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Italian Journal of Forest and Mountain Environments, Apr 30, 2003
After 1990, with the transition towards democracy and market economy in Eastern countries, the in... more After 1990, with the transition towards democracy and market economy in Eastern countries, the integration of Europe became stronger causing both new problems and chances for forestry. There were two types of reaction in forest policy. On the one hand in the emerging democracies the classic instruments of forest government were formulated by rebuilding the rule of law, private ownership and markets for forestry. implementation of the progressive laws is the major problem today. On the other hand, cooperative forest policy-making in self-organizing networks of participants from policy, economy and society was introduced mainly by national forest programmes or by the European Union forest strategy. Based on a theory of policy-making and network analysis and case studies it is shown that this new "forest governance" offers chances for mutual learning but the results are also affected by a power process. By showing the distribution of power, network analysis could provide useful information for the decision on whether to join a specific network. Enhanced forest governance could be a new task for an active state administration. Whether the state forest service could fit into this new role depends on the ability to become a trusted mediator for all interests in forests. In conclusion, it is recommended to rely on the classic government instruments for a strong forest policy but to actively make use of the governance instruments in selected cases only.
… IN THE FOREST …
Page 368. 367 NwFP&S MARkETING: LESSONS LEARNED FROM CASE STUDIES IN EUROPE4 Davide Pettenell... more Page 368. 367 NwFP&S MARkETING: LESSONS LEARNED FROM CASE STUDIES IN EUROPE4 Davide Pettenella1, Lorenzo Ciccarese2, Simona Dragoi3, Attila Hegedus4, Amy Hingston5, Susanne Klöhn1, Anne Matilainen6 ...
L'Italia Forestale e Montana, 2012
Le politiche internazionali e comunitarie riconoscono oggi nelle risorse forestali e nella loro g... more Le politiche internazionali e comunitarie riconoscono oggi nelle risorse forestali e nella loro gestione nuove e molteplici funzioni che vanno oltre la sola produzione di legno. Questo è sicuramente frutto dell'evoluzione culturale e socio-economica che negli ultimi decenni ha portato la società a prendere sempre più coscienza dei fragili equilibri ambientali del pianeta. Nell'arco di soli cinquanta anni nuove necessità ambientali, sociali e culturali e nuovi interessi economici sono maturati intorno alle risorse forestali. Tali attenzioni richiedono approcci politici nuovi (e sempre più condi
The objective of this paper is to present a Generalised Positive Mathematical Programming model s... more The objective of this paper is to present a Generalised Positive Mathematical Programming model suitable for the estimation of variable cost of production associated with different farm activities. This work present, discuss and demonstrates that the Generalised PMP model is a useful theoretical framework for the representation of farm choice, including for the description of costs related to the production function chosen by each entrepreneur. For this characteristics the model can be used for the farms belonging the FADN sample providing a powerful tools for researcher that would like to know variable costs of production for agricultural activities or estimate the impact of agricultural policy and market reform at regional and sectorial level. The main feature of the generalised PMP model is its independence from any "external" information, included the support value of the GME parameters and the abandon of the "tautology" problem always present in the standard...
Good governance approaches in policy formulation and implementation - based on key concepts like ... more Good governance approaches in policy formulation and implementation - based on key concepts like participation, networking, transparency and accountability - are more and more adopted by the EU in addressing its rural policies reforms. Public Administrations at all levels should be evaluated with respect to their capacity to respect good governance principles. First, on the basis of a meta-analysis of ongoing initiatives (e.g. the World Bank's Worldwide Governance Indicators), a methodological framework for assessing the quality of new governance modes is presented. Secondly, on the basis of case-studies in Italy, the monitoring and evaluation tools currently used by the European Commission to assess Administrations' performances in rural development programs and Leader approach are compared with the proposed framework. Gaps are identified and discussed. Findings demonstrate, among others, the weakness of the European evaluation system in the analysis of the cost/benefit rat...
The Volume is the result of the research activity of INEA in FACEPA (Farm Accountancy Cost Estima... more The Volume is the result of the research activity of INEA in FACEPA (Farm Accountancy Cost Estimation and Policy Analysis of European Agriculture) project, a Small collaborative project funded by the Seventh Framework Programme (KKBE-2007-1-4-14) The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement No 212292
The National Strategy for Inner Areas was launched by the Italian Government in 2014 to improve t... more The National Strategy for Inner Areas was launched by the Italian Government in 2014 to improve the quantity and quality of services (education, health and mobility) in these areas and to promote development projects enhancing the natural and cultural heritage and local production chains. To fulfil the strategy, specific funds have been provided to the Italian Regions and Autonomous Provinces. The Strategy highlights some critical elements and in particular the negative variation in Utilized Agricultural Area (UAA) and number of agricultural holdings. Despite the general abandonment of farmland, the performance and profitability of some agricultural systems in Inner Areas are comparable with those located in the Centres. This paper analyses the economic results of the holdings surveyed through the Italian Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) during the period 2012-2014 and belonging to four Types of Farming: cereals, oilseed and protection crops (COP), viticulture, fruit sector, liv...
This paper explores the role of “multi-level governance” concept in the current EU rural developm... more This paper explores the role of “multi-level governance” concept in the current EU rural development policies and in the proposals for the programming period 2014-2020. The main objective is to propose a methodology for the self-evaluation of local governance with reference to the implementation of Local Action Programs (LEADER approach). The proposed methodology is based on the definition of 7 “good governance key dimensions” and a consequential set of sub-dimensions and indicators. The first part presents some notions and evidences on the EU multi-system governance. The second part is dedicated to the self evaluation process, as a tool to enhance the rural development assessment at local level: here a tentative test for defining and validate the method is briefly described. The application has been implemented in the Flanders (Belgium) through a focus group with experts involved in the LEADER. Some preliminary results are reported.
This work aims to provide an update on the issue of the effects on agriculture and food of the he... more This work aims to provide an update on the issue of the effects on agriculture and food of the heavy regulatory burden regarding food safety. The issue is addressed in a context of heterogeneous international sanitary requirements and multilateral and bilateral agreements. The idea of our analysis is to examine the problem of food safety standards and their implications for international trade in general and to carry out a brief analysis on the effects on small farms in developed countries.
Qa La Questione Agraria, 1990
... Il sistema delle utilizzazioni forestali e delle prime trasformazioni del legno in Italia. Ti... more ... Il sistema delle utilizzazioni forestali e delle prime trasformazioni del legno in Italia. Titolo Rivista: QA - LA QUESTIONE AGRARIA. Autori/Curatori: Luca Cesaro, Maurizio Merlo. Anno di pubblicazione: 1990 Fascicolo: 40. Acquista qui! Informazioni sulla Rivista. ...
Italian Journal of Forest and Mountain Environments, Apr 30, 2003
After 1990, with the transition towards democracy and market economy in Eastern countries, the in... more After 1990, with the transition towards democracy and market economy in Eastern countries, the integration of Europe became stronger causing both new problems and chances for forestry. There were two types of reaction in forest policy. On the one hand in the emerging democracies the classic instruments of forest government were formulated by rebuilding the rule of law, private ownership and markets for forestry. implementation of the progressive laws is the major problem today. On the other hand, cooperative forest policy-making in self-organizing networks of participants from policy, economy and society was introduced mainly by national forest programmes or by the European Union forest strategy. Based on a theory of policy-making and network analysis and case studies it is shown that this new "forest governance" offers chances for mutual learning but the results are also affected by a power process. By showing the distribution of power, network analysis could provide useful information for the decision on whether to join a specific network. Enhanced forest governance could be a new task for an active state administration. Whether the state forest service could fit into this new role depends on the ability to become a trusted mediator for all interests in forests. In conclusion, it is recommended to rely on the classic government instruments for a strong forest policy but to actively make use of the governance instruments in selected cases only.
… IN THE FOREST …
Page 368. 367 NwFP&S MARkETING: LESSONS LEARNED FROM CASE STUDIES IN EUROPE4 Davide Pettenell... more Page 368. 367 NwFP&S MARkETING: LESSONS LEARNED FROM CASE STUDIES IN EUROPE4 Davide Pettenella1, Lorenzo Ciccarese2, Simona Dragoi3, Attila Hegedus4, Amy Hingston5, Susanne Klöhn1, Anne Matilainen6 ...
L'Italia Forestale e Montana, 2012
Le politiche internazionali e comunitarie riconoscono oggi nelle risorse forestali e nella loro g... more Le politiche internazionali e comunitarie riconoscono oggi nelle risorse forestali e nella loro gestione nuove e molteplici funzioni che vanno oltre la sola produzione di legno. Questo è sicuramente frutto dell'evoluzione culturale e socio-economica che negli ultimi decenni ha portato la società a prendere sempre più coscienza dei fragili equilibri ambientali del pianeta. Nell'arco di soli cinquanta anni nuove necessità ambientali, sociali e culturali e nuovi interessi economici sono maturati intorno alle risorse forestali. Tali attenzioni richiedono approcci politici nuovi (e sempre più condi
The objective of this paper is to present a Generalised Positive Mathematical Programming model s... more The objective of this paper is to present a Generalised Positive Mathematical Programming model suitable for the estimation of variable cost of production associated with different farm activities. This work present, discuss and demonstrates that the Generalised PMP model is a useful theoretical framework for the representation of farm choice, including for the description of costs related to the production function chosen by each entrepreneur. For this characteristics the model can be used for the farms belonging the FADN sample providing a powerful tools for researcher that would like to know variable costs of production for agricultural activities or estimate the impact of agricultural policy and market reform at regional and sectorial level. The main feature of the generalised PMP model is its independence from any "external" information, included the support value of the GME parameters and the abandon of the "tautology" problem always present in the standard...
Good governance approaches in policy formulation and implementation - based on key concepts like ... more Good governance approaches in policy formulation and implementation - based on key concepts like participation, networking, transparency and accountability - are more and more adopted by the EU in addressing its rural policies reforms. Public Administrations at all levels should be evaluated with respect to their capacity to respect good governance principles. First, on the basis of a meta-analysis of ongoing initiatives (e.g. the World Bank's Worldwide Governance Indicators), a methodological framework for assessing the quality of new governance modes is presented. Secondly, on the basis of case-studies in Italy, the monitoring and evaluation tools currently used by the European Commission to assess Administrations' performances in rural development programs and Leader approach are compared with the proposed framework. Gaps are identified and discussed. Findings demonstrate, among others, the weakness of the European evaluation system in the analysis of the cost/benefit rat...
The Volume is the result of the research activity of INEA in FACEPA (Farm Accountancy Cost Estima... more The Volume is the result of the research activity of INEA in FACEPA (Farm Accountancy Cost Estimation and Policy Analysis of European Agriculture) project, a Small collaborative project funded by the Seventh Framework Programme (KKBE-2007-1-4-14) The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement No 212292
The National Strategy for Inner Areas was launched by the Italian Government in 2014 to improve t... more The National Strategy for Inner Areas was launched by the Italian Government in 2014 to improve the quantity and quality of services (education, health and mobility) in these areas and to promote development projects enhancing the natural and cultural heritage and local production chains. To fulfil the strategy, specific funds have been provided to the Italian Regions and Autonomous Provinces. The Strategy highlights some critical elements and in particular the negative variation in Utilized Agricultural Area (UAA) and number of agricultural holdings. Despite the general abandonment of farmland, the performance and profitability of some agricultural systems in Inner Areas are comparable with those located in the Centres. This paper analyses the economic results of the holdings surveyed through the Italian Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) during the period 2012-2014 and belonging to four Types of Farming: cereals, oilseed and protection crops (COP), viticulture, fruit sector, liv...
This paper explores the role of “multi-level governance” concept in the current EU rural developm... more This paper explores the role of “multi-level governance” concept in the current EU rural development policies and in the proposals for the programming period 2014-2020. The main objective is to propose a methodology for the self-evaluation of local governance with reference to the implementation of Local Action Programs (LEADER approach). The proposed methodology is based on the definition of 7 “good governance key dimensions” and a consequential set of sub-dimensions and indicators. The first part presents some notions and evidences on the EU multi-system governance. The second part is dedicated to the self evaluation process, as a tool to enhance the rural development assessment at local level: here a tentative test for defining and validate the method is briefly described. The application has been implemented in the Flanders (Belgium) through a focus group with experts involved in the LEADER. Some preliminary results are reported.
This work aims to provide an update on the issue of the effects on agriculture and food of the he... more This work aims to provide an update on the issue of the effects on agriculture and food of the heavy regulatory burden regarding food safety. The issue is addressed in a context of heterogeneous international sanitary requirements and multilateral and bilateral agreements. The idea of our analysis is to examine the problem of food safety standards and their implications for international trade in general and to carry out a brief analysis on the effects on small farms in developed countries.
Qa La Questione Agraria, 1990
... Il sistema delle utilizzazioni forestali e delle prime trasformazioni del legno in Italia. Ti... more ... Il sistema delle utilizzazioni forestali e delle prime trasformazioni del legno in Italia. Titolo Rivista: QA - LA QUESTIONE AGRARIA. Autori/Curatori: Luca Cesaro, Maurizio Merlo. Anno di pubblicazione: 1990 Fascicolo: 40. Acquista qui! Informazioni sulla Rivista. ...