Bioeconomic Approach to Hazelnut Crop’s Assessment

Eleonora Rapiti ()
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Eleonora Rapiti: University of Tuscia

Circular Economy and Sustainability, 2021, vol. 1, issue 4, 1271-1280

Abstract: Abstract The analysis regards the simulation of conversion of the durum wheat cultivation into hazelnut. This research is based on a case study in the province of Viterbo (Italy), where the durum wheat production and the hazelnuts represent the primary cultures adopted in this area. The purpose of this study is to analyse the number of people employed in the production of hazelnuts and durum wheat to understand if the intensification of hazelnut production has a positive impact on social sustainability and if the conversion process from durum wheat to hazelnuts is socially sustainable, in order to fill a gap in the existing literature. The social impact analysis shows that the hypothesis would be positive for the agricultural occupation of the Municipalities of the Province of Viterbo considered. The results showed as the conversion from the cultivation of durum wheat in hazelnut has brought to a considerable increase in agricultural occupation. Finally, I analysed the effects of the pandemic’s crisis on the COVID-19 virus in the choices related to the conversion between durum wheat and hazelnuts.

Keywords: Sustainability; Bioeconomics; Hazelnuts; Social sustainability; COVID-19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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