Evaluation of Virtual Water and Water Sustainability of Dairy Production in Trentino Alto Adige (North-Eastern Italy)

Miglietta, Pier Paolo; Leo, Federica De; Coluccia, Benedetta; Vecchio, Yari; Capitanio, Fabian

doi:10.3390/ani11041047

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“…For the dairy farms focused on value-added processing, innovation does not imply outlays of R&D, but instead it is implemented, for example, by increasing their portfolio with higher-value-added products or by differentiated packaging [ 61 ], or by the conservation of traditional production methods, which are often economically disadvantageous in terms of costs, but allow for higher prices due to the potential obtainment of PDO certification [ 62 ]. Previous research shows that an owner’s innovativeness has a positive influence on market orientation, innovation, and performance in small firms [ 63 ].…”

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Value-Creating Strategies in Dairy Farm Entrepreneurship: A Case Study in Northern Spain

Álvarez

García-Cornejo

Méndez

et al. 2021

Animals

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This paper explores different value-creating strategies (VCS) used by dairy farmers engaged in on-farm diversification ventures. In order to explicitly identify the informal strategies followed by 49 farmers in their value-added ventures, we applied a theoretically informed business model framework combining three dimensions: value proposition linked to local food, customer engagement via quality schemes and shorter supply chains, and the key capabilities of the entrepreneur. Using cluster analysis, four different types of VCS were identified and labelled as ‘Ecological’, ‘Single-product’, ‘Innovative’, and ‘Traditional’. Whilst we found that these strategies are influenced by contextual factors and the owner’s entrepreneurial skills, in general, we did not observe significant differences in performance between them. The results suggest that farmers respond entrepreneurially to sectorial changes adopting those VCS that tend to align with their entrepreneurial capabilities and context, thus enabling them to succeed with any of the strategies pursued. Hence, our work contributes towards clarifying the relationship between VCS, entrepreneurial capabilities, and context. This is important for farmers and policymakers because it reveals the diversity of farm management and the resilience of farm systems. As a result, the potential challenges for Single-product VCS and Traditional VCS are discussed.

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Value-Creating Strategies in Dairy Farm Entrepreneurship: A Case Study in Northern Spain

Álvarez

García-Cornejo

Méndez

et al. 2021

Animals

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“…This raises questions about the sustainability of water management to satisfy external water demands. Previous studies have mostly focused on evaluating the utilisation of surface water, non-renewable ground water and soil moisture for crops [23][24][25][26][27] and dairy products [28], and highlighted overexploitation of these resources via incorporation of hydrological, agricultural, and earth observation system models [29][30][31][32][33][34]. Therefore, a comprehensive evaluation of the sustainability of VW trading by combining animal and industrial products along with crop products (CP) is imperative.…”

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Hydrological sustainability of international virtual water trade

Sinha,

Sharma,

Marshall

2023

Environ. Res. Lett.

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International virtual water (VW) trade helps to balance water stress across regions. However, it can be questioned whether such trade can remain sustainable as water resources are redistributed across regions resulting from changes in our climate. A conceptual framework to compare VW trade volumes with water fluxes within the water cycle is introduced. We evaluate the distribution of traded water surpluses and deficits associated with crop, animal, and industrial products over 157 countries and 182 global watersheds. About 7% of the countries are identified to conduct VW trade unsustainably. Regions within Africa, North America, central Asia, and Europe exhibit unfeasible VW trading resulting from higher appropriation of freshwater resources than availability influenced by precipitation and evaporation. Assessment at the watershed scale captures overexploitation at finer resolution, generally overlooked in country level analysis. An evaluation into the future reveals more watersheds becoming vulnerable to water storage depletion under future climate trends.

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“…Human society depends on water resources to survive, as water shortages compromise a sustainable societal development. In terms of water resource use, the agricultural sector (which is closely related to food supply) is the largest water consumption sector [1,2]. The water consumption due to agricultural production accounts for 91% of the total use of freshwater resources in the world [3].…”

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A Study on the Relationship between Income Change and the Water Footprint of Food Consumption in Urban China

Han

Luo

et al. 2021

Sustainability

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We use a threshold model to analyze the relationship between per capita income and the per capita water footprint of food consumption in the urban Guangdong Province of China, and further simulate the effect of changes in income distribution on the per capita water footprint of food consumption. The income growth of urban residents has a significant positive effect on the per capita water footprint of food consumption, where the effect varies by income stratum. The income elasticity of the per capita water footprint of food consumption for the total sample is 0.45, where the income elasticity of the low-income group (0.75) is greater than that of the high-income group (0.23), indicating that a change of income in the low-income group has a greater effect on water resources. The simulation results show that increasing the income of residents, especially that of the low-income group, significantly increases the water footprint due to food consumption for the whole society. At present, China is in a period of rapid economic growth and urbanization, comprising a period of profound change and sensitive response to the income level of urban and rural residents. Therefore, in order to reduce the effect of food consumption on the environment, sustainable food consumption management strategies should consider group differences. We should correctly guide all kinds of groups to carry out sustainable consumption, advocate healthy and reasonable diet models, reduce animal food consumption, avoid the excessive consumption of food, and strengthen the management of food waste.

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Evaluation of Virtual Water and Water Sustainability of Dairy Production in Trentino Alto Adige (North-Eastern Italy)

Cited by 9 publications

References 66 publications

Value-Creating Strategies in Dairy Farm Entrepreneurship: A Case Study in Northern Spain

Value-Creating Strategies in Dairy Farm Entrepreneurship: A Case Study in Northern Spain

Hydrological sustainability of international virtual water trade

A Study on the Relationship between Income Change and the Water Footprint of Food Consumption in Urban China

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