The article investigates how purchasing intentions among a sample of Italian consumers are influenced by different levels of risk perception and their trust in food-safety information provided by different sources such as the food industry, government agencies, or consumers' associations. The...

The complex interactions between the determinants of food purchase under risk are explored using the SPARTA model, based on the theory of planned behaviour, and estimated through a combination of multivariate statistical techniques. The application investigates chicken consumption choices in two...

Purpose This paper aims to understand the motivations driving cooperative behaviour between heterogeneous stakeholders in place-branding activities, focusing on contract-based and relation-based cooperation constructs. Design/methodology/approach The longitudinal case study method is used to...

L’indagine proposta è indirizzata ad approfondire le dinamiche del Farmer Market (FM) ovvero di un modello preciso di compravendita di prodotti in un mercato gestito direttamente dagli agricoltori. Di detto schema, comunemente riferibile al genere della "filiera corta", vengono descritti gli...

Farmers Markets (FMs) around the world are often considered as one key response to the less sustainable conventional food production systems. Despite the economic crisis, international studies show that the most important factor leading people to buy fresh products in these points of sale is the...

Farmers Markets (FMs) around the world are often considered as one key response to the less sustainable conventional food production systems. Despite the economic crisis, international studies show that the most important factor leading people to buy fresh products in these points of sale is the...

The objective of this paper is to inform the community of researchers, policymakers and practitioners about the dynamics of setting up the Thematic Smart Specialisation Platform on Agri-food, and to provide information about its functioning and governance. This work outlines the milestones of...

Introduction -- General Outlook on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilience and Sustainability Challenges -- Sustainable agriculture and economic profit / Salvatore di Falco, Geneva School of Economics and Management -- Consumer Behaviour and Market insights.