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An Organizational Model of a Food Production Chain: A Case Study in the Poultry Sector in Foggia (Italy)

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  • Giulio Mario Cappelletti

    (Department of Economics, Management and Territory, University of Foggia, 71121 Foggia, Italy)

  • Filomena Chiara

    (Department of Economics, Management and Territory, University of Foggia, 71121 Foggia, Italy)

  • Carlo Russo

    (Department of Economics, Management and Territory, University of Foggia, 71121 Foggia, Italy)

  • Pietro Russo

    (Independent Researcher, 20127 Milan, Italy)

  • Antonio Giovanni D’Emilio

    (Territorial Pharmaceutical Service, Local Health Authority (ASL) Foggia, 71121 Foggia, Italy)

  • Anna Costagliola

    (Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, 80137 Naples, Italy)

  • Giovanna Liguori

    (Territorial Pharmaceutical Service, Local Health Authority (ASL) Foggia, 71121 Foggia, Italy)

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze the poultry chain in southern Italy to describe the characteristics of farms and their locations and to propose an optimized organizational model with a broader approach that considers not only economic and environmental factors, but also ethical ones, including animal welfare protection, particularly in the poultry food safety chain. To obtain these results, the geolocations of poultry facilities, identifying possible verticalizations in the supply chain, were used. Data were collected in the province of Foggia (Italy) and organized in a dataset in collaboration with the Prevention Department of the Local Health Authority. A geo-imputation procedure and centroid calculation allowed us to formulate an optimizing hypothesis regarding the geolocation of upstream and downstream facilities in the process of chicken breeding by identifying a possible verticalization in the supply chain. Our results highlight the importance of broadening the concept of industrial symbiosis in the management of poultry farming, not only from an environmental perspective, but also from a social perspective. In particular, concerning ethical aspects, protecting animal welfare today is an essential goal of the sector to ensure high quality and yield of poultry meat. The results represent the first step towards proposing an optimized organizational model that takes ethical and social aspects into consideration. The paper is intended to highlight how, in the poultry sector, an organizational scheme can also reconcile other aspects, such as safeguarding the welfare conditions of animals on farms and during transport to improve food safety.

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  • Giulio Mario Cappelletti & Filomena Chiara & Carlo Russo & Pietro Russo & Antonio Giovanni D’Emilio & Anna Costagliola & Giovanna Liguori, 2025. "An Organizational Model of a Food Production Chain: A Case Study in the Poultry Sector in Foggia (Italy)," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 17(7), pages 1-19, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:17:y:2025:i:7:p:2984-:d:1622180
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