Giovanni Bausano, Mauro Masiero, Mirco Migliavacca, Davide Pettenella, Paul Rougieux
{"title":"Food, biofuels or cosmetics? Land-use, deforestation and CO2 emissions embodied in the palm oil consumption of four European countries: a biophysical accounting approach","authors":"Giovanni Bausano, Mauro Masiero, Mirco Migliavacca, Davide Pettenella, Paul Rougieux","doi":"10.1186/s40100-023-00268-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40100-023-00268-5","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Around 75% of tropical deforestation in the XXI century has been driven by the expansion of agriculture and forest plantations. Since 1990s, palm oil has been standing for a critical global traded product in terms of embodied deforestation. The European Union (EU) is one of the major players in terms of embodied deforestation linked to palm oil consumption. By adopting a biophysical accounting approach, the study: (1) investigated the palm oil imports between 2000 and 2020 by four EU countries (Germany, France, Italy, and Spain) from Indonesia, Malaysia, and Papua New Guinea, (2) estimated the share of imports driven by the demand from the food, oleochemicals, and energy sectors, and (3) quantified land, deforestation, and CO 2 emissions associated with Land-Use Change (LUC) embodied in trade. Different trade profiles have emerged among the four importing countries. Italy and Spain showed a major direct trade link with producing countries, while France and Germany have significant connections with non-producing countries (i.e. intermediate trade partners). Overall, our results show that, following different trends, leading consumption sectors have shifted from the food towards the energy sector. Consequently, the growing demand for palm oil as a feedstock for biofuel production has determined increased environmental impacts in South-East Asia. Since 2000, the total embodied land footprint has increased four-fold, while, over the period considered, according to our second and the third attribution approaches (i.e. historical and rapid-conversion), between 5–78 m 2 of deforestation and 28–445 kg CO 2 emissions associated with LUC activities have been incorporated in the per-capita consumption of palm oil and its co-products in the leading European economies. Moreover, according to the first attribution approach (i.e. concession-level) and the allocation by sector, we concluded that, between 2004 and 2016, the German food sector is the one that embodied the larger deforestation footprint, followed by the Italian and Spanish energy sectors.","PeriodicalId":37688,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural and Food Economics","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134911856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What future for organic farming? Foresight for a smallholder Mediterranean agricultural system","authors":"Olga M. Moreno-Pérez, Amparo Blázquez-Soriano","doi":"10.1186/s40100-023-00275-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40100-023-00275-6","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This study aims to foresee the future of organic farming in the smallholder agricultural systems of the Valencian Region (Spain), as well as to identify how different drivers of change may affect such a future. To do so, two qualitative methodologies were combined: The Delphi method and the participatory scenario development. The results estimate an upward trend for organic farming area and sales, which would contribute to a greener and more sustainable economy in the region, a slight drop in organic versus conventional food prices, the entrance of large operators and a “dualisation” of the models of production and consumption of organic food. The key role that the public sector plays for the future of organic farming is underlined by the stakeholders, who suggest that the civil society may counterbalance the lack of public support by way of collective action and an increasing awareness about health and sustainability. This study concludes by highlighting the main findings obtained, both regarding the expected evolution of organic agriculture in the region and the key factors that would influence such evolution, emphasising the applicability of the results to other similar smallholder Mediterranean farming systems.","PeriodicalId":37688,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural and Food Economics","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135878744","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Á. Török, Ching-Hua Yeh, D. Menozzi, P. Balogh, Péter Czine
{"title":"Consumers' preferences for processed meat: a best–worst scaling approach in three European countries","authors":"Á. Török, Ching-Hua Yeh, D. Menozzi, P. Balogh, Péter Czine","doi":"10.1186/s40100-023-00277-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40100-023-00277-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37688,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural and Food Economics","volume":"11 1","pages":"1-24"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42326767","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recent trends in agri-food Made in Italy exports","authors":"A. Carbone, R. Henke","doi":"10.1186/s40100-023-00274-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40100-023-00274-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37688,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural and Food Economics","volume":" ","pages":"1-19"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45360651","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Karoliina Rimhanen, H. Mäkinen, M. Kuisma, H. Kahiluoto
{"title":"What enhances dairy system resilience? Empirical cases in Finland and Russia","authors":"Karoliina Rimhanen, H. Mäkinen, M. Kuisma, H. Kahiluoto","doi":"10.1186/s40100-023-00269-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40100-023-00269-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37688,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural and Food Economics","volume":"11 1","pages":"1-23"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45616933","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring willingness-to-pay for ‘malaria-free’ rice among rural consumers in Rwanda: examining the potential for a local voluntary standard","authors":"Alexis Rulisa, L. van Kempen, D. Koch","doi":"10.1186/s40100-023-00271-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40100-023-00271-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37688,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural and Food Economics","volume":" ","pages":"1-27"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46916198","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Eliciting beekeepers’ preferences for the small hive beetle control policy in Italy: a contingent valuation survey approach","authors":"C. Salvioni, Simone Cerroni","doi":"10.1186/s40100-023-00273-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40100-023-00273-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37688,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural and Food Economics","volume":"11 1","pages":"1-20"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44784534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. Contini, F. Boncinelli, Giovanna Piracci, G. Scozzafava, L. Casini
{"title":"Can blockchain technology strengthen consumer preferences for credence attributes?","authors":"C. Contini, F. Boncinelli, Giovanna Piracci, G. Scozzafava, L. Casini","doi":"10.1186/s40100-023-00270-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40100-023-00270-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37688,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural and Food Economics","volume":" ","pages":"1-17"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47380492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dela Maria Ardianti, D. Hartono, Putu Angga Widyastaman
{"title":"Offline and hungry: the effect of internet use on the food insecurity of Indonesian agricultural households","authors":"Dela Maria Ardianti, D. Hartono, Putu Angga Widyastaman","doi":"10.1186/s40100-023-00264-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40100-023-00264-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37688,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural and Food Economics","volume":"11 1","pages":"1-18"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45213554","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of adoption of organic farming on technical efficiency of olive-growing farms: empirical evidence from West Bank of Palestine","authors":"K. Kashiwagi, Hajime Kamiyama","doi":"10.1186/s40100-023-00266-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40100-023-00266-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37688,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural and Food Economics","volume":"11 1","pages":"1-28"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44245061","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}