Convegno Congiunto SIEA – CESET – AIEAA – CREA – SIDEA – EAAE
“Economics of culture and food in evolving agri-food systems and rural areas”
Matera, 10-12 October 2019
Culture is a driver of a range of topics currently investigated by the agricultural and food economics profession. Examples include touristic-driven development of rural areas (both remote areas and areas closely connected to cities), change in consumer behaviour and working habits, innovation and technology acceptance, link between supply and demand through food networks, chain organization and trust, governance forms at the interplay between private action and public policy. These phenomena are often studied separately by different branches of agricultural and food economics. Yet, cultural issues are interconnected and affect the vitality and competitiveness of the agriculture, food and bio-economy systems. The seminar explores the different meanings of culture and their relationships with agriculture and food systems as interpreted through the lens agricultural and food economists.
I contributi offriranno al convegno l’opportunità di analizzare il concetto di valore realizzato dal settore agro-alimentare non solo in termini di prodotti, ma anche dando identità ai territori, modellando i paesaggi, facendo emergere culture e storia, creando indotti in altri settori. Conseguentemente le analisi riguarderanno le seguenti tematiche: competitività; innovazione; distretti agroalimentari; marketing territoriale; scelte del consumatore; filiere; protezioni giuridiche dei prodotti; valori fondiari; esternalità ambientali; servizi eco-sistemici; politiche di indirizzo e regolamentazione; climate change e gestione del rischio.