Vol. 14 No. 3 (2025)
Special Issue 13th AIEAA Conference

The social sustainability of European agriculture facing old and new challenges. Issues, methods and policies

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  • Anna Carbone,
  • Roberta Sardone,
  • Matteo Zavalloni
Anna Carbone
Universitas Mercatorum, Italy
Roberta Sardone
CREA – Centro Politiche e Bioeconomia, Italy
Matteo Zavalloni
Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo, Italy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/bae-18180

Published 2025-10-14

Keywords

  • social sustainability,
  • agricultural sustainability

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Carbone, A., Sardone, R., & Zavalloni, M. (2025). The social sustainability of European agriculture facing old and new challenges. Issues, methods and policies. Bio-Based and Applied Economics, 14(3), 5–8. https://doi.org/10.36253/bae-18180

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Abstract

This introduction to the Special Issue connected to the 13th Annual Conference held in Bari in 2024 frame the theme of social sustainability in agriculture and presents the content of the issue.

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