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

“Politiche agricole, sviluppo economico e sicurezza alimentare” (B)
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

First Term
The role of the agri-food system within the Italian economy:
Structure, economic relevance and evolution of agricultural sector
The diversification in the Italian agriculture: alternative sources of farm income, production of public goods and services for citizens
Structure and economic relevance of food industry
Structure, economic relevance and evolution of food consumption: new lifestyles in Italy
The characteristics of distribution: from traditional retailers to the more innovative forms of supply (short chains)

Second Term:
The fishery and aquaculture sectors
The Italian agri-food international trade
Compliance with environmental protection of agriculture: Organic and Biodynamics Farming
Quality Products (PDO, PGI, TSG)
Tourism and Eno-gastronomy
Country and City relationship, Urban and Periurban Agriculture
Food Policies

Useful Tests for the Course “Politiche agricole, sviluppo economico e sicurezza alimentare” (B)

Annuario dell’agricoltura italiana, Volumi vari, capitoli vari, CREA Centro Politiche e Bioeconomia;

L’agricoltura italiana conta 2019, CREA Centro di Politiche e Bioeconomia;

Bioreport 2020, 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 societภin Annali dell’Accademia Nazionale di Agricoltura, Volume CXXXVI, anno 2016, Bologna.

FIPE, Ristorazione, Rapporto 2019, Ufficio Studi Confcommercio

ISMEA-Qualivita, Rapporto, anni vari;

It will be presented topic related to the relationship between the agro-food sector and the socio-economic and cultural contexts, with particular attention to the following aspects:
- Agriculture and agri-food sector: evolution, main characteristics, strengths and critical issues
- relationship among health, lifestyle and nutrition, with particular regard to urban and rural contexts, local cultures, migratory phenomena;
- relationship between Italian food and wine excellence and the construction of balanced diet;
- Mediterranean diet and other geographically located diets;
- right to food, food shortages, quality of food available;
- food waste: quantification, causes, norms, agricultural (circular agriculture) and social case studies (reuse and reallocation);
- specific food choices and impact on agri-food system: intolerances and allergies; ethical and social choices; food segregation, healthiness and certification;
- diversification processes of Italian agriculture for specific community needs (Ho.re.ca, City Farms, Social Farming);
- agricultural policies (rural development programs, waste, certification, etc.) and other policies;
- agro-food innovation and research system (novel foods, functional foods, ethnic foods, etc.).

- Annuario dell’agricoltura italiana, Volume 2020, capitoli vari, CREA Centro Politiche e Bioeconomia;
- R. Fanfani (1999), L’agricoltura in Italia, Il Mulino, Bologna
- 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.
- P. Conforti, F. De Filippis (2015), Geopolitica dell’alimentazione e della sicurezza alimentare.