Network analysis: the Supply Chains of products of animal origin in Italy

In the last years we have seen a growing complexity and an unusual dynamic in the markets for food commodities, now comparable to those of more sophisticated financial systems. Productions are strongly affected by these imbalances, and classical models of demand and supply are no longer able to describe evolutions and developments for these markets. A food commodity is the result of a complex series of production and transformation processes, which determine price and availability. This study aims to a complete mapping of the major food commodities of animal origin, milk and meat chain. The main objectives of this presentation cover many of the issues that the governance and the players of food industry, from producers to processors, have to face without appropriate tools for qualitative and quantitative assessments.