Chapter 8. Natural resources and food in the Mediterranean

Bilali, Hamid El; Elferchichi, Abderraouf; Lamaddalena, Nicola; Lamberti, Lamberto

doi:10.3917/scpo.chea.2012.02.0171

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“…In 2020 food waste shows a positive trend mainly due to greater attention to domestic purchases because of COVID-19 [46] . It is estimated that Italians waste an average of €4.9 per household per week, which is a national figure of around €6.5 billion [47] . Seven years after its introduction, the Gadda Law is still not well known and there are often some actors involved in the recovery action in the struggle to find resources, and donors, to manage the surpluses guaranteeing the safety of the recovered food [48] .…”

Section: Food Waste Disposal Practices In Europe and Italy (The Gadda...mentioning

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A Digital Platform Strategy to Improve Food Waste Disposal Practices: Exploring the Case of "Too Good To Go"

Sgroi,

Totaro,

Modica

et al. 2024

Res. World Agric. Econ.

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This conceptual article delves into the intricate dynamics of global food security and the paradox of food waste, with a focus on Europe and Italy. Specifically, we examine the transformative potential of digital platforms, with a spotlight on the Too Good To Go platform, in tackling the challenge of redistributing food surpluses. In conventional market settings, the intricacies of food waste often go unnoticed by buyers and sellers, resulting in an inefficient equilibrium quantity determined solely by supply and demand forces. This failure to achieve an optimal outcome leads to a missed opportunity to maximize social benefit. Taking a microeconomic perspective, we highlight the platform's capacity to mitigate the adverse environmental and social impacts associated with food waste. Our findings illustrate how a market-based platform can address the inefficiencies and shortcomings of the Coase Theorem within the realm of food waste. By facilitating negotiation, reducing information asymmetries, and addressing environmental costs, the platform exemplifies how innovative market solutions can foster efficiency and sustainability.

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confidence: 99%

A Digital Platform Strategy to Improve Food Waste Disposal Practices: Exploring the Case of "Too Good To Go"

Sgroi,

Totaro,

Modica

et al. 2024

Res. World Agric. Econ.

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“…In the Mediterranean basin, agriculture consumes more than 80% of the available water supplies (Capone, Bilali, Elferchichi, Lamaddalena, & Lamberti, 2012). Despite the technical researches and technologies water losses stand over 50%, and several studies show that irrigation performance at plot and farm scale remains unsatisfactory (Hamdi, Ragab, & Scarascia-Mugnozza, 2003;Miao, Shi, Gonçalves, & Pereira, 2015).…”

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A Benchmark to Analyze On-Field Performances: A Case From an Irrigation Scheme in Tunisia

Hanafi¹,

Bahrouni²,

Albouchi³

et al. 2021

JAS

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Irrigation systems entail interacting processes that should be considered when analyzing the performances of irrigated areas. When analyzing the cause of performance gaps, one may consider the effect of one factor without taking into account the effect of other influential ones. This study addresses the performance of irrigated areas using a global approach. The analysis includes different factors of the production process and examines the relationship between irrigation and the economic performances of farmers’ irrigated fields. Results showed that technical efficiency (TE), considered as our economic indicator, evaluating the degree to which the inputs are used efficiently, was about 0.85 for fruit orchards, tomato, wheat and 0.66 for olive trees. The on-farm water distribution efficiency (Efarm) that evaluates water lost during its transport to plots was poor and can decrease to 36%. A great potential for improving water management exists. Efarm was not a significant factor for TE. So, Efarm causing substantial water waste has no significant impact on economic performance, the main concern of the farmer. However the easy access to water was a significant factor for TE (p-value < 0.032 in all the cases). The easy access to water is a possible lever for improvement.  We pointed out that irrigation performance in the studied area has no significant impact on economic performance. There is a divergence between the farmer’s interest (the economic efficiency) and the community’s objective to save water through better irrigation performance. Government efforts to provide incentives for farmers for better water management seem to have born no fruit. This study argues for the use of a bechmarking in building global representation adapted to the actual local context. The analysis approch suggests that more attention should be paid to the “water saving program” of Tunisia, by subsidising irrigation investments in a better way and focusing on subsidies that create the most of economic growth.

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Chapter 8. Natural resources and food in the Mediterranean

Cited by 2 publications

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A Digital Platform Strategy to Improve Food Waste Disposal Practices: Exploring the Case of "Too Good To Go"

A Digital Platform Strategy to Improve Food Waste Disposal Practices: Exploring the Case of "Too Good To Go"

A Benchmark to Analyze On-Field Performances: A Case From an Irrigation Scheme in Tunisia

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