The journal Bio-based and Applied Economics (BAE) provides a forum for presentation and discussion of applied research in the field of bio-based sectors and related policies, informing evidence-based decision-making and policy-making. It intends to provide a scholarly source of theoretical and applied studies while remaining widely accessible for non-researchers.  BAE seeks applied contributions on the economics of bio-based industries, such as agriculture, forestry, fishery and food, dealing with any related disciplines, such as resource and environmental economics, consumer studies, regional economics, innovation and development economics. Beside well-established fields of research related to these sectors, BAE aims in particular to explore cross-sectoral, recent and emerging themes characterizing the integrated management of biological resources, bio-based industries and sustainable development of rural areas. A special attention is also paid to the linkages between local and international dimensions.

The journal Bio-based and Applied Economics (BAE) serves as a platform for presenting and discussing applied research in the bio-based sectors and related policies, aiming to inform evidence-based decision-making and policy formulation. It seeks to provide a scholarly source of both theoretical and applied studies while remaining accessible to non-researchers. BAE invites applied contributions on the economics of bio-based industries, such as agriculture, forestry, fishery, and food, encompassing related disciplines like resource and environmental economics, consumer studies, regional economics, and innovation and development economics. In addition to well-established research fields related to these sectors, BAE particularly aims to explore cross-sectoral, recent, and emerging themes that characterize the integrated management of biological resources, bio-based industries, and the sustainable development of rural areas. Special attention is also given to the linkages between local and international dimensions.

《Bio-based and Applied Economics》期刊提供一个论坛，用于展示和讨论生物基础行业及相关政策领域的应用研究，旨在为基于证据的决策和政策制定提供信息。该期刊希望成为理论和应用研究的学术来源，同时对非研究人员保持广泛的可接触性。《Bio-based and Applied Economics》寻求关于生物基础产业经济学的应用贡献，包括农业、林业、渔业和食品等领域，涉及资源与环境经济学、消费者研究、区域经济学、创新与发展经济学等相关学科。除了与这些行业相关的成熟研究领域外，该期刊特别关注跨行业、近期和新兴主题，探讨生物资源的综合管理、生物基础产业及农村地区的可持续发展。此外，期刊还特别关注地方与国际层面之间的联系。

Bio-based and Applied Economics

The agricultural industry in Russia demonstrated a notable growth since 2010. Russian policymakers strive to further increase agricultural production and set new targets for the industry for the years ahead. While agroholdings are regarded as one of the main driving forces behind the recent success in the agricultural sector, they are also believed to be the main locomotive that will move agriculture towards the set goals. In spite of their growing importance, the literature on agroholdings is still relatively immature and fails to provide clear evidence of their financial efficiency as opposed to non-agroholding farms. The current study utilizes a manually sourced longitudinal dataset of 203 corporate farms in Russia and provides a new empirical evidence on the financial performance of agroholding farms through the prism of an agency problem. Our findings reveal a significant positive relationship between agroholding membership and financial performance, as indicated by two accounting indicators – return on assets (ROA) and return on sales (ROS). We further observe that agroholdings face lower agency costs, which to a certain extent, explain their higher financial performance compared to stand-alone farms. The study offers empirical recommendations for policymakers and corporate executives in the Russian agricultural sector.

Alisher Tleubayev

Yerzhan Syzdykov

Do agroholdings cope better with the agency problem? Empirical evidence from corporate farms in Russia

农业控股公司能更好地应对代理问题吗？来自俄罗斯农业企业的实证证据

This study presents a micro-level indicator of farmers’ positioning in the market chain, based on the conceptual framework outlined by Antràs and Chor (2013, 2018). The indicator considers the selling location of a farming household and its crop buyers. Using panel data from the World Bank’s ‘Living Standards Measurement Study: Integrated Surveys on Agriculture’ for Ethiopia and Nigeria, this paper applies the proposed indicator empirically and showcases its superior performance in comparison to existing alternatives at the micro-level. Furthermore, by analyzing the dynamics of farmers’ food and total consumption over time and controlling for various household and production characteristics, as well as potential confounding factors, this study shows that moving towards a downstream position in the market chain has a positive impact on farmers’ food and total consumption levels. The results are validated through sensitivity analysis and robustness checks.

Tulia Gattone

Participation of farmers in market value chains: A tailored Antràs and Chor positioning indicator

农民参与市场价值链：一个定制的Antràs和Chor定位指标

Access to land is one of the key factors of farm growth, while at the same time, related research is characterised by important gaps, in particular facing the change over time in the nature and role of drivers of the land market. The objective of this research is to identify the endogenous and exogenous factors that affect the decision to purchase land in Italy between 2013 and 2020. Five probit regression models were implemented to understand the role of a set of different determinants in land investment decisions. The results show that factors related to capital in machinery and equipment, energy production and the presence of a successor are endogenous factors that positively influence the purchase decision. The ratio of rented land to utilised agricultural area and of family work units to total work units are endogenic factors that negatively influence the purchase decision. Exogenous factors related to the cost of capital and inflation rate affect the purchase of land in an opposite way, negatively and positively respectively. The role of Utilised Agricultural Area and Gross Saleable Production per hectare varies depending on the specialisation considered. The research can support policymakers in designing policies to promote the survival and growth of farms, as well as to facilitate land investment by reducing barriers to land acquisition.

Silvia Russo

Meri Raggi

Barbara Bimbati

Andrea Povellato

Davide Viaggi

Farm characteristics and exogenous factors influencing the choice to buy land in Italy

农场特征与外生因素对意大利土地购买决策的影响

The consumption of whole grains has several health benefits, however, most US consumers – including young adults – do not meet the recommended consumption intake. To understand the underlying factors affecting the intention and consumption of whole grain pasta, a survey based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) was developed and administered to US college students. For four weeks, participants (n = 325) either did not receive any information (control) or received weekly messages on the health benefits of whole grain pasta (e.g., high fiber and niacin contents) in the forms of gain- (treatment 1) or loss-framed (treatment 2) information. Variables of the TPB model and consumers’ perceptions were investigated both at Time 1, when the first message was received (week 0), and at Time 2, one month after the intervention (week 4). Results from the two moments were compared. We found that the TPB measures and perceived usefulness were not influenced by the treatment group; however, the gain-framed message engendered greater message engagement than the loss-framed one. Finally, results from the structural equation model showed that attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control were positively associated with the intention to consume whole grain pasta, and the intention was a strong determinant of participants’ behavior. Based on our results, implications and suggestions for future studies are discussed.

Giovanni Sogari

Rungsaran Wongprawmas

Giulia Andreani

Michele Lefebvre

Nicoletta Pellegrini

Miguel I. Gómez

Cristina Mora

Davide Menozzi

Intention and behavior toward eating whole grain pasta on a college dining campus: Theory of Planned Behavior and message framing

大学生校园用餐中对全谷物意大利面的意向与行为：计划行为理论与信息框架

In an era of rapid climate change, there is an increasing call for the efforts directed at detecting best practices of climate change adaptation in agriculture and understanding the factors behind producers’ willingness to implement adaptation strategies. Many studies consider solely traditional agriculture and specific sectors (e.g., wine), while little attention has been paid to certified and high-quality products, as a whole. To fill this knowledge gap, in 2022 a questionnaire-based online survey was administered to 137 producers of agri-food Geographical Indications in the Veneto Region (north-eastern Italy). Using a multinomial logit model, this study highlights the factors explaining adaptation strategies distinguishing three cases: (i) farmers who have implemented adaptation strategies; (ii) farmers intending to implement them in the future; (iii) farmers neither having implemented nor willing to do so. Results suggest that socio-demographic characteristics, particularly education, matter, with producers holding a high school degree in agriculture showing a greater willingness to adapt. Also, being full-time farmer couples with higher probability of having already implemented adaptation strategies. Lastly, also a direct observation of climate change in the production area affects farmers’ adaptation decisions.

Francesco Pagliacci

Dana Salpina

Adapting to climate change: what really drives the choices of the producers of Geographical Indications?

适应气候变化：地理标志生产者的选择究竟受何驱动？

Valentina Raimondi

Luca Salvatici

Editorial. Guns, Germs and Climate: Food Security and Food Systems in a Risky World

社论：枪炮、病菌与气候：风险世界中的粮食安全与粮食体系

European soils and their status is a matter of concern that has entered the policy arena and the objective to restore soil health is part of the Soil strategy to 2030. Aim of this study is to explore the integration of the concept of soil health and the provision of soil ecosystem service by conducting i) a content analysis of EU policies and ii) a scoping review of literature over policy instruments for soil governance. Results show a focus on soil fertility, mainly soil organic matter, while services such as conservation of biodiversity or cultural heritage still appear underrepresented. Findings are reinforced by the gap in literature, providing little evidence of policy instruments contributing to soil health. A more coordinated effort among policy sectors is required to prioritize soil health in the EU; invesitgating the role of market-based instruments could complement what public policies are lacking.

Greta Winkler

Luciano Pagano

Daniele Vergamini

Fabio Bartolini

Soils and ecosystem services: policy narratives and instruments for soil health in the EU

土壤与生态系统服务：欧盟土壤健康政策的叙事与工具

The study evaluates the effectiveness of Iranian government subsidies for households by comparing the welfare impact of food price shocks with the subsidy payments they receive. This helps us assess the government's efforts to reduce poverty in Iran. The household cost data in 2020 was used to calculate compensated price elasticities using the Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System (QAIDS). Results showed negative and less than one own-price elasticities for all food items, with a sensitivity to changes in income greater than one for demand of cereals, cooking oil, and fruits. Then, compensated variations (CV) welfare index was used to evaluate the effectiveness of government support payments in reducing household vulnerability due to food price increases. The results showed that the CV fluctuates between 8.05-80.46 $ under different scenarios. In other words, consumers are in a worse situation in terms of welfare and their expenditure increases. The vulnerability index of low-income households, after applying different food price scenarios, is in the range of 1.46-14.67%, which is reduced to 1.35-14.53% by implementing the cash-targeted subsidy policy. In other words, the effectiveness of the government's subsidy policy of $19 per person could reduce the vulnerability of these households by only 0.14%.

Mohammad Dehghan

Seyed Nematollah Mousavi

Ebrahim Zare

Analyzing the Impact of Government Subsidies on Household Welfare during Economic Shocks: A Case Study of Iran

分析经济冲击期间政府补贴对家庭福利的影响：以伊朗为例

Abbreviation	BAE
Journal Impact	1.74
Quartiles(Global)	ECONOMICS(Q2)

ISSN	2280-6172, 2280-6180
h-index	22

Publication Information	Publisher: Firenze University Press，Publishing cycle: ，Journal Type: journal，Open Access Journals: Yes
Basic data	Year of publication: 2012，Proportion of original research papers: 90.00%，Self Citation Rate:16.70%， Gold OA Rate: 98.18%
Average review cycle	8 weeks

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Do agroholdings cope better with the agency problem? Empirical evidence from corporate farms in Russia

Participation of farmers in market value chains: A tailored Antràs and Chor positioning indicator

Farm characteristics and exogenous factors influencing the choice to buy land in Italy

Intention and behavior toward eating whole grain pasta on a college dining campus: Theory of Planned Behavior and message framing

Adapting to climate change: what really drives the choices of the producers of Geographical Indications?

Do agroholdings cope better with the agency problem? Empirical evidence from corporate farms in Russia

Editorial. Guns, Germs and Climate: Food Security and Food Systems in a Risky World

Soils and ecosystem services: policy narratives and instruments for soil health in the EU

Farm characteristics and exogenous factors influencing the choice to buy land in Italy

Analyzing the Impact of Government Subsidies on Household Welfare during Economic Shocks: A Case Study of Iran