Browsing PUBLICACIONS CIENTÍFIQUES by Subject "33"
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Assessing consumers' preferences for beef and lamb meat linked to wildfire prevention services
(Meat Science, 2023-09-19)Meat from silvopastoral systems, due to its provision of numerous ecosystem services such as wildfire risk reduction in Mediterranean forests, can address societal growing demands for meat produced with ... -
Beyond scientific contribution: Assessment of the societal impact of research and innovation to build a sustainable agri-food sector
(Journal of Environmental Management, 2020-03-26)Due to the climate change and increased attention toward environmental management issues, the agri-food sector has been extensively relying on research, development, and innovation (RDi) to transform ... -
Extensive Mediterranean agroecosystems and their linked traditional breeds: Societal demand for the conservation of the Majorcan black pig
(Land Use Policy, 2021-11-05)Extensive outdoor low-intensity livestock farming systems are the principal form of management of high natural value farmland in Europe. Their marginalisation and poor recognition in policies and markets, ... -
Livelihood strategies of cacao producers in Ecuador: Effects of national policies to support cacao farmers and specialty cacao landraces
(Journal of Rural Studies, 2018-08-09)This study identifies the livelihood strategies pursued by small cacao farmers in the Guayas coastal region inEcuador, where two distinct cacao varieties are grown: thefineflavor variety, Cacao Nacional ... -
Societal preferences for the conservation of traditional pig breeds and their agroecosystems: Addressing preference heterogeneity and protest responses through deterministic allocation and scale-extended models
(Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2021-12-30)We assess preferences of inhabitants of the island of Majorca (Spain) for the conservation of traditional, ex-tensively reared Majorcan Black Pigs and the linked agro-ecosystem, using ... -
The productive efficiency of organic farming: the case of grape sector in Catalonia
(Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2012-06-07)Knowledge about productivity and efficiency differences between conventional and organic farms has important implications for the evaluation of the economic viability of these two agricultural practices. ...