Publications by authors named "Lorenzo Baima"
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigates the sustainability of apple orchards using integrated and organic farming systems, focusing on economic and environmental impacts through techniques like Life Cycle Assessment (LCA).
- - Key findings indicate that inorganic practices heavily impact the environment, while organic farming faces higher labor costs due to mechanical methods but still shows lower environmental repercussions.
- - Even though organic methods have higher production costs, they yield better economic returns due to more favorable market prices, showcasing how market factors influence farmers' decisions in the apple industry.
This research has investigated Italian consumers' preferences for and purchasing behaviors of strawberries utilizing the Best-Worst Scaling methodology (BWS). This approach enables the key factors that influence strawberry purchasing decisions to be identified and different choice groups to be characterized. To achieve this goal, a survey was conducted on a sample of 496 respondents living in the metropolitan area of Milan (North Italy).
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