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Agroecology is still a marginal approach to agricultural development in Africa when compared to industrial approaches, despite growing evidence of its potential to address core challenges of food insecurity, poverty, and soil degradation. This p[...]
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B.M. Bernard ; Y. Song ; Sumiati, ; X. Wang |This study examines the effects of temperature and precipitation variability on total factor productivity (TFP) growth in African agriculture using a comprehensive two-stage analytical approach that incorporates both non-parametric and parametri[...]
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This paper evaluates the economic and environmental implications of adopting eco-efficient irrigation methods in agriculture by delving into the nuanced interplay between technological efficiency, market dynamics, and government interventions. I[...]
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Agriculture is one of the major drivers of land degradation and climate change. It is known that it can have positive impacts on provisioning ecosystem services (ES) (e.g., food production); however, it has as well detrimental effects on regulat[...]
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S.M. Sundstrom ; T. Awada ; E.M. Bennett ; B. Bestelmeyer ; J. Hodbod ; A. Pacheco ; S. Spiegal ; C.R. Allen |Context - Industrialized approaches to agriculture have prioritized stability, efficiency and productivity, which has masked underlying vulnerabilities in our capacity to produce and access food, fiber and fuel, and to maintain farming livelihoo[...]
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S. Yvoz ; M. Lechenet ; P. Amiotte-Suchet ; T. Castel ; E. Betting ; M. Ubertosi |The increase in crop water stress is one of the most critical effects of climate change and threatens farm production and food security both locally and globally. The adaptation process of the entire food system must be grounded in a local quant[...]
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Agricultural and food security cooperation has emerged as a cornerstone of the current Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). However, most BRI countries are facing the twin challenges of ecological degradation and food insecurity. Here, we developed a[...]
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Rainfed agriculture, sustaining billions globally, faces escalating threats from climate change, yet the role of green water (soil moisture) in quantifying these risks remains critically understudied. We quantify green water scarcity (GWS)—insuf[...]
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G. Pandey ; S. Lyden ; E. Franklin ; B. Millar ; M.T. Harrison |In co-locating agriculture and solar photovoltaics (PV) on the same land parcel, agrivoltaic systems (AVS) afford opportunities to meet growing global food and energy demand while contributing to renewable energy targets. Previous review studies[...]
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B.T. Baris ; S.M. Marselis ; G.H. Ros ; A. van Doorn ; J.W. Erisman |Key Performance Indicator (KPI) methodologies have emerged as potent tools for estimating sustainability performance in agriculture. With the proliferation of data availability, there is a growing opportunity to conduct sustainability assessment[...]
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Numerous life cycle assessments (LCA) have been performed on tomato production; however, results vary greatly due to different system boundaries and assumptions, tomato production methods, and geography. This study seeks to identify the major dr[...]
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The agri-food system is faced with numerous challenges of sustainability, calling for the improved evaluation of rural development projects. However, a gap exists in the comprehension of the application of both objective and subjective indicator[...]
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Nowadays, agriculture faces problems that threaten its basic function, i [...]
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This study explores global research trends, regional challenges, and methodological approaches in food-water-energy (FWE) nexus research within agricultural contexts from 2000 to 2024. A bibliometric analysis of 929 articles indexed in the Web o[...]
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The decline in the young population in rural areas has led to a shortage of skilled labor in agriculture. While the use of technology and capital is often suggested as a solution, it may not be sufficient, especially with the aging rural populat[...]
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This paper explores the transformative potential of Foundation Models (FMs) in agriculture, driven by the need for efficient and intelligent decision support systems in the face of growing global population and climate change. It begins by outli[...]
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Les impacts du changement climatique sont déjà visibles pour la plupart des productions agricoles, y compris en France, avec des conséquences non seulement pour les producteurs, mais aussi pour l’ensemble des acteurs des filières, jusqu’aux cons[...]
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A.S. Dietrich ; G. Vico ; R. Bommarco ; H. Hansson |Ecosystem services, such as weed and pest regulation provided by biodiversity, are vital for sustainable crop production. However, the economic contributions of biodiversity are often overlooked in commercial markets due to the absence of market[...]
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Regenerative agriculture has gained attention for its potential to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from crop production and improve farm profitability through practices like cover cropping and reduced tillage. However, empirical data sug[...]
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C. Parra-López ; S. Ben Abdallah ; G. Garcia-Garcia ; A. Hassoun ; H. Trollman ; S. Jagtap ; S. Gupta ; A. Aït-Kaddour ; S. Makmuang ; C. Carmona-Torres |This article provides a comprehensive overview of digital technologies for water use and management in agriculture, examining recent applications and future prospects. It examines key water-related challenges - scarcity, pollution, inefficient u[...]
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Women play an important role in household tasks as well as in agriculture. Whatever, their function and the tasks they carry out beside those hold in contribution by men. « farmer » Women role remain unclear or not described precisely and less s[...]
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L. Sargu ; G. Ignat ; A. Timus ; I. Prigoreanu ; N. Sargu |This study analyzes the economic and energy dimensions of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture at the European level, making a regional comparison for the period 2000-2022. The research assesses the sustainability and resilience of ag[...]
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K. Terán-Samaniego ; Je.M. Robles-Parra ; I. Vargas-Arispuro ; M.A. Martinez-Tellez ; M.C. Garza-Lagler ; D. Félix-Gurrlola ; M. L. Maycotte-de la Peña ; J.C. Tafolla-Arellano ; J.A. García-Figueroa ; P.C. Espinoza-López |The transition of agriculture towards sustainability faces significant obstacles, such as increased demand for food, food insecurity, climate variability, biodiversity loss, and food waste, among others. Moreover, agricultural activities must ad[...]
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F. Pallottino ; S. Violino ; S. Figorilli ; C. Pane ; J. Aguzzi ; G. Colle ; E. Nerio Nemmi ; A. Montaghi ; D. Chatzievangelou ; F. Antonucci ; L. Moscovini ; A. Mei ; C. Costa ; L. Ortenzi |Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications related to agriculture have recently gained in use and attention. They are indeed valuable tools for interpreting data, improving production chains, and optimizing the use of natural resources. Among AI [...]
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Z. Ali ; A. Muhammad ; N. Lee ; M. Waqar ; S.W. Lee |Smart farming leverages Artificial Intelligence (AI) to address modern agricultural sustainability challenges. This study investigates the application of machine learning (ML), deep learning (DL), and time series analysis in agriculture through [...]
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Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) based models have emerged as a powerful tool for solving complex nonlinear problems in agriculture. These models simulate the human nervous system's structure, allowing them to learn hierarchical features from t[...]
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In the coming decades, crop production in regions such as the Mediterranean Basin is expected to be influenced by climate change. This study evaluates the impacts of climate change on maize yield and irrigation water in Northern Greece for the m[...]
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This paper examines the impact of climate variability on agricultural production in 12 Moroccan regions, differentiating between rain-fed and irrigated crops. Using a spatial panel data model over 1999-2019, we analyze the impact of climatic and[...]
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Eco-efficiency, which integrates environmental and economic variables, is crucial for decision-making in agriculture, particularly within the framework of European environmental policy. The SBM-DEA tool has been applied in several studies, and f[...]
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The growing need for agricultural production and the consequences of climate change necessitate new paradigms for sustainable resource management such as the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem (WEFE) nexus and the circular economy approach. The WEFE ne[...]
