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Parte IV Capitolo I, Impresa agricola e sistema agroalimentare
2023
this chapter describes the agri-food system and the discipline of the relationships that distinguish it
Company Competitiveness as a Variable Success Strategy for the Territory and the Environment
2021
Supporting the fortunes of the Made in Italy agri-food brand are the best quality products which can be found throughout the Italian territory and which, in many cases, derive from Southern Italy, with a particularly interesting role assumed by Campania and Sicily.The Sicily Region boasts a varied and peculiar food and wine heritage, especially from a qualitative point of view, the Born in Sicily brand, made with excellent raw materials which constitute and support the development of important production lines within the agro-industrial sector.Among the most important food industries in Italy and on the island, there are some operating in the confectionery industry. Today the fast-growing c…
Marketing Strategies the Agrifood Products
2020
Agri-food production represents the specific character of an area. Food and wine culture derives from this production and is a distinctive element and an important asset for the area, with important repercussions in other sectors of the economy: industry, commerce, tourism, research. Agri-food heritage is constantly evolving, and there are frequent cases of imitation products sold in non-European markets. To combat this phenomenon, the European Union has sought to reduce this risk by granting quality marks to products that demonstrate specific links to their places of origin. The objective of this work is to analyze the motivations, benefits, and costs associated with the recognition of a l…
Commercial essential oils: sustainable alternatives in the agri-food industry
2019
Essential oils have enjoyed great popularity from ancient times to today due to agreeable scent and widely known beneficial properties. As a result, nowadays they have become valuable natural ingredients in perfume and cosmetics, food and beverages, agricultural, pharmaceutical and other industries for employment in human health, agriculture and environment, representing potentially safer and more sustainable alternatives to synthetic substances. This Doctoral Thesis has been developed with the aim of corroborating that essential oils are safer and more sustainable alternatives to synthetic products used in the agri-food industry, and consequently promoting their use as “bio” products to ma…
Encapsulated Limonene: A Pleasant Lemon-Like Aroma with Promising Application in the Agri-Food Industry. A Review
2020
International audience; Limonene, mainly found as a major component in Citrus spp., has been proven to possess a valuable potential as sustainable replacement to synthetic pesticides and food preservatives. This review intends to give a clear overview of the principal emerging applications of limonene in the agri-food industry as antimicrobial, herbicidal and antioxidant agent. To successfully use limonene in a greener agri-food industry, its preservation had become a top concern for manufacturers. In order to elucidate the most efficient and sustainable manner to encapsulate limonene, the different techniques and materials tested up to the present are also reviewed. In general, encapsulati…
Sicurezza alimentare e salute pubblica al bivio della «nocività» degli alimenti: spunti critici sul d.d.l. n. 2427 del 2020
2022
L’articolo analizza le modifiche operate dal disegno di legge n. 2427/2020 (“Nuove norme in materia di illeciti agro-alimentari”) sui delitti del c.p. contro la salute pubblica e sugli illeciti alimentari della legge n. 283/1962. Si evidenziano profili di incoerenza sistematica e un deficit di coordinamento tra i due distinti piani di tutela. In primo luogo, non è chiara la demarcazione tra le fattispecie delittuose di cui all’art. 5 della legge n. 283/1962 e i delitti codicistici contro la salute pubblica. In secondo luogo, non appare del tutto netta la distinzione tra i reati del citato art. 5 e gli illeciti amministrativi pure previsti dalla legge speciale del 1962. Il nodo più critico s…
Organic food businesses in local alternative agri-food networks in Pirkanmaa region in Finland
2008
Circular economy and agritourism: a sustainable behavioral model for tourists and farmers in the post-COVID era.
2023
Introduction: In recent years, issues related to environmental and ecosystem protection have been given greater consideration than in the past. The goal of adopting sustainable development models is vigorously pursued in the European Union and is reflected concretely in the new Common Agricultural Policy 20232027. The circular economy can certainly be an emerging economic response that can eectively replace growth models centered on a linear view. Agriculture and tourism are two crucial sectors where the “green transition” should be encouraged to help achieve sustainability goals through economic circularity. Agritourism’s activity may be relevant in contributing to a behavioral change based…