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Sustainable Agricultural and Food Economics

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Agriculture".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2023) | Viewed by 2727

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Flavio Boccia

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Department of Economic and Legal Studies, Parthenope University of Naples, 80132 Naples, Italy
Interests: corporate social responsibility; sustainability; consumer attitudes; cause-related marketing; environmental management system
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Prof. Dr. Daniela Covino

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Department of Economic and Legal Studies, University of Naples - Parthenope, 80132 Naples, Italy
Interests: consumers’ behaviour; business strategies; food safety; food quality; environment
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

An innovative economy model based on the sustainable use of renewable resources in agriculture and industry which takes biodiversity and environmental protection into account is important in the current international scenario. To this aim, some key factors are needed: the development of new technologies and processes, the identification of renewable feedstock not in competition with other production chains, the creation of new markets and competitiveness, and the encouragement of policymakers and stakeholders to work more closely together. Moreover, to enable the widespread replacement of non-renewable resources by renewables, research into and the commercialization of green and blue technologies are required. Therefore, resource efficiency should be achieved through the cascading use of resources, the valorization of residuals, and the adoption of circular economy principles. 

The transformation towards a circular bioeconomy and the application of green and blue technologies are parts of the solution to several of the sustainability challenges facing society today, including climate change, ecosystem degradation, resource depletion, biodiversity loss, food insecurity, etc. Therefore, by expanding the market for sustainable agri-food products, transforming the industrial sector, fostering biotechnological innovation and supporting rural development, the agri-food system enhances economic growth and creates new jobs across all sectors of society. 

The main scope of this Special Issue, therefore, is innovative studies and research, also from technological and economic perspectives, which address the above topics.

We look forward to receiving your contributions. 

Prof. Dr. Flavio Boccia
Prof. Dr. Daniela Covino
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • behaviour
  • new technologies
  • company
  • consumer
  • marketing
  • novel food
  • sustainability
  • food quality

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Price Competition and Shifting Demand: The Relation between Palm and Coconut Oil Exports
by Bayu Rizky Pratama, Dedie Tooy and Jonghwa Kim
Sustainability 2024, 16(1), 101; https://doi.org/10.3390/su16010101 - 21 Dec 2023
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Despite having a strong production capacity for fresh coconut, Indonesia has a certain deficiency in coconut processing, particularly coconut oil products, which is reflected in the declining market demand rates. The skyrocketing price of palm kernel oil (PKO) had been observed to impact [...] Read more.
Despite having a strong production capacity for fresh coconut, Indonesia has a certain deficiency in coconut processing, particularly coconut oil products, which is reflected in the declining market demand rates. The skyrocketing price of palm kernel oil (PKO) had been observed to impact the shifting demand for coconut oil. The cross-price competition with PKO was estimated to uncover the potential market demand for Indonesian coconut oils, especially during the periods of price discrepancies between 2020 and 2022. Thus, our study aimed to analyze the Indonesian coconut oil and palm kernel oil (PKO) market relationship as the markets reacted during the period of price volatility. This study is essential for Indonesian market evaluation, as both commodities are considered to be perfect substitute goods and are similar substances that contain high levels of lauric acid called “lauric oils”. We deployed an ARDL analysis utilizing secondary data from 1964 to 2022, focusing on the cross-price elasticity between coconut oil and PKO prices with the addition of prominent concerned variables. In the long-term estimations, the observational results indicated that the coconut oil and PKO prices had distinctive impacts on Indonesian coconut oil exports of −1.85% and 1.88%, respectively. In the short-term estimations, we found inverse values: the coconut oil price had positive impacts in the short-term period of 1.29% (D1.) and 2.35% (LD.), while the PKO had a negative impact on Indonesian coconut oil exports of −2.17%. This indicated that a PKO price reduction would increase the demand for Indonesian coconut oil exports due to the PKO price volatility and uncertainty perceived by the buyers in the short term. Our study also observed that rival producers, such as the Philippines, had a negative impact (−1.80%), representing the intense competition between Indonesia and the Philippines. Therefore, the Indonesian government has to elevate its coconut oil competitiveness to acquire the potential to expand the market and compete with other major coconut-producing countries. Full article
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Economic and Environmental Sustainability Trade-Off Analysis in Sheep Farming Using the Farm Accountancy Data Network Database
by Paola Sau, Brunella Arru, Federica Cisilino, Roberto Furesi, Pietro Pulina and Fabio A. Madau
Sustainability 2023, 15(24), 16621; https://doi.org/10.3390/su152416621 - 6 Dec 2023
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Agriculture and livestock farming significantly contribute to the success of all United Nations Sustainable Development Goals of Agenda 2030 and are pivotal in the sustainability transition of the European agri-food sector. However, those sectors have been criticized for generating negative environmental externalities. In [...] Read more.
Agriculture and livestock farming significantly contribute to the success of all United Nations Sustainable Development Goals of Agenda 2030 and are pivotal in the sustainability transition of the European agri-food sector. However, those sectors have been criticized for generating negative environmental externalities. In this context, adopting indicators able to evaluate agriculture and sheep farming sustainability is essential for fostering sustainable development in the primary sector and defining appropriate policies to support it. Such indicators are crucial for understanding if European Union policies striving to realize win–win opportunities based on synergy between farms’ environmental and economic dimensions are realistic. This paper focuses on this wave of interest and has two aims. First, it intends to investigate the existence of synergies or trade-offs between those dimensions using a trade-off analysis. To this end, a significant set of economic and environmental farm indicators was selected, and two composite indicators were created. Second, it aims to investigate the relationship between those two indicators and some pivotal structural and socio-demographic variables. This study was carried out on 219 Sardinian sheep farms included in the Italian Farm Accountancy Data Network. The findings showed a low synergy between the economic and environmental spheres, a relationship between economic indicators and farmers’ ages and organic production variables, and no relationships between the environmental dimension and the analyzed variables. Full article
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