Volume 27, Issue 1 of Economia agro-alimentare / Food Economy includes six regular articles authored by scholars from Italy, Croatia, Indonesia, Brazil, and Thailand. Topics range from the integration of social sustainability in agribusiness marketing strategies to feed scarcity challenges faced by smallholder farmers during the dry season. Other contributions examine industry concentration and competitiveness in Indonesia’s Crude Palm Oil sector, innovative behavior among Brazilian family farmers, and the economic drivers of profitability in cattle fattening systems in Thailand. The issue also explores consumer acceptance of functional animal-based foods, focusing on omega-3-enriched eggs. The perspectives offered span from local case studies to international contexts, reflecting current trends in innovation, sustainability, and agri-food market dynamics.
The perspective is both regional, with specific case studies in Sardinia (Italy), southern Brazil, Jember (Indonesia), and Sakon Nakhon (Thailand), and global and international, considering themes including food trade, consumption, and sustainability. Collectively, the issue reflects contemporary challenges and opportunities in innovation, sustainability, and the evolving dynamics of agri-food systems.
Valeria Borsellino, Søren Marcus Pedersen, Giovanna Bertella, Luca Cacciolatti, Nicola Cantore, Alessandra Castellini, Alessio Cavicchi, Fabio A. Madau
Evita Soliha Hani, Wildan Muhlison, Tri Wahyu Saputra, Roni Yulianto, Laily Ilman Widuri, Fariz Kustiawan Alfarisy, Rizky Yanuarti
Ariodillah Hidayat, Bernadette Robiani, Taufiq Marwa, Suhel, Didik Susetyo, Mukhlis, Imam Asngari
Chanoknan Srilapat, Thanada Konkan, Narawut Rapankum
Luis Felipe Dias Lopes, Silvana Bortoluzzi Balconi, Raquel Dalvit Flores, Martiele Gonçalves Moreira, Deoclécio Junior Cardoso da Silva, Rayssa Cleide de Oliveira, Daniela Pegoraro, Gilnei Luiz de Moura, Daniel Knebel Baggio, Adriane Fabricio, Joana Vieira dos Santos
Marina Tomić Maksan, Željka Mesić, Branka Šakić Bobić, Damir Kovačić, Andreas C. Drichoutis
Brunella Arru, Roberto Furesi, Pietro Pulina, Fabio A. Madau
Economia agro-alimentare / Food Economy. An International Journal on Agricultural and Food Systems.
ISSN 1126-1668 eISSN 1972-4802 DOI 10.3280/ECAG
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