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Olive farming has vastly intensified across the Mediterranean basin recently. This ongoing process has detrimental social and environmental outcomes, but it also represents a unique opportunity to study the impacts of intensification and identif[...]Article
L. Nicita ; F. Bosello ; G. Standardi ; R. Mendelsohn |In the past decades, agricultural landscapes have simplified with crop specialization and the reduction of seminatural covers leading to a decline of biodiversity and (biodiversity-driven) ecosystem services. This study measures the impact of la[...]Article
K. Kougioumoutzis ; M. Tsakiri ; I.P. Kokkoris ; P. Trigas ; G. Iatrou ; F.N. Lamari ; D. Tzanoudakis ; E. Koumoutsou ; P. Dimopoulos ; A. Strid ; M. Panitsa |Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs) play a critical role in providing ecosystem services through their provision of herbal remedies, food and natural skin care products, their integration into local economies, and maintaining pollinators? diver[...]Article
L. Hossard ; L. Blanc ; F. Lambarraa-Lehnhardt ; C. Dordas ; P. Papakaloudis ; A. Michalitsis ; J. Lampurlanes ; M. Latati ; R. Touama ; O. Kherif ; R. Métral ; D. Plaza-Bonilla |Agriculture today faces opposing challenges: reducing its environmental impacts while feeding a growing population and adapting to climate change. Diversification of cropping systems has been proposed as a solution to address these issues and pr[...]Article
E. Sanz Sanz ; C. Napoleone ; M. Debolini ; D. Martinetti ; O. Moreno Pérez ; C. de Benito ; M. Moulery ; T. Pinto Correia ; R. Filippini ; L. Arfa ; C. Yacamán-Ochoa |Bridging the gap between the micro and the macro scale in modelling food security to inform context-specific regionalised policies remains a major scientific challenge. A better understanding of the relations between global and local drivers imp[...]Article
C. Ruau ; V. Naipal ; N. Gagnaire ; C. Cantero-Martínez ; B. Guenet ; B. Gabrielle |Soil erosion poses a significant threat to agricultural production worldwide, with a still-debated impact on the current increase in atmospheric CO2. Whether erosion acts as a net carbon (C) source or sink also depends on how it influences green[...]Article
Les agriculteurs confrontés à létalement urbain sont diversement en phase avec les demandes des citadins en services et produits alimentaires locaux. Notre étude de la plaine Ouest de Montpellier, en France, ville côtière méditerranéenne partic[...]Article
P. Garofalo ; M. Parlavecchia ; L. Giglio ; I. Campobasso ; A.V. Vonella ; M. Botta ; T. Tadiello ; V. Tucci ; F. Fornaro ; R. Leogrande ; C. Vitti ; A. Perego ; M. Acutis ; D. Ventrella |In anticipation of climate changes, strategic soil management, encompassing reduced tillage and optimized crop residue utilization, emerges as a pivotal strategy for climate impact mitigation. Evaluating the transition from conventional to conse[...]Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
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This paper proposes how drought management may be more sustainable in the Mediterranean region in order to face climate change. This paper collects information on the extraordinary efforts to manage drought in the region, highlighting how polici[...]Article
D. Scordia ; S.A. Corinzia ; J. Coello ; R. Vilaplana Ventura ; D.E. Jiménez-De-Santiago ; B. Singla Just ; O. Castaño-Sánchez ; C. Casas Arcarons ; M. Tchamitchian ; L. Garreau ; M. Emran ; S.Z. Mohamed ; M. Khedr ; M. Rashad ; R.S. Lorilla ; A. Parizel ; G. Mancini ; A. Iurato ; S. Ponsa ; C. Dimauro ; F. Gresta ; S.L. Cosentino ; G. Testa |Agroforestry is gaining interest due to its potential in enhancing climate resilience and sustainability of farming systems. In this meta-analysis, the crop yield in agroforestry system compared to the control (sole crop) from thirty-six experim[...]Article
H. Cicek ; E. Topp ; T. Plieninger ; J.M. Blanco-Moreno ; I. Gultekin ; H.C. Mohamed ; O. El Gharras |Conservation agriculture (CA) is the key agricultural soil management approach for Mediterranean rainfed systems facing extreme droughts and soil degradation. Yet, CA uptake and applicability is still marginal and disputed in the Mediterranean r[...]Article
The Mediterranean region is facing important socioeconomic, demographic, environmental and geopolitical dynamics, leading to a continuous rise in food requirements. These interlinked challenges are embodied in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Dev[...]Article
This study aims to foresee the future of organic farming in the smallholder agricultural systems of the Valencian Region (Spain), as well as to identify how different drivers of change may affect such a future. To do so, two qualitative methodol[...]Article
G. Timpanaro ; G. Chinnici ; R. Selvaggi ; G. Cascone ; V.T. Foti ; A. Scuderi |Agriculture is a risky industry and is present in every management choice the farmer makes. Farms can experiment with different tools that can contain the impact of adverse events to protect production facilities, investments, and income generat[...]Bulletin : Revue
Forêt méditerranéenne, vol. 44, n. 3 - Septembre 2023 - Agro-sylvo-pastoralisme en forêt méditerranéenne - Première partie
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In light of the increasing demand for sustainable development, the agri-food industry is under pressure to make the transition towards sustainability. Innovation has been identified as a key driver for this transformation. However, the agri-food[...]Article
In the context of water scarcity, soil erosion, and biodiversity decline, the Mediterranean basin urges to manage its nearly hundred coastal watersheds in a coordinated manner. To this end, we propose an integrated approach to model socio-ecolog[...]Article
J. Garnier ; G. Billen ; E. Aguilera ; L. Lassaletta ; R. Einarsson ; J. Serra ; M.doR. Cameira ; C. Marques-dos-Santos ; A. Sanz-Cobena |Ammonia (NH3) volatilization, nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions, and nitrate (NO3−) leaching from agriculture cause severe environmental hazards. Research studies and mitigation strategies have mostly focused on one of these nitrogen (N) losse[...]Article
La Méditerranée na pas lattention stratégique quelle mérite. Or, les enjeux agricoles, alimentaires et environnementaux sy intensifient. Où se situent les leviers pour combattre cette dégradation continue ?Article
The Mediterranean is the scene of numerous geopolitical tensions which are reflected in the agricultural sector, a highly strategic but at the same time fragile sector. The paper carries out a review of the geopolitics problems and food system [...]Article
Just like any other businesspeople, farmers have to take decisions every day that are crucial for the survival of their farms. They often wonder Is the structure of my farm competitive and sustainable in time? Should I expand its size or modify[...]Article
Small-grain farming systems in Mediterranean climatic regions are characterized by poor quality soils, high climate variability, and resulting heavy agrochemical reliance. The adoption of Conservation Agriculture, based on minimum tillage, perma[...]Article
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Studies on sustainability of agribusinesses often overlook the social dimension of sustainability. The social pillar is clearly the least studied of the three traditional pillars of sustainability, and the classification and estimation of the in[...]Article
This study aims to measure the total productivity of agricultural production factors through the calculation of the Malmquist index for six Mediterranean countries during the period 2003-2018. The results indicate that the growth of agricultural[...]Article
A. Domínguez ; J.A. Martínez-López ; H. Amami ; R. Nsiri ; F. Karam ; M. Oueslati |Despite the great number of models developed in research projects, only a small percentage have been successfully transferred to the productive sector. The PRIMA programme supported by Horizon 2020, the European Union Framework Programme for Res[...]Article
D. Pulido-Velazquez ; L. Baena-Ruiz ; B. Mayor ; P. Zorrilla-Miras ; E. López-Gunn ; J. de Dios Gómez-Gómez ; Á. de la Hera-Portillo ; A.-J. Collados-Lara ; M.M. Moreno ; J.L.G. Aróstegui ; F.J. Alcalá |Designing sustainable management strategies in groundwater-dependent socio-economic systems in areas with scarce water resources and protected wetlands is a challenging issue. The high vulnerability of these systems to droughts will be exacerbat[...]Bulletin : Revue
Etudes Corses et Méditerranéennes, n. 86-87 - Du foncier pour quoi faire ? Les enjeux fonciers contemporains de la montagne méditerranéenne
J.-C. Paoli, ed. ; G. Vianey, ed. ; S. Koutsou, ed. | 2023Issus des 56 présentations faites au cours du séminaire de Corte, 14 textes ont été réunis dans ce numéro, après évaluation par une équipe de relecteurs, pour la plupart extérieurs au groupe des organisateurs du colloque. Les textes portent tant[...]Article
Mediterranean wetlands provide many ecosystem services to humans and other organisms. However, these services are being increasingly damaged. The prioritization of ecosystem services is essential to start a decision-making process focused on env[...]Article
D. Pereira ; J.C. Leitao ; P.D. Gaspar ; C. Fael ; I. Falorca ; W. Khairy ; N. Wahid ; H. El Yousfi ; B. Bouazzama ; J. Siering ; H. Hansmann ; J. Zascerinska ; S. Camilleri ; F. Busuttil ; M. Borg ; J. Mizzi ; R. Micallef ; J. Cutajar |Water security is a hot topic all over the world, due to global warming, climate change, natural calamities such as droughts and floods, overuse of water, and other factors. Water issues have been scientifically investigated from several perspec[...]Article
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
R. Mancinelli ; M. Allam ; V. Petroselli ; M. Atait ; M. Jasarevic ; A. Catalani ; S. Marinari ; E. Radicetti ; A. Jamal ; Z. Abideen ; G. Chilosi |Several strategies have been proposed recently to reduce the accumulated harmful circumstances of intensive conventional farming practices. The adoption of conservation soil tillage and organic fertilization techniques could contribute to achiev[...]Article
This case study of the Mediterranean extra virgin olive oil value chain aims to contribute empirical evidence to incorporating the agrobiodiversity concept within mechanisms for value enhancement of origin products, within sustainable local valu[...]Article
South Italy is characterised by a semi-arid climate with scarce rain and high evaporative demand. Since climate change could worsen this condition, the need to optimise water resources in this area is crucial. In citrus cultivation, which involv[...]Article
C. Zagaria ; C.J.E. Schulp ; Z. Malek ; P.H. Verburg |CONTEXT The Mediterranean Basin has been identified as a climate change 'hotspot', a region where increased warming and drying are expected to occur at rates faster than the global average. Increasing scientific attention has therefore been draw[...]Ouvrage
La question de l'eau en méditerranée devient de plus en plus importante en raison du réchauffement climatique, des catastrophes naturelles telles que les sécheresses et les inondations. Elle a été étudiée scientifiquement sous plusieurs angles, [...]Article
Climate change is a challenging fact influencing diverse sectors in society including the agricultural one, which is heavily dependent on natural resources and climate. In the Mediterranean region, climate change-related increases in air tempera[...]Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
Rainfall in the Maghreb and the Iberian Peninsula arrived too late to bring a beneficial effect on crops. Crop failures occurred in several important grain-producing regions of Spain, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. In other areas, crop growing co[...]Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
The Maghreb and the Iberian Peninsula are facing one of the worst seasonal droughts in recent decades. In comparison with the previous outlook, this resulted in a downward revision to well-below average expectations for the final production part[...]Article
T. Dimopoulos ; J. Helfenstein ; A. Kreuzer ; F. Mohr ; S. Sentas ; R. Giannelis ; T. Kizos |Farming systems in marginal or less favored areas of Europe have faced a multitude of challenges as a response to so-called 'mega-trends'. A typical response has been land abandonment. The focus of this paper is on the farming systems of the Gre[...]Article
P. Prosperi ; F. Galli ; O.M. Moreno-Pérez ; Y. Chiffoleau ; S. Grando ; P. Karanikolas ; M. Rivera ; G. Goussios ; T. Pinto-Correia ; G. Brunori |With growing concern for the unsustainability of food systems, the international research community has turned its attention to small farms as key actors to potentially face the global food crisis. This study aims to support a policy design that[...]Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
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A. Ickowicz, coord. ; C.H. Moulin, coord. | Versailles [France] : Editions Quae | Matière à Débattre et Décider | 2023Family-run ruminant grazing systems in the Mediterranean and tropical areas contribute directly to eight of the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations 2030 Agenda. For a long time, these livestock systems have been [...]Article
S. Aloui ; A. Mazzoni ; A. Elomri ; J. Aouissi ; A. Boufekane ; A. Zghibi |The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) is a well-established eco-hydrological model that has been extensively applied to watersheds across the globe. This work reviews over two decades (2002-2022) of SWAT studies conducted on Mediterranean wa[...]Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
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Irrigation is one of the main users of water worldwide and its overuse may affect the natural regimes of water systems. To avoid this, drainage and irrigation management needs to be improved. This study aims to determine the amount of water lost[...]Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
E. Lemaitre-Curri ; D. Gasc ; G. Manfron | Montpellier [France] : CIHEAM-IAMM | MED-Amin Bulletin | 2023The start into the 2023 cereal campaign was mainly influenced by dry conditions with uneven impacts across the Mediterranean region. In Northern and Eastern Mediterranean, despite relatively dry conditions in January and February 2023, crops are[...]Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
Cette publication conjointe du CIHEAM, de lUpM et du CMI-UNOPS donne la parole à des jeunes chercheur·ses, des entrepreneur·es, des militant·es associatifs porteur·ses didées et de projets au service dun autre développement rural et agricole.[...]