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Dop e Slow Food: formaggi siciliani fra politiche alimentari, strategie di mercato e retorica identitaria
2018
The aim of the present contribution is the analysis of the political and economic and socio-cultural dynamics involved in the protection, enhancement and marketing of some dairy products of Sicily, considered both as commercial goods and cultural / identity expressions of a specific place. We will focus on the field of action and repercussions of the PDO and Slow Food brands according to the experience of some farmers belonging to the Consortia and Presidia, and also on the aspects converging on and affecting the construction of these products, as well as on the rhetorical identities emphasized by commercial strategies.
In turvera. La transumanza in Sardegna tra storia e prospettive future
2010
L’articolo esamina il fenomeno della transumanza in Sardegna con una particolare attenzione alle dinamiche storiche, economiche e sociali che l’hanno caratterizzata in passato. Nell’Isola, la transumanza ha visto una battuta d’arresto negli anni Settanta del Novecento, a causa del processo di modernizzazione della locale industria zootecnica, avviatosi all’indomani del secondo conflitto mondiale. Nell’ultimo decennio, le istituzioni politiche, l’industria turistica, importanti apparati dell’Amministrazione, Pro Loco e Associazioni culturali hanno rivolto la loro attenzione agli itinerari tradizionali della transumanza al fine di promuovere l’identità isolana e creare nuove opportunità per l…
Current Social and Rangeland Access Trends among Pastoralists in the Western Algerian Steppe
2021
International audience; In the western Algerian steppe, the public authorities have carried out actions aimed at rural development (agricultural development programs) and combating desertification (grazing reserves) to counter the significant and rapid loss of vegetation cover of pastures by overgrazing, and the consequent impacts on local livelihoods. In the Rogassa area, these actions have impacted land tenure and the ancestral and collective way of land use and access. These changes have caused transformations in lifestyle and pasture management. This research aims to characterize how such changes are affecting local pastoralists and what their perceptions are about them. A selective sam…