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Assessing Agri-Food Start-Ups Sustainability in Peri-Urban Agriculture Context

Ambrogio Zanzi, Valentina Vaglia, Roberto Spigarolo, Stefano Bocchi

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This study assessed the sustainability of eight agri-food start-ups in a peri-urban area of Milan, Italy, using the FAO's Sustainability Assessment of Food and Agriculture systems (SAFA) framework. The application of SAFA indicators revealed positive aspects but also some limitations typical of unstructured enterprises.