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Assessing Risk Factors in the Organic Control System: Evidence from Inspection Data in Italy

Zanoli, Raffaele; Gambelli, Danilo and Solfanelli, Francesco (2014) Assessing Risk Factors in the Organic Control System: Evidence from Inspection Data in Italy. Risk Analysis, 34 (12), pp. 2174-2187.

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Summary

Certification is an essential feature in organic farming, and it is based on inspections to verify compliance with respect to European Council Regulation—EC Reg. No 834/2007. A risk based approach to noncompliance that alerts the control bodies to activate planning inspections would contribute to a more efficient and cost-effective certification system. An analysis of factors that can affect the probability of noncompliance in organic farming has thus been developed. This article examines the application of zero-inflated count data models to farmlevel panel data from inspection results and sanctions obtained from the Ethical and Environmental Certification Institute, one of the main control bodies in Italy. We tested many a priori hypotheses related to the risk of noncompliance. We find evidence of an important role for past noncompliant behavior in predicting future noncompliance, while farm size and the occurrence of livestock also have roles in an increased probability of noncompliance. We conclude the article proposing that an efficient risk-based inspection system should be designed, weighting up the known probability of occurrence of a given noncompliance according to the severity of its impact.


EPrint Type:Journal paper
Subjects: Food systems > Food security, food quality and human health
Values, standards and certification
Research affiliation: European Union > CertCost
Horizon Europe or H2020 Grant Agreement Number:207727
ISSN:1539-6924
DOI:DOI: 10.1111/risa.12244
Deposited By: Solfanelli, Dr. Francesco
ID Code:27760
Deposited On:14 Nov 2014 13:06
Last Modified:15 Jan 2016 13:54
Document Language:English
Status:Published
Refereed:Peer-reviewed and accepted

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