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Future food, economic Sustainability and Socially Responsible Food Consumption

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

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2020) | Viewed by 29035

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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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Dear Colleagues,

nowadays in a global market where the economic sustainability is important more and more above all in the food system, environmental and social problems are very significant for modern consumers and firms, which cannot operate only in accordance with the logic of profit. So, it is interesting to investigate food consumer preferences regarding responsible initiatives of a company and to develop and validate models, in order to formalize the origins of behaviours regarding consumer preferences towards responsible initiatives and detect the drivers of their purchase. Yet, another related basic topic is the modern food technology. As a matter of fact, new food products with natural and medicinal benefits are increasing in the market, as well as food biotechnologies, and could improve consumer diet and wellbeing in the near future. The evolution of concepts of health and well-being and the slowdown of pharmaceutical sector led to the growing demand of products benefits human health. In this way, it is fundamental also to focus attention on the role of novel and future food products, in order to make food regimes more sustainable in terms of well-being and health and the positive effect of their medicinal properties on economic sustainability in national and global health systems. The impact of more recent and innovative researches deepens the studies already present in the journal and can take inspiration to understand these important topics in depth and contribute in the near future via debates in a constructive manner.

References:

Boccia, F., Sarnacchiaro, P. (2018). The impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on consumer preference: a structural equation analysis. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 25 (2), pp. 151-163.

Boccia, F., Covino, D., Sarnacchiaro, P. (2018). Genetically modified food versus knowledge and fear: A Noumenic approach for consumer behaviour. Food Research International, 111, pp. 682-688.

Prof. Dr. Flavio Boccia
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • Behaviour
  • Biotechnology
  • Company
  • Consumer
  • Marketing
  • Novel Food
  • Sustainability

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Artificial Intelligence in the Agri-Food System: Rethinking Sustainable Business Models in the COVID-19 Scenario
by Assunta Di Vaio, Flavio Boccia, Loris Landriani and Rosa Palladino
Sustainability 2020, 12(12), 4851; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12124851 - 14 Jun 2020
Cited by 171 | Viewed by 20119
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The aim of the paper is to investigate the artificial intelligence (AI) function in agri-food industry, as well as the role of stakeholders in its supply chain. Above all, from the beginning of the new millennium, scholars and practitioners have paid an increasing [...] Read more.
The aim of the paper is to investigate the artificial intelligence (AI) function in agri-food industry, as well as the role of stakeholders in its supply chain. Above all, from the beginning of the new millennium, scholars and practitioners have paid an increasing attention to artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in operational processes management and challenges for new business models, in a sustainable and socially responsible perspective. Thus, the stakeholders can assume a proactive or marginal role in the value creation for business, according to their own environmental awareness. These issues appear still “open” in some industries, such as the agri-food system, where the adoption of new technologies requires rethinking and redesigning the whole business model. Methodologically, we brought forward an in-depth review of the literature about major articles in this field. Especially, the study has been conducted following two phases: firstly, we extracted from scientific databases (Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar) and studied relevant articles; secondly, we analyzed the selected articles. The findings highlight interesting issues about AI towards a “space economy” to achieve sustainable and responsible business models, also in the perspective of the COVID-19 pandemic scenario. Theoretical and managerial implications are discussed. Full article
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Sustainability Perception of Local Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Consumers’ Attitude: A New Italian Perspective
by Bianca Polenzani, Chiara Riganelli and Andrea Marchini
Sustainability 2020, 12(3), 920; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12030920 - 27 Jan 2020
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Extra virgin olive oil sustainability shows that it is strictly connected to local production and certifications. However, consumers’ behaviour toward a local product is tied with the information exchange between producers and consumers. The aim of the research is to analyse, using a [...] Read more.
Extra virgin olive oil sustainability shows that it is strictly connected to local production and certifications. However, consumers’ behaviour toward a local product is tied with the information exchange between producers and consumers. The aim of the research is to analyse, using a logistic regression model, if the attitudes, habits, and behaviours of the consumers influence their opinion on the sustainability of local extra virgin olive oil, relative to the three dimensions of sustainability (environmental, socio-cultural, and economic). This study tries to combine studies about agri-food sustainability and consumers’ behaviour about local consumption, in an attempt to evaluate their attitude towards an agroecology food regime. Indeed, this information can be useful in order to plan adequate and specific interventions to improve the sustainability of the extra virgin olive oil production. The results indicate that the opinion about the sustainability of local extra virgin olive oil is linked to the information exchange between producers and consumers. This confirms that local alternative trade channels require numerous interventions in order to simplify and improve such exchange, both from a managerial and political point of view. Moreover, it can be useful to develop the information and communication technologies, in order to ensure the reliability, the transparency, and the security of the information exchange. This can also be useful to prevent frauds that are very common for this product. Full article
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The Contribution of Chicken Products’ Export to Economic Growth: Evidence from China, the United States, and Brazil
by Xiaowei Wen, Lin Li, Sangluo Sun, Qinying He and Fu-Sheng Tsai
Sustainability 2019, 11(19), 5253; https://doi.org/10.3390/su11195253 - 25 Sep 2019
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As a core industry of the national economy, there is no doubt that the agricultural sector has to adapt to the new economic development. In the literature, many researchers have agreed that agricultural export is an important factor affecting economic growth. This paper [...] Read more.
As a core industry of the national economy, there is no doubt that the agricultural sector has to adapt to the new economic development. In the literature, many researchers have agreed that agricultural export is an important factor affecting economic growth. This paper explores the contribution of chicken products’ export to economic growth and the causal relationship between them. Based on the data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and World Bank between 1980 and 2016, this paper describes and compares the characteristics of chicken products’ export trade of China, the United States, and Brazil. By applying the co-integration analysis, we find that there is no significant long-term equilibrium relationship between chicken products’ export and economic growth rate in China, the United States, or Brazil. However, the growth rate of chicken products’ export significantly promotes the economic growth rate for the United States. Besides, for both China and the United States, the direct pull degree (an estimator quantifying the degree of agricultural products’ exports in stimulating economic growth) of chicken products’ export is relatively small and less volatile. Yet, the direct pull degree of China is 14 times that of the United States, and the contribution to the economic growth rate of the United States is 8 times that of China. Both the direct pull degree and economic growth contribution of chicken products’ export of Brazil fluctuates more often, and its direct pull degree is 0.25 times that of China, and the economic contributions to the growth rate is 1.65 times that of China. Full article
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