Giovanni Belletti

Biography

Born in Bologna on April 30, 1963, he graduated in Economics and Business at the University of Pisa in 1987 with a vote of 110/110 and praise. In 1991 he obtained the Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics at the Higher School of University Studies and Continuing S. Anna of Pisa with the highest marks. Since the academic year 1988/89, first as a lecturer in the field and since 1995 as a researcher and as a master of the course, he has held teaching in economics-agrarian disciplines at the Universities of Florence and Pisa. In 1991 he graduated in Discipline Teaching and Commercial and Business Techniques at High School, where he held a chair from 1991 to 1995. From 1995 to 1995 he was Senior Researcher of Agricultural Economics at the Department of Economics of the University of Florence (Faculty of Economics), where since 2005 has been Associate Professor. He currently holds the following teachings at the School of Economics and Management at the University of Florence: - Economy of the agro-food business for the first degree in Economics and Business - Agri-environment and Rural Policies (9 credits), for the Course Of Master's Degree in Economics Sciences. He has held and holds numerous teaching and organizational functions within the Faculty of Economics and subsequently the Department of Economics and Business Sciences at the University of Florence. He is a member of the Italian Society of Agricultural Economics (SIDEA), IEAA and the European Association of Agricultural Economics (EAAE).   The research activity covers in particular the following topics:  - Economics and organization of the agricultural sector and the agro-industrial system, both vertically (agro-food system and production chains) and territorial (local production systems)  - Agricultural cooperation and Economic organization of agricultural producers  - Quality in the agri-food system, with particular reference to traditional and typical products and geographical indications  - Dynamics and rural development policies  - Multifunctionality of agriculture, agriculture and environment relations and analysis of agri  - environmental policies - Diversification of agriculture, with reference to agritourism and rural tourism. In these areas he participated and participated in numerous national and international research projects both as a coordinator and as a research unit member.  He has carried out and conducts research activities in collaboration with FAO, with lINEA (National Institute of Agricultural Economics), IRPET and ARSIA, as well as with regional and provincial administrations for carrying out research and programming support In the agricultural, agro-industrial and rural sectors.  Among the most significant research projects are the following:  Major international research - AEMBAC Definition of a common European analytical framework for the development of local agri-environmental programs for biodiversity and conservation conservation, Research Program, V Framework Program of the European Union, period 1.3.2001 28.2.2004, Coordinator L.Hopkins (IUCN - The World Conservation Union - NL Member of the Florence Department of Economics  - DOLPHINS Development of Origin Labeled Products: Humanity, Innovation and Sustainability, Concerted Action, V Framework Program of the European Union, Thematic Program Quality of Life and Management of Living Resources , period 1.12.2000 30.11.2003 Coordinator Bertil Sylvander - INRA-UREQUA, Le Mans (F) Member of the Steering Committee of the project and responsible for the WorkPackage n.3 Origin Labeled Products and Rural Development - GENEDEC A quantitative and qualitative assessment of the socio-economic and environmental impacts of decoupling of direct payments on agricultural production, markets and land use in the EU, STREP, VI Program of the European Union, Priority [8.1.B.1.1] Sustainable management Of Europe's natural resources, period 1.3.2004 28.2.2006, Coordinator Pier Alain Jahier INRA (F). Member of the Florence-Department of Economic Sciences. - SINERGI Strengthening International Research on Geographical Indications: from Research Funding to Consistent Policy, STREP, VI European Union Framework Program, PRIORITY 8.1, Policy-Oriented Research (SSP), Coordinator Bertil Sylvander INRA (F). Member of the Florence-Department of Economic Sciences; Period 2005-2008. Member of the Steering Committee and responsible for Workpackages 2 and 6.  - Evaluation of the CAP for the protected designations of origin (PDO) and protected geographical indications (PGI), DG Agriculture and Rural Development (tender AGRI / 2007-G4-04), coordinated by London Economics, 2007-2008  Main National Researches - Olive oil CMO reform: assessments of potential effects and opportunities for Tuscan olive cultivation, Research Agreement between the Department of Economics of the University of Florence and ARSIA (Regional Development and Innovation Agency In the Agricultural and Forestry Sector of Tuscany), 2002-2003, scientific director;  - Cognitive research on labor demand in Tuscan farms, Regional Labor Market Observatory of the Tuscany Region and Regional Institute for Economic Planning in Tuscany IRPET;  - Quality collective brands and business coordination mechanisms. Products with indication of territorial origin, University of Florence, 2001, scientific director - Geographical designations of agri-food products (Reg.CE 2081/92): business heterogeneity and design of disciplines, University of Florence, 2002-2004, scientific director  - Typical products, quality perceptions along the supply chain and development possibilities Of the market, DSE University of Florence and Regional Agency for Development and Innovation in the Agricultural and Forestry of Tuscany ARSIA, 2002-2005;  - Study on Regional Legislation on Farm Holidays, Research Agreement ARSIA-Department of Economic Sciences, 2003; - Research on skills related to the valorisation and marketing of typical products in the rural district and its definition of training courses / modules, Convention between the Provincial Government of Grosseto and the Department of Economic Sciences of the University of Florence, 2004-2005;  - Valorization of typical products on a territorial basis: problems and opportunities in the use of geographical names and collective brands (Florence Research Unit), research funded by the Ministry of University and Research, PRIN 2004, scientific director; - LAIRM Laboratory of Economic Research on Dynamics of the agro-industrial system and the rural world of Maremma (project co-funded by the Fondazione Monte dei Paschi di Siena), coordinated by Alessandro Pacciani from 2006 to 2009;  - STRONG New governance tools for the development of the agri-food system and rural areas in the light of the evolution of Community and national agricultural policies, project at the front office Mipaf, national coordinator Alessandro Pacciani, 2007-2009  - Vivaismo in the province of Pistoia entrusted by the Observatory Provincial for Strategic Planning of the Province of Pistoia, 2006-2008, Scientific Coordinator and Head of the Research Working Group - The role of Tuscan wholesalers in the floriculture industry, responsible for Prof. Silvia Scaramuzzi, participates in research activities under the DSE and ARSIA Convention, 2007  - Evolutionary dynamics of agricultural and multifunctional businesses MULTIDIM as a member of the UO of the Department of Science Economics of the University of Florence, coordinator prof.Leonardo Casini, 2007-2009  - Formation of prices of agri-food products in the producers' markets in Tuscany, Research by agreement between the Department of Economic Sciences of the University of Florence and ARSIA, 2009-2010 (responsible for A. Marescotti). - TURRU - Rural Areas and Touristic Configurations: Opportunities and Good Practices (financed by the Tuscany Region), a member of the DSE Research Unit, coordinator prof. Alessandro Pacciani, 2009-2011  - ARIA - Regional Actions for Environmental Labeling, Scientific Coordinator of the Research Unit of the Department of Economic Sciences of the University of Florence in the three-year research period 2009-2011   

Research Interest

The research activity covers in particular the following topics: - Economics and organization of the agricultural sector and the agro-industrial system, both vertically (agro-food system and production chains) and territorial (local production systems) - Agricultural cooperation and Economic organization of agricultural producers - Quality in the agri-food system, with particular reference to traditional and typical products and geographical indications - Dynamics and rural development policies - Multifunctionality of agriculture, agriculture and environment relations and analysis of agri - environmental policies - Diversification of agriculture, with reference to agritourism and rural tourism.