Lignocellulosic biomass production deriving from agro forest species, as well as poplar (Populus spp.), has denoted an increase in last years in UE also thanks to a series of policies aimed at reducing emissions of greenhouse gases and promoting renewable sources. In Italy poplar represents the...

The increase in energy prices and the stagnation of sales prices of the main agricultural commodities required a rethinking of farm production strategies. Since during the last years, thanks to a series of policies aimed at promoting renewable sources it has been a rapid diffusion of...

The paper aims to determine the possible competitive advantage of farms which undertake a strategy of short supply chain. In particular, through an analysis of a sample of fruit and vegetable farms, we wanted to know how the business relates to the market and the reasons that induced the...