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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
In Southern Europe, the abandonment of the traditional transhumant system where sheep graze lowland areas during winter and distant mountain systems during summer has led to an important cultural loss and still poorly understood ecological conse[...]Article
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Cet article sintéresse au processus de mise sur agenda dun modèle agri-alimentaire alternatif en Guadeloupe. Il montre comment le modèle agri-alimentaire véhiculé par les petites agricultures familiales a émergé comme problème public. En parti[...]Article
CONTEXT The use of pesticides implies negative effects on human health and the environment. Thus, the reduction in pesticide risks without harming food security and farmers' income is a key policy goal. OBJECTIVE The aim is to investigate the im[...]Article
Rural regeneration is a transformative process that can be based on multiple possible pathways that are not always clearly distinct and that can be combined or co-exist. We argue that regeneration can be understood as a new framework for socio-n[...]Article
S. El Harche ; M. Chikhaoui ; M. Naimi ; M. Seif-Ennasr ; J. Whalen ; A. Chaaou |No-tillage agriculture and agroforestry have many environmental benefits, such as maintaining soil productivity, storing water and reducing labor and energy. These practices may also reduce soil erosion in hilly landscapes with a Mediterranean c[...]Article
In the future, a cropping system that guarantees food security by delivering high yields and, simultaneously, protects our environment is desperately needed. This can be achieved through a cropping system that waives chemical synthetic plant pro[...]Article
The agricultural sector in the EU Southern Neighbourhood Partners (SNP) is struggling to respond to sustainability challenges. It needs stronger policies to deliver balanced sustainability outcomes in economic, social and environmental terms. Ba[...]Article
Les travaux sur la typologie des oasis à palmiers dattiers sont nombreux. Ils permettent de décrire une situation, de dresser un état des lieux et de classer les différentes palmeraies qui composent loasis. Des critères structurels et fonctionn[...]Article
Significant detrimental effects of agricultural intensification and specialization are becoming increasingly evident. Reliance on monocultures, few varieties, and intensive use of agrochemicals is a major factor in climate change, biodiversity d[...]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
I. El Fartassi ; A.E. Milne ; R. El Alami ; M. Rafiqi ; K.L. Hassall ; T.W. Waine ; J. Zawadzka ; A. Diarra ; R. Corstanje |Farmers face the challenge of increasing production to feed a growing population and support livelihoods, whilst also improving the sustainability and resilience of cropping systems. Understanding the key factors that influence farming managemen[...]Article
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G. Harik ; I. Alameddine ; R. Zurayk ; M. El-Fadel |A spatio-temporal Agent Based Modeling (ABM) framework is developed to probabilistically predict farmers' decisions concerning their future farming practices when faced with potential water scarcity induced by future climate change. The proposed[...]Article
V.D. Silva ; F.D. de Jesus ; E.C. Mendes ; J.S. de Lima ; L.Q. de Magalhães Marinho ; T.S. Oliveira ; E.F. da Silva ; I.L. Nunes ; B.A. Machado ; S.S. Costa ; C.D. Ferreira Ribeiro |This study aimed to identify the development of new food products related to family farming from scientific and technological perspectives. Data were collected from the scientific literature and patent documents in the Scopus and National Instit[...]Article
O. Coca ; D. Creanga ; S. Viziteu ; I.S. Bruma ; S. Gavril |In the context of the increase in energy prices and, as a consequence, on other inputs on the global and European market, the study aims to analyze the performance of the European Union's agriculture through the lens of the correlations and link[...]Article
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A. El Mekkaoui ; R. Moussadek ; R. Mrabet ; A. Douaik ; R. El Haddadi ; O. Bouhlal ; M. Elomari ; M. Ganoudi ; A. Zouahri ; S. Chakiri |Climate change, drought, erosion, water contamination resources, desertification, and loss of soil quality represent major environmental risks worldwide. Facing these risks is the most important issue for sustainable development. Conventional ti[...]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
D. Paudel ; A. de Wit ; H. Boogaard ; D. Marcos ; S. Osinga ; I.N. Athanasiadis |Machine learning models for crop yield forecasting often rely on expert-designed features or predictors. The effectiveness and interpretability of these handcrafted features depends on the expertise of the people designing them. Neural networks [...]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
CONTEXT Mixed farming and agroforestry systems (MiFAS) are widely proposed to deal with ecological, economic, and social challenges that are associated with specialised farming systems. However, little is known about how MiFAS are integrated in [...]Article
Growing nutrient fertilization has imperiled freshwater resources throughout the world. There is a conflict of interest between farmers and local environmental organizations who are concerning about nutrient pollution in waterbodies. Adoption of[...]Article
There is uncertainty regarding the resilience of modern intensive agricultural systems, given that they have been developed recently in history (post-WWII). Historically, agricultural sciences have focused on scales from the molecular and plant [...]Article
The objective of this study was to provide a comprehensive overview of the recent advancements in the use of deep learning (DL) in the agricultural sector. The author conducted a review of studies published between 2016 and 2022 to highlight the[...]Article
Small-scale farms make an important contribution to food security, but they lack technification, especially in the global south. This article proposes a new model, namely, Model H, as a reference by which to facilitate technological transfer and[...]Article
G. Fusco ; F. Campobasso ; L. Laureti ; M. Frittelli ; D. Valente ; I. Petrosillo |Agriculture is a key activity in guarantying food security, one of the Sustainable Development Goals set by the UN Agenda 2030 for sustainable development. However, agriculture can be an environmental impacting activity when it is managed withou[...]Article
The role of digital agriculture in mitigating climate change and ensuring food security: an overview
Digital agriculture involving different tools and management practices has advanced considerably in recent years, intending to overcome climate risk and reduce food insecurity. Climate change and its impacts on agricultural production and food s[...]Article
P.B. Hegedus ; B. Maxwell ; J. Sheppard ; S. Loewen ; H. Duff ; G. Morales-Luna ; A. Peerlinck |Few mechanisms turn field-specific ecological data into management recommendations for crop production with appropriate uncertainty. Precision agriculture is mainly deployed for machine efficiencies and soil-based zonal management, and the tradi[...]