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M. Longo ; N. Dal Ferro ; B. Lazzaro ; F. Morari |Agri-environmental measures (AEMs) are meant to foster environmentally-friendly farming techniques. The use of AEMs to enhance agroecosystem quality is still under debate due to site-specific spatial mismatches that often occur between adopted A[...]Article
Le besoin dune transformation profonde des systèmes alimentaires ne fait plus lombre dun doute. Cest ce que nous justifierons dans la première partie de cet article, en en identifiant les raisons sanitaires, environnementales et sociales et [...]Article
A. Balazsi ; J. Dänhardt ; S. Collins ; O. Schweiger ; J. Settele ; T. Hartel |Cultural ecosystem services (CES) are nonmaterial benefits that people obtain from ecosystems. The CES subcategories cover a wide range of domains (e.g. recreation, conservation of cultural heritage, human-nature relations). The CES concept has [...]Article
C. Bouri |Algeria is currently one of the largest importers of foodstuff and agricultural products. For the Algerian government, solving the problem of food insecurity has been a main component of development policy. Indeed, the object was to make sure a [...]Article
S. Ammirato ; A.M. Felicetti ; C. Raso ; B.A. Pansera ; A. Violi |Scholars from different perspectives agree that agritourism can be the right tool to balance the needs of tourists with those of rural communities, offering real opportunities for economic and social development, while mitigating undesirable imp[...]Article
Lapproche territoriale met laccent sur le territoire avec ses spécificités et ressources afin dentamer un processus de développement plutôt « par le bas » impliquant les acteurs locaux. Sans négliger louverture sur lextérieur, elle se veut [...]Article
M. Berriet-Solliec ; C. Déprès ; C. Chervier ; F. Lataste ; D. Lepicier ; H.V. Pham ; V. Piguet |La notion de système socio-écologique dOstrom est utilisée ici pour caractériser les pratiques agricoles générant des bénéfices sociaux et environnementaux et identifier les facteurs facilitant ou limitant leur mise en uvre. Trois études de te[...]Article
F. Halim ; C. Barbieri ; D.B. Morais ; S. Jakes ; E. Seekamp |Womens predominant role in agritourism expands their also significant involvement in agriculture and rural development. Yet, when measured in economic terms, women in agritourism appear to be less successful than men. We argue that economic ear[...]Article
This paper addresses the topic of a new enterprise model called Community-Based Cooperatives and their contribution to inner areas development and land care. This issue is currently the subject of a growing body of academic literature. The aim o[...]Article
The main determinants of agricultural employment are related to households access to private assets and the influence of inherited socialeconomic stratification and power relationships. However, despite the recommendations of rural studies whi[...]Article
The paper focuses on the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on some Italian farms. In particular, the aim is to investigate the consequences of the health emergency on diversified farms, their reactions, and their agricultural and rural policy nee[...]Article
F. Pagliacci ; E. Defrancesco ; D. Mozzato ; L. Bortolini ; A. Pezzuolo ; F. Pirotti ; E. Pisani ; P. Gatto |The EU rural development policy has addressed challenges related to climate change in agriculture by introducing public voluntary schemes, which financially support the adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices. Several factors, most of w[...]Article
Gender differences in farm entrepreneurship: comparing farming performance of women and men in Italy
Gender differences in rural enterprise are a relevant field of analysis which calls for a deeper investiga-tion concerning key variables affecting farms performance and on the basis of gender. This paper tries to explore eventual gender gaps in[...]Article
The preservation of biodiversity, improving human health and the development of rural areas through organic farming are among the main aims of EU and worldwide agricultural policies. This paper discusses influential factors and the dynamics of d[...]Article
A. Gara ; M. Nahdi ; L. Laajili Ghezal |Land degradation is a serious threat in Tunisia. That is why many strategies of soil and water conservation have been established since the 90s in many areas in the country such as Oued Sabaihia watershed, located at Zaghouen governorate. In thi[...]Article
The subject of the review article is the development of rural tourism based on innovative food products. The aim of this paper is to identify key forms of rural entrepreneurial tourism in Vojvodina. Gastronomy plays a significant role in present[...]Article
Marginal rural areas are undergoing major pressures from the effects of globalization, especially when no alternative has been found to conventional extensive agriculture and a lack of investments and vision squeezes the income of farmers. The o[...]Article
The annual income of small-scale farmers in the Jordan Valley, West Bank, Palestine remains persistently low compared to other sectors. The objective of this study was therefore to explore some of the main barriers to reducing poverty and increa[...]Article
À dominante arabe et berbère sur le plan socioculturel, à la fois africain, méditerranéen, atlantique et saharien par sa géographie, le Maroc se conte au pluriel. Aux multiples bleus des bords de mer et gris des montagnes sopposent les rouges o[...]Article
La contribution propose une analyse géographique de lapplication du programme européen LEADER (Liaisons Entre Actions de Développement de lEconomie Rurale), en tant que dispositif de politique publique destiné à favoriser le développement terr[...]Article
The agricultural population in Turkey declines year by year due to rural-urban migration and, consequently, the number of young farmers is on the decrease in Turkey, like in some developed countries. The Young Farmer Grant Project was launched f[...]Article
This paper analyzes past experiences and examples of good practice in the development of rural tourism, with particular reference to the potential of Serbia. The aim of this paper is multiple. Given that rural areas in Serbia face significant ec[...]Article
G. Kruseman ; K.A. Mottaleb ; K. Tesfaye ; S. Bairagi ; R. Robertson ; D. Mandiaye ; A. Frija ; S. Gbegbelegbe ; A. Alene ; S. Prager |Rural transformation is an inevitable and fundamental process of development. However, the speed and dimensions of rural transformation can affect investments in major staples such as maize, wheat and rice, which continue to play an important ro[...]Article
Social innovations have been the subject of much academic discussion in recent years and have been approached from multiple scientific perspectives. This work sets out to determine whether innovations carried out by Andalusian olive oil cooperat[...]Article
Rural tourism has commonly been identified as one of the main areas of application of the principles of sustainable tourism, but the literature has typically focused solely on the ecological dimension, particularly when referring to agritourism.[...]Article
A.F. Tulla ; A. Vera ; C. Guirado ; N. Valldeperas |Although social farming (SF) has been a successful endeavor in Catalonia over the last 30 years, it has not been visible for part of society, which is largely unaware of its existence. Nevertheless, this study has demonstrated after studying fiv[...]Article
Agricultural activity has changed significantly in recent years. There is a clear trend towards monoculture and the replacement of traditional crops for others which are more productive and achieve better economic results. These factors have two[...]Article
For most poor countries of today, using agriculture for development is widely recognized as a promising strategy. Yet, in these countries, investment in agriculture has mostly been lagging relative to international norms and recommendations. Cur[...]Article
R.A. Barbosa ; C.H.D.F. Domingues ; M. Corrêa da Silva ; C.R. Foguesatto ; M. de Aragao Pereira ; R.M.T. Gimenes ; J.A. Rossi Borges |In the world, the majority of farms are family-based. However, migration of young people from rural to urban areas, and a lack of farm successors negatively impact on the continuity of family farming. The pattern of migration is unbalanced in te[...]Article
T.P. Tomich ; P. Lidder ; J. Dijkman ; M. Coley ; P. Webb ; M. Gill |Drawn from numerous sources, including papers in this special issue, this concluding paper synthesizes evidence on the relationship between agricultural research for development and poverty reduction, with particular emphasis on agri-food system[...]