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European traditional cultural landscapes are increasingly modified by rural abandonment and urban growth processes. Acknowledged as of High Nature Value for providing multiple ecosystem services while contributing to human well-being, the future[...]Article
In a global context where agriculture is the major consumer of water, there is a pressing need to look for alternative water resources. In light of there being a lack of studies that compare the use of diverse water alternatives in different cro[...]Article
In 2018, Spain was the third largest producer and the leading exporter of wine in the world. Viticulture is an important economic activity in the Castilla y León region, and is an element capable of halting the flight from the countryside and fa[...]Article
Ecotourism is becoming increasingly important in natural parks because it raises the value of the environment for the visitor. The present study aimed to (i) establish the factors of the perceived value in ecotourism and (ii) analyze the predict[...]Article
Olive grove biomass presents an opportunity to reduce greenhouse gases and meet the sustainability objectives set by Europe. Given the relevance of this organic matter, this paper analyzes the evolution and current situation of the regulations t[...]Article
The sustainable and continued production of enough food to feed the entire world's population is one of the main concerns in the food industry. Spain, and in particular Galicia, which is an eminently fishing region characterised by the consumpti[...]Article
The urgent need to implement agricultural systems that provide greater sustainability and resilience to the challenges of the climate change process has meant that alternative paradigms for agri-food systems and agriculture have become more rele[...]Article
Utiel-Requena est une zone viticole traditionnelle de la province de Valence (Espagne), qui a connu une importante restructuration productive, larrivée de travailleurs immigrants et leur enracinement familial. Cet article aborde cette installat[...]Article
O. Del Hierro ; P. Gallejones ; G. Besga ; A. Artetxe ; C. Garbisu |This study aimed to estimate the environmental impact of barley production in the Basque Country, Northern Spain, using cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology, as well as to assess how methodological choices (i.e., the use of IPC[...]Article
E. Molina-Montes ; I. Uzhova ; V. Verardo ; R. Artacho ; B. García-Villanova ; E.J. Guerra-Hernández ; M. Kapsokefalou ; O. Malisova ; A. Vlassopoulos ; A. Katidi ; B. Korousic Seljak ; R. Modic ; Tome Eftimov ; I. Hren ; E. Valencic ; Z. Satalic ; I. Panjkota Krbavcic ; D. Vranesic Bender ; D. Giacalone ; M. Bom Frøst ; A. Konic Ristic ; J. Milesevic ; M. Nikolic ; E. Kolay ; M. Güney ; V. Kriaucioniene ; M. Czlapka-Matyasik ; A. Bykowska-Derda ; E. Kujundzic ; I. Taljic ; M. Brka ; I. Spiroski ; S. Cunha Velho ; S.P. Sousa Pinto ; I. Nascimento Monteiro ; J.A. Pereira ; M.D. Ruíz-López ; C. Rodríguez-Pérez |We aimed to evaluate the changes in eating behaviours of the adult population across 16 European countries due to the COVID-19 confinement and to evaluate whether these changes were somehow related to the severity of the containment measures app[...]Article
This study aims to explore and understand whether corporate social responsibility (CSR) could be considered as an indirect cue of certain product characteristics, turning it into an effective instrument to encourage credibility and trust in a fo[...]Article
To implement the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact while enhancing ecosystem services, the Barcelona Metropolitan Authority has commissioned a socioecological assessment of the metropolitan agriculture. A Socioecological Integrated Analysis has been [...]Article
Spanish women pastoralists' pathways into livestock management: motivations, challenges and learning
Rural studies has made considerable theoretical and empirical progress on gender and agriculture, yet almost none of this work focuses specifically on women involved in livestock production in the Global North. To address this gap, we explored t[...]Article
The Europe 2030 project identified the need to create a growth model that is based on a dynamic balance between economic, social, and environmental dimensions. This involves, among other objectives, redirecting the resources that are allocated t[...]Article
Due to the problems of the European rural environment, the European Union introduced territorial development strategies called the Leader Method (LEADER Initiatives and the now extinct PRODER Operational Programs implemented only in Spanish terr[...]Article
Depopulation is one of the main problems in declining rural territories, whose inhabitants have the perception of being immersed in a spiral of socio-economic deterioration where each setback experienced in the region push a greater number of yo[...]Article
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La région d'El Ejido, dans le sud de l'Espagne, est recouverte par une « mer de plastique », image donnée par une présence excessive de serres. Ce site agricole est le premier pôle exportateur de légumes du continent européen. Le prix à payer es[...]Article
In the context of EU rural development policy, one of the proposed actions is the formation of Operational Groups (OGs). These OGs are part of the framework of the European Innovation Partnership on Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability ([...]Article
Treated wastewater is constantly produced and relatively unaffected by climatic conditions, while Constructed Wetlands (CWs) are recognized as green technology and a cost-effective alternative to improve treated wastewater quality standards. Thi[...]Article
Despite the growing importance of the digital transformation (DT) of the agrifood sector on the political agenda, traditional policies are not enough to provide proactive responses to rapid technological changes and new approaches for policy pla[...]Article
The Social Economy plays a fundamental role in the implementation and development of social innovation practices, especially in the field of cooperatives. In the case of agri-food cooperatives in the olive oil producing areas of Spain, a substan[...]Article
Olive oil production shapes the socio-economic and environmental life of many areas of the Mediterranean basin, especially southern Spain, the highest olive oil-producing region worldwide. Olive grove cultivation is tending to intensify from tra[...]Article
Economic, social, and climatic conditions affect agricultural production. Those changes are relevant to the rainfed agricultural areas of the Mediterranean Belt, including Spainthe largest producer of olive oil in the world. However, little is [...]Article
Whereas population is showing increasing distrust rates in the regular agri-food system, Alternative Food Networks (AFN) are gradually gaining space. This paper analyses the role of a specific kind of AFN, Short Food Supply Chains (SFSCs) and it[...]Article
C. Gómez-Corona ; V. Ramaroson Rakotosamimanana ; M.P. Sáenz-Navajas ; H. Rodrigues ; E. Franco-Luesma ; E. Saldaña ; D. Valentin |The coronavirus outbreak in December 2019 completely changed the dynamic of consumption in different sectors of industry. The food and beverage industries have been profoundly affected, from production, to modifications in consumers choices. Am[...]Article
Diffuse water pollution is a major problem in many agroecosystems, especially in irrigated areas linked to ecosystems of high ecological value. Pollution abatement policies imply the modification of agricultural measures and are usually rejected[...]Article
There is a growing need for innovative new instruments to complement the current schemes aimed at improving farmland biodiversity. Some of the most promising innovations include market-based instruments relying on what is known as the commodific[...]Article
I. Vazquez-Gonzalez ; M. Do Mar Pérez-Fra ; A.I. Garcia-Arias ; B. Valdês-Paços ; E. López Iglesias |Humans have traditionally sought provisioning services from rural areas, but society is becoming increasingly aware of other services that rural areas provide to human beings, agroecosystem services. At the same time, however, certain dysservice[...]Article
E. López Gunn ; M. Rica ; P. Zorrilla-Miras ; L. Vay ; B. Mayor ; A. Pagano ; M. Altamirano ; R. Giordano |Nature based solutions are proposed as integrated solutions to transform the current water intensive economic model to a more balanced model, where water is considered as an eco-social asset. We analyse the logic of action and underpinning belie[...]Article
S. Li ; Z. Kallas ; D. Rahmani ; J.M. Gil |The COVID-19 pandemic poses a threat to global food security, and it changes consumers food buying and consumption behavior. This research not only investigates trends in Spanish consumers general food shopping and consumption habits during th[...]Article
Spain has more than 2.5 M ha of olive groves, with 60% of this area (i.e., 1.5 M ha) concentrated in the region of Andalusia (Southern Spain). Assuming the socio-ecological characteristics of these crops, of which their contribution to ecosystem[...]Article
D. Hoehn ; M. Margallo ; J. Laso ; I. Ruiz-Salmon ; A. Fernandez-Rios ; C. Campos ; I. Vázquez-Rowe ; R. Aldaco ; P. Quinteiro |The availability of freshwater is one of the biggest limitations and challenges of food production, as freshwater is an increasingly scarce and overexploited resource in many parts of the world. Therefore, the concept of water footprint (WF) has[...]Article
Soil erosion is a threat for the sustainability of agriculture and severely affects the Mediterranean crops. Olive groves are among the rainfed agriculture lands that exhibit soil and water losses due to the impact of unsustainable practices suc[...]Article
The aim of the present study was (1) to investigate what consumers include within the concept of food sustainability and its link with sustainable consumption, by identifying meaningful consumer typologies from the concept of food sustainability[...]Article
The Spanish agricultural sector crisis is intimately related to the weak position of local producers in the value chain. In order to analyse this issue, we will use a model that describes the post-industrial economy value creation process, and t[...]Article
European rural landscapes contain high nature value farmlands that, in addition to being the main economic activity in many rural areas, host habitats and species of great conservation value. The maintenance of these farming systems largely depe[...]Article
Wine tourism is one of the best opportunities for rural development, but because it is partially exposed to climatic conditions, it is a climate-vulnerable tourism activity. However, an understanding of the potential impacts of global climate ch[...]Article
G.F. de Carvalho-Souza ; M.A. Torres ; C. Farias ; J.J. Acosta ; J. Tornero ; I. Sobrino ; F. Ramos ; M. Llope |Seafood is an essential source of protein globally. As its demand continues to rise, balancing food security and the health of marine ecosystems has become a pressing challenge. Ecosystem-based fisheries management (EBFM) has been adopted by the[...]Article
Tourism has become a priority in national and regional development policies and is considered a source of economic growth, particularly in rural areas. Nowadays, wine tourism is an important form of tourism and has become a local development too[...]Article
The agri-food frameworks have specific characteristics (production units with small dimensions and in great number with implications in the respective markets) that call for adjusted approaches, even more so when they are considered in Mediterra[...]Article
Intensive agricultural farming systems have negative impacts on the ecosystem. Therefore, the use of crop rotation emerges as an opportunity to improve the environmental sustainability of agricultural systems. In the region of Galicia in north-w[...]Article
Agroecosystems are anthropised ecosystems where human activities, mainly agricultural practices, affect the innate functioning, leading to the provision of agroecosystem services (AES) and disservices (AEDS). This study presents a novel and inte[...]Article
One of the factors threatening the sustainability of rural territories is the hegemonic agro-industrial model, whose environmental and social impacts strongly limit rural life. Here, we want to call attention to the opportunities provided by alt[...]Article
A. Montsant ; O. Baena ; L. Bernardez ; J. Puig |Aim of study : To assess the impacts of climate change on local agriculture with a high resolution in a Mediterranean region with a diversity of climates. Area of study : Catalonia (NE Spain). Material and methods : Based on historical meteorolo[...]Article
Exploring and developing new tools for the accounting and management of natural C sinks will provide a closer, more accurate option to remark the importance of such sinks in relation to livestock production, helping to support the persistence of[...]Article
Environmental economic valuation allows to derive values from individuals' behaviour in hypothetical markets, but it is not exempt from certain biases. This work aims to evidence the existence of Social Desirability Bias (SDB) in the use of the [...]Article
A. Merino-Aranda ; I.L. Castillejo-Gonzalez ; A. Velo-Gala ; F.P. Montes-Tubio ; F.-J. Mesas-Carrascosa ; P. Trivino-Tarradas |Industrial heritage is linked to the cultural processes that human society sets through the traces from the past. The conservation and dissemination of this industrialcultural heritage are crucial for sustainable urban development, and positive[...]Article
Aim of study : To investigate the impact of adopting new feeding precision technology on pig production. Area of study : Four EU countries (Germany, France, Poland and Spain) during the period 20102015. Material and methods : The Färe-Primont i[...]Article
After World War II, the European Union launched the Common Agricultural Policy. Since then, this programme has been adapting to the new economic and social realities that the European agricultural sector has been going through. Currently, a larg[...]Article
This article addresses the problem of succession in family farms in a context of generational change. Family businesses are characterized by their long-term orientation and by having a positive effect through environmental goals that remain in p[...]Article
In South-east Spain the implementation of desalinated seawater for irrigation was planned as an alternative water supply for farmers. However, most high-volume desalination plants are underused as farmers current demands are lower than was prev[...]Article
The Common Agricultural Policy 20142020, set up in 2015 and extended until 31 December 2022, introduced a payment instrument called Greening. The aim of Greening was to encourage agricultural practices that are beneficial for the environment wh[...]Article
Depopulation is a serious problem facing developed countries, among them Spain. It is especially severe in rural areas, where some vicious circles emerge, nourished by reduced infrastructures and services, deteriorated quality of life, the low i[...]Article
The main aim of this study was to determine the factors that influenced profitability of companies involved in the Valencia food industry between 2006 and 2015. For this, macroeconomic, sector and company variables were the key elements used in [...]Article
J. Calatrava ; D. Martinez-Granados ; R. Zornoza ; M. Gonzalez-Rosado ; B. Lozano-Garcia ; M. Vega Zamora ; M.D. Gómez-López |This study identifies, through consultation with relevant stakeholders, low-input farming practices that can help to minimize the most pressing agronomic and environmental problems in some of the most relevant Mediterranean woody crops in Spain [...]Article
In several Spanish regions, collective action through production and marketing cooperatives has traditionally concentrated the food supply of small and medium-sized farms. However, many cooperatives are threatened by the risk of abandonment of m[...]Article
At the end of the 20th century, tourism was positioned as an activity capable of diversifying and reactivating the economies of European rural areas, which were experiencing problems of aging and population loss. One of the public initiatives th[...]Article
M. Rabelo ; M. Debolini ; R. Villani ; T. Sabbatini ; N. Silvestri |The study aims to describe and interpret the agricultural system dynamics on the Western Mediterranean areas in terms of occupied land and crop specialization, by using the available data from the two last agricultural censuses. From the spatial[...]Article
In this study, we aim to find the determinants of innovation in the agrifood industry in an inland region in southeast Spain, which depends upon and specializes in this sector. The determinants we propose are firm and environmental factors. From[...]Article
The coronavirus pandemic is having an economic impact, previously non-existent, on the world economy. The objective of this study is to analyze the impact of COVID-19 on agri-food companies in the region of Extremadura (Spain). A multiple-case s[...]Article
Today, farmers are multioptional entrepreneurs, demanding far more skills than only those of agricultural production. The awareness of European agricultural landscape (EAL) values should enable farmers to create new business strategies. Open edu[...]Article
R. Giovos ; D. Tassopoulos ; D. Kalivas ; N. Lougkos ; A. Priovolou |One factor of precision agriculture is remote sensing, through which we can monitor vegetation health and condition. Much research has been conducted in the field of remote sensing and agriculture analyzing the applications, while the reviews ga[...]Article
This study is framed within the concept of sustainability of local foods such as extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) and considers the effects of country of origin (COO) and ethnocentrism as relevant factors in decision making about product choice. Ou[...]Article
Ecotourism is one of the tourism variants with more annual growth. Motivation has become a fundamental criterion for travel behavior. Segmentation is used to identify the market niches of different tourism products and services. This study colle[...]Article
I. Funes ; I. Funes ; R. Savé ; F. de Herralde ; C. Biel ; E. Pla ; D. Pascual ; J. Zabalza ; G. Cantos ; G. Borràs ; J. Vayreda ; X. Aranda |In this study, the suitability of major crops currently growing in three case study basins in Catalonia (NE Spain) was assessed for the first half of the 21st century. For this purpose, an estimation was made of net hydric needs (NHN) and a set [...]Article
The growing presence of community or allotment gardens seeks to respond to the challenges of todays urban societies in terms of sustainability. The food dimension of this phenomenon is one of its most important aspects, with clear repercussions[...]Article
Forest management is an untapped tool, yet to realize its full potential to fight against climate change. The capability of forests to act as carbon sinks makes them a key resource to reduce CO2 concentration in the atmosphere. However, carbon w[...]Article
The fast and broad adoption of mechanization and chemical inputs in Mediterranean terraced agriculture, combined with warming climate trends, has led to the progressive degradation of environmental and social conditions. These factors have concu[...]Article
Protected areas (PAs) seek to conserve valuable genes, species and ecosystems by applying a legal regime that restricts some socioeconomic activities and also offers opportunities for new ones. As a result, PAs have been claimed by some authors [...]Article
P. Sánchez-Bravo ; E. Chambers V ; L. Noguera-Artiaga ; E. Sendra ; E. Chambers IV ; Á.A. Carbonell-Barrachina |The term sustainability is based on three main pillars: environment, society and economy. To achieve sustainable development, agriculture is one of the main fields to be considered and it is key to address economic, environmental and ethical p[...]Article
Recent evidence illuminates the importance of relatively new concepts in grocery retailing, such as the concept of food values. The present work aims at analyzing the influence of: (i) food values on key non-financial results, particularly satis[...]Article
Combining an olive growth simulation model with a specific module for economic componentsnamely, net margin (NM) and irrigation water productivity (IWP)resulted in the AdaptaOlive v2.0 model. This model, used with perturbed climate (PC) and im[...]Article
C. Sanchis-Ibor ; M. Ortega-Reig ; A. Guillem-Garcia ; J.M. Carricondo ; J. Manzano-Juarez ; M. García Mollá ; A. Royuela |During the last three decades, like many other Mediterranean states, Spain has intensively promoted the modernization of irrigation, focusing mainly on the introduction of pressurized irrigation systems. Following 30 years of investment, a shift[...]Article
We investigate the drivers and persistence of profits in EU food retailing by focusing on differences between top competitors and fringe food retailers using a sample of 12,786 firms from France, Spain, and Sweden between 2006 and 2014. We det[...]Article
Recent years have witnessed a notable increase in the implementation of social innovation strategies for creating products with major social impact. Despite the lack of conceptual clarity still surrounding the term, social innovation, as a parti[...]Article
Short food supply chains (SFSCs) have become a topic of growing interest among consumers, researchers and public bodies in Europe. There is a need to increase demand in SFSCs so that solutions to improve the environmental sustainability of logis[...]Article
Life cycle assessment of the Spanish virgin olive oil production: a case study for Andalusian region
Spain is the first olive oil producer worldwide (representing around 45%), with more than 80% of its agricultural area dedicated to this crop. The goal of this study is to assess the environmental impact of the Spanish virgin olive oil productio[...]Article
Organic farming in the Spanish region of Andalusia has acquired great socio-economic importance over the past decades. The purpose of this article is to study the themes, approaches, and socio-political values pertaining to ecological agricultur[...]Article
During the first COVID-19 wave in Spain, confining the population at home was seen as an effective way to prevent the disease from spreading. This limited mobility affected citizens routines at homes because it influenced their life habits, inc[...]Article
In recent decades, there has been growing concern regarding worsening global climate conditions for agricultural production, especially in Mediterranean climate and other semi-arid areas where the scarcity of water is a major problem. The object[...]Article
After the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 pandemic on 11 March 2020, almost all European countries entered a lockdown. This context caused sudden changes at multiple levels, affecting the way people were working, buying, st[...]Article
This text delves into the elements on which the notion of quality of a product is built. We believe that, in addition to the standards that regulate a given quality seal, there are other elements that consumers link to the excellence that distin[...]Article
P. Gavilán ; N. Ruiz ; L. Miranda ; E. Martínez-Ferri ; J.I. Contreras ; R. Baeza ; D. Lozano |Irrigation sustainability is particularly important in the vicinity of Doñana National Park (Huelva, Spain), where Europes most important wetland area coexists with a profitable strawberry irrigation activity. In this paper, an innovation and t[...]Article
Alternative spaces for the consumption of non-conventional foods as short commercialization chains have been increased worldwide, as well as the interest in understanding the dynamics developed in those initiatives from a social approach, has in[...]Article
Local food production through urban agriculture (UA) is promoted as a means to make cities more sustainable. However, UA does not come free of environmental impacts. In this sense, optimizing urban resources through circular economy principles o[...]Article
Forecasting future supply and demand is a topical subject in the olive oil sector due to its relevance for decision making and the lack of comprehensive and consensual estimates at the global level. This study aims at overcoming this gap in rese[...]Article
Most employee satisfaction studies do not consider the current digital transformation of the social world. The aim of this research is to provide insight into employee satisfaction in agribusiness by means of coaching, motivation, emotional sala[...]Article
Agricultural parcels are often the subject of land valuation studies. This approach implicitly assumes that the real estate value of the land belonging to a farm is the sum of the values of the individual parcels that make up the farm. Nonethele[...]Article
R. Anton ; A. Ruiz-Sagaseta ; L. Orcaray ; F.J. Arricibita ; A. Enrique ; I.D. Soto ; I. Virto |The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the different agricultural management adaptive strategies considered in the framework of a regional climate change adaptation roadmap in Navarre (Spain), from the point of view of soil p[...]Article
This article addresses sex-gender relations within the context of changing class relations shaped by the historical formation of an intensive system of agricultural production in Almeria (Spain). The analysis of work, both on the farm and within[...]Article
Although eco-innovation in the agri-food sector is receiving increasing attention, the heterogeneity of firms operating in the sector encourages the development of specific sub-sectoral studies to define specific strategies. In this regard, the [...]Article
The communal pastures of the Natural Park Sierra de Grazalema are grazed by a total of 23 extensive herds, of which 75% are certified as organic, although only 39% are subsidized for being organic. In a previous research work, these farms were c[...]Article
Curbing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to combat climate change is a major global challenge. Although irrigated agriculture consumes considerable energy that generates GHG emissions, the biomass produced also represents an important CO2 sink, wh[...]Article
Since the beginning of the 21st century, Romanian migrants have become one of the most significant national groups doing agricultural work in Spain, initially coming via a temporary migration program and later under several different modalities.[...]Article
Spain is a global leader in the wine sector in terms of production capacity, which is in stark contrast to its low domestic wine consumption. This situation forces Spanish producers to develop a clear focus on exports. Traditionally, the busines[...]Article
Regenerative agriculture (RA) is gaining increasing recognition as a plausible solution to restore degraded agroecosystems. In Mediterranean drylands, RA is at incipient state of development and has been limitedly adopted by farmers, partly due [...]Article
This article provides an analysis of cross-sectoral policy integration between two natural resource sectors: forest and water. Policy integration is defined as a vertical and horizontal process and we explore if perceptions of the effects of for[...]Article
The depopulation of rural areas in Spain, a phenomenon that has given rise to what is currently known as empty Spain, has become a serious social problem. The mass exodus of the young to the country's cities poses the main threat to rural sust[...]Article
The present article proposes a complete framework for supply chain strategy (SCS) analysis that is adapted to the specific characteristics of the agrifood chain, thereby facilitating the management of the former. As a specific case of analysis, [...]