Some Localised Agro-Food Systems (LAFS) are traditionally qualified as success stories (Comté PDO in France, Gruyere PDO in Switzerland, Parmigiano Reggiano PDO in Italy), whilst other PDOs (as for example the Cantal PDO from France) pay the same price for the milk as standard milk. The price...

Promouvoir le développement économique et social d'un territoire commence par la reconnaissance de la vocation intime du territoire même. La vocation de la Province de Parme est sans doute orientée vers le secteur agroalimentaire. L'impact de l'agro-alimentaire, lié aux produits locaux, sur...

The Portuguese olive oil market had a remarkable development in recent years. Production is rising steadily is response to a EU program supporting a renewal of olive groves. Moreover there is a proliferation of national brands and private labels. These are often associated to regional collective...

El trabajo explora las disyunciones existentes entre los parámetros higiénico-sanitarios constitutivos de la legislación y el sistema tradicional de producción de Queso Serrano, elaborado en el territorio de los Campos de Cima da Serra, región sur de Brasil. El trabajo muestra que, a pesar...

The paper assess uncertainty of future spatial allocation of agricultural land in Europe. To assess the possible future development of agricultural production and land for the period 2000 – 2030, two contrasting scenarios are constructed. The scenarios storylines lead to different measurable...

Des analyses sur les comportements alimentaires des mangeurs rendent possible que d’importantes informations concernant les différentes manières dont ils interprètent leur alimentation soient révélées. Comme les individus ont d’intérêts divers à propos de leur alimentation,...

Les évolutions des marchés et des formes de consommer au Brésil conduisent nombreux agriculteurs familiaux à innover dans leur manière de produire et de vendre leurs produits. Il parait cependant nécessaire de préciser les interactions existantes entre stratégies de qualité et...

This article focuses on one of the themes developed in the Project leader between Fluminense Federal University - UFF (Rio de Janeiro State) and Federal University of Minas Gerais - UFMG (Minas Gerais State) sponsored by CAPES (Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel). The...

Buyer power and competition policy in food supply chains has emerged as an important economic issue and a highly sensitive item on the policy agenda all around the world. Claims that large retailers and food companies are depressing farm prices because of their market power have been made in...