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Olive groves are an important element of the Mediterranean landscape and heritage and contribute significantly to the areas rural economies. The primary interest of researchers and policymakers lies in the economic performance of this activity,[...]Article
Agriculture is a vulnerable sector to climate change due to its sensitivity to weather conditions. Changes in climatic parameters such as temperature and precipitation significantly affect productivity as well as the consumption of natural resou[...]Article
Contract farming (CF) as a sustainable practice has expanded rapidly, bringing numerous benefits to both the agribusiness industry and farmers, as well as the broader economy; CF is also considered a vehicle to tackle the challenges in sustainab[...]Article
The present study aims to support the Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services (MAES) implementation in Greece, by synthesizing an indicator that could be used for abiotic attribute assessments and specifically for geodiversity. S[...]Article
Promoting rural development is essential for the general economic transformation of people, hence requiring great attention from different government systems. This study assessed the risk, vulnerability, and resilience of agriculture, as well as[...]Article
Women farmers experiences are not necessarily homogeneous between contexts, and overall different social structures might have different spillover effects into agriculture. Despite the so-called feminisation of Greek agriculturemanifested as[...]Article
A. Tafidou ; E. Lialia ; A. Prentzas ; A. Kouriati ; E. Dimitriadou ; C. Moulogianni ; T. Bournaris |Management and utilization of factors of production, in addition to diversification of land use, affect the performance of farms. In this article, it is identified whether the diversification of land use through its disposal to tourism infrastru[...]Article
C.-I. Papadopoulou ; E. Loizou ; F. Chatzitheodoridis ; A. Michailidis ; C. Karelakis ; Y. Fallas ; A. Paltaki |Action 2 of the European Unions Updated Bioeconomy Strategy, i.e., Deploy local bioeconomies rapidly across Europe, promotes education and training in all member states. It is a fact that Greece has not yet adopted a national bioeconomy strat[...]Article
Digital transformation in farming via smart farming technologies (SFTs) is highly considered to stimulate sustainability in the food market and agriculture, as well as to promote viability in the agricultural sector and the prosperity of rural a[...]Article
E. Abou Nader ; G. Kleftodimos ; L.S. Kyrgiakos ; C. Kleisiari ; N. Gallai ; S. Darwich ; T. Berchoux ; G. Vlontzos ; H. Belhouchette |The kiwi is a highly insect-pollinated dependent crop and is the cornerstone of the Greek agricultural sector, rendering the country as the fourth biggest kiwi producer worldwide, with an expected increase in national production the following ye[...]Article
Adoption and implementation of business planning and control methods is essential to efficiently and effectively allocate resources for producing food within sustainable agricultural systems in the Mediterranean Basin. To investigate this issue,[...]Article
This study aims to identify the relationships between critical factors and successful Enterprise Resource Planning implementation in the agricultural processing companies of Central Macedonias (Greece) region. Therefore, critical factors are ta[...]Article
This study assesses inputs use efficiency of durum wheat farmers, subscribed under a common Agricultural Decision Support System (ADSS), especially designed by Barilla and HORTA for this cultivation. Data Envelopment Analysis was the main analys[...]Article
Dairy sheep farming is a significant agricultural sector in Mediterranean countries, providing income and employment opportunities in less-favoured areas (LFAs). The economic performance of dairy sheep farms is of significant interest to LFAs. H[...]Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
Rainfall in the Maghreb and the Iberian Peninsula arrived too late to bring a beneficial effect on crops. Crop failures occurred in several important grain-producing regions of Spain, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. In other areas, crop growing co[...]Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
The Maghreb and the Iberian Peninsula are facing one of the worst seasonal droughts in recent decades. In comparison with the previous outlook, this resulted in a downward revision to well-below average expectations for the final production part[...]Article
T. Dimopoulos ; J. Helfenstein ; A. Kreuzer ; F. Mohr ; S. Sentas ; R. Giannelis ; T. Kizos |Farming systems in marginal or less favored areas of Europe have faced a multitude of challenges as a response to so-called 'mega-trends'. A typical response has been land abandonment. The focus of this paper is on the farming systems of the Gre[...]Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
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Recognition of the link between the origin of local food, farming practices and their territorial settings is important in increasing consumers trust and perceived value of quality schemes. Using the concepts of social learning and Participator[...]Communication à un Congrès (avec Actes)
In recent years, novel food processing technologies have been the focus of innovative food processing research. Novel food processing technologies offer a range of benefits covering various aspects of the food industry, from production and distr[...]Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
E. Lemaitre-Curri ; D. Gasc ; G. Manfron | Montpellier [France] : CIHEAM-IAMM | MED-Amin Bulletin | 2023The start into the 2023 cereal campaign was mainly influenced by dry conditions with uneven impacts across the Mediterranean region. In Northern and Eastern Mediterranean, despite relatively dry conditions in January and February 2023, crops are[...]Article
The purpose of the study is to investigate and compare consumers food safety perceptions in three Mediterranean countries (Greece, Italy, and Spain). A survey was carried out based on a structured questionnaire focusing on food safety-related i[...]Article
The spatiotemporal changes of the grazed Greek landscapes in the last 75 years resemble those evidenced in most parts of the northern Mediterranean region, where woody vegetation encroached on open areas changing landscape structure and diversit[...]Article
N.N. Kourgialas ; G. Psarras ; G. Morianou ; V. Pisinaras ; G. Koubouris ; N. Digalaki ; S. Malliaraki ; K. Aggelaki ; G. Motakis ; G. Arampatzis |Despite the fact that the olive tree is one of the best-adapted species in Mediterranean hydroclimate conditions, climate extremes impose negative effects on olive fruit set and development and subsequently on crop yield. Considering that the fr[...]Article
Food waste is one of the most important concerns in modern societies. This is because food waste has a negative impact on the environment, society and the economy. In Greece, research on consumer behaviour and food waste is still nascent. In rec[...]Article
After the Second World War, technological advancements helped to develop agriculture and meet urgent food needs. The green revolution was based on the cultivation of new high-yielding varieties, the adoption of plant protection measures, and syn[...]Article
Complex agricultural problems concern many countries, as a result of competing economic and environmental objectives. In this work we model three common agricultural problems through optimization techniques: a water-scarce area with overexploite[...]Article
Comparison of selected mathematical programming models used for sustainable land and farm management
The aim of this study is to compare three mathematical programing models used for sustainable land and farm management. The sample for the comparison was 219 agricultural holdings participating as beneficiaries of the measure Modernization of a[...]Article
One of the most significant challenges in rebuilding Europe after COVID-19 is stimulating the marginalised, rural areas of the European Union (EU). Amid a social distancing environment, it is quite important to re-evaluate policy instruments tha[...]Article
The purpose of this study is twofold: firstly, to provide a literature review of sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) critical factors, practices and performance; and secondly, to develop a comprehensive and testable model of SSCM in the f[...]