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Climate change poses significant challenges for countries in Northern Africa such as Morocco. Smallholder farmers are especially vulnerable to climate change because they experience several challenges in the adoption of climate-resilient practic[...]
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Agricultural advisory services play a crucial role in rural development, particularly in supporting smallholder farmers. This study aims to explore i) the impact of agricultural advisory services and strategic orientations, including market orie[...]
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M. Gemtou ; K. Kakkavou ; E. Anastasiou ; S. Fountas ; S.M. Pedersen ; G. Isakhanyan ; K.T. Erekalo ; S. Pazos-Vidal |Agriculture is currently facing major challenges related to ensuring the food security of a rising population and climate change with extreme weather patterns. At the same time, agriculture is a cause of environmental degradation, pollution and [...]
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In the modern era, the imperative of digitalisation to enhance competitiveness spans various sectors, with agriculture being no exception. Agriculture 4.0, strategically positioned to address challenges like climate change, food security, and re[...]
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A. Chebil ; C. Thabet ; Z. Rached ; W. Koussani ; A. Souissi ; M. Setti |The objective of this paper is to identify the influencing factors of farmers’ willingness for early adoption of enhanced irrigation technologies in Tunisia. We estimate a multinomial logit model with data from 931 farmers in Central (Chebika) a[...]
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S. Troiano ; M. Carzedda ; F. Marangon |Precision agriculture is expected to support and strengthen the sustainability of food production. In spite of the demonstrated benefits of the application of Information Technology to improve agricultural practices, such as yield increase and i[...]
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V. Higgins ; D. van der Velden ; N. Bechtet ; M. Bryant ; J. Battersby ; M. Belle ; L. Klerkx |Assemblage thinking is an increasingly influential approach in critical studies of food and farming, and particularly in research on new agri-food technology such as precision agriculture (PA). This research is important in highlighting the dist[...]
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S. De Leo ; A. Di Fonzo ; S. Giuca ; M. Gaito ; G. Bonati |The purpose of this paper is to provide an assessment of the economic convenience of adopting adaptation measures to climate change at farm level. Concerns raised about climate risks on agriculture indicate that adaptation of the agricultural se[...]
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This paper analyzes how agricultural advisory services support farmers in the evaluation and adoption of a digital innovation: decision support tools for fertilizer application. We interviewed farmers with different user profiles for this techno[...]
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In recent years, novel food processing technologies have been the focus of innovative food processing research. Novel food processing technologies offer a range of benefits covering various aspects of the food industry, from production and distr[...]
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Mobile Internet refers to a new mode of information interaction through mobile terminals and the use of wireless communication to access information services. The mobile Internet has provided a new model for the traditional information circulati[...]
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CONTEXT Adaptation to climate change is crucial to achieve food security and sustainable agricultural development. United Nations Sustainable Development Goal on climate action urges to combat climate change impacts that are more pronounced in d[...]
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A. Barnes ; H. Hansson ; L. Billaudet ; G. Leduc ; G.M. Tasevska ; M. Ryan ; B. Thompson ; L. Toma ; S. Duvaleix-Tréguer ; I. Tzouramani |Delivering an agricultural policy which meets ecosystem and climatic pressures and addresses weaknesses in our current food system presents complex challenges for food producers. Adoption of ecological practices will reduce the dependence on imp[...]
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Agricultural research in Ghana has resulted in a number of innovations targeted at increasing the productivity of small agricultural businesses. However, none of these studies has investigated the factors that influence the adoption of technolog[...]
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M. Masi ; M. De Rosa ; Y. Vecchio ; L. Bartoli ; F. Adinolfi |The adoption of innovations may boost the transition to sustainable agricultural models. Among these innovations, precision farming offers a fundamental contribution to sustainable soil management and the improvement in product quality. The work[...]
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Subjective behavior of decision makers (DMs) is paramount when modeling information and communication technology (ICT) adoption choices in irrigated agriculture. Here, efficient ICT-aided irrigation plans often involve a certain degree of uncert[...]
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M. Donner ; Y. Erraach ; F. López-i-Gelats ; J. Manuel-i-Martin ; T. Yatribi ; I. Radic ; F. El Hadad-Gauthier |The circular economy and bioeconomy can contribute to transitioning towards more sustainable production and consumption in the olive oil sector. This article is the first to analyse multi-actor strategies and multi-level socio-economic condition[...]
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Even more than 30 years after the introduction of precision farming technologies and studies of their benefits in terms of productivity gains and environmental improvements, adoption rates, especially for variable-rate technologies, are very low[...]
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Adoption of sustainable agriculture innovations is acknowledged to be an effective response to agro-ecological challenges, such as climate change, pests, drought, natural catastrophes, and food insecurity. However, its level of dissemination is [...]
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The world’s 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[...]
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Potato crops are one of the main sources of income for farmers living in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon. Given the high sensitivity of potatoes to water stress, water shortages can cause considerable losses in terms of potato yield and quality. To [...]
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A. Berthe ; P. Grouiez ; M. Fautras |Literature on biogas production mainly studies the outputs of production or the technical dimension of its organization. We argue that there is a need to study this process in a more institutional political economy perspective to understand the [...]
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The effect of robotic milking systems on economic performance of dairy farms with a simulation model
The most remarkable technology brought to dairy farms by the digital transformation in agriculture is undoubtedly robotic milking systems (RMS). Knowing the economic impact of this technology is essential for farmers to adopt. For this purpose, [...]
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N. Fava ; V.R. Lagana ; A. Nicolosi |The pandemic has accelerated the search for innovative product/process/service solutions in city markets as well as the search for “open innovation challenges” more in line with current needs. The aim of the research is to understand the adaptat[...]
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M. Rinaldi ; A.S. Almeida ; J. Álvaro-Fuentes ; M. Annabi ; P. Annicchiarico ; M. Castellini ; C. Cantero-Martínez ; M.G. Cruz ; G. D'Alessandro ; T. Gitsopoulos ; D. Marandola ; M. Marguerie ; S. Lamouchi ; M. Latati ; A. Lopez Francos ; R. Moussadek ; L. Pecetti |This article aims to provide a review of major challenges and research needs for the diffusion of conservation agriculture (CA) and the improvement of crop–soil–water conditions in Southern Europe and Northern Africa. A multidisciplinary study a[...]
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Farm advisory services have become an important topic in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the European Union (EU). The aim of this article is to draw lessons from the implementation of the regulation and measures of the current 2014–2022 [...]
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J. Potters ; K. Collins ; H. Schoorlemmer ; E.P. Straete ; E. Kilis ; A. Lane ; H. Leloup |Climate and ecosystem changes, economic and policy imperatives, food system pressures, and multiple societal expectations pose complex challenges for sustainable farming. A key problem is determining an effective and efficient approach to enable[...]
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H. Leloup ; E. Bulten ; B. Elzen ; J. Prazan ; E. Zarokosta |This article examines the use of the socio-technical scenarios (STSc) method to explore the future needs of farmers in the adoption of more sustainable farming practices. It also examines the changes needed for advisory services to meet those id[...]
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L.-A. Sutherland ; L. Madureira ; B. Elzen ; C. Noble ; N. Bechtet ; L. Townsend ; E. Zarokosta ; P. Triboulet |In this article we assess the diversity of sources of advice identified by 678 adopters, 295 non-adopters and 107 droppers (or dis-adopters, who have ceased or reduced the use) of agricultural innovations across 13 European countries. For most i[...]
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M. Hamam ; M. D'Amico ; C. Zarbà ; G. Chinnici ; J. Toth |Eco-innovations that reduce the environmental effect of manufacturing and consumption are seen as critical components of sustainable development and a critical component of the transition to a circular economy. Food systems address the issue of [...]
