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This paper deals with the analysis of decision-making processes at the family-farm level with reference to the transition towards sustainable agriculture. Despite literature that has underlined the relevance of education in strategic decision making, less attention has been devoted to the (family) collective decision-making process by taking into account the maximum level of education of the family members regardless of the position and whether they are the manager of the family farm or not. Therefore, this paper tries to fill a gap in literature by emphasizing the family farm’s collective decision-making process. In order to empirically measure this relevance, an econometric model was carried out that allowed us to evidence clear differences in the transition paths among various typologies of family farms on the basis of the level of education. Our results confirm the impact of education at the collective family level on transition towards more sustainable agricultural practices. This is particularly true in remote rural areas, where the transition is realized with higher intensity with respect to other territorial contexts. This brings about policy implications on enskilling farmers and upgrading their level of human capital.
Elisa Maini; Marcello De Rosa; Yari Vecchio. The Role of Education in the Transition towards Sustainable Agriculture: A Family Farm Learning Perspective. Sustainability 2021, 13, 8099 .
AMA StyleElisa Maini, Marcello De Rosa, Yari Vecchio. The Role of Education in the Transition towards Sustainable Agriculture: A Family Farm Learning Perspective. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (14):8099.
Chicago/Turabian StyleElisa Maini; Marcello De Rosa; Yari Vecchio. 2021. "The Role of Education in the Transition towards Sustainable Agriculture: A Family Farm Learning Perspective." Sustainability 13, no. 14: 8099.
Italy is among the most important countries in Europe for milk production. The new European policies encourage a transition towards sustainability and are leading European dairy farms to follow new trajectories to increase their economic efficiency, reduce their environmental impact, and ensure social sustainability. Few studies have attempted to classify dairy farms by analyzing the relationships between the structural profiles of farms and the social, environmental, and economic dimensions of sustainability. This work intends to pursue this aim through an exploratory analysis in the Italian production context. The cluster analysis technique made it possible to identify three types of dairy farms, which were characterized on the basis of indicators that represented the three dimensions of sustainability (environmental, social, and economic sustainability) and the emerging structural relationships based on the structural characteristics of the dairy farms. The classification made it possible to describe the state of the art of the Italian dairy sector in terms of sustainability and to understand how different types of farms can respond to the new European trajectories.
Margherita Masi; Yari Vecchio; Gregorio Pauselli; Jorgelina Di Pasquale; Felice Adinolfi. A Typological Classification for Assessing Farm Sustainability in the Italian Bovine Dairy Sector. Sustainability 2021, 13, 7097 .
AMA StyleMargherita Masi, Yari Vecchio, Gregorio Pauselli, Jorgelina Di Pasquale, Felice Adinolfi. A Typological Classification for Assessing Farm Sustainability in the Italian Bovine Dairy Sector. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (13):7097.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMargherita Masi; Yari Vecchio; Gregorio Pauselli; Jorgelina Di Pasquale; Felice Adinolfi. 2021. "A Typological Classification for Assessing Farm Sustainability in the Italian Bovine Dairy Sector." Sustainability 13, no. 13: 7097.
Dairy products play a significant role in the human diet, but they are often associated with high freshwater resource depletion. In Italy, the dairy sector represents more than 12% of the total turnover of the agri-food sector. Trentino Alto Adige is the first Italian region in terms of number of dairy farms, but it does not register a quantitatively consistent dairy production. Notwithstanding, it is characterized mostly by small-scale farms whose strengths are the Protected Designations of Origin and typical mountain productions. The present study aims at: (i) accounting for the virtual water VW of the main dairy products (milk, butter and cheese) produced in Trentino Alto Adige; (ii) estimating the renewable water resources based on the water flow assessment of the study area; (iii) assessing water sustainability comparing the virtual water consumption of the dairy sector at a regional level to the water availability. The findings show that the consumptive virtual water related to dairy production represents about 1% of the water availability in Trentino Alto Adige. Italy’s domestic dairy production is expanding to meet the growing demand, but the expansion of dairy farming in water-stressed regions should be avoided, preferring instead suitable mountain regions where small-scale farms represent a lively entrepreneurial substrate.
Pier Miglietta; Federica De Leo; Benedetta Coluccia; Yari Vecchio; Fabian Capitanio. Evaluation of Virtual Water and Water Sustainability of Dairy Production in Trentino Alto Adige (North-Eastern Italy). Animals 2021, 11, 1047 .
AMA StylePier Miglietta, Federica De Leo, Benedetta Coluccia, Yari Vecchio, Fabian Capitanio. Evaluation of Virtual Water and Water Sustainability of Dairy Production in Trentino Alto Adige (North-Eastern Italy). Animals. 2021; 11 (4):1047.
Chicago/Turabian StylePier Miglietta; Federica De Leo; Benedetta Coluccia; Yari Vecchio; Fabian Capitanio. 2021. "Evaluation of Virtual Water and Water Sustainability of Dairy Production in Trentino Alto Adige (North-Eastern Italy)." Animals 11, no. 4: 1047.
This paper deals with innovation adoption, with the purpose of analyzing the uptake of sustainable innovations among young farms working in urban and periurban contexts. Our hypothesis is that innovative milieus (IM) play a fundamental role in boosting sustainable innovation. In order to analyze the uptake of sustainable innovation, we will make reference to the two logics of the IM approach: the logics of interactions and the logics of learning. The former is focused on the socio-institutional domain, more precisely on relational assets and coordination mechanisms activated by the farms. The latter makes reference to the profile of innovation adopted and on various impacts innovation have under economic, social and environmental points of view. A questionnaire has been submitted to young farms participating to the Oscar Green Coldiretti Awards. In total, three dimensions of innovation are taken into account: economic, social and environmental. Data are processed through statistical tools aiming at describing the diversified set of interaction-learning mechanisms. Results evidence different innovative milieus which pave the way to diversified paths of innovation with different degree of sustainability and impacts.
Yari Vecchio; Felice Adinolfi; Claudia Albani; Luca Bartoli; Marcello De Rosa. Boosting Sustainable Innovation in Densely Populated Areas: A Milieux Innovateurs Approach. Sustainability 2020, 12, 9131 .
AMA StyleYari Vecchio, Felice Adinolfi, Claudia Albani, Luca Bartoli, Marcello De Rosa. Boosting Sustainable Innovation in Densely Populated Areas: A Milieux Innovateurs Approach. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (21):9131.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYari Vecchio; Felice Adinolfi; Claudia Albani; Luca Bartoli; Marcello De Rosa. 2020. "Boosting Sustainable Innovation in Densely Populated Areas: A Milieux Innovateurs Approach." Sustainability 12, no. 21: 9131.
Surgical castration without the use of anaesthesia and/or analgesia is considered to be detrimental for the welfare of pigs and for this reason its abandonment is advocated. Immunocastration is a more welfare-friendly alternative method; however, stakeholders in the pork sector fear consumer rejection due to perceived safety issues of immunocastrated meat. This work aimed to analyse whether Italian consumers perceive a health risk arising from the use of this technique and, if so, how the perceived risk may influence the purchase choices and the willingness to pay for products derived from immunocastrated animals. To achieve this objective, a survey was carried out on a representative sample of the Italian population. The results highlight that consumers perceive different levels of risk related to the use of immunocastration and that this influences purchasing behaviour and willingness to pay. Moreover, it should be noted that the willingness to pay is also influenced by certain demographic factors, since this is positively associated with younger respondents with lower incomes and less knowledge of farming systems, who live in rural areas and have a greater sensitivity to animal welfare. Given the concerns expressed by consumers, particular attention must be paid to the information transmitted if this technology will be widely implemented in pig husbandry.
Jorgelina Di Pasquale; Yari Vecchio; Giovanna Martelli; Luca Sardi; Felice Adinolfi; Eleonora Nannoni. Health Risk Perception, Consumption Intention, and Willingness to Pay for Pig Products Obtained by Immunocastration. Animals 2020, 10, 1548 .
AMA StyleJorgelina Di Pasquale, Yari Vecchio, Giovanna Martelli, Luca Sardi, Felice Adinolfi, Eleonora Nannoni. Health Risk Perception, Consumption Intention, and Willingness to Pay for Pig Products Obtained by Immunocastration. Animals. 2020; 10 (9):1548.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJorgelina Di Pasquale; Yari Vecchio; Giovanna Martelli; Luca Sardi; Felice Adinolfi; Eleonora Nannoni. 2020. "Health Risk Perception, Consumption Intention, and Willingness to Pay for Pig Products Obtained by Immunocastration." Animals 10, no. 9: 1548.
Opinions increasingly influence legislative processes. The case of animal welfare (AW) standards is a clear example of the role played by opinions in political decisions. The issue, to which European citizens have historically been sensitive, has been the subject of numerous consultations and investigations, aimed at considering citizens’ opinions regarding breeding conditions. However, these tools and in particular standard surveys, suffer from response biases such as the prejudices involved in the design of questions and the interpretation of the results. To mitigate these problems, we used the Q-methodology, which is an inductive but systematic methodology focused on patterns that explain the ideas of individuals. The purposive sample consisted of 36 veterinary students who were acquiring scientific knowledge about AW. The results, in addition to providing policymakers with food for thought for the further development of AW standards, contribute to testing the use of alternative methodologies to collect citizens’ views. This mapping of viewpoints helps to build a more effective form of AW policy making.
Yari Vecchio; Gregorio Pauselli; Felice Adinolfi. Exploring Attitudes toward Animal Welfare through the Lens of Subjectivity—An Application of Q-Methodology. Animals 2020, 10, 1364 .
AMA StyleYari Vecchio, Gregorio Pauselli, Felice Adinolfi. Exploring Attitudes toward Animal Welfare through the Lens of Subjectivity—An Application of Q-Methodology. Animals. 2020; 10 (8):1364.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYari Vecchio; Gregorio Pauselli; Felice Adinolfi. 2020. "Exploring Attitudes toward Animal Welfare through the Lens of Subjectivity—An Application of Q-Methodology." Animals 10, no. 8: 1364.
This paper deals with Geographical Indications (GI) as a critical strategy aimed to boost agri-food local supply chain and rural development. The main concern of this work, therefore, is to verify how the identification of these products and establishment of GI systems can propel sustainable development in local areas in Africa. Two assumptions are at the basis of our paper: viable GI systems can be established in Africa, and the establishment of a GI system can stimulate rural development. In order to clarify the process of GI setting up and valorization, we will test GI virtuous circle and the rural web, with the purpose of exploring the multiple dimensions (endogeneity, social capital, sustainability, novelty, institutional arrangements, governance of markets) interfering in the process at both the agri-food supply chain and rural context levels of analysis. The analysis is applied to the shea butter production in Ghana and will employ primary data. Questionnaires and interviews were administered in the study area (Yendi Municipality of Ghana) to gather both qualitative and quantitative data. Our analysis confirms the potentialities of the shea butter as GI, by underlying its engine for the development of local rural communities.
Yari Vecchio; Abdul-Latif Iddrisu; Felice Adinolfi; Marcello De Rosa. Geographical Indication to Build up Resilient Rural Economies: A Case Study from Ghana. Sustainability 2020, 12, 2052 .
AMA StyleYari Vecchio, Abdul-Latif Iddrisu, Felice Adinolfi, Marcello De Rosa. Geographical Indication to Build up Resilient Rural Economies: A Case Study from Ghana. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (5):2052.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYari Vecchio; Abdul-Latif Iddrisu; Felice Adinolfi; Marcello De Rosa. 2020. "Geographical Indication to Build up Resilient Rural Economies: A Case Study from Ghana." Sustainability 12, no. 5: 2052.
This paper deals with precision farming tools (PFTs), a way of farming which relies on specialized equipment, software and information technologies services, whose importance is underlined in recent documents of the European Union. Precision farming is an integrated and sustainable farm management system making use of modern technologies to increase farm’s profitability, by reducing environmental impact. In this paper we explore the complex mechanisms that affect PFT’s adoption by Italian farmers. More precisely, we try to analyse the context-related factors affecting adoption of PFTs in the Italian farms. Little research has been carried out in Italy on this topic, therefore our paper tries to fill a gap in literature. In order to investigate the process of technology adoption related to precision agriculture, a questionnaire was submitted to a sample of Italian farms. The questionnaire has been structured in order to apply the AKAP (Awareness, Knowledge, Adoption, Product) sequence. Our analysis underlines that context-related factors are fundamental dimensions to be explored in order to specify uptake of PFTs. Therefore, the paper has relevant policy implications, within the context of a new participatory approach to agricultural innovation characterized by bottom-up processes boosted by farmers, which has informed the recent policies of agricultural innovation at the EU level.
Yari Vecchio; Marcello De Rosa; Felice Adinolfi; Luca Bartoli; Margherita Masi. Adoption of precision farming tools: A context-related analysis. Land Use Policy 2020, 94, 104481 .
AMA StyleYari Vecchio, Marcello De Rosa, Felice Adinolfi, Luca Bartoli, Margherita Masi. Adoption of precision farming tools: A context-related analysis. Land Use Policy. 2020; 94 ():104481.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYari Vecchio; Marcello De Rosa; Felice Adinolfi; Luca Bartoli; Margherita Masi. 2020. "Adoption of precision farming tools: A context-related analysis." Land Use Policy 94, no. : 104481.
The process of adopting innovation, especially with regard to precision farming (PF), is inherently complex and social, and influenced by producers, change agents, social norms and organizational pressure. An empirical analysis was conducted among Italian farmers to measure the drivers and clarify “bottlenecks” in the adoption of agricultural innovation. The purpose of this study was to analyze the socio-structural and complexity factors that affect the probability to adopt innovations and the determinants that drive an individual’s decisions. Preliminary results found high levels of adoption among younger farmers, those that had a high level of education, those with high intensity of information, with large farm sizes, and high labor intensity. A logit model was used to understand the role played by labor intensity and perceived in the adoption process. In light of the Common Agricultural Policy Reform post 2020, the findings suggest relevant policy implications, such as the need to increase awareness of PF tools and foster dissemination of information aimed at reducing the degree of perceived complexity.
Yari Vecchio; Giulio Paolo Agnusdei; Pier Paolo Miglietta; Fabian Capitanio. Adoption of Precision Farming Tools: The Case of Italian Farmers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020, 17, 869 .
AMA StyleYari Vecchio, Giulio Paolo Agnusdei, Pier Paolo Miglietta, Fabian Capitanio. Adoption of Precision Farming Tools: The Case of Italian Farmers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17 (3):869.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYari Vecchio; Giulio Paolo Agnusdei; Pier Paolo Miglietta; Fabian Capitanio. 2020. "Adoption of Precision Farming Tools: The Case of Italian Farmers." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 3: 869.