ECONOMICS OF AGRI-FOOD QUALITY PRODUCTS
Academic Year 2019/2020 - 3° Year - Curriculum VALORIZZAZIONE DEI PRODOTTI TIPICICredit Value: 6
Scientific field: AGR/01 - Agricultural economics and rural appraisal
Course Language: Italian
Taught classes: 35 hours
Exercise: 14 hours
Term / Semester: 2°
Learning Objectives
Develop knowledges on the economic aspects of quality in relation to the evolution of agrifood supply and agrifood systsem. The course also provides the background for understanding the main regulations related to quality and food safety.
Course Structure
The teaching will be carried out by the method of frontal lessons and practical-theoretical exercises with slides used to support of the lessons.
Detailed Course Content
Quality definition. Historical evolution of quality. The role of quality in the agri-food sector. Evolution of the agri-food system. The quality in economic theory. The markets for differentiated products: consumers and producers behavior in the presence of information asymmetry. Food quality policies (european, national and regional). The certification of food products: mandatory and voluntary standards. Instruments for the protection and promotion of agri-food quality products.
Textbook Information
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Belletti G., Marescotti A. La qualità nel sistema agro-alimentare, Dispense, Università di Firenze.
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Belletti G., Marescotti A. 1996. Le nuove tendenze dei consumi”, in: Berni P., Begalli D. (a cura di), I prodotti agroalimentari di qualità: organizzazione del sistema delle imprese, Il Mulino, Bologna.
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Gabriele Canali. 2010. Verso una politica Ue della qualità agroalimentare. Quali strumenti per la competitività?, Working paper.
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Carbone A. I mercati dei prodotti agroalimentari di qualità, Dispense. Università della Tuscia
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ISMEA. 2006. La qualità come strategia per l’agroalimentare italiano.