Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Alessandro Scuderi Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy Author-Name: Giuseppe Timpanaro Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy Author-Name: Mariarita Cammarata Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy Title: Analysis of global warming potential: Organic vs. conventional tomatoes Abstract: Climate change threatens the possibility of ensuring sufficient and quality food for the population. The agricultural sector, considered to be one of the main contributors to the increase of CO2-equivalents (CO2-eq) in the atmosphere, faces one of the most difficult challenges for the sector: increasing production while reducing its impact on the environment. The improvement of adopted practices should be preceded by the quantification of generated emissions. This study aims to provide information on the analysis of the global warming potential (GWP) of tomatoes in Sicily, comparing organic and conventional cultivation methods. The methodology applied is the Life Cycle Assessment, which revealed a reduction in CO2-eq for the organic method compared to the conventional one due to the use of organic fertilisers and crop protection products allowed by organic specifications. The possibility of reducing tomato GWP offers farmers the opportunity to act on the cultivation stage by making it more sustainable and at the same time to communicate the beneficial action, towards the environment, through the product label. The research also highlights that organic production, with the application of new production and pest management techniques, is comparable in terms of quantity produced per hectare to conventional production and with excellent fruit quality. Keywords: CO2 equivalents, environment, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), open field, sustainability Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 267-275 Volume: 69 Issue: 7 Year: 2023 DOI: 10.17221/104/2023-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/104/2023-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-202307-0001.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:69:y:2023:i:7:id:104-2023-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Katarína Novotná Author-Workplace-Name: Institute of Economics and Management, Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovakia Author-Name: Ľubomír Gurčík Author-Workplace-Name: Institute of Economics and Management, Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovakia Author-Name: Zuzana Lušňáková Author-Workplace-Name: Institute of Economics and Management, Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovakia Title: Economic determinants of the development and sustainability of family farms in Slovakia Abstract: The sustainability of the family business mirrors the business success and functionality of the family. Sustainability cannot be ensured without sufficient business profitability, solvency and financial stability. A company unable to pay its obligations on time is insolvent and, therefore, unhealthy. The paper's main goal is to evaluate the impact of selected economic aspects on the sustainability of family farms in Slovakia. The Finstat database serves as the source of input data for the research. For the economic analysis of the family and non-family sets of companies, Grünwald's bonity index (GIB) was chosen for its universality. According to the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic, family businesses can be considered less risky, especially considering the conservative way of management and the effort for long-term sustainability. However, the results of our research may differ. Family businesses show higher profitability of total and mainly equity capital but also low current liquidity and an undercapitalised state. The most increased non-credit current liquidity was achieved in family businesses in the pandemic years 2020 and 2021. The family businesses we monitored are more profitable than non-family businesses, they do not show an excessive increase in investments, and most of them seem to have a targeted and purposeful high level of short-term liabilities. Keywords: economic aspects, family business, Grünwald index of bonity, sustainability Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 291-299 Volume: 69 Issue: 7 Year: 2023 DOI: 10.17221/143/2023-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/143/2023-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-202307-0002.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:69:y:2023:i:7:id:143-2023-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Gianpaolo Iazzolino Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Mechanical, Energy and Management Engineering, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy Author-Name: Francesca Guerriero Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Mechanical, Energy and Management Engineering, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy Author-Name: Luigino Filice Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Mechanical, Energy and Management Engineering, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy Author-Name: Giorgio Scarpelli Author-Workplace-Name: NTT DATA Italia SpA., Milano, Italy Title: A blockchain-based approach for food surplus management Abstract: Food surplus recovery is one of the priorities of modern society. Mass distribution allows one to reserve goods unsuitable for selling for organisations able to distribute them to people in need. This work contributes to this direction by considering a reward programme for donors. A methodology for supporting the cycle of the reallocation of the food surplus to people in need usingblockchain technology to support the traceability of the flows and to allow the exact evaluation of the rewards to be assigned to each retailer is described. A mathematical model is proposed for calculating the reward. An actual application of the methodology is also described. Keywords: food recovery, rewarding, sustainable development, waste disposal tax, zero hunger Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 276-283 Volume: 69 Issue: 7 Year: 2023 DOI: 10.17221/146/2023-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/146/2023-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-202307-0003.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:69:y:2023:i:7:id:146-2023-AGRICECON Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Habtamu Alem Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics and Society, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), Ås, Norway Title: A parametric analysis of eco-efficiency and its determinants: Evidence from Norwegian dairy farms Abstract: This study aims to estimate eco-efficiency scores and identify determinants of Norwegian dairy farms using a parametric approach that accounts for methane emissions. The study incorporates an environmental output measure and draws on 30 years of panel data from 692 specialist dairy farms (1991-2020). The findings indicate that Norwegian dairy farms are inefficient, with room for improvement in the dairy production system and the environment. According to the average eco-efficiency score, conventional dairy farms could cut input use and CH4 emissions by 5% while maintaining output. Furthermore, the study found that land tenure, experience, and government subsidies all positively impact eco-efficiency. Policymakers should encourage the best-performing dairy farms to share information on increasing productivity while considering environmental concerns to achieve better social and agricultural development. It should be noted that the study only looks at livestock methane emissions; future research may investigate other environmental factors. Keywords: agricultural system, dairy farming, emission, farm performance, technology Journal: Agricultural Economics Pages: 284-290 Volume: 69 Issue: 7 Year: 2023 DOI: 10.17221/149/2023-AGRICECON File-URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/149/2023-AGRICECON.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/age-202307-0004.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:69:y:2023:i:7:id:149-2023-AGRICECON