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Vertical price transmission in the Egyptian tomato sector after the Arab Spring
(Taylor & Francis, 2018-05-27)
This study assesses price transmission along the Egyptian tomato food marketing chain in the
period that followed the Arab Spring, which accentuated economic precariousness in Egypt. Static
and ...
Unravelling opportunities, synergies, and barriers for enhancing silvopastoralism in the Mediterranean
(Elsevier, 2022-04-16)
Silvopastoral systems combine wood perennials with forage and livestock. These multipurpose wood-pasture habitats represent an important part of European bio-cultural and ecological heritage. However, ...
Are geographical indication products fostering public goods? Some evidence from Europe
(MDPI, 2019-01-08)
Within the framework of multifunctional conceptualisation, the authors have investigated the level of public goods embedded in Agri-food geographical indication products. Moving from the concept of the ...
Is Technical Efficiency Affected by Farmers’ Preference for Mitigation and Adaptation Actions against Climate Change? A Case Study in Northwest Mexico
(MDPI, 2019-06-14)
Climate change has adverse effects on agriculture, decreasing crop quality and productivity.
This makes it necessary to implement adaptation and mitigation strategies that contribute to the
maintenance ...
Payment for Targeted Grazing: Integrating Local Shepherds into Wildfire Prevention
(MDPI, 2018-07-30)
Wildfires are one of the most prominent risks for Mediterranean forests, reducing the flow of ecosystem services and representing a hazard for infrastructure and human lives. Several wildfire prevention ...
Disentangling the role of management practices on ecosystem services delivery in Mediterranean silvopastoral systems: Synergies and trade-offs through expert-based assessment
(Elsevier, 2022-05-11)
Silvopastoral systems (SPS) emerge with a renewal interest in the Mediterranean for their promotion of multifunctionality through a variety of ecosystem services (ES). However, the understanding of how ...
Why is the market for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) moving slowly?
(Public Library of Science, 2018-03-21)
Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) could be a good short term option to help achieve global targets
regarding road transport greenhouse gas emissions. Several common and countryspecific
public policies ...
A Sum of Incidentals or a Structural Problem? The True Nature of Food Waste in the Metropolitan Region of Barcelona
(MDPI, 2018-10-17)
Addressing the generation of food waste is a major challenge nowadays. An increasing
interest in studying food waste generation has emerged over the last decade. However, little attention
has been ...
Health innovation in patty products. The role of food Neophobia in Consumers’ Non-hypothetical willingness to pay, purchase ìntention and hedonic evaluation
(MDPI, 2019-02-20)
Consumers' personality traits are key factors in understanding consumers' choice and acceptance for health innovations in food products, in particular, food neophobia (FN). The patty product as a ...
Analysis of farmers’ stated risk using lotteries and their perceptions of climate change in the Northwest of Mexico
(MDPI, 2018-12-21)
Risk attitudes are relevant factors affecting production, management and investment
decisions at the farm level. They are key factors related to farmers’ attitudes towards the environment
and climate ...