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Developing Agricultural Produce as Part of Local Sustainable Management: New Challenges and Opportunities

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2021) | Viewed by 8864

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Francesca Culasso

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Department of Management, University of Turin
Interests: managerial accounting, management control, family business, strategic planning, sustainability, integrated reporting
Dr. Alessandro Bonadonna

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Department of Management, University of Turin, Corso Unione Sovietica 218 Bis, 10134 Turin, Italy
Interests: food quality system; food sustainability; land management
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Dr. Simona Alfiero

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Department of Management, University of Turin
Interests: food management; corporate social responsibility; tourism management financial disclosure

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Fresh farm produce, its supply, and its relative value chains have become increasingly important over the years and, in fact, now represent a competitive advantage for local development. However, their well-being is currently under threat from various factors, including, for example, globalisation and climate change.

Current critical issues have fuelled the debate between universities, government bodies, and those working in the sector about the need to identify new tools and business models that can help farms achieve the triple bottom line, i.e., reaching environmental, social, and economic sustainability goals.

Effective management of the food supply chain is of essential importance for the survival of mankind and our relationship with the natural world. Sustainability and its different forms have become a key factor in maintaining the planet’s natural balance. The triple bottom line, then, is an essential element that must be taken into account at every stage, i.e., the design, production, processing, handling, communication, and consumption of the food products, as well as in the relevant decision-making processes.

Considering the numbers and variety of stakeholders involved, this Special Issue aims to encourage academics, public bodies, and entrepreneurs to present solutions that can result in reducing the negative effects that are produced during different phases of farm food supply chains. This would include, for example, improving operations, reconsidering the environmental and social criteria of a farm’s output, redesigning decision-making processes and mechanisms, and re-evaluating communication strategies and consumer awareness in the final phases of the food process.

This Special Issue particularly welcomes submissions concerning processes and/or individual stages of the farm-food value chain aimed at improving the relationship between human beings and the planet. Contributions that provide a snapshot of the current state of knowledge in this area are also welcome.

Dr. Francesca Culasso
Dr. Alessandro Bonadonna
Dr. Simona Alfiero
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • food supply chain
  • sustainability
  • triple bottom line
  • business management
  • value creation

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Aeroponics Root Chamber Temperature Conditioning Design for Smart Mini-Tuber Potato Seed Cultivation
by C. Bambang Dwi Kuncoro, Tandi Sutandi, Cornelia Adristi and Yean-Der Kuan
Sustainability 2021, 13(9), 5140; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13095140 - 04 May 2021
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The aeroponic plant root environment has a significant role in producing high-quality seed tuber potatoes. However, in lowland and tropical regions, the aeroponic system cannot yield high-quality potato seed because the average environment temperature year-round is high. In a high-temperature environment, the potato [...] Read more.
The aeroponic plant root environment has a significant role in producing high-quality seed tuber potatoes. However, in lowland and tropical regions, the aeroponic system cannot yield high-quality potato seed because the average environment temperature year-round is high. In a high-temperature environment, the potato plant roots cannot optimally absorb the nutrient solution for healthy plant growth. This paper presents the method used to maintain the aeroponics root chamber temperature conditions. An air conditioning system was adopted to supply air with the optimal temperature range for mini-tuber potato seed cultivation. The vapor compression refrigeration type was applied in the air conditioning system. The root chamber temperature is controlled and monitored using an Arduino Uno board system. The mini-tuber potato seed cultivation field experiment results show the proposed method can maintain the aeroponic root chamber temperature. The root chamber temperature treatment operated in the 10 °C–20 °C range. This temperature range improved the potato seed tuber yield. The potato seed tuber yield potential is observed from the stolon number produced by the mini-tuber potato plants cultivated in the root chamber with the conditioned temperature. The field experiment reveals that the stolon number produced by potato seeds cultivated in the root chamber with conditioned temperature was up to 77% greater than the number of potato seeds cultivated in the root chamber with the unconditioned temperature. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Developing Agricultural Produce as Part of Local Sustainable Management: New Challenges and Opportunities)
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Grass-Fed Milk Perception: Profiling Italian Consumer
by Giovanni Peira, Damiano Cortese, Giampiero Lombardi and Luigi Bollani
Sustainability 2020, 12(24), 10348; https://doi.org/10.3390/su122410348 - 11 Dec 2020
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This paper aims at analyzing the consumers’ perception of grass-fed milk so as to understand if a production based on a sustainable business model could represent a response to new and emerging needs in consumption. The sample of the study was constituted by [...] Read more.
This paper aims at analyzing the consumers’ perception of grass-fed milk so as to understand if a production based on a sustainable business model could represent a response to new and emerging needs in consumption. The sample of the study was constituted by a total of 750 Italian members of the International Association Slow Food. A Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was used to summarize the quantitative variables, which, grouped in “dimensions”, were used as input for multivariate statistics (HCA, MCA) in order to define and explain consumer profiles. Our data confirm an in-progress change in milk consumption: Consumers were more oriented towards quality, local supply chains, traceability, and are characterized by an increasing propensity to a higher expense for grass-fed milk. Further research will enlarge the proposed panorama covering a sample of more general consumers. The study was a preliminary market analysis that could be used as the basis for a production, distribution, and consumption chain grass-fed-based model. Grass-fed milk is a product linking individual and societal needs for more sustainable production and entrepreneurship that creates a higher value product aligned with market needs. Full article
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