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Smart Specialisation and the Agri-food System

A European Perspective

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  • © 2019

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Authors:
  1. Kateřina Ciampi Stančová

    1. European Commission, JRC, Seville, Spain

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  2. Alessio Cavicchi

    1. University of Macerata, Macerata, Italy

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  • Addresses the newly emerging interest in the agri-food system and its effect on the European countryside and regional development patterns
  • Combines insights from EU policies (agriculture, food, cohesion), research (agri-food, management, business, regional development), and practice (local/regional development patterns, promotion of high-quality agri-food products, sustainable development)
  • Attracts scholars and bridges research from different disciplines to a truly interdisciplinary topic

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Food: Innovation and Diversification Paths

    • Kateřina Ciampi Stančová, Alessio Cavicchi
    Pages 1-24

  3. EU Policies and Instruments to Support the Agri-food Sector

    • Kateřina Ciampi Stančová, Alessio Cavicchi
    Pages 25-42

  4. Smart Specialisation and the Agri-food System

    • Kateřina Ciampi Stančová, Alessio Cavicchi
    Pages 43-57

  5. The Smart Specialisation Platform on Agri-food

    • Kateřina Ciampi Stančová, Alessio Cavicchi
    Pages 59-78

  6. Policy Recommendations and Conclusions

    • Kateřina Ciampi Stančová, Alessio Cavicchi
    Pages 79-86

  7. Erratum to: The Smart Specialisation Platform on Agri-food

    • Kateřina Ciampi Stančová, Alessio Cavicchi
    Pages E1-E5

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 87-90
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About this book

The book discusses recent innovation and diversification paths in agri-food, specifically the linkages among food research and innovation, production, consumption, gastronomy, and place branding as well as technology. It also focuses on EU policies and instruments in support of R&I activities in agri-food, and explores agri-food domains within the context of smart specialisation. 

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Authors and Affiliations

  • European Commission, JRC, Seville, Spain

    Kateřina Ciampi Stančová

  • University of Macerata, Macerata, Italy

    Alessio Cavicchi

About the authors

Kateřina Ciampi Stančová is Scientific Officer at the European Commission, DG JRC in Sevilla, Spain. Her research agenda revolves around cross-sectoral topics such as R&I, smart specialisation, innovation in agri-food, collaboration in quadruple helix, mutual learning, transnational and transregional cooperation, as well as social innovation.  


Alessio Cavicchi is Associate Professor in Agribusiness at University of Macerata, Italy. His main fields of interest and research are consumer food choice, economics of food quality and safety, and innovation and sustainability in agribusiness and tourism. He has served as an agri-food expert for several DGs of the European Commission, and he is the coordinator of two EU Erasmus+ funded projects: “The Wine Lab” and “FoodBiz.”  



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