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Agroecology is not a new concept. Its rising prominence, however, is linked to greater societal awareness of environmental pressures associated with agricultural practices, a decline in the number of farmers, the growing market power of major co[...]Article
This paper aims to assess and to analyze the sustainability of Tunisian olive growing system. Results show two types of farms in this sector. The first one is the traditional farms. The second is the modern farms. The sustainable value method (S[...]Article
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C. Rega ; B. Thompson ; A. Niedermayr ; Y. Desjeux ; J. Kantelhardt ; R. D'Alberto ; P. Gouta ; V. Konstantidelli ; L. Schaller ; L. Latruffe ; M.L. Paracchini |Understanding and measuring the sustainability of farms is key to evaluating progress towards policy goals for a more sustainable agriculture. In the LIFT project, a farm typology was developed to classify farms according to their ecological per[...]Article
J.H. Kestel ; D.L. Field ; P.W. Bateman ; N.E. White ; M.E. Allentoft ; A.J.M. Hopkins ; M. Gibberd ; P. Nevill |Global food production, food supply chains and food security are increasingly stressed by human population growth and loss of arable land, becoming more vulnerable to anthropogenic and environmental perturbations. Numerous mutualistic and antago[...]Article
Climate change threatens human health, food security, and ecological sustainability. In marginalized and vulnerable communities around the globe, there is a crucial need to initiate actions to reduce adverse climatic impacts and support sustaina[...]Article
A.C. Sánchez ; H.N. Kamau ; F. Grazioli ; S.K. Jones |Diversified farming systems are promoted as a pathway to more sustainable agricultural production. Yet widescale adoption may be slow because of uncertainty about the viability of farmer livelihoods on diversified farms and entrenched perception[...]Article
M. Preiss ; J.H.-M. Vogt ; C. Dreher ; M. Schreiner |Western Europe's agrifood systems are highly developed, extremely complex, and dependably produce food for billions. Securing their functionality is imperative whilst dealing with varieties of major challenges and opportunities in the future. Mu[...]Article
Reduction of pesticide use is one of the major challenges in the agricultural sector. Several methods, including efficiency analysis, have been proposed to address this issue. In general, efficiency analysis in the use of pesticides is conducted[...]Article
M. Jelocnik ; J. Subic ; A. Zdravkovic |Water is the source of life for all living beings, but also an irreplaceable input in agricultural production. According to the available water and land potentials in Serbia irrigation is used at generally negligible arable areas. Although it re[...]Article
The aim of this study was to provide necessary agricultural extension support while carrying out agricultural activities by revealing the production patterns and farmer profiles in the villages of the Kartepe district of the Kocaeli province. Th[...]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
The worlds population grows yearly, so increasing food production is necessary, to meet consumer demands. This production must be clean; thus, sustainable agriculture seems to represent a solution. However, social, economic, and environmental b[...]Article
F. Boenzi ; S. Digiesi ; F. Facchini ; B. Silvestri |The agri-food supply chain is responsible for high GHG emissions. In industrial food processing, there is potential for reducing environmental impacts. In the case of apricot jam, several practices for realizing the finished product can be adopt[...]Article
Cet article questionne la construction de la performance globale des exploitations agricoles en Circuits courts et de proximité (CCP) à partir des attentes des agriculteurs engagés dans ces circuits. L'analyse repose sur l'objectivation du disco[...]Article
Despite the increasing demand for food, agricultural systems are struggling with new challenges such as climate change, depletion of natural resources, loss of biodiversity and disease. This struggle requires not only ecological changes but also[...]Article
Les collectifs d'agriculteurs sont considérés comme des leviers pour les transitions agricoles. Parmi la diversité de collectifs existants, de nouvelles formes de collectifs tournés vers une agriculture alternative et agroécologique émergent et [...]Article
S. Vanino ; C. Di Bene ; C. Piccini ; G. Fila ; B. Pennelli ; R. Zornoza ; V. Sanchez-Navarro ; J. Álvaro-Fuentes ; R. Hüppi ; J. Six ; R. Farina |The intensification of agricultural systems has caused a noticeable impact on agro-ecosystem services. Thus, the adoption of more sustainable agricultural practices such as crop diversification and reduction of external inputs represent an alter[...]Article
J. Helfenstein ; M. Bürgi ; N. Debonne ; T. Dimopoulos ; V. Diogo ; W. Dramstad ; A. Edlinger ; M. García-Martín ; J. Hernik ; T. Kizos ; A. Lausch ; C. Levers ; F. Mohr ; G. Moreno ; R. Pazur ; M. Siegrist ; R. Swart ; C. Thenail ; P.H. Verburg ; T.G. Williams ; A. Zarina ; F. Herzog |It has been shown that the COVID-19 pandemic affected some agricultural systems more than others, and even within geographic regions, not all farms were affected to the same extent. To build resilience of agricultural systems to future shocks, i[...]Article
X. Diaz de Otalora ; F. Dragoni ; A. Del Prado ; F. Estellés ; A. Wilfart ; D. Krol ; L. Balaine ; V. Anestis ; B. Amon |European dairy production faces significant economic, environmental, and social sustainability challenges. Given the great diversity of dairy cattle production systems in Europe, region-specific concepts to improve environmental and socioeconomi[...]Article
CONTEXT Mediterranean peri-urban regions have changed considerably in recent decades, leading to different farming system trajectories. The high level of heterogeneity and complexity of these areas are particularly challenging in terms of unders[...]Article
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V. Sharma ; A.K. Tripathi ; H. Mittal |With increasing population, the demand for agricultural productivity is rising to meet the goal of 'Zero Hunger'. Consequently, farmers have optimized the agricultural activities in a sustainable way with the modern technologies. This integratio[...]Article
Les tensions de rôles au travail des agriculteurs constituent un sujet très actuel encore peu traité. La mutation des systèmes agricoles conduit les agriculteurs à endosser de nouveaux rôles en particulier en matière de distribution de leur prod[...]Article
Lagriculture est lun des principaux secteurs émetteurs de gaz à effets de serre (GES), en étant la principale source de méthane (CH4) et de protoxyde dazote (N2O), deux importants GES autres que le CO2. Réciproquement, le climat est un facteu[...]Article
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused catastrophic global upheaval with the potential to alter geopolitical and socio-economic norms. This study offers potential insights for the post COVID-19 era by investigating the impact of the determinants of gr[...]Article
A. Casson ; B. Ortuani ; V. Giovenzana ; L. Brancadoro ; S. Corsi ; O. Gharsallah ; R. Guidetti ; A. Facchi |Viticulture is gradually shifting to more sustainable production systems and a fair number of studies aim at assessing the environmental impacts of different technologies and techniques adopted in the wine production through the Life Cycle Asses[...]Article
F. Maffezzoli ; M. Ardolino ; A. Bacchetti ; M. Perona ; F. Renga |Demographics will increase the demand for food and reduce the availability of labour in many countries all over the world. Moreover, scarcity of natural resources, climate change and food waste these are issues that are strongly impacting the ag[...]Article
This article analyses several possibilities to valorize prickly pear farming in Algeria, a context dominated by semi-arid ecosystems. It uses sociotechnical and evolutionary approaches in order to understand the new dynamics happening within thi[...]Article
Agriculture is a major driver of change with manifold impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services. As social-ecological systems, agricultural landscapes result from the intertwined interaction between farmers and nature, and contribute to sev[...]Article
The study focuses on dairy cattle farming systems and the sources of innovation for breeders in the Setif and Souk-Ahras dairy basins recognized by cereals, dairy cattle breeding and irrigated crops. A sample of 140 family farms was selected and[...]Article
Cropping system design is being transformed through the twofold evolution of agricultural practices for an agroecological transition, and of equipment diversification for agrotechnical needs. Among the most well-known drivers there are genetic s[...]Article
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between farm size and farm performance in Algeria. Unlike most previous studies, this preliminary study uses a large dataset comprising 26 735 farmers in Biskra region. Two farming sectors[...]Article
Les Projets alimentaires territoriaux rencontrent un certain succès. Ils créent du lien entre les initiatives déjà existantes afin de pérenniser le développement territorial. Néanmoins, ils doivent cultiver leurs particularités.Article
We used Cyprus as a model to link the WaterEnergyFoodClimate (WEFC) nexus indicators (e.g., carbon and water footprints) to the ecosystem services (ES) provided by 39 mixed orchards (stone fruits and nuts) on organic (Org) and conventional (C[...]Article
Le contexte géopolitique, climatique et sanitaire oblige les agriculteurs à sadapter. Anticipation des risques et flexibilité sont les maîtres mots dans un monde instable.Article
Olive cultivation is the most important agro-ecosystem in the Mediterranean basin. Despite the remarkable intensification of this system (i.e., the use of high tree densities and large amounts of inputs), the environmental and socio-economic imp[...]Article
G. Giacchè ; V. Saint-Ges ; Y. Durrieu ; M. Collé ; C. Aubry |Lagriculture urbaine connaît un nouvel essor en France depuis une vingtaine dannées. Un large éventail de formes, des jardins familiaux urbains à l'agriculture en indoor ou sur les toits, se décline dans les territoires. Cependant les collecti[...]Article
This study aims to conduct an exploratory and comparative analysis between Fruit and Vegetable Producer Organizations (FVPOs) and fruit and vegetable producers that are not part of these organizations (Non-FVPOs) regarding the prioritization, pe[...]Article
The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly disrupted the household behavior in all areas and also those related to eating and daily food. Research carried out shows there have been significant changes compared to pre-COVID levels in the way consumers pla[...]Article
A. Linares Quero ; U.I. Yoldi ; O. Gava ; G. Schwarz ; A. Povellato ; C. Astrain |This article is aimed at analyzing the potential that CAP 20142020-related instruments have on supporting agroecological transitions in Europe by focusing on the strengths and weaknesses of key instruments. Through a stepwise participatory rese[...]Article
In arid and semi-arid regions, agriculture is an important element of the national economy, but this sector is a large consumer of water. In a context of high pressure on water resources, appropriate management is required. In semi-arid, intensi[...]Article
CONTEXT Declining rainfall with increasing variability, increasing temperature extremes, and declining soil fertility are threatening crop production and ultimately food security in the rainfed Mediterranean environment in Morocco. Conservation[...]Article
The adverse effects of climate change on agricultural production systems threaten food security. In terms of dairy farming, it affects milk yield, quality, animal health, growth, reproduction, forage crops and rangelands. These effects are not o[...]Article
In recent decades, most Spanish Mediterranean agricultural regions have been transformed to meet global food demands and have joined global agricultural production networks: a convergence process that has granted them steady economic growth. In [...]Article
C. Bux ; M. Lombardi ; E. Varese ; V. Amicarelli |Conventional and intensive agriculture systems represent an environmental challenge. This research aims at evaluating the economic and environmental implications of conventional and organic durum wheat production in Southern Italy by applying ma[...]Article
Y. Vecchio ; J. Di Pasquale ; T. Del Giudice ; G. Pauselli ; M. Masi ; F. Adinolfi |CONTEXT Precision farming (PF) is a term that is now widespread throughout agricultural systems worldwide. It is studied in many ways, from its strictly technical connotation of a farm management strategy that uses information technology to sup[...]Article
The achievement of resilient food systems requires an integrated approach between optimal localization of productions and changes in food consumption and between local evaluations of the food system and global visions. In this regard, we develop[...]Article
E. Stephens ; J. Timsina ; G. Martin ; M. van Wijk ; L. Klerkx ; P. Reidsma ; V. Snow |CONTEXT In May 2020, approximately four months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the journal's editorial team realized there was an opportunity to collect information from a diverse range of agricultural systems on how the pandemic was playing out and[...]