2013 Second Congress, June 6-7, 2013, Parma, Italy

This paper aims at investigating what influences the distribution of the RDP funds across the EU space. Eventually, funds allocation is the consequence of some political [...]

Despite developments in technology, design and marketing, many new food products are not successfully commercialised. Communication between key players with different exp [...]

Aim of this work is to define the characteristics and actions of local institutions in promoting the competitiveness of regions specialized in agricultural food productio [...]

In EU Countries in the last decade there has been a reduction of the number of farms, combined with a significant increase in their average size. First response to crisis [...]

This research focuses on building a specific framework and to measure the contribution of landscape to the development of rural economy. The main issues are to be determi [...]

Since 50 years, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has impacted the evolution of agricultural landscapes by driving changes in land use and farming practices in Europe. [...]

This paper will address the changes the CAP post‐2013 may bring to its second pillar in three EU countries with very different institutional settings (France, Italy and [...]

The European Agri-Environmental Measures (AEMs) have a relevant role in encouraging a sustainable resources use and developing environmentally-friendly farming practices. [...]

Nowadays innovation represents a strategy to face the economic crisis affecting many sectors globally. It is believed that innovation is one of the most significant facto [...]

During the last decade, the Niger’s population has been affected by the food crisis (2001, 2004-2005, 2008, 2010-2011). Each year, she is subjected to many structural a [...]