The Local Value Chain of Hunted Red Deer Meat: A Scenario Analysis Based on a Northern Italian Case Study

Anna Gaviglio,Maria Marescotti,Eugenio Demartini

doi:10.3390/resources7020034

Abstract

Although in recent decades, meat from hunted wild ungulates has shown interesting results in terms of market opportunities, the scientific literature is still lacking in economic studies concerning the estimation of the meat’s value for involved stakeholders. We present an analysis of the evolution of price in the local red deer meat supply chain. This analysis has been conducted through a survey based on in-depth interviews with the stakeholders involved in an Italian local supply chain. Findings derived from this study describe a case study, however, they also represent the potential dynamics of the value of Italian game meat, highlighting that the development of a sustainable local supply chain of this product may represent an economic resource for involved stakeholders.

Highlights

In recent years, the trends of the population of large wild ungulates became worrisome for Italy and many European countries
Meat from hunted wild ungulates has shown interesting results in terms of market opportunities and economic benefits [15,16,17,18], scientific literature is still lacking in research concerning the estimation of revenue for the Italian stakeholders involved in this kind of supply chain
We present the results of an exploratory analysis that quantifies the value transmission along a local supply chain of large wild game meat by the application of revenue accounting analysis [21,22]

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Introduction

The trends of the population of large wild ungulates (wild boar, red deer, chamois, mouflon) became worrisome for Italy and many European countries. While two decades ago these animals were listed as endangered species, they turned out to be a social cost Their population is growing with damage to ecosystems [1,2,3], economic losses in forestry and agriculture [4,5,6,7], increased risk of zoonotic diseases [8,9], and increased frequency of vehicle collisions [10,11,12].

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