Università Roma Tre

Module A
The module aims to analyze the role of agriculture and agro-food sector in the growth and development processes, with particular reference to the agri-food sector impacts on food security, regard to different development contexts, both in quantitative (low or too much nutrition) and qualitative (good/bad nutrition and food healthiness) terms.
- Agriculture and agri-food sector: evolution, main characteristics, strengths and critical issues
- Mediterranean diet, health, lifestyle and nutrition, with particular regard to urban and rural contexts, local cultures, migratory phenomena;
- food waste: quantification, causes, regulatory framework;
- diversification of Italian agriculture for specific community needs (Ho.re.ca, City Farms, Social Farming);
- policies, with particular regard to rural development policies;
- agro-food innovation and research system (novel foods, functional foods, ethnic foods, etc.).

Module B
- The role of the agri-food system within the Italian economy: structure and economic relevance of agricultural sector and food industry
- The diversification in the Italian agriculture: alternative sources of farm income, production of public goods and services for citizens
- The main features of the Italian agri-food supply: specialization, compliance with environmental protection (Bio), qualitative characteristics of supply (PDO, PGI, TSG), structure and organization of the agri-food chains (focus on the more relevant productions), composition of national production
- The fishery and aquaculture sectors
- Consumption trends: between economic crisis and new lifestyles
- The characteristics of distribution: from traditional retailers to the more innovative forms of supply (short chains)

Module C
- The European Union and the Common agricultural policy (CAP)

Module A
- Annuario dell'agricoltura italiana, Volume 2015, capitoli vari, CREA Centro Politiche e Bioeconomia;
- P. Conforti, F. De Filippis (2015), Geopolitica dell'alimentazione e della sicurezza alimentare, EXPO 2015;
- F. Giarè, F. Vanni, Agricoltura e città, Edagricole, 2016, Roma;
- F. Giarè, R. Sardone (2017), La diversificazione delle attività in agricoltura: agriturismo, fattorie didattiche e agricoltura sociale, in Annali dell'Accademia Nazionale di Agricoltura, Volume CXXXVI, anno 2016, Bologna.

Module B
- Annuario dell'agricoltura italiana, Volume 2015, capitoli vari, CREA Centro Politiche e Bioeconomia;
- L'agricoltura italiana conta 2016, CREA Centro di Politiche e Bioeconomia;
- Bioreport 2016, Rete Rurale Nazionale;
- Il settore ittico in cifre 2015, CREA;
- Agricoltura, cibo e città, CURSA, 2014;
- R. Fanfani, R. Sardone (2017), La diversificazione delle attività in agricoltura: opportunità, sviluppo dei redditi e nuove sfide della società, in Annali dell'Accademia Nazionale di Agricoltura, Volume CXXXVI, anno 2016, Bologna.

Module C
- Handouts on European unione and Common agricultural policy

This part of the course aims to provide a wide analysis of the composition and structural characteristics of the Italian agri-food system, also in relation to recent dynamics and evolution, with particular attention to the following matters:
The rale of the agri-food system within the Italian economy: structure and economie relevance of agricultural sector and food industry
The diversification in the Italian agriculture: between alternative sources of farm income and production of public goods and services required by citizens
The main features of the Italian agri-food supply: specialization, compliance with environmental protection (Bio), qualitative characteristics of supply (PDO, PGI, TSG), prevention of the risks related to the Italian sounding, structure and organization of the agri-food chains (focus on the more relevant praductions), composition of national praduction and balanced dietary regime
The fisheries and aquaculture sector
Consumption trends: the purchasing preferences of Italians between economie crisis and new lifestyles
The characteristics of distribution: fram traditional retailers to the more innovative forms of supply (short chains)
TheUrban Food Policies: the case of Milan
Agro-food specialization of identified areas and the associations of identity: fram the food and wine routes to the networks of municipalities (wine roads, food and wine routes, City of Olive Oil, City of Bio, Truffle City etc.)
Human capitai: education and investment in R& D

1. Annuario dell'agricoltura italiana, Volume 2016, capitoli vari, CREA Centro Politiche e Bioeconomia;
2. L'agricoltura italiana conta 2017, CREA Centro di Politiche e Bioeconomia;
3. Bioreport 2016, Rete Rurale Nazionale;
4. Il settore ittico in cifre 2015, CREA;
5. Agricoltura, cibo e città, CURSA, 2014;
6. R. Fanfani, R. Sardone (2017), La diversificazione delle attività in agricoltura: opportunità, sviluppo dei redditi e nuove sfide della società~ in Annali dell'Accademia Nazionale di Agricoltura, Volume CXXXVI, anno 2016, Bologna .
7. FIPE, Ristorazione, Rapporto 2017, Ufficio Studi Confcommercio
8. ISMEA-Qualivita, Rapporto 2017;