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PROFITABILITY OF SMALL LOQUAT FARMS IN SICILY
2015
The northern Sicilian coastline, known for its favorable soil and climatic conditions, represents the main production area in Italy for loquat (Eriobotrya japonica Lindl.). Over the years, the absence of process innovation and appropriate marketing strategies caused a gradual decline of loquat cultivation. This study estimates the profitability of some representative Sicilian farms that grow loquat in the area of Trabia (Palermo Province), where this crop is important for the local economy. The results highlighted a productive scenario characterized by high production costs, where only a family farm that supplies much of its own labor can survive.
Profitability of artichoke growing in the mediterranean area
2015
Cultivation of artichokes for production is significant in the Mediterranean Basin. Italy represents an important productive hub and in this context, Sicily has been one of the foremost production areas. Artichoke production is a stable element of either specialized or mixed production systems in the region. However, due to the economic recession and increasing imports of artichokes from North African countries, many companies are undergoing crisis, with concerns for the negative impact on the socioeconomic fabric, in terms of the rising unemployment an eventual collapse of this specific activity would determine. According to the theory of economic development, a prerequisite of a territory…
An exploratory study of sustainable rural tourism in Sicily
2013
Recently, a significant interest was noticed around rural tourism, and particularly agritourism, which represents the main specific application. Rural tourism is a sustainable tourism, since the valorisation and conservation of environmental and territorial resources where economic activity is carried out are its main features. From the official statistical data, it appears clear that this activity, widely spread in Italy, may provide a significant financial support both to agricultural firms and to the whole sector of tourism, and thus allows redistributing touristic flows from coastal towards inland areas. The main aims of the paper are both to analyse the agritourist supply in Sicily com…
Survey on the innovation in the Sicilian grapevine nurseries
2012
This paper deals with quality innovation in the grapevine nursery sector. The vegetative propagation of grapevines, scarcely considered by economic research, is the first step in the wine production chain as it influences both the type and the quality of wines as well as the quality and quantity of the performance of farm investments.This paper gives the results of a study carried out through a structural analysis of both national and regional grapevine nurseries and then through a direct survey of the largest Sicilian nurseries. The survey covers the main structural and productive issues as well as the commercial aspects of eight Sicilian grapevine nurseries and their innovative investment…
Organizational models in the Sicilian ornamental plant industry: An empirical analysis based on transaction cost theory
2015
The process of market globalization has led to a redefinition of business models in order to compete in domestic and international markets. In the current competitive scenario, the survival of companies is linked to their ability to reduce or contain the sum of both production and transaction costs. The aim of this paper is to identify the existence of similar organizational models of a sample of Sicilian firms active in the Ornamental Plants sector based on those transaction costs that they support in relation to the sales channel and the other human and firm characteristics. Using a clustering procedure, we identified four well-distinct organizational models whose formation is influenced …
The land grabbing in the international scenario: the role of the EU in land grabbing
2016
The worldwide increase in population and consumption has produced a growing demand for food and energy in the rich and developing Countries. The resulting intensification of land investments, to cope with this need, has in many cases produced investments without transparency rules and it hasn't created real development for local people. The aim of this paper is to identify, through a cluster analysis, homogeneous groups of investor Countries in order to understand the role of the EU Member States in the context of land grabbing. The results show that the strategies adopted by the investors are driven by the need to achieve energy security and reduce CO2 emissions in order to cope with the p…
Aspetti economici e commerciali dell'arancia di Ribera
2010
The Sicily is the first region for orange cultivation in Italy. This sector, throughout the ages, has been characterized by a decrease of the invested areas and by a reduction of the fresh product’s demand; in the meantime, the competitiveness of the new producer countries is increased for a better commercial organization and for lower production costs. The aim of the paper is to improve the knowledge of orange cultivation in Ribera area, in the province of Agrigento (Sicily). It is carried out a microeconomic analysis on a sample of 20 farms to determine profitability of orange cultivation by means of various economic indicators (production costs, profits, net incomes). The business survey…
Efectos de las fusiones bancarias en los resultados. El caso de las cajas rurales en España durante la primera mitad de la década de 2000
2010
ResumenDurante los últimos diez años se han producido numerosos episodios de fusiones entre cajas rurales españolas. El objetivo del trabajo es analizar el efecto que las fusiones entre cajas rurales llevadas a cabo durante la primera mitad de la década del 2000 han tenido sobre los niveles de rentabilidad, eficiencia y productividad y sobre el comportamiento estratégico de estas entidades. Para ello, se han seleccionado las fusiones realizadas durante el período considerado y se han analizado diferentes variables en comparación con la media del sector (grupo de control) para los cinco años anteriores y posteriores a la fusión. El estudio demuestra que las fusiones en las cajas rurales espa…
Efectos de las fusiones sobre la concentración y la eficiencia bancaria : el caso de las cajas rurales y los retos de la crisis financiera.
2010
En: Revista española de financiación y contabilidad. ISSN. 0210-2412. n. 146, (2010), págs. 291-321 Las crisis económicas actúan como catalizadoras de procesos de reestructuración empresarial y las fusiones son muchas veces imprescindibles para evitar quiebras. Durante el último decenio se han producido numerosos episodios de concentración entre las Cajas Rurales españolas. El objetivo del trabajo es analizar el efecto de las fusiones entre Cajas Rurales durante el decenio 1998-2007 y ante la crisis fi nanciera actual, mediante un estudio empírico consistente en analizar el Indice Herfi ndhal y la ratio de concentración discreta para medir la concentración y relacionarla con las ratios de r…
Urban segregation and unemployment: A case study of the urban area of Marseille – Aix-en-Provence (France)
2018
International audience; In this paper, we study the effects of the spatial organization of the urban area of Marseille – Aix-en-Provence on unemployment there. More specifically, differences in the characteristics of the residential population induce urban stratification with the result that urban structure may affect the probability of employment. In order to evaluate the effects of spatial structure on unemployment, we implement a spatial probit model to reveal the employment probabilities of young adults still living with their parents. Our results support the hypothesis that living in or near a deprived neighborhood decreases the probability of employment.