The paper focuses on the competitiveness of organic horticultural farms implementing short food supply chain (SFSC), by analysing the organisational structures adopted by farmers and their economic performance. The collection of data based on face to face interviews with farmers and the review...

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Purpose: As indicated in the Italian law (No. 109-1996), agri-food co-operatives can also play a role in combatting mafia-type systems by choosing to grow their food products in lands confiscated from mafia-type organisations. These food products provide individuals with a new opportunity to...

Purpose: The paper aims to investigate pro-social behaviour of Italian consumers during the decision-making process of buying food produced in lands confiscated fromMafia-typeorganisations. This is assumed as a form of buycotting, thus as an ethical purchasing choice to contribute to social...