Unit FOOD POLICIES
- Course
- Sustainable agriculture
- Study-unit Code
- A002194
- Curriculum
- Agricoltura biologica ed ecocompatibile
- Teacher
- Angelo Frascarelli
- Teachers
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- Angelo Frascarelli
- Hours
- 54 ore - Angelo Frascarelli
- CFU
- 6
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2025
- Offered
- 2026/27
- Learning activities
- Affine/integrativa
- Area
- Attività formative affini o integrative
- Sector
- AGR/01
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
1. Agriculture and economic development (0.3 ECTS)
2. Economic aspects in the study of agriculture and rural development (0.3 ECTS)
3. Agri-food policy instruments (0.6 ECTS)
4. The Common Agricultural Policy for market and income stabilisation (0.4 ECTS)
5. EU strategy and budget 2021–2027 (0.2 ECTS)
6. CAP 2023–2027: direct payments (0.4 ECTS)
7. Single CMO and sectoral support (0.2 ECTS)
8. Territorial planning (0.5 ECTS)
9. Rural development policy (0.5 ECTS)
10. Risk management policy (0.2 ECTS)
11. Agricultural policy at the international level (1.0 ECTS)
12. Cohesion policy (0.1 ECTS)
13. National agricultural policy (0.2 ECTS)
14. Regulation on genetically modified plants (0.3 ECTS)
15- Agro-energy policies (0.2 ECTS)
16. Carbon farming and related policies (0.2 ECTS)
17. Food quality policies (0.5 ECTS)- Reference texts
1. Material and lecture notes available on the Unistudium platform.
2. Segré A. (2008), Politiche per lo sviluppo agricolo e la sicurezza alimentare, Carocci editore, Roma.
3. Sodano V., Sassi M., Marchini A., Economia agroalimentare: mercati e politiche, McGraw-Hill, Milano, 2010.
4. Vieri S. (2001), Politica Agraria, Edagricole, Bologna.
5. Commissione europea (2021), La mia Ue, Ufficio delle pubblicazioni ufficiali delle Comunità europee.
6. Sotte F.(2023). La politica agricola europea. Storia e analisi. FUP, Firenze.- Educational objectives
This course aims to provide students with a wide science knowledge of the aims, instruments and effects of the agricultural policies at the international, European and national levels.
It particularly contributes in training future graduates to competently carry out all the activities related to agricultural policies, as a professional (agronomist) and/or a collaborator of societies for consultancy and planning in agriculture and/or an official in public or private institutions – specifically:
- analyzing and evaluating changes in the socio-political context and in the agri-food sector legislation;
- drawing up and implementing consultancy plans and business projects relating to European agri-food policies, rural development policy and national agri-food regulations;
- planning, implementing and evaluating local development programs and projects, in implementation of European and national policies.- Prerequisites
In order to properly understand the content of the course, you need to have knowledge of Economics Institutions and Economy and agricultural policy.- Teaching methods
Classroom lessons: 44 hours
Classroom exercises: 7 hours
Seminars with external experts: 3 hours- Other information
Other activities:
- Student run lessons.
- Seminars.- Learning verification modality
- Ongoing tests: reports on practical case studies, prepared using both MS Word and MS Excel.
Final written test: 30 multiple-choice questions – time 15 minutes
Final oral exam: 10 questions about theoretical aspects of the module issues, in order to assess the student’s knowledg and comprehension, together with his/her ability of exposition – time 45 minutes ca.
Ongoing test assessments: multiple-choice tests.
Assessment at the end of some lessons or practical exercises.
Individual written reports home-based: as an alternative to the ongoing classroom exercises. - Extended program
- LESSONS
1. Agriculture and Economic Development (0.3 CFU)
Economic development, economic growth, and structural economic dynamics. Agriculture and economic development.
2. Economic Aspects in the Study of Agriculture and Rural Development (0.3 CFU)
Market failures. Externalities. Public goods and common resources. Information asymmetries. Experience goods and credence goods.
3. Agri-food Policy Instruments (0.6 CFU)
Market policies. Income policies. Structural and rural development policies. The motivations and economic implications of agricultural policy instruments for market control. Control of foreign trade. Price stabilization measures. Stock control and production adjustment. Indirect agricultural policy instruments.
4. The Common Agricultural Policy for Market and Income Stabilization (0.3 CFU)
The European Union: institutions and policies. The European integration process and its evolution. The EU decision-making process. The original design of the CAP. The evolution of EU market policy. CAP reforms: the MacSharry reform and Agenda 2000. The Fischler reform. Decoupling and conditionality. The Health Check. The EU budget 2014–2020. CAP 2014–2020: direct payments.
5. EU Strategy and Budget 2021–2027 (0.2 CFU)
The European Green Deal. The Farm to Fork Strategy. The EU budget 2021–2027. Next Generation EU. The National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP).
6. CAP 2023–2027: Direct Payments (0.4 CFU)
CAP 2021–2022 and CAP 2023–2027. Direct payments. Basic income support. Conditionality. Eco-schemes. Other payments. Horizontal requirements. First orientations of CAP 2028–2034.
7. Single CMO and Sectoral Support (0.2 CFU)
Market measures and the Single CMO. Sectoral support in CAP 2023–2027.
8. Territorial Planning (0.5 CFU)
Statistics for territories. Local Labour Systems. The planning process. SWOT analysis for territories. Impact, result, and output indicators. Monitoring and evaluation.
9. Rural Development Policy (0.4 CFU)
The evolution of EU rural development policy. The second pillar of the CAP. Programming rural development policy. Rural development policy 2023–2027. The LEADER approach. Agri-environmental policy.
10. Risk Management Policy (0.2 CFU)
Risk in agriculture. The evolution of risk management policy. Subsidised insurance. Mutual funds.
11. Agricultural Policy at the International Level (1.0 CFU)
Economic theory and foreign trade. The effects of agricultural policies on international trade. The functioning of the WTO. Negotiations and international agreements. Trade negotiations. The Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture: market access, export subsidies, and domestic support. The Doha Round and the future of multilateral negotiations. U.S. agricultural policy.
12. Cohesion Policy (0.1 CFU)
The evolution of EU cohesion policy. Structural funds. Reform of structural funds. Territorial policies. Territorial planning instruments. Development of economic and territorial programmes. Programme evaluation.
13. National Agricultural Policy (0.2 CFU)
The evolution of public intervention in agriculture from the post-war period to the 1990s and the reorganisation of competencies in agriculture. National agricultural policy from 2000 to today. National institutions in agriculture. National agricultural policy and public expenditure in agriculture. Framework laws. Producer organisations and related policies.
14. Regulation on Genetically Modified Plants (0.1 CFU)
GMOs and TEAs (NGTs). Regulations on the commercialization and cultivation of genetically modified plants.
15. Agro-energy Policies (0.1 CFU)
Agro-energy: current situation and prospects. Agro-energy policy.
16. Carbon Farming and Related Policies (0.1 CFU)
What is carbon farming? Carbon credits. EU regulation on carbon monitoring and sequestration. The future of carbon farming.
PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES
1. Preparation of a PowerPoint presentation on a topic of international or European agricultural policy.
2. Rules and acts of conditionality and the farm advisory dossier.
3. Analysis and application of a CSR intervention.
4. Territorial analysis and drafting of a Local Action Plan. - Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile
- European policies for sustainable development