Università Roma Tre

“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
- Agricultural Policies
- 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;
- F. Sotte, La politica agricola europea. Storia e analisi; alcuni capitoli;
- 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.