{"title":"Geographical indications as an untapped opportunity for inner areas. An analysis of geographical indications from Southern Italy","authors":"F. Pagliacci, Francesco Fasano","doi":"10.36253/bae-13628","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36253/bae-13628","url":null,"abstract":"Remote areas have been progressively obtained greater attention within rural development policies. Actually, a tool to foster the economic development of remote areas is valorising those high-quality agri-food products that are characterised by unique features through the use of Geographical Indications. In particular, socioeconomic characteristics and weaknesses might limit GI implementation, especially in remote areas. This work addresses this topic, by considering as a case study Southern Italian regions and their remote areas, as defined by the 2014 Italian National Strategy for Inner Areas. The work considers data on GIs at municipality (i.e., LAU2) level, adopting an empirical strategy based on the hurdle model for count data. Results suggest that geography plays a key role: actually, municipalities in the inner areas show a lower number of GIs compared to non-inner municipalities. Moreover, also social capital seems to play a role, stressing its importance when dealing with the registration of a new GI.","PeriodicalId":44385,"journal":{"name":"Bio-based and Applied Economics","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73056444","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Farmers’ Acceptance of a Micro-irrigation System: A Focus Group Study","authors":"M. Sabbagh, L. Gutiérrez","doi":"10.36253/bae-13464","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36253/bae-13464","url":null,"abstract":"Despite water scarcity and lots of benefits, implementation of micro-irrigation systems on potato crops in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon is notably low. This could be related to farmers’ acceptance to use this technique. The objective of this study is to investigate the factors that can affect or not the adoption and the investment in a new micro-irrigation system. For this aim, the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) served as the conceptual framework. A qualitative approach using focus group discussion was applied. A total of 34 farmers in six focus groups were conducted in the three main districts of the Bekaa Valley. From the analysis, performance expectancy, effort expectancy and facilitating conditions emerged as the three most prominent factors to understand farmers’ acceptance and adoption of micro-irrigation systems. The focus group findings indicated that potato farmers are willing to adopt a new micro-irrigation system if they ensure its provision in gains, its reduction of time and effort correlated with the farming activities. Barriers included lack of knowledge about the system, financial capabilities and extension services. Generally speaking, participants were enthusiastic about the idea to adopt a micro-irrigation system, but they are hindered by the unstable socio-economic conditions in Lebanon and the financial abilities. It was concluded that age, experience and voluntariness of use exert an effect on the related major determinants. This study will provide recommendations that can be considered while drafting agricultural policies.","PeriodicalId":44385,"journal":{"name":"Bio-based and Applied Economics","volume":"56 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81494206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Key policy objectives for European agricultural policies: some reflections about the policy coherence","authors":"S. Coderoni","doi":"10.36253/bae-13971","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36253/bae-13971","url":null,"abstract":"Food security and environmental sustainability are joint global challenges that require to be solved together. A complex policy framework is needed to tackle this conundrum as policy coherence (PC) is fundamental but extremely challenging. This analysis, after stressing the importance of solving jointly the challenges of producing enough food to feed a growing population while preserving the climate and the environment, discusses some issues related to the PC approach that should be followed. Within and between coherence problems are assessed and discussed and governance problems related to the PC approach are presented. Key points for a likely approach to PC include goal-based governance grounded on the analytical analysis of synergies and trade-offs.","PeriodicalId":44385,"journal":{"name":"Bio-based and Applied Economics","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91062718","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Luzia Deißler, K. Mausch, Alice Karanja, S. McMullin, U. Grote
{"title":"A complex web of interactions: Personality traits and aspirations in the context of smallholder agriculture","authors":"Luzia Deißler, K. Mausch, Alice Karanja, S. McMullin, U. Grote","doi":"10.36253/bae-13475","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36253/bae-13475","url":null,"abstract":"Some recent research began to shift the focus of development efforts away from income and yield to more diverse concepts that consider people’s intrinsic drivers and values, such as aspirations and personality traits. We aim to contribute to the literature by exploring the connections between intrinsic drivers. Hence, we analyze if and how the formation of aspirations relates to personality traits against the background of different socio-economic household characteristics. This research will help us provide practical insights for the successful design of development projects specifically tailored to the unique needs and aspirations of individuals and households. Our analyses are based on a primary data set of 272 smallholder farming households in rural and peri-urban Kenya. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) results show a significant positive correlation of personality traits with aspirations (openness; extraversion; conscientiousness), indicating that personality structures indeed correlate with the formation of aspirations in a rural, agricultural context. Furthermore, we show that household and respondent characteristics are associated with differences in education, income, and social aspirations. Considering intrinsic factors for the prediction of human behavior has the potential to increase the efficiency of agricultural development projects and policies. We conclude that a contextualized understanding of aspirations can provide useful insights for development practice aiming to support smallholder farmers’ livelihoods.","PeriodicalId":44385,"journal":{"name":"Bio-based and Applied Economics","volume":"187 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83453738","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Tappi, F. Carucci, A. Gagliardi, G. Gatta, M. Giuliani, F. Santeramo
{"title":"Crop varieties, phenological phases and the yield-weather relationship: evidence from the Italian durum wheat production","authors":"M. Tappi, F. Carucci, A. Gagliardi, G. Gatta, M. Giuliani, F. Santeramo","doi":"10.36253/bae-13745","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36253/bae-13745","url":null,"abstract":"The impacts of extreme weather events on crop productions are largely heterogeneous along the timing dimension of the shocks, and the varieties being affected. We investigate the relationships yield-weather for three durum wheat varieties (early, middle, and late). We disentangle the time dimension distinguishing five phenological stages, as identified by Growing Degree Days approach. Our panel regression models show that the starting and development stages are sensitive to changes in minimum temperatures, regardless of wheat variety. Raises in maximum temperatures during the starting stage are associated with increases in yields; the opposite is true for increases in high temperatures from seed fill to dough stage (for late varieties), and at maturity complete stage (for early varieties). The analysis suggests that advancing sowing dates may help preventing yield losses due to heat stress, whereas the cold stress should be managed through other on-farm risk management strategies or via crop insurance. \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":44385,"journal":{"name":"Bio-based and Applied Economics","volume":"40 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75719627","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. S. Onyenekwe, P. Opata, Chukwuma Otum Ume, D. Sarpong, I. Egyir
{"title":"Heterogeneity of adaptation strategies to climate shocks: Evidence from the Niger Delta region of Nigeria","authors":"C. S. Onyenekwe, P. Opata, Chukwuma Otum Ume, D. Sarpong, I. Egyir","doi":"10.36253/bae-13436","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36253/bae-13436","url":null,"abstract":"There is overwhelming evidence to suggest that climate shocks undermine food security and livelihood well-being of the climate-impacted Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Employing survey data collected from farming and fishing households in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, the study investigated the range of adaptation practices prevalent in the region, as well as factors influencing the adoption of these adaptation strategies. Five hundred and three (503) households (252 fishing households and 251 farming households) were selected using multi-stage sampling techniques. Multinomial logit model was used to determine factors affecting the household choice of adaptation strategies. The results show that adaptation strategies adopted by farming households were livelihood diversification (78.5%), crop management (77.7%), and soil and water management (64.5%). Factors influencing their choice of adaptation strategies were age, gender, household size, education, extension, and farm size. The adaptation strategies employed by the fishing households were livelihood diversification (83.61%) and intensification [which include the use of improved fishing gears (80.33%), varying fishing locations (67.21%), and expanding area of fishing (40.98%)]. Uncovering the heterogeneity in adaptation and resilience aspects to climate shocks has immense practical significance, particularly in providing targeted assistance for the two livelihood groups’ adoption.","PeriodicalId":44385,"journal":{"name":"Bio-based and Applied Economics","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82643220","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Innovative contract solutions for the AECPGs provision: Which features meet the farmers’ approval? Insights from Emilia-Romagna (Italy)","authors":"R. D’Alberto, M. Raggi, D. Viaggi","doi":"10.36253/bae-14016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36253/bae-14016","url":null,"abstract":"The agroecological transition promoted worldwide is supported by the European Union Common Agricultural Policy towards different strategies and policy tools. The agri-environmental schemes, offering farmers the possibility to adopt environment-friendly practices (thus mitigating negative externalities/providing positive ones) represent a straightforward example. However, there is dissatisfaction about their effectiveness and efficiency, while their improvement is envisaged through a flexible mix of new instruments: novel contract solutions fostering result-based payments, collective implementation, involving value chains and land tenure systems coupled to environmental conditionality. This paper investigates how farmers from Emilia-Romagna (Italy) perceive these innovative contract solutions as “easy to understand”, “applicable”, “economic beneficial”, and their willingness to enrol. The applied ordered logistic regression models include socio-demographic characteristics, structural features of the holdings, and the farmers’ preference(s) for 13 individual contract features. Farmers’ perceptions are driven by the previous experience acquired from similar measures, key socio-demographic characteristic/holding structural features, and peculiar contractual elements.","PeriodicalId":44385,"journal":{"name":"Bio-based and Applied Economics","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78881909","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I. Prazeres, M. R. Lucas, A. Marta-Costa, P. Henriques
{"title":"Organic cocoa farmer’s strategies and sustainability","authors":"I. Prazeres, M. R. Lucas, A. Marta-Costa, P. Henriques","doi":"10.36253/bae-13473","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36253/bae-13473","url":null,"abstract":"São Tomé and Príncipe (STP) is one of the world’s smallest organic cocoa exporting countries, whose product has a positive socio-cultural and economic impact. Small producers who ensure it, are associated into two cooperatives that experience several difficulties and dilemmas including climate changes and poverty. Diversification of livelihood strategies could lead to wellbeing, poverty and climate mitigation. The aim of this study was to analyse producers’ perception of sustainability related to the organic cocoa production in STP and to explain the influence of different factors on their livelihood strategies (LS). An ordered probit model for disaggregation of factor categories was used for the 2021 period. The results showed that gender, age, family size, members on-farm and off-farm work and professional training courses do not influence livelihood strategies. The important variables for them are education level, perception of social class, insurances and loans and access to services.","PeriodicalId":44385,"journal":{"name":"Bio-based and Applied Economics","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77836181","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring the effectiveness of serious games in strengthening smallholders’ motivation to plant different trees on farms: evidence from rural Rwanda","authors":"Ronja Seegers, E. Winter, U. Grote","doi":"10.36253/bae-13479","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36253/bae-13479","url":null,"abstract":"Addressing the global challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss requires the widespread adoption of sustainable agricultural practices such as agroforestry. In many Sub-Saharan African countries, however, agroforestry adoption rates remain low among small-scale farmers, with insufficient knowledge about the benefits being a major barrier. To close this knowledge gap and increase farmers’ motivation to plant different tree species on their farms, this study applies a Role-playing game (RPG) as an awareness-raising tool. 72 small-scale farmers from Rwanda played the RPG and participated in pre- and post-game surveys. A comparison of responses before and after playing demonstrates that the RPG increased farmers’ knowledge and attitude toward most tree-related benefits. Moreover, playing the game significantly strengthened farmers’ motivation to plant more tree species on their farms. The findings were supported by debriefing results, confirming that RPGs are an effective tool to raise farmers’ awareness and motivation on sustainable land use management.","PeriodicalId":44385,"journal":{"name":"Bio-based and Applied Economics","volume":"156 4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83205571","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dealing with endogeneity in risk analysis within the stochastic frontier approach in agricultural economics: A scoping review","authors":"Simone Russo, Lerato Phali, M. Prosperi","doi":"10.36253/bae-13516","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36253/bae-13516","url":null,"abstract":"Literature on farm productivity and efficiency was reviewed using a scoping review methodology, focusing on studies that have included risk and risk management tools within the stochastic frontier analysis in agricultural economics. This study contributes to investigating the methods used to account for endogeneity by using a risk-accommodating stochastic frontier approach when analysing farmers’ performance. Despite the increasing methodologies proposed in the literature, only a few studies have treated endogeneity in farm risk-performance evaluations. According to our findings, it can be concluded that there is a literature gap regarding the adoption of a comprehensive approach capable of dealing with endogeneity when assessing farm performances. Endogeneity and risk issues need to be concurrently addressed to make strides in achieving economic and environmental sustainability. Neglecting endogeneity in these analyses may lead to biased estimates and thus inappropriate policy recommendations failing to boost the productivity and technical efficiency of farmers.","PeriodicalId":44385,"journal":{"name":"Bio-based and Applied Economics","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87072591","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}