Abstract: In this issue of Economia agro-alimentare / Food Economy, we feature five regular Articles, plus nine Articles and one Note included in the Special Issue "Network and networks: the contribution to agri-food and rural areas".We also feature one regular Note.The topics covered span from the analysis of the Agri-food industry organisation to the management of supply chain relationship, from the economic effects of environmental changes to the history of marketing.The article "Community-Based Cooperatives as an innovative partnership to contrast inner areas decline" by Luigi Mastronardi, Vincenzo Giaccio, and Luca Romagnoli, addresses a theme of high relevance for studies on local rural development and agri-food systems: the role of Community-Based Cooperatives in contributing to the sustainable development of Italian rural and inner areas.Findings reveal that this original collective initiative can support the transition towards an innovative organisation of local economies by providing essential services to the whole local community (farms, firms and population), and suggest a reconsideration of the current public policies.Antonio Tulone, Antonino Galati, Salvatore Lupo, Salvatore Tinervia, and Maria Crescimanno in their paper "What are the effects of sea warming on the fishing industry?"aim to evaluate the effect of sea warming on the level of capture production of small pelagic fish (pesce azzurro) in the Italian fishing industry.The empirical analysis reveals a negative impact of sea warming on the fish capture production, and it draws possible policy and managerial implications of such findings.