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Identifying Social Entrepreneurial Behaviour in Farmers participation in Alternative Food Network

2016

The concept of social entrepreneurship is growing rapidly and attracting increased attention from research institutions and business schools around the world to understand how these satisfy the needs of communities, those private and public institutions are not adequately addressing. Social entrepreneurship, identified as activity with a social objective, was used in this study as a conceptual tool to empirically examine farmer’s participation in AFNs. Using a behavioural approach, we conducted a survey in Sicily, Italy, using a questionnaire with modified items from the Edinburgh Study of Decision Making on Farms. From the results emerges that around 64% of the farmers participating in AFN…

Marketing strategies for mediterranean wineries competitiveness the case of pantelleria

2013

Pantelleria is the largest of the Sicilian satellite islands. Its economy, after tourism, is based on farming. The main crop is the “Zibibbo” grape, from which it is obtained “Passito” and “Moscato di Pantelleria”, both sweet fortified wines. The aim of this study was to analyze the possible marketing strategies in order to boost the competitiveness of the Pantellian wine sector that produce a controlled designation of origin product. Besides, through an appropriate survey, we studied the organizational models of Pantellian wineries. In addition, through SWOT analysis, we spelled out the main factors of specificity of Pantellian wine chain to promote appropriate individual and collective co…

Varietà locali di cipolle sul podio della qualità

2008

Economic aspects of olive-growing and oil production in the Nebrodi rural areas

2009

Evaluation of quality attributes and consumer preference of fresh or imported mangoes in Italy

2018

Mango is a climacteric fruit with a very short shelf-life due to its rapid ripeness after harvest. Generally, fruit from tropical countries and directed to longer transportation (EU markets), are in general harvested firm, before complete ripening (mature-green stage). This harvest practice usefully for mango fruit storability and transportability, generally causes fruits quality and taste decrease. The present study was conducted to evaluate quality attributes and consumer preference of fresh or imported mangoes in Italy. Mango fruit imported from abroad (cv Keitt, Kent and Osteen) were collected from 2 different large-scale organized distribution markets (LD). Mango fruits (cv Keitt, Kent…

Fenomeni di erosione localizzata a valle di opere trasversali: integrazione tra indagini di campo e di laboratorio

2005

I semiochimici utilizzati nella localizzazione dell’ospite da parte del parassitoide oofago Ooencyrtus telenomicida

2009

Ooencyrtus telenomicida (Vassiliev) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) è un parassitoide oofago di Nezara viridula (L.) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) di origine paleartica frequentemente diffuso in Sicilia. Scopo del presente lavoro è stato quello di investigare il processo di localizzazione dell’ospite nel sistema tritrofico Solanum lycopersicum L. – N. viridula – O. telenomicida. In particolare sono stati condotti esperimenti in olfattometro a Y, per valutare il ruolo attrattivo dei composti volatili emessi sia dalle piante, sia dagli adulti della cimice verde, e in arena aperta, per biosaggiare. la risposta delle femmine del parassitoide alle tracce lasciate sul substrato dagli adulti di N. viridul…

SOILPRO: a LIFE+ project implementing soil monitoring and protection together with regional stakeholders of Sicily and Peloponnese.

2011

According to the Thematic Strategy for Soil Protection, the LIFE+ ENV/IT/00428 SOILPRO project (http://www.soilpro.eu) has the overall objective of slowing down the progress of soil degradation in EU Member States, and supporting local and regional authorities (LRAs) in the identification and monitoring of risk areas. The monitoring of the on-going soil degradation processes and the evaluation of different protection measures are realized through a web-based application (SMS – Soil Monitoring System), developed according to data and knowledge obtained from the different project partners. The SMS was initially applied on the whole Sicily (Italy) and Peloponnese (Greece) regions and then test…

Caratterizzazione genomica delle razze bovine autoctone italiane

2018

Negli ultimi cinquant'anni, a causa della sostituzione con le razze cosmopolite, le razze zootecniche locali hanno subito una forte contrazione numerica. Tuttavia, esse rappresentano un’importante patrimonio, in grado, tra le altre cose, di valorizzare ambienti marginali. Sono spesso legate anche a produzioni tipiche di alta qualità. La loro caratterizzazione rappresenta un passo essenziale verso eventuali piani di recupero, conservazione e valorizzazione. Il presente studio è stato condotto al fine di caratterizzare a livello genomico le razze bovine locali allevate in Italia. Sono stati campionati un totale di 814 animali appartenenti a 30 razze italiane e a 2 razze cosmopolite (Charolais…

BOVITA: a first overview on genome-wide genetic diversity of Italian autochthonous cattle breeds

2017

Analysis of genomic data is increasingly becoming part of the livestock industry and is an invaluable resource for effective management of breeding programs in small populations. The recent availability of genome-wide SNP panels allows providing background information concerning genome structure in domestic animals, opening new perspectives to livestock genetics. BOVITA was established to join local efforts and resources for the genomic characterization of Italian local cattle breeds. Despite the growing diffusion of some cosmopolite specialized breeds, several autochthonous breeds are still bred in Italy. The main aim of the BOVITA is to investigate the genomic structure of Italian local c…