Overview

FARE-Lab has officially opened in 2021 thanks to the special grants offered by the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research (MIUR) to the Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences as “Excellent Department”.

Laboratory dedicated to research and teaching activities in the field of applied and experimental economics in the areas of agriculture, food and the environment. In the lab, studies, tests, and analyses are carried out that extend from behavioural economics to marketing, from environmental economics to circular economics. In FARE-Lab, decision-making processes, individual preferences, business models, sustainability of agri-food systems and management of environmental resources are investigated.

Research topics

• Studying strategic business decisions;
• Conducting market surveys;
• Analysis of food choices;
• Studying the social interactions and relationships of agri-food chain operators;
• Life cycle management analysis of agri-food products;
• Assesment of environmental impacts;
• Development of models for the study of ecosystem services and their evaluation.