Browsing PUBLICACIONS CIENTÍFIQUES by Author "Kallas, Zein"
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Analysis of farmers’ stated risk using lotteries and their perceptions of climate change in the Northwest of Mexico
Orduño Torres, Miguel Angel; Kallas, Zein; Ornelas Herrera, Selene Ivette (Agronomy, 2018-12-21) Economia AgroalimentàriaRisk 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 ... -
Are Consumers’ Egg Preferences Influenced by Animal-Welfare Conditions and Environmental Impacts?
Rahmani, Djamel; Kallas, Zein; Pappa, Maria; Gil, José Maria (Sustainability, 2019-11-06) Economia AgroalimentàriaWe conducted a labelled discrete choice experiment (DCE) to assess consumers’ preferences and willingness to pay (WTP) for fresh hens’ eggs produced via different production systems (caged, barn, free ... -
Consumers' expectations and liking of traditional and innovative pork products from European autochthonous pig breeds
Vitale, Mauro; Kallas, Zein; Rivera-Toapanta, Evelyn; Karolyi, Daniel; Cerjak, Marija; Lebret, Bénédicte; Lenoir, Herveline; Pugliese, Carolina; Aquilani, Chiara; Čandek-Potokar, Meta; Gil, Marta; Oliver, Maria Àngels (Meat Science, 2020-05-07) Qualitat i Tecnologia AlimentàriaThe aim of the study was to ascertain the acceptability of Traditional (T) and Innovative (IT) pork products by European consumers considering also the influence of the sensory properties. The tests ... -
Consumers’ wine preferences in a changing scenario
Escobar, Cristina; Kallas, Zein; Gil, José M. (British Food Journal, 2018-01-01) Economia AgroalimentàriaPurpose: Important socioeconomic changes have been undergone due to the international economic crisis. In Catalonia (Spain), political changes towards independentism also occurred within the same ... -
Determinant factors of the adoption of improved maize seeds in Southern Mexico: A survival analysis approach
Sánchez-Toledano, Blanca Isabel; Kallas, Zein; Palmeros Rojas, Oscar; Gil, José M. (Sustainability, 2018-10-02) Economia AgroalimentàriaMaize is the most important and strategic crop in Mexico, however, this sector suffers from low productivity. Among the various strategies to improve yield by hectare, improved maize seeds play an ... -
Development of a yeast-free bread using legume and nut flours in a gluten-free flour: Techno-functional characteristics and sensory evaluation
Tuna, Ayca; Ortiz, Jordi; López-Mas, Laura; Baser, Filiz; Kallas, Zein; Aguiló, Ingrid; Gulec, Sukru; Ozen, Banu; Tokatli, Figen (International Journal of Food Science + Technology, 2024-04-22) PostcollitaThis study aimed to investigate the effect of combined use of legume and nut flours on physical, nutritional and sensory properties of yeast-free bread by substituting gluten-free flour with hazelnut ... -
European consumers’ beliefs about the main pillars of the sustainability: a comparison between wild and farmed fish
López-Mas, Laura; Claret Coma, Anna; Arvisenet, Gaëlle; del Castillo, Roser Romero; Kallas, Zein; Zuccaro, Massimo; Guerrero, Luis (Aquaculture International, 2023-02-17) Qualitat i Tecnologia AlimentàriaAquaculture can represent an alternative means of economic yield and food security. Despite this fact, consumers still have a more negative perception of farmed fish when compared with wild fish, including ... -
Extensive Mediterranean agroecosystems and their linked traditional breeds: Societal demand for the conservation of the Majorcan black pig
Varela, Elsa; Kallas, Zein (Land Use Policy, 2021-11-05) Economia AgroalimentàriaExtensive 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, ... -
Health innovation in patty products. The role of food Neophobia in Consumers’ Non-hypothetical willingness to pay, purchase ìntention and hedonic evaluation
Kallas, Zein; Vitale, Mauro; Gil, José Maria (Nutrients, 2019-02-20) Economia AgroalimentàriaConsumers' 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 ... -
Is Technical Efficiency Affected by Farmers’ Preference for Mitigation and Adaptation Actions against Climate Change? A Case Study in Northwest Mexico
Orduño Torres, Miguel Angel; Kallas, Zein; Ornelas Herrera, Selene Ivette; Guesmi, Bouali (Sustainability, 2019-06-14) Economia AgroalimentàriaClimate 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 ... -
Marketing strategies to self-sustainability of autochthonous swine breeds from different EU regions: a mixed approach using the World Café technique and the Analytical Hierarchy Process
Rivera-Toapanta, Evelyn; Kallas, Zein; Čandek-Potokar, Meta; Gonzalez, Joel; Gil, Marta; Varela, Elsa; Faure, Justine; Cerjak, Marija; Urška, Tomažin; Aquilani, Chiara; Lebret, Bénédicte; Karolyi, Danijel; Pugliese, Carolina; Gil, José Maria (Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 2021-09-02) Qualitat i Tecnologia AlimentàriaExtensive and semi-extensive production based on local swine breeds such as Majorcan Black Pig, Cinta Senese, Gascon, Krškopolje and Turopolje is becoming extremely rare and on the verge of disappearing ... -
Should Animal Welfare be Included in Educational Programs? Attitudes of Secondary and University Students from Eight EU Countries
Pejman, Niloofar; Kallas, Zein; Reig, Lourdes; Velarde, Antonio; Moreno, María; Magnani, Diego; Protopapadaki, Vicky; Ribikauskas, Vytautas; Ribikauskienė, Daiva; Dalmau, Antoni (Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 2021-08-26) Benestar AnimalAnimal Welfare (AW) educational programs aim to promote positive attitudes of future generations toward animal production systems. This study investigated whether secondary and university students in ... -
Should animal welfare regulations be more restrictive? A case study in eight European Union Countries
Pejman, Niloofar; Kallas, Zein; Dalmau, Antoni; Velarde, Antonio (Animals, 2019-04-25) Benestar AnimalIncreasingly, intensive livestock production systems have increased societal concern regarding the current animal welfare standards. We investigated whether individuals in their roles as consumers and ... -
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
Varela, Elsa; Kallas, Zein (Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2021-12-30) Economia AgroalimentàriaWe 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 ...