Climate and ecological changes have amplified the debate on agri-food systems and their potential effects. Agri-food systems are indeed responsible for climate change and at the same time vulnerable to its effects, due to at least three important issues: the climatic and ecological impact generated by the entire production chain; the opening up of new frontier areas for agricultural expansion and livestock breeding; the insecurities of agrifood systems in the face of extreme climatic events and the degradation of environmental conditions. This article aims to investigate how climatic and ecological changes profoundly affect agricultural areas and the identity of the food produced, reconfiguring production in both relation to space and time. The focus will be on the Italian context where, while products considered exotic will become 'local' (such as the Sicilian mango), others will have to adapt to new production protocols and modify terroirs and cultivars to maintain quality certifications (such as in the wine sector). The defense of typical products and attempts to maintain them in changed ecological and climatic conditions will in the future involve a complex negotiation between space, terroir and identity. The ability to innovate and adapt to socio-natural changes will therefore be crucial.

I cambiamenti climatici ed ecologici hanno amplificato il dibattito sui sistemi agro- alimentari e sui potenziali effetti a essi connessi. I sistemi agro-alimentari sono infatti responsabili dei mutamenti del clima e al contempo vulnerabili ai loro effetti, per alme- no tre importanti questioni: l’impatto climatico ed ecologico generato dall’intera filiera produttiva; l’apertura di nuove aree di frontiera per l’espansione agricola e l’allevamento; le insicurezze dei sistemi agro-alimentari di fronte a eventi climatici estremi e alla degradazione delle condizioni ambientali. Questo articolo si propone di indagare come i cambiamenti del clima ed ecologici in atto incidano profondamente su alcune aree agricole e sull’identità degli alimenti prodotti, riconfigurando spazi e tempi produttivi. Il focus sarà sul contesto italiano dove, mentre prodotti considerati esotici diventeranno ‘locali’ (come il mango siciliano), altri dovranno adeguarsi a nuovi protocolli di produzione e modificare i terroir e cultivar per mantenere le certificazioni di qualità (come il reparto vitivinicolo). La difesa dei prodotti tipici e i tentativi di mantenerli in condizioni ecologiche e climatiche mutate comporteranno in futuro una complessa negoziazione tra spazio, terroir e identità: la capacità di innovare e di adattarsi sarà pertanto fondamentale.

Delatin Rodrigues, D., Di Quarto, F. (2023). Agri-food systems in transition: the effects of climate change in some Italian regions [Sistemi agro-alimentari in transizione: gli effetti del cambiamento climatico in alcune regioni italiane]. RIVISTA GEOGRAFICA ITALIANA, 130(4), 61-72 [10.3280/rgioa4-2023oa16846].

Agri-food systems in transition: the effects of climate change in some Italian regions [Sistemi agro-alimentari in transizione: gli effetti del cambiamento climatico in alcune regioni italiane]

Delatin Rodrigues, Daniel
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Di Quarto, Fausto
2023

Abstract

Climate and ecological changes have amplified the debate on agri-food systems and their potential effects. Agri-food systems are indeed responsible for climate change and at the same time vulnerable to its effects, due to at least three important issues: the climatic and ecological impact generated by the entire production chain; the opening up of new frontier areas for agricultural expansion and livestock breeding; the insecurities of agrifood systems in the face of extreme climatic events and the degradation of environmental conditions. This article aims to investigate how climatic and ecological changes profoundly affect agricultural areas and the identity of the food produced, reconfiguring production in both relation to space and time. The focus will be on the Italian context where, while products considered exotic will become 'local' (such as the Sicilian mango), others will have to adapt to new production protocols and modify terroirs and cultivars to maintain quality certifications (such as in the wine sector). The defense of typical products and attempts to maintain them in changed ecological and climatic conditions will in the future involve a complex negotiation between space, terroir and identity. The ability to innovate and adapt to socio-natural changes will therefore be crucial.
Articolo in rivista - Articolo scientifico
agri-food systems; climate change; cultivar; mango; terroir; wine;
cambiamento climatico, sistemi agro-alimentari, terroir, vino, cultivar, mango
Italian
20-dic-2023
2023
130
4
61
72
4
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Delatin Rodrigues, D., Di Quarto, F. (2023). Agri-food systems in transition: the effects of climate change in some Italian regions [Sistemi agro-alimentari in transizione: gli effetti del cambiamento climatico in alcune regioni italiane]. RIVISTA GEOGRAFICA ITALIANA, 130(4), 61-72 [10.3280/rgioa4-2023oa16846].
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