DE University of Parma
Department of Economics - Institute of Agrarian and Forestry Economy

Address :
Via J.F. Kennedy, 6
43 100 PARMA
Italia

Ph : +39 0521 902 414
Fax : +39 0521 902 498
e-mail : f_arfini@unipr.it
http://www.unipr.it

Main objectives :
The " Istituto di Economia Agraria e Forestale" of University of Parma has been involved in many research areas. In particular, the research team of Parma has a considerable experience in the field of agro-food chain and in the evaluation of the effects of agricultural policies at regional level through the development of mathematical models.The research branches cover the following aspects :

quantitative analysis of the agro-food system by means of inter-sectorial charts;
analysis of co-ordination and management forms of certain supply chains, in particular the supply chains of some typical products (e.g. Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and Parma Ham), of some vegetable products and of the most important cereals;
analysis of the birth and development of agro-food districts;
analysis of effects of CAP and its reforms with reference to OCMs affecting the supply chains under examination;
analysis of quality management (product and process quality) within the companies involved in the supply chains examined.
In these areas of research, the team of Parma co-operates with some regional institutions (Regione Veneto and Regione Emilia Romagna) in the elaboration of regional rural development projects and quality policies. Over the last few years, the research activity has been focussing on some local and national typical products and their main issues (Parmigiano Reggiano, Proscuttio di Parma). This knowledge made possible to organise the 52 nd EAAE Seminar, focussed on the policies about PDO products. The contribution will regard the articulation of rural and agricultural development at territorial level, particulary the relationship between the processes internal to the primary sector and the rest of socio-economic contex. Also the research team will provide experience related to the organisation of the market of some famous OLPs.
Recently, the research unit was involved in research concerning the effects of the Agenda 2000 in the rural areas of Regione Veneto and the introduction of Regional labelling of organic production in Emilia Romagna. Some members of this unit are also involved in other research related to the diffusion of part-time farming in Emilia Romagna and the evaluation of the effect of new technology for some typical production like Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and Parma ham. All the team, at the moment is involved in other European Fair Project : Eurotools (related to the use of mathematical tools for policy analysis) and Medafor (related to the study of the dry-areas process in some rural areas of Europe).

Researchers working on PDO and PGI :

• Corrado Giacomini
• Filippo Arfini
• Cristina Mora
• Cecilia Mancini

CRPA - REGGIO EMILIA
Research Centre for Animal Production

Address :
Corso Garibaldi, 42
42 100 REGGIO EMILIA
Italia

Ph : +39 0522 496 999
Fax : +39 0522 435 142
e-mail : k.de.roest@crpa.it
http://www.crpa.it

Main objectives :
The Research Centre for Animal Production (CRPA) has been founded as a public institute in 1971 with the specific task to co-ordinate research and extension service programs on animal production in the region Emilia-Romagna. During the eighties, the Centre started to expand its activities carrying out research programs itself. Most of the activities of the Centre has applied research directed to farmers and the processing industry. Research results are being disseminated by national agricultural reviews and own institute leaflets. The Centre employs 30 researchers, 10 technicians and 5 persons involved in administration and is organised in eight research units : agronomy, environment, economics, livestock production (cattle and pig husbandry), software development, machinery and farm buildings.
The current research topics are :

The profitability of pig, dairy, beef and poultry farms in the Po- Valley

Economic aspects of environmental problems caused by intensive animal production
Profitability analysis of cheese dairies
Economic performance and strategies of Parma ham firms
The economics of PDO and PGI products

Analysis of the interaction between rural development policies and farmer's initiatives

Economic analysis of quality assurance schemes in the beef industry.
CRPA research is involved in many research projects at regional and at the European level. It has contributed to the regional product specifications of Romagnola beef and castrated lamb, to the estimates of the production costs for the main animal products for representative farm typologies, to the development of farm management software programs to the evaluation of value added in the supply chain of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and Parma ham.
Actually the Research participates as a associated contractor in the EU project: "The Socio-Economic Impact of Rural Development Policies: Realities and Potentials" (FAIR CT98-4288) which has the general aim to assess and quantify the potential socio-economic impact of new rural development processes within the EU.

Researchers working on PDO and PGI :

• Kees de Roest
• Franco Torelli

DSE University of Florence
Department of Economics

Address :
Via Curtatone,1
50 123 FIRENZE
Italia

Ph : +39 0552 710 441
Fax : +39 0552 710 424
e-mail : belletti@cce.unifi.it
http://www.cce.unifi.it/dse/index.htm

Main objectives :
The department of Economics is the major centre for economic studies of the University of Florence. The economics of the department carry on a very diversified research activity within the following macro areas : agricultural economics, political economics, industrial economics, international economics, development economics, public economics, economic policy, economic geographical and history of economic thought. The research activity uses an interdisciplinary approach focusing amongst others, on the problems of local development, agricultural systems analysis, environmental policies and sustainable development. The research activity is carried out in close collaboration with other local, national and european research centres and institutions.The Department supplies 42 teaching courses in 33 different economic disciplines within the Faculty of Economics, which has around 7000 students.
Within the department of Economics, the group of agricultural economist has acquired considerable experience in the fields of agro-food system analysis, inter-firms coordination mechanisms and in the evaluation of the effects of agricultural policies at regional level. In these areas of research, the team of Florence co-operates with some regional institutions in the elaboration of regional rural development projects. Over the last few years, the research activity has been focusing on some local and national typical products and their main issues (Tuscan extra-virgin olive oil, Chianina beef, spinach, flowers). The members of the unit have taken part in many research projects on OLP, funded by local, regional and national institutions.
Therefore, the team will contribute to the action providing the results of its researchers on OLPs. In particular topics covered are :

OLP consumers' behaviour and evolution
analysis of OLP supply chains and marketing channels
role of public institutions in the promotion of OLP within rural development strategies.
In order to obtain more information about problems related to quality issues and certification activities, the department of Economics will be supported by ARSIA (Agenzia Regionale per lo Sviluppo e l'Innovazione in Agricoltura). This public agency, at the moment, supports the certification of many important PDO/PGI products in Tuscany and is involved in supporting Regione Toscana in the implentation of rural development policies.

Researchers working on PDO and PGI :

• Alessandro Pacciani
• Giovanni Belletti
• Andrea Marescotti
• Francesco Milani
• Silvia Scaramuzzi

University of Ancona : Dipartimento di biotecnologie agrarie e ambientali
Laboratorio di Economia e Marketing agroalimentare

Address :
Via Brecce Bianche - 60131 ANCONA
Italy

Ph: +39-071-220-4929
Fax: +39-071-2204858
E-mail: Zanoli@agrecon.unian.it
http://agrecon.unian.it/zanoli/lab.htm

Main objectives : Research & consultancy on agrofood marketing & economics. Main themes:

• organic farming
• typical products
• rural and agro-tourism

Researchers working on PDO and PGI :

• Raffaele Zanoli, Ph.D. is Professor of Agro-Food Marketing at the University of Ancona (Italy), where he also teaches Project Appraisal and Evaluation and Environmental Economics. He has a long and vast experience on organic farming and the European organic agro-food market, and his author or co-author of more than 60 publications on the topic including 2 books. He has been and is actively involved in many EU-funded Research projects on Organic Farming: currently is workpacakge coordinator of the EU research project WECOF (Strategies of weed control in Organic Farming): QLRT-1999-31418 and of the EU research project OMIaRD (Organic Marketing Initiatives and Rural Development): QRLT-1999-31124. He is coordinator of the FAO European working group on organic farming and president of the GRAB-IT, the association grouping those researchers actively involved in organic farming in Italy. He was Sub-Coordinator for Legal and Economic Aspects of the EU Concerted Action ENOF (European Network for Scientific Research in Organic Farming: AIR3-CT94-2143). He has been member of the Project Appraisal Committee of the Marche Regional Government.

• Dr Danilo Gambelli, Ph.D. (Lecturer) has been involved with research on the economics and policy of organic agriculture since 1996. Dr Gambelli has wide experience in econometric modelling at the micro and macro-level. He joined the university in 1996 working on the analysis of the ex-post economic impact of the adoption of organic farming in Europe and on prospective analysis of the market for organic products.

• Ms Daniela Vairo, Ph.D. (Research Assistant) has been involved with research on the farm-level analysis of organic farming since 1996. She joined the university in 1996 working on scenario analysis of the market for organic products both at the regional and European level.

• Ms Simona Naspetti, Ph.D. (Research Assistant) has been involved with research on marketing of organic wine and other niche products at regional/national level. She joined the university in 1994 working on market initiatives concerning traditional & typical products, including organic food. In the past, she has been contract lecturer in "agro-food marketing" at the Faculty of Agriculture of the university and is currently carrying out research on consumer perception of organic and other niche products.
  

University of Cassino : Department of Economics

Address :
Via Mazzaroppi 03043 Cassino (FR)
Italy

Ph: ++39 +776 299782
Fax : ++39 +776 312035
E-mail: mderosa@eco.unicas.it
http://www.unicas.it

Main objectives :
Department of Economics works on general topics of economics, with particular attention on territorial analysis: in this context there are researches in agricultural economics with particular attention to the territorial analysis of food systems and to the typical products.

Researchers working on PDO and PGI :

• Enrico Turri, senior professor of agricultural economics at the Department of Economics of University of Cassino. Recently he worked on the problem of asymmetric information in the case of typical products and on the innovation mechanism in a PDO area.
• Marcello De Rosa, is researcher at the Department of Economics of University of Cassino. He teaches rural development economics at Faculty of Economics in the same University. His field of research are territorial analysis of food system with particular attention on typical products. He cooperate with professor Turri to the previous researches; besides he is working on the analysis of consumer's behaviour of typical products

University of Udine : Dipartimento di Biologia ed Economia Agro-Industriale

Address :
DBEA Via delle Scienze 208, 33100 Udine
Italy

Ph: +39 0432-558314
Fax: +39 0432-558302
E-mail: Franco.Rosa@DBEA.uniud.it
http://www.uniud.it/DBEA

Main objectives of your unit Agroindustrial research analysis in the fields of:

1. Typical Foods chain supply model and organisation;
2. Modelling the consumer behavour for local foods
3. Sensorial analysis and perceptions of food quality
4. The house of quality as an integrated approach to the market of typical foods
5. The Pig biological production
   

Researchers working on PDO and PGI :

• Franco Rosa see curriculum;

• Pierantonio Belletti grant holder specialist in honey market;

• Sillani Sandro Associated Professor, specialist in DOP products and cooperative modelling.