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Entrepreneurial strategies of Etna wine farms

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  • Salvatore Tudisca
  • Anna Maria Di Trapani
  • Enrica Donia
  • Filippo Sgroi
  • Riccardo Testa

Abstract

Viticulture, as well as agriculture in general, performs an environmental and landscaping function and it encourages rural development through the creation of income and job opportunities in the areas where wine is produced. The wine sector, in fact, is of great social and economic importance within the Sicilian agriculture and food industry, because of the job opportunities it provides and due to Sicilian pedoclimatic peculiarities, variety of grape wines cultivars and production process. The present study aims at assessing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises that cultivate wine grapes in the Etna area. In particular, it has been examined a sample of wine farms that produce Etna wine controlled designation of origin (DOC), a product with high value added, in order to assess their strategies adopted to compete in an increasingly wide and globalised market.

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  • Salvatore Tudisca & Anna Maria Di Trapani & Enrica Donia & Filippo Sgroi & Riccardo Testa, 2014. "Entrepreneurial strategies of Etna wine farms," International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 21(2), pages 155-164.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijesbu:v:21:y:2014:i:2:p:155-164
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    1. Sarah Fitz-Koch & Mattias Nordqvist & Sara Carter & Erik Hunter, 2018. "Entrepreneurship in the Agricultural Sector: A Literature Review and Future Research Opportunities," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 42(1), pages 129-166, January.
    2. Filippo Sgroi & Salvatore Tudisca & Anna Maria Di Trapani & Riccardo Testa & Riccardo Squatrito, 2014. "Efficacy and Efficiency of Italian Energy Policy: The Case of PV Systems in Greenhouse Farms," Energies, MDPI, vol. 7(6), pages 1-17, June.
    3. Testa, Riccardo & Di Trapani, Anna Maria & Foderà, Mario & Sgroi, Filippo & Tudisca, Salvatore, 2014. "Economic evaluation of introduction of poplar as biomass crop in Italy," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 38(C), pages 775-780.
    4. Mattia Rapa & Vanessa Giannetti & Maurizio Boccacci Mariani, 2022. "Characterization of Polyphenols in a Sicilian Autochthonous White Grape Variety (PDO) for Monitoring Production Process and Shelf-Life of Wines," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 12(11), pages 1-11, November.
    5. Claudia Dias & Ricardo Gouveia Rodrigues & João J. Ferreira, 2021. "Small agricultural businesses' performance—What is the role of dynamic capabilities, entrepreneurial orientation, and environmental sustainability commitment?," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 30(4), pages 1898-1912, May.
    6. Sgroi, Filippo & Di Trapani, Anna Maria & Foderà, Mario & Testa, Riccardo & Tudisca, Salvatore, 2015. "Economic assessment of Eucalyptus (spp.) for biomass production as alternative crop in Southern Italy," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 44(C), pages 614-619.
    7. Filippo Sgroi & Matteo Candela & Anna Maria Di Trapani & Mario Foderà & Riccardo Squatrito & Riccardo Testa & Salvatore Tudisca, 2015. "Economic and Financial Comparison between Organic and Conventional Farming in Sicilian Lemon Orchards," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 7(1), pages 1-15, January.
    8. Sgroi, Filippo & Foderà, Mario & Trapani, Anna Maria Di & Tudisca, Salvatore & Testa, Riccardo, 2015. "Economic evaluation of biogas plant size utilizing giant reed," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 49(C), pages 403-409.
    9. Jorge L. García-Alcaraz & Aidé A. Maldonado-Macías & Juan L. Hernández-Arellano & Julio Blanco-Fernández & Emilio Jiménez-Macías & Juan C. Sáenz-Díez Muro, 2016. "Agricultural Tractor Selection: A Hybrid and Multi-Attribute Approach," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 8(2), pages 1-16, February.
    10. Claudia Dias & Ricardo Gouveia Rodrigues & João J. Ferreira, 2022. "Linking natural resources and performance of small agricultural businesses: Do entrepreneurial orientation and environmental sustainability orientation matter?," Sustainable Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 30(4), pages 713-725, August.
    11. Riccardo Testa & Anna Maria di Trapani & Filippo Sgroi & Salvatore Tudisca, 2014. "Economic Sustainability of Italian Greenhouse Cherry Tomato," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 6(11), pages 1-15, November.
    12. Riccardo Squatrito & Filippo Sgroi & Salvatore Tudisca & Anna Maria Di Trapani & Riccardo Testa, 2014. "Post Feed-in Scheme Photovoltaic System Feasibility Evaluation in Italy: Sicilian Case Studies," Energies, MDPI, vol. 7(11), pages 1-19, November.
    13. Anne Albert Cromarias & Alexandre Asselineau, 2024. "One for all or everyone for themselves: why is coopetition so difficult? The case of four small vineyards in central France," Post-Print hal-03631930, HAL.

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