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The problem addressed in this paper is the challenge of moving from formulating policy goals to achieving the promised results. The purpose is to assess the possible role of innovation in agriculture as a way of contributing towards achieving the Malabo Declaration commitments and the zero hunger Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG2) in six African countries. Since the SDGs are high on both international and many national agendas, there is a need to increase our knowledge of how to move beyond formulating goals. The approach includes both quantitative and qualitative data from a multisite research and development project. Moving from promises in relation to policy goals such as SDG2 and the Malabo Declaration to actions that make a difference at local level is a challenging task, and COVID-19 has added negatively to that challenge. Technological and institutional innovations exist that have the potential to improve the agricultural productivity, food security, and income levels of smallholder men and women farmers. However, innovation processes are hindered by barriers related to governmental, economic, knowledge-based, socio-cultural, and resource-based factors. To overcome these barriers, governance needs to go further than defining goals, and proceed to the next step of establishing effective implementation mechanisms that ensure the promised result.
Ruth Haug; Susan Nchimbi-Msolla; Alice Murage; Mokhele Moeletsi; Mufunanji Magalasi; Mupenzi Mutimura; Feyisa Hundessa; Luca Cacchiarelli; Ola Westengen. From Policy Promises to Result through Innovation in African Agriculture? World 2021, 2, 253 -266.
AMA StyleRuth Haug, Susan Nchimbi-Msolla, Alice Murage, Mokhele Moeletsi, Mufunanji Magalasi, Mupenzi Mutimura, Feyisa Hundessa, Luca Cacchiarelli, Ola Westengen. From Policy Promises to Result through Innovation in African Agriculture? World. 2021; 2 (2):253-266.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRuth Haug; Susan Nchimbi-Msolla; Alice Murage; Mokhele Moeletsi; Mufunanji Magalasi; Mupenzi Mutimura; Feyisa Hundessa; Luca Cacchiarelli; Ola Westengen. 2021. "From Policy Promises to Result through Innovation in African Agriculture?" World 2, no. 2: 253-266.
In the last years, Italian food retailing has experienced some developments related to rising concentration levels, heterogeneous distribution along the country of the different outlet categories, and an increase of products sold as private brand labels. In the Italian agro-food industry, pasta represents a strategic product, since Italy has the peculiarity of being, at the same time, the main producer and consumer of pasta. A useful way to investigate food retailers’ behavior and strategies is to derive a measure of price rigidity, through a “frequency approach”, which permits computation of both regular prices and price promotions, and the frequency and the magnitude of price increases and decreases. We employ such methodology in order to evaluate retailers’ strategies in the Italian pasta market in terms of price rigidity and price promotions according to brand categories (Italian pasta brands versus private label brands) and regional areas for the period 2011–2013. The results show that retailers’ strategies for national pasta brands, in terms of price rigidity and price promotions, are completely different with respect to private label brands. Among the various national pasta brands, retailers adopt different strategies by, in various regional cases, employing the tool of price promotion rather than intervening with regular price changes.
Luca Cacchiarelli; Alessandro Sorrentino. Pricing Strategies in the Italian Retail Sector: The Case of Pasta. Social Sciences 2019, 8, 113 .
AMA StyleLuca Cacchiarelli, Alessandro Sorrentino. Pricing Strategies in the Italian Retail Sector: The Case of Pasta. Social Sciences. 2019; 8 (4):113.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLuca Cacchiarelli; Alessandro Sorrentino. 2019. "Pricing Strategies in the Italian Retail Sector: The Case of Pasta." Social Sciences 8, no. 4: 113.
Alessandro Sorrentino; Carlo Russo; Luca Cacchiarelli; Università Di Cassino E Del Lazio Meridionale Dipartimento Di Economia E Giurisprudenza; Università Della Tuscia Dipartimento Di Economia E Impresa. MARKET POWER AND BARGAINING POWER IN THE EU FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN: THE ROLE OF PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS. New Medit 2018, XVII, 21 -31.
AMA StyleAlessandro Sorrentino, Carlo Russo, Luca Cacchiarelli, Università Di Cassino E Del Lazio Meridionale Dipartimento Di Economia E Giurisprudenza, Università Della Tuscia Dipartimento Di Economia E Impresa. MARKET POWER AND BARGAINING POWER IN THE EU FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN: THE ROLE OF PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS. New Medit. 2018; XVII (4):21-31.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlessandro Sorrentino; Carlo Russo; Luca Cacchiarelli; Università Di Cassino E Del Lazio Meridionale Dipartimento Di Economia E Giurisprudenza; Università Della Tuscia Dipartimento Di Economia E Impresa. 2018. "MARKET POWER AND BARGAINING POWER IN THE EU FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN: THE ROLE OF PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS." New Medit XVII, no. 4: 21-31.
Purpose During the last years, the Italian pasta chain has been strongly affected by some events such as CAP reforms in the durum wheat sector that have progressively reduced government intervention in the market and a case of anti-competitive practices against pasta makers was identified and sanctioned by the Italian Antitrust Authority. The purpose of this paper is to detect the presence of market power in the different phases of the Italian pasta supply chain. Design/methodology/approach The authors applied the “first-pass” test proposed by Lloyd et al. (2009) on a set of monthly price indexes series from 2000 to 2013 in order to estimate if market power exists along Italian pasta chain. Findings Estimated results suggest that market power exists in the Italian pasta supply chain. Precisely, the presence of market power is detected for semolina producers in 2000–2004, for pasta makers in 2005–2008 as already identified by Italian antitrust and, finally, for retailers in 2008–2013. Research limitations/implications The method is a “first pass” test that only allows researchers to identify the presence of market power, but it is unable to estimate the intensity of this power. Originality/value The paper gives a contribute on estimation of market power in a food supply chain affected by CAP reform and antitrust intervention.
Luca Cacchiarelli; Alessandro Sorrentino. Market power in food supply chain: evidence from Italian pasta chain. British Food Journal 2018, 120, 2129 -2141.
AMA StyleLuca Cacchiarelli, Alessandro Sorrentino. Market power in food supply chain: evidence from Italian pasta chain. British Food Journal. 2018; 120 (9):2129-2141.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLuca Cacchiarelli; Alessandro Sorrentino. 2018. "Market power in food supply chain: evidence from Italian pasta chain." British Food Journal 120, no. 9: 2129-2141.
Olive oil markets, both traditional and new ones, are changing rapidly with vertical as well as horizontal differentiation that increasingly play a role in featuring demand and supply. The paper explores the role and effectiveness of different quality clues in the creation of value in high segments of the Italian olive oil market by applying a hedonic price model. Data come from one of the oldest and most reputed Italian guides Flos Olei which reviews around 250 Italian producers and their products. The study covers three production years (from 2012 to 2014) so that, besides the OLS estimations, a panel data analysis is also conducted. Main results indicate that consumers give value to features directly related to the product, as well as to the raw material used and to the production process; also, the kind of producer and the production area affect price. Moreover, the analysis shows the emerging role of experts in releasing valuable information about quality. On the contrary, European quality schemes, such as those for product origin and for organic production, do not bring additional value to consumers in the explored high market segments.
Anna Carbone; Luca Cacchiarelli; Valentina Sabbatini. Exploring quality and its value in the Italian olive oil market: a panel data analysis. Agricultural and Food Economics 2018, 6, 6 .
AMA StyleAnna Carbone, Luca Cacchiarelli, Valentina Sabbatini. Exploring quality and its value in the Italian olive oil market: a panel data analysis. Agricultural and Food Economics. 2018; 6 (1):6.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnna Carbone; Luca Cacchiarelli; Valentina Sabbatini. 2018. "Exploring quality and its value in the Italian olive oil market: a panel data analysis." Agricultural and Food Economics 6, no. 1: 6.
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to focus on high segments of the Italian olive oil and wine markets. The main goal is to compare the role and the effectiveness of the certification of origin in the creation of value in the two selected markets. Moreover, the authors investigate how different quality clues in the olive oil and wine sectors are related to prices. Design/methodology/approach – To meet the goal the authors estimate two separate hedonic price models where the price of the product is regressed over different quality clues some of which are sector specific and some are common to the two sectors. The models are estimated on data which come from two of the major Italian guides chosen for their well established reputation and for the richness of information. Findings – The results indicate that: product origin and the relative certification schemes play a relevant role in the formation of prices in both markets; while the olive oil price seems to be more sensitive to farm location than to the certification of origin, the opposite happens for the wines; the higher segments of the Italian olive oil market is increasingly sophisticated and follows the main tendencies established in the quality wine markets where many quality attributes are intensely active. Research limitations/implications – First, it should be kept in mind that results for higher market segment may not hold for different segments where relevant quality clues may be different. Second, reader should be aware that comparability of the two samples is constrained by limited data availability for the olive oil sector compared to the wine sector. Originality/value – This study represents one of the first attempts to compare the role of the certification of origin in the creation of value in the Italian agro-food markets.
Luca Cacchiarelli; Anna Carbone; Tiziana Laureti; Alessandro Sorrentino. The value of the certifications of origin: a comparison between the Italian olive oil and wine markets. British Food Journal 2016, 118, 824 -839.
AMA StyleLuca Cacchiarelli, Anna Carbone, Tiziana Laureti, Alessandro Sorrentino. The value of the certifications of origin: a comparison between the Italian olive oil and wine markets. British Food Journal. 2016; 118 (4):824-839.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLuca Cacchiarelli; Anna Carbone; Tiziana Laureti; Alessandro Sorrentino. 2016. "The value of the certifications of origin: a comparison between the Italian olive oil and wine markets." British Food Journal 118, no. 4: 824-839.
During the last several years, wheat-pasta chains have been affected by Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reforms in the durum wheat sector that have progressively reduced government intervention in the market. Specifically, the mid-term reform, implemented in 2005, represented a deep change in the tools applied in the CAP, with a change from coupled income support to a single decoupled aid where farmers’ incomes are directly supported and are no longer linked to levels or types of production. We hypothesize that price transmission along the wheat-pasta supply chain has been affected by CAP reform and other events through greater price volatility for durum wheat and market power exerted by some firms along the supply chain. For the present study, we are particularly interested in examining whether and how CAP reform has altered price transmission in the Italian wheat-pasta chain, from farmer to retailer, including the wholesale stage. We employ the Kinnucan and Forker model, which provides a convenient instrument for analyzing the impact of policy intervention, and adapted its structure to the characteristics and the composition of the pasta supply chain by introducing an intermediate level (wholesale price), represented by semolina producers. The results suggest that pricing behavior has changed after CAP Reform introduction. [EconLit citations: Q110; Q130; L110].
Luca Cacchiarelli; Daniel Lass; Alessandro Sorrentino. CAP Reform and Price Transmission in the Italian Pasta Chain. Agribusiness 2016, 32, 482 -497.
AMA StyleLuca Cacchiarelli, Daniel Lass, Alessandro Sorrentino. CAP Reform and Price Transmission in the Italian Pasta Chain. Agribusiness. 2016; 32 (4):482-497.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLuca Cacchiarelli; Daniel Lass; Alessandro Sorrentino. 2016. "CAP Reform and Price Transmission in the Italian Pasta Chain." Agribusiness 32, no. 4: 482-497.
The issue of price transmission along the food chain has attracted considerable interest in the EU because of the welfare and policy implications that could potentially be generated. Possible consumer welfare loss may exist if price increases are rapidly transmitted through the supply chain, while price decreases are transmitted more slowly, or incompletely. Pasta is a strategic product in the Italian agro-food industry. In the last years, among the events which have characterized the Italian pasta supply chain such as CAP reform and prices instability, a case of anticompetitive practices against pasta makers was identified and sanctioned by the Italian Antitrust Authority for the period between October 2006 and, at least, March 2008. Specifically, based on Antitrust sentence Italian pasta makers (about 90% of Italian market) and two Industrial Unions of Italian pasta makers have put into practice a restrictive-competition accord aimed at harmonizing increases in the sale price for semolina dry pasta that applies to the retail sector. Our goal is to investigate whether antitrust sentence has produced some substantial effects in the Italian pasta market by restoring a state of appreciable competitiveness among companies.
Luca Cacchiarelli; Alessandro Sorrentino. Antitrust intervention and price transmission in pasta supply chain. Agricultural and Food Economics 2015, 4, 1 .
AMA StyleLuca Cacchiarelli, Alessandro Sorrentino. Antitrust intervention and price transmission in pasta supply chain. Agricultural and Food Economics. 2015; 4 (1):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLuca Cacchiarelli; Alessandro Sorrentino. 2015. "Antitrust intervention and price transmission in pasta supply chain." Agricultural and Food Economics 4, no. 1: 1.
Luca Cacchiarelli; Anna Carbone; Tiziana Laureti; Alessandro Sorrentino. The value of quality clues in the wine market: evidences from Lazio, Italy. Journal of Wine Research 2014, 25, 281 -297.
AMA StyleLuca Cacchiarelli, Anna Carbone, Tiziana Laureti, Alessandro Sorrentino. The value of quality clues in the wine market: evidences from Lazio, Italy. Journal of Wine Research. 2014; 25 (4):281-297.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLuca Cacchiarelli; Anna Carbone; Tiziana Laureti; Alessandro Sorrentino. 2014. "The value of quality clues in the wine market: evidences from Lazio, Italy." Journal of Wine Research 25, no. 4: 281-297.