter were 2.96±1.2; 31.65±25.4 and 68.70±30.6 nmol/L. The results of the study showed that animal welfare should be improved in both forms of slaughter.
Edmondo Ceci; Patrizia Marchetti; Giorgio Samoilis; Stefano Sportelli; Rocco Roma; Roberta Barrasso; Giuseppina Tantillo; Giancarlo Bozzo. Determination of plasmatic cortisol for evaluation of animal welfare during slaughter. Italian Journal of Food Safety 2017, 6, 6912 -6912.
AMA StyleEdmondo Ceci, Patrizia Marchetti, Giorgio Samoilis, Stefano Sportelli, Rocco Roma, Roberta Barrasso, Giuseppina Tantillo, Giancarlo Bozzo. Determination of plasmatic cortisol for evaluation of animal welfare during slaughter. Italian Journal of Food Safety. 2017; 6 (3):6912-6912.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEdmondo Ceci; Patrizia Marchetti; Giorgio Samoilis; Stefano Sportelli; Rocco Roma; Roberta Barrasso; Giuseppina Tantillo; Giancarlo Bozzo. 2017. "Determination of plasmatic cortisol for evaluation of animal welfare during slaughter." Italian Journal of Food Safety 6, no. 3: 6912-6912.
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to discover profiles of organic food consumers in Lebanon by performing a market segmentation based on lifestyle and attitude variables and thus be able to propose appropriate marketing strategies for each market segment.Design/methodology/approachA survey, based on the use of closed-ended questionnaire, was addressed to 320 organic food consumers in the capital Beirut, in February and March 2014. Descriptive analysis, principal component analysis and cluster analysis (k-means method) were performed upon collected data.FindingsFour clusters were obtained and labelled based on psychographic characteristics and willingness to pay for the most purchased organic products. “Localist” and “Health conscious” clusters were the largest proportion of the selected sample, thus these were the most critical to be addressed by specific marketing strategies, emphasising the combination of local and organic food and the healthy properties of organic products. “Rational” and “Irregular” cluster were relatively small groups, addressed by pricing and promotional strategies.Originality/valueThis is the first study attempting to segment organic food consumers into different categories in a developing country as Lebanon.
Malak Tleis; Roberta Callieris; Rocco Roma. Segmenting the organic food market in Lebanon: an application of k-means cluster analysis. British Food Journal 2017, 119, 1423 -1441.
AMA StyleMalak Tleis, Roberta Callieris, Rocco Roma. Segmenting the organic food market in Lebanon: an application of k-means cluster analysis. British Food Journal. 2017; 119 (7):1423-1441.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMalak Tleis; Roberta Callieris; Rocco Roma. 2017. "Segmenting the organic food market in Lebanon: an application of k-means cluster analysis." British Food Journal 119, no. 7: 1423-1441.
Slaughter by Jewish religious rite is the killing of an animal by cutting the trachea and oesophagus and major blood vessels using a very sharp blade. This operation is subject to strict rules laid down by religious authorities that characterize its sacredness. The aim of the study was to evaluate the specific criteria inherent in the Jewish religious rite, by analysing reject rates during the different phases. In this study, 52.4% of the carcasses failed to quality as Kosher, with 22.9% being rejected due to pulmonary lesions and only 3% for miscuts. The study also revealed legal vacuums in the field of labelling rules.
Giancarlo Bozzo; Angela Di Pinto; Elisabetta Bonerba; Edmondo Ceci; Anna Mottola; Rocco Roma; Paolo Capozza; Giorgio Samoilis; Giuseppina Tantillo; Gaetano Vitale Celano. Kosher slaughter paradigms: Evaluation of slaughterhouse inspection procedures. Meat Science 2017, 128, 30 -33.
AMA StyleGiancarlo Bozzo, Angela Di Pinto, Elisabetta Bonerba, Edmondo Ceci, Anna Mottola, Rocco Roma, Paolo Capozza, Giorgio Samoilis, Giuseppina Tantillo, Gaetano Vitale Celano. Kosher slaughter paradigms: Evaluation of slaughterhouse inspection procedures. Meat Science. 2017; 128 ():30-33.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGiancarlo Bozzo; Angela Di Pinto; Elisabetta Bonerba; Edmondo Ceci; Anna Mottola; Rocco Roma; Paolo Capozza; Giorgio Samoilis; Giuseppina Tantillo; Gaetano Vitale Celano. 2017. "Kosher slaughter paradigms: Evaluation of slaughterhouse inspection procedures." Meat Science 128, no. : 30-33.
Rural Sustainable Development (RSD) is promoted by the European Union (EU) Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2014–2020, and in particular by the national and regional Rural Development Programmes (RDPs), which are mainly supported by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD). At the sub-regional level, a part of the EAFRD is managed by Local Action Groups (LAGs), which decide how to use their own budget within their municipalities via a bottom-up approach, according to the most suitable projects available within the RDP. Requalification of traditional farm buildings is a possible RSD project for achieving various objectives, including creation of new jobs and economic activities, protection of the natural environment, promotion of rural tourism, preservation of rural culture and traditions, encouragement of a sense of community, improvement of the viability of rural villages, and also to contrast the abandonment of rural areas. Nevertheless, European projects and research show that the different types of requalification carried out are often not related to RSD objectives and that requalification does not usually combine the sustainability dimensions and spatial features of rural areas. Furthermore, the opinions of various stakeholders should be considered to support the generation of RSD policies and strategies. Thus, this research aims to provide a RSD decision making framework that makes it possible to tackle the above issues for identifying which type of requalification to assign to certain traditional farm buildings. Therefore, the results should facilitate the work of LAG policy makers in planning and managing the EAFRD 2014–2020. The framework combines the Multiple Criteria Decision Aiding (MCDA) methods “Analytic Network Process” (ANP) and “Dominance-based Rough Set Approach” (DRSA). This framework was applied to a LAG territory in Apulia Region (Southern Italy) that includes 176 traditional farm buildings. The ANP application identified the optimal quota for each type of requalification and showed that the highest quota is allocated to Facilities and Accommodations for Rural Tourism. The second preferred requalification is Centres for Environmental Education, Recreational and Social Facilities, while the third is Facilities for the Transformation and Sale of Agricultural Products. The DRSA was then applied in a Geographic Information System (GIS) in order to choose the most suitable traditional farm buildings for each type of requalification, helping the LAG policy makers to fill each quota
Giovanni Ottomano Palmisano; Rosa V. Loisi; Giuseppe Ruggiero; Lucia Rocchi; Antonio Boggia; Rocco Roma; Pasquale Dal Sasso. Using Analytic Network Process and Dominance-based Rough Set Approach for sustainable requalification of traditional farm buildings in Southern Italy. Land Use Policy 2016, 59, 95 -110.
AMA StyleGiovanni Ottomano Palmisano, Rosa V. Loisi, Giuseppe Ruggiero, Lucia Rocchi, Antonio Boggia, Rocco Roma, Pasquale Dal Sasso. Using Analytic Network Process and Dominance-based Rough Set Approach for sustainable requalification of traditional farm buildings in Southern Italy. Land Use Policy. 2016; 59 ():95-110.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGiovanni Ottomano Palmisano; Rosa V. Loisi; Giuseppe Ruggiero; Lucia Rocchi; Antonio Boggia; Rocco Roma; Pasquale Dal Sasso. 2016. "Using Analytic Network Process and Dominance-based Rough Set Approach for sustainable requalification of traditional farm buildings in Southern Italy." Land Use Policy 59, no. : 95-110.
Giovanni Ottomano Palmisano; Kannan Govindan; Antonio Boggia; Rosa Viviana Loisi; Annalisa De Boni; Rocco Roma. Local Action Groups and Rural Sustainable Development. A spatial multiple criteria approach for efficient territorial planning. Land Use Policy 2016, 59, 12 -26.
AMA StyleGiovanni Ottomano Palmisano, Kannan Govindan, Antonio Boggia, Rosa Viviana Loisi, Annalisa De Boni, Rocco Roma. Local Action Groups and Rural Sustainable Development. A spatial multiple criteria approach for efficient territorial planning. Land Use Policy. 2016; 59 ():12-26.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGiovanni Ottomano Palmisano; Kannan Govindan; Antonio Boggia; Rosa Viviana Loisi; Annalisa De Boni; Rocco Roma. 2016. "Local Action Groups and Rural Sustainable Development. A spatial multiple criteria approach for efficient territorial planning." Land Use Policy 59, no. : 12-26.
Annalisa De Boni; Pietro Pulina; Rocco Roma. Adaptation processes of agro-food companies toward responsibility. ECONOMIA AGRO-ALIMENTARE 2016, 13 -38.
AMA StyleAnnalisa De Boni, Pietro Pulina, Rocco Roma. Adaptation processes of agro-food companies toward responsibility. ECONOMIA AGRO-ALIMENTARE. 2016; (1):13-38.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnnalisa De Boni; Pietro Pulina; Rocco Roma. 2016. "Adaptation processes of agro-food companies toward responsibility." ECONOMIA AGRO-ALIMENTARE , no. 1: 13-38.
Several indicators and methods are already applied for sustainability assessment in agriculture. The links between sustainability indicators, agricultural management and policies are not well explained. The aim of this study is to combine biophysical and monetary sustainability assessment tools to support agriculture policy decision-making. Three methodological steps are considered: i) the environmental impacts of farms are assessed using terrestrial acidification, freshwater eutrophication, soil and freshwater ecotoxicity as well as natural land transformation; ii) the most relevant indicators of agriculture damages on ecosystems quality are aggregated into an index; iii) the farms' index scores are integrated with farm assets, land and labor, into the Sustainable Value approach (SVA), as indicator of natural resources used by farms. As a case study, the methodology was applied to arable farms with and without animal husbandry of the "Alta Murgia" National Park. The crop farms, in our sample, have a higher sustainable value using their economic and environmental resources. Mixed farms need to improve their resources use efficiency. Although crop farms have lower land-use efficiency compared to mixed farms, our results suggest supporting, by means of policy options, the specialized crop farms that, on average, perform better in terms of ecosystems quality preservation. Finally, we find that Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to soundly measure the environmental impacts clearly enriches the SVA
Michele Moretti; Annalisa De Boni; Rocco Roma; Mariano Fracchiolla; Steven Van Passel. Integrated assessment of agro-ecological systems: The case study of the “Alta Murgia” National park in Italy. Agricultural Systems 2016, 144, 144 -155.
AMA StyleMichele Moretti, Annalisa De Boni, Rocco Roma, Mariano Fracchiolla, Steven Van Passel. Integrated assessment of agro-ecological systems: The case study of the “Alta Murgia” National park in Italy. Agricultural Systems. 2016; 144 ():144-155.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMichele Moretti; Annalisa De Boni; Rocco Roma; Mariano Fracchiolla; Steven Van Passel. 2016. "Integrated assessment of agro-ecological systems: The case study of the “Alta Murgia” National park in Italy." Agricultural Systems 144, no. : 144-155.
Agricultural practices, particularly land use, inputs and soil management, have a significant impact on the carbon cycle. Good management of agricultural practices may reduce carbon emissions and increase soil carbon sequestration. In this context, organic agricultural practices may have a positive role in mitigating environmental burden. Organic olive cultivation is increasing globally, particularly in Italy, which is ranked first worldwide for both organic olive production and cultivated area. The aim of the present study was to assess the effects of agricultural practices in organic and conventional olive systems on global warming potential (GWP) from a life cycle perspective and to identify the hot spots in each system. The impacts assessed were associated with the efficiency of both systems at sequestering soil in order to calculate the net carbon flux. There was a higher environmental impact on GWP in the organic system because of higher global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions resulting from manure fertilisation rather than the synthetic foliar fertilisers used in the conventional system. However, manure was the main reason behind the higher soil organic carbon (SOC) content and soil carbon sequestration in the organic system. Fertilisation activity was the main contributor to carbon emissions, accounting for approximately 80% of total emissions in the organic system and 45% in the conventional system. Conversely, given the similarity of other factors (land use, residues management, soil cover) that may affect soil carbon content, manure was the primary contributor to increased SOC in the organic system, resulting in a higher efficiency of carbon sequestration in the soil following the addition of soil organic matter. The contribution of the manure to increased SOC compensated for the higher carbon emission from the organic system, resulting in higher negative net carbon flux in the organic versus the conventional system (–1.7 vs –0.52 t C ha–1 year–1, respectively) and higher efficiency of CO2 mitigation in the organic system.
Ramez Saeid Mohamad; Vincenzo Verrastro; Lina Al Bitar; Rocco Roma; Michele Moretti; Ziad Al Chami. Effect of different agricultural practices on carbon emission and carbon stock in organic and conventional olive systems. Soil Research 2016, 54, 173 .
AMA StyleRamez Saeid Mohamad, Vincenzo Verrastro, Lina Al Bitar, Rocco Roma, Michele Moretti, Ziad Al Chami. Effect of different agricultural practices on carbon emission and carbon stock in organic and conventional olive systems. Soil Research. 2016; 54 (2):173.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRamez Saeid Mohamad; Vincenzo Verrastro; Lina Al Bitar; Rocco Roma; Michele Moretti; Ziad Al Chami. 2016. "Effect of different agricultural practices on carbon emission and carbon stock in organic and conventional olive systems." Soil Research 54, no. 2: 173.