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From FADN to RISA: how agricultural data are changing in the new era of sustainability
Within the EcoWheataly project, data are not just a scientific support tool — they are the structural foundation that allows researchers to analyze the past, interpret the present, and simulate the future of wheat production in Italy.At the center of this work lies the RICA database, the Italian branch of the EU Farm Accountancy Data…
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Reconstructing Italy’s Wheat Landscape: Inside EcoWheataly’s ABM Model
Within the EcoWheataly project, there is a crucial technological core: an agent-based simulation model (ABM) capable of representing thousands of Italian wheat farms — both real and virtual — to study how agricultural policies may shape the future of durum wheat production in Italy. The starting point is simple to describe but complex to build:…
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Behavioral Economics Applied to Wheat: When Sustainability Depends on Choices
Within the EcoWheataly project, the research group from the University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara — including Piera Cascioli and Gianfranco Giulioni — has developed an innovative approach to studying wheat production: a model that combines Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) with behavioral economics. From Profit to Environmental Awareness Traditional economic models describe farmers as perfectly rational…
