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Bio-based and Applied Economics (BAE) is an open-access journal promoted by the Italian Association of Agricultural and Applied Economics (AIEAA). BAE publishes contributions on the economics and policy of bio-based industries, such as agriculture, forestry, fishery and food, dealing with any related disciplines, such as resource and environmental economics, consumer studies, regional economics, innovation and development economics. The journal aims to promote their mutual enrichment by publishing articles and book reviews in all areas linking these subjects

ISSN: 2280-6180 (print) 
ISSN: 2280-6172 (online) 

Editors: Fabio Bartolini, University of Ferrara, Italy; Silvia Coderoni, University of Teramo, Italy

 
  
 
 
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Current IssueVol 15, No 2 (2026)

Published August 2, 2026

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Table of Contents

Full Research Articles

Are Geographical Indications contributing to environmental conservation? The case of Café de Colombia
Nicola Caravaggio, Cristina Vaquero-Pineiro
3-16
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/bae-17307
Farmers, experts and students’ subjective probability distributions on methane emission reductions in livestock farming: An experimental comparison across elicitation methods
Claudia Magnapera, Austėja Kažemekaitytė, Roberta Raffaelli , Simone Cerroni
17-31
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/bae-17310
Addressing needs for the diffusion of digital greenhouse farming. Insights from Living Labs in the Mediterranean basin
Oriana Gava, Sara Sturiale, Marisa Gallardo, Dolores Buendía Guerrero, Dursun Buyuktas, Gulcin Ece Aslan, Asma Laarif, Thameur Bouslama, Alejandra Navarro, Luca Incrocci, Fabio Bartolini
33-43
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/bae-17755
Inequality and concentration in farmland production and size: A regional analysis for the European Union from 2010 to 2020
Simone Boccaletti, Paolo Maranzano, Miguel Viegas
45-62
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/bae-17797
Applying the Global Methane Pledge to the italian livestock sector
Davide Dell'Unto, Silvia Coderoni, Raffaele Cortignani
63-75
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/bae-18002

Short Communications

Circular Biobased Europe Joint Undertaking: driving innovations towards sustainable agriculture and growth in rural areas
Simone Maccaferri, Ana Ruiz Sierra, Paola Paiano, Chloe Johnson, Elina Zicmane, Virginia Puzzolo, Nicoló Giacomuzzi-Moore
77-87
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/bae-17237
The cost of joining forces: collective organisations and the economic performance of dairy farms in South West England
Paolo Nota, Daniele Curzi, Mauro Vigani
89-94
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/bae-17342
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