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C. Schulze ; B. Matzdorf ; J. Rommel ; M. Czajkowski ; M. García-Llorente ; I. Gutiérrez-Briceño ; L. Larsson ; K. Zagórska ; W. Zawadzki |This study assesses how information about the provision of ecosystem services can contribute to an integrative food labelling framework within the European Unions' Farm to Fork Strategy. By applying Q-methodology with 43 food industry experts fr[...]Article
In this study, the relationship between the increasing banana production in the Mediterranean region of Türkiye and the performance of Water User Associations (WUAs) is investigated. The increase in banana production due to economic incentives a[...]Article
To favor transition towards sustainable agricultural systems, the agricultural sector needs to reduce its dependence on external inputs. From an ecological economics perspective, this requires the simultaneous fulfillment of a gross energy surpl[...]Article
F. Alcon ; J.A. Albaladejo-García ; V. Martínez-García ; E.S. Rossi ; E. Blasi ; H. Lehtonen ; J.M. Martínez-Paz ; J.A. Zabala |Crop diversification can enhance farm economic sustainability while reducing the negative impact on the environment and ecosystem services related. Despite the market and non-market benefits of crop diversification, monocropping is a widely used[...]Article
O.M. Moreno-Pérez ; L. Arnalte-Mur ; P. Cerrada-Serra ; V. Martinez-Gomez ; A. Adamsone-Fiskovica ; H. Bjørkhaug ; G. Brunori ; M. Czekaj ; D. Duckett ; P.A. Hernández ; C. Noble ; T. Pinto-Correia ; A. Plonka ; P. Prosperi ; M. Redman ; M. Rivera ; S. Sumane ; D. Ortiz-Miranda |This study stems from a participatory foresight exercise conducted in nine Mediterranean, Baltic, Nordic and Eastern European regions, aiming to strengthen the role of small farms and small food businesses in ensuring food security. A wide range[...]Article
Agrobiodiversity is often touted as a crucial adaptation strategy to mitigate risks linked to climate change by increasing the response capability of a system to external shocks and, consequently, the smallholder's resilience. This scoping revie[...]Article
L. Hossard ; L. Blanc ; F. Lambarraa-Lehnhardt ; C. Dordas ; P. Papakaloudis ; A. Michalitsis ; J. Lampurlanes ; M. Latati ; R. Touama ; O. Kherif ; R. Métral ; D. Plaza-Bonilla |Agriculture today faces opposing challenges: reducing its environmental impacts while feeding a growing population and adapting to climate change. Diversification of cropping systems has been proposed as a solution to address these issues and pr[...]Article
Proponents of short food supply chains (SFSC) have lauded their environmental benefits. Nevertheless, most studies on SFSCs have focused on their climate impact, while the synthetic pesticide use by farmers participating in SFSCs has received li[...]Article
Numerous studies have emphasized the necessity for major transitions in agriculture. Organic farming is presented as a way to limit the environmental impact of agriculture and produce healthier food. While studies often compare the performance o[...]Article
B. Thompson ; G. Leduc ; G. Manevska-Tasevska ; L. Toma ; H. Hansson |Understanding the factors associated with adoption of ecological farming practices is a well-established topic of interest to agricultural economists. As the transition to more sustainable agriculture has become a policy priority for the Europea[...]Article
E. Sanz Sanz ; C. Napoleone ; M. Debolini ; D. Martinetti ; O. Moreno Pérez ; C. de Benito ; M. Moulery ; T. Pinto Correia ; R. Filippini ; L. Arfa ; C. Yacamán-Ochoa |Bridging the gap between the micro and the macro scale in modelling food security to inform context-specific regionalised policies remains a major scientific challenge. A better understanding of the relations between global and local drivers imp[...]Article
CONTEXT The agri-food and rural development sector in Europe is undergoing digitalization, and therefore becoming increasingly data-dependent. However, limited experience in implementing Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) d[...]Article
The European Green Deal aims to mitigate the environmental impact of food production while improving the income of primary producers and strengthening the EU's competitiveness. We examine how the degree of ecologisation affects farms' total fact[...]Article
In the past two decades, large-scale land transactions (LSLTs), commonly known as land grabs or large-scale land acquisitions, have been pursued by agricultural investors and host-country governments in Lower- and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC) [...]Article
M. Vasileiou ; L.S. Kyrgiakos ; C. Kleisiari ; G. Kleftodimos ; G. Vlontzos ; H. Belhouchette ; P.M. Pardalos |In the face of increasing agricultural demands and environmental concerns, the effective management of weeds presents a pressing challenge in modern agriculture. Weeds not only compete with crops for resources but also pose threats to food safet[...]Article
G. Billen ; E. Aguilera ; R. Einarsson ; J. Garnier ; S. Gingrich ; B. Grizzetti ; L. Lassaletta ; J. Le Noë ; A. Sanz-Cobena |The publication of the European Commission's Farm to Fork Strategy has sparked a heated debate between those who advocate the intensification of agriculture in the name of food security and those who recommend its de-intensification for environm[...]Article
CONTEXT Multi-stakeholder partnerships (MSPs), which involve the collective action of various institutions such as governments, private companies, NGOs, and donors, have become a popular approach for developing agricultural value chains to impr[...]Article
C. Lamine ; M. Tuscano ; M. Feyereisen ; T.P. Castro ; S. Bui |Transitions to sustainable consumption and production patterns now appear as a widely acknowledged necessity for contemporary food systems. Sustainable transition processes raise major issues of social justice as they often exclude some actors a[...]Article
The intensification of Mediterranean farming systems has adversely affected the environment. As a result, climate change, soil and land degradation, and biodiversity loss have been exacerbated. A potential solution for addressing these challenge[...]Article
The digital transformation (DT) of companies implies the emergence of new business models based on the widespread use of digital technologies. Digital transformation is necessary to improve efficiency, productivity, and market access in a contex[...]Article
I. Pardo ; S. Zabalza ; A. Berastegi ; R. Ripoll-Bosch ; C. Astrain |The concept of High Nature Value (HNV) farming hinges on the causality between agroecosystems with low intensity of management and the corresponding environmental outcomes, including high levels of biodiversity and the presence of semi-natural h[...]Article
In rural areas of developing countries, more than 70% of the population still depends on agriculture. However, economic crises, unscientific land allocation and climate change issues have hindered attempted gains in agricultural productivity and[...]Article
In rural areas of developing countries, more than 70% of the population still depends on agriculture. However, economic crises, unscientific land allocation and climate change issues have hindered attempted gains in agricultural productivity and[...]Article
The stability and long-term viability of agri-food supply chains are at risk due to factors such as rapid population growth and global disruptions like the COVID-19 pandemic. This study develops a multi-objective robust fuzzy stochastic programm[...]Article
R. Huber ; B. Bartkowski ; C. Brown ; N. El Benni ; J.-H. Feil ; P. Grohmann ; I. Joormann ; H. Leonhardt ; H. Mitter ; B. Muller |CONTEXT Farm typologies help to identify patterns across a wide range of farm systems and describe heterogeneity in agriculture concisely. They can also support the design of agricultural policies by providing information and knowledge about po[...]Article
Z.H. Zul Azlan ; S.N. Junaini ; N.A. Bolhassan ; R. Wahi ; M.A. Arip |As climate change and population growth intensify, the agricultural sector's need for sustainable solutions is paramount. This paper presents an overview of smart agriculture, a strategy leveraging technology and data analytics, and its potentia[...]Article
J.C. Moreno ; M. Berenguel ; J.G. Donaire ; F. Rodriguez ; J.A. Sánchez-Molina ; J.L. Guzmán ; C.L. Giagnocavo |CONTEXT This research paper details the response to a central challenge of the digitalization of agricultural systems which stems from information overload and the broad heterogeneity of agricultural technologies and the classification thereof.[...]Article
The covid-19 pandemic has shown how an unpredictable event may affect the sustainability of the entire food supply chain highlighting the need for a sustainable approach to food logistics. While existing literature has focused on production and [...]Article
L.A. Mendonça ; J.J. Loomis ; M. Limont ; M.L.C. Bartz ; W.B. Rauen |Water and food security are constantly on the sustainable development agenda since they are interrelated with anthropogenic and ecosystemic issues present in the economic, environmental, and social spheres. The non-integrative management of thes[...]Article
E. Soana ; A. Gavioli ; F. Neri ; G. Castaldelli |Nitrate pollution and eutrophication remain pressing issues in Europe regarding the quality of aquatic ecosystems and the safety of drinking water. Achieving water quality goals under the Water Framework Directive (WFD) has proven to be particul[...]