The link between breed, territory and product quality: the case of Cinta Senese.

The study reports the results of a survey on the farming issues from a representative sample of Cinta Senese farms located in Tuscany. The paper reports statistics relating to technical and managerial aspects of farms such as: farm size, land use, feeding techniques, production and reproductive parameters, health management, marketing techniques. The information generated were then analyzed to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the system, while giving the real opportunities for development of the breed. Again, thanks to the results of the survey, it describe the main types of salami made from the Cinta Senese, indicating, also in this case, the strengths and weaknesses of the system, especially for what concerns the technical processing and marketing strategy. Particular emphasis is given to issues relating to the management of the Protected Denomination Origin (PDO) that, for the Cinta Senese, was obtained, as a transitional, exclusively for fresh meat.