CREDA - Centre de Recerca en Economia i Desenvolupament Agroalimentari
El CREDA-UPC-IRTA es crea per impulsar treballs de recerca i transferència en els àmbits de l'economia i les ciències socials aplicats al sector agroalimentari, així com comprendre millor les complexes relacions que uneixen el sector agroalimentari amb el territori i el medi natural. L’activitat de recerca del grup es pot agrupar en cinc línies principals. En primer lloc l’anàlisi de la competitivitat de la cadena agroalimentària, amb especial interès en les relacions de preus i la seva volatilitat. La segona se centra en l’anàlisi de la demanda d’aliments i el comportament del consumidor. La tercera s’enfoca cap a l’anàlisi de les polítiques agràries, posant especial èmfasi en les decisions de producció. La quarta, desenvolupada recentment, s’enfoca al desenvolupament rural i a la medició de la sostenibilitat. Finalment, la quinta àrea està relacionada amb les nostres activitats de transferència centrades en el disseny de sistemes d’informació per a la presa de decisions.
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Aquaculture perceptions in the Barcelona metropolitan area from fish and seafood wholesalers, fishmongers, and consumers
(2019-05-30)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyAquaculture provides more than half of the global seafood production and offers a wide diversity of high-quality products. However, its social acceptability is still not well established. The goal of this study was to ... -
The use of insect meal as a a sustainable feeding alternative in aquaculture: Current situation, Spanish consumers’ perceptions and willingness to pay
(2019-08)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThe growth of aquaculture and the increasing demand of farmed fish have led to a rise in the price of fishmeal and fish oil used in fish feeding during the last years. The experimental use of insect meal as a sustainable ... -
Effectiveness of a carbon tax to promote a climate-friendly food consumption
(2018-09-01)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyOur current dietary habits are a major contributor to climate change because the “seed-to-table” food chain produces an immense amount of greenhouse gases (GHGs) (Castellón et al., 2015). For instance, in Spain, the ... -
Determinant factors of the adoption of improved maize seeds in Southern Mexico: A survival analysis approach
(2018-10-02)
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Open AccessMaize is the most important and strategic crop in Mexico, however, this sector suffers from low productivity. Among the various strategies to improve yield by hectare, improved maize seeds play an important role. -
Consumers’ acceptance of health-related innovations in dry-cured ham from Turopolje pig breed
(2018)
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Open AccessTuropolje pig (TP) is a local Croatian breed which nearly extinct in the second half of the 20th century. Currently, despite the state support, the TP is still endangered and to self-sustain the breed a new marketing ... -
Are geographical indication products fostering public goods? some evidence from Europe
(2019-01-01)
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Open AccessWithin the framework of multifunctional conceptualisation, the authors have investigated the level of public goods embedded in Agri-food geographical indication products -
¿Es el lugar de compra determinante en las preferencias de los compradores de aceite de oliva?
(Asociación Española de Economía Agraria, 2018-06-30)
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Open AccessEl objetivo de este trabajo se centra en determinar si el lugar de compra es relevante en los atributos que los consumidores tienen en cuenta en la compra aceite de oliva. A tal fin se diseña un experimento de elección ... -
Livelihood strategies of cacao producers in Ecuador: Effects of national policies to support cacao farmers and specialty cacao landraces
(2018-10-01)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThis study identifies the livelihood strategies pursued by small cacao farmers in the Guayas coastal region in Ecuador, where two distinct cacao varieties are grown: the fine flavor variety, Cacao Nacional (CN) and a hybrid ... -
Catalonia consumers prefer wild mussels. Study finds knowledge of mussel farming limited
(2012)
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Efficiency of Egyptian organic agriculture: A local maximum likelihood approach
(2017-09-20)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyProductive efficiency analysis is a relevant tool that can be used to evaluate differences in performance between conventional and organic farms. Such study is important for the assessment of the economic viability of these ... -
Heterogeneity and nonlinearity in consumers' preferences: An application to the olive oil shopping behavior in Chile
(2017-09-11)
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Open AccessIn relatively unknown products, consumers use prices as a quality reference. Under such circumstances, the utility function can be non-negative for a specific price range and generate an inverted U-shaped function -
Consumers' sensitivity to androstenone and the evaluation of different cooking methods to mask boar taint
(2017-01-01)
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Open AccessBoar taint is an unpleasant odour and flavour present in some entire male pigs that is due to the presence of androstenone and skatole. The aim of the study was to assess the sensitivity of 150 consumers to androstenone ...
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