The course traces the origins and development of typical products of the Italian agro-food culture to the birth of Made in Italy, it is understood as the result of an economic exploitation strategy and a symbol of Italian industrial excellence. Next to the historical reconstruction we will develop the deepening of the economic importance of the Made in Italy food, with particular reference to the sector role in Italian foreign trade and its position in the global value chains.
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1) A brief overview of contemporary economic history with particular attention to the birth and development of the food industry and the evolution of consumption in a unified Italy, within the wider context of Italian and international industrial development;
2) The transformations of agriculture and the territory - taken in its broader meaning of a combination of environmental and cultural factors. In this context.
Themes such as the relationship between the industrial revolution and agriculture, water management and interventions in the territory, between the 19th and 20th centuries, will be examined in depth;
3) The history of food, Italian food traditions and production techniques; focus on the peculiarities of Italian production (e.g. dairy industry, milling, canning and preserves) and the development of food and wine. The Italian way in the construction of trade exchange systems and in the development of agri-food production of excellence (e.g. the birth and affirmation success of Made in Italy brands).
Programme
The programme is organised along three routes paths:1) A brief overview of contemporary economic history with particular attention to the birth and development of the food industry and the evolution of consumption in a unified Italy, within the wider context of Italian and international industrial development;
2) The transformations of agriculture and the territory - taken in its broader meaning of a combination of environmental and cultural factors. In this context.
Themes such as the relationship between the industrial revolution and agriculture, water management and interventions in the territory, between the 19th and 20th centuries, will be examined in depth;
3) The history of food, Italian food traditions and production techniques; focus on the peculiarities of Italian production (e.g. dairy industry, milling, canning and preserves) and the development of food and wine. The Italian way in the construction of trade exchange systems and in the development of agri-food production of excellence (e.g. the birth and affirmation success of Made in Italy brands).
Attendance
Class attendance is optional but is still recommended;Type of evaluation
Oral exam. Students attending classes will have the option of taking the exam by means of one or more intermediate written tests (midway through the course and at the end) which will be based on subjects covered during lessons and in course textbooks and seminars. Students not attending classes, and those attending who do not wish to sit for the intermediate tests or who have sat and failed them, will sit for an oral exam