Food Policy Modelling: Responses to Current Issues

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In the present economic, political, societal and environmental landscape, which is dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the emergence of challenges and issues that demand immediate and urgent responses is more intense than ever. Policymakers, international organizations, governmental and non-governmental institutions around the globe are seeking effective and sustainable policies, as they try to tackle far-reaching issues that affect all aspects of the economy and agriculture, including the food sector. In this context, this book presents new modelling approaches and their application to complex problems in the agro-food chain in order to address today’s pressing food policy issues. The respective chapters showcase national and regional studies on sustainable communities, rural environments and ecosystems. Taken together, they offer a valuable reference guide for scholars and practitioners alike.” Preface Contents Chapter 1: The Effect of Financial and Non-financial Factors on the Productivity and Profitability of the Goat Industry: A Mod... 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Literature Review 1.3 Methodology 1.3.1 SEM Theory 1.3.2 Results of SEM 1.4 Discussion 1.5 Conclusions References Chapter 2: Initiating Transition to Agro-ecological Farming Systems in Market-Oriented Arable Farming with Soil Conservation P... 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Materials and Methods 2.3 Results 2.3.1 Social Network Analysis 2.3.2 SES Results 2.3.3 Agro-ecological Practices in Soil Conservation Farming 2.3.4 Drivers and Barriers in the Adoption of Soil Conservation Practices and Key Instruments to Address Them 2.3.5 Assessment of Market and Policy Incentives (MPIs) 2.3.6 Multi-criteria Assessment of Market and Policy Incentives (MPIs) 2.4 Discussion Appendix A Appendix B References Chapter 3: Competitiveness, Sustainability Performances and Policy Options in the Sheep Meat Sector of Mediterranean Countries 3.1 Introduction and Objectives 3.2 The Sheep Meat Sector in the Mediterranean 3.3 Sustainability and the Sheep Sector 3.4 Concept and Assessment of Competitiveness 3.5 Methodology 3.5.1 Market Share (Export-Import) 3.5.2 Competitiveness Indices 3.5.3 Trade Balance Indices 3.6 Results 3.7 Conclusions and Recommendations References Chapter 4: Countries´ Image and Agricultural Trade Volume 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Definition of Countries´ Image 4.3 Methodology and Data 4.4 Results 4.5 Conclusions Appendix References Chapter 5: Designing a Traceability Framework for Sustainable Agri-Food Supply Chains 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Sustainability and Traceability 5.3 Framework Design 5.3.1 Addressing Consumer Perspectives 5.3.2 Holistic Supply Chain Approach 5.3.3 Integration and Validation Through QR Code 5.3.4 Integration of Food Chain Information into DSS for Food Quality Assessment 5.3.5 Impact Assessment (Socio-economic, Environmental, Governance) 5.4 Beyond the State of the Art 5.5 Conclusions References Chapter 6: Digitalization in the EU Agricultural Sector: Seeking a European Policy Response 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Digitalization of the Agricultural Sector in a Nutshell 6.3 The AIS as a Key Concept Towards Digitalization: Theoretical Background 6.4 Discussion on EU Policy Response Towards Digitalization 6.5 Conclusions References Chapter 7: Why Go on Vacation to Crete? Assessing the Role of Local Cuisine 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Literature Review 7.3 Methodology 7.4 Results 7.4.1 Analysis of the Demographic Characteristics of the Sample 7.4.2 Reasons for Choosing the Island of Crete as a Destination 7.4.3 PCA Results 7.4.4 Influence of Socio-economic Characteristics on the Formation of the Main Components 7.5 Discussion 7.6 Conclusions References Chapter 8: Consumer Preferences for Local Food Products Marketed by Women´s Cooperatives 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Background 8.2.1 Women´s Cooperatives in Greece 8.2.2 Local Food Products Marketed by Women´s Cooperatives 8.2.3 Heterogeneity in Consumer Preferences for Local Food 8.3 Research Design 8.3.1 Structured Questionnaire 8.3.2 Data Analysis 8.3.3 Participants and Sampling 8.4 Results 8.5 Discussion 8.6 Conclusion References