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One of the stated goals of the common agricultural policy reforms has been to provide a fairer distribution of payments across and within member states, but little progress has been accomplished, with about 20% of farmers receiving 80% of the to[...]Article
This paper compares the performance of conventional and organic fruit farms in Spain, using a set of base indicators to assess their economic and environmental performance on a per hectare basis. Composite indicators are also calculated to measu[...]Article
The Circular Economy (CE) has notable potential for the economic, environmental, and social sustainability of agriculture. However, the literature on the CE has focused on the industrial sector, leaving significant gaps in the analysis of sustai[...]Article
V. Tascione ; A. Raggi ; L. Petti ; G. Manca |This study aimed to assess the environmental effectiveness of vineyards utilising on-site weather stations integrated with a decision support system (DSS), and to identify the critical hotspots in smart farms that have already obtained integrate[...]Article
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
This study delves into the intricate interplay between digitalization and sustainability in agriculture, seeking to uncover how digital technologies can be harnessed to elevate and actualize smart agricultural (SA) practices. The research addres[...]Article
A.J. Romera ; M. Sharifi ; S. Charters |Farm systems around the world have become less complex, dominated by monocultures, but at the same time much more complicated due to the increasing demands from society, leading to ever increasing compliance and regulatory requirements. Digital [...]Article
Agricultural technology integration has become a key strategy for attaining agricultural sustainability. This study examined the integration of technology in agricultural practices towards agricultural sustainability, using Greece as a case stud[...]Article
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[...]Article
C. Geppert ; M. da Cruz ; A. Alma ; L. Andretta ; G. Anfora ; D. Battaglia ; G. Burgio ; V. Caccavo ; S.G. Chiesa ; F. Cinquatti ; A. Cocco ; E. Costi ; I. D'Isita ; C. Duso ; A.P. Garonna ; G.S. Germinara ; P.L. Bue ; A. Lucchi ; L. Maistrello ; R. Mannu ; E. Marchesini ; A. Masetti ; L. Mazzon ; N. Mori ; G. Ortis ; E. Peri ; G. Pescara ; S.C. Prazaru ; G. Ragone ; I.E. Rigamonti ; M.C. Rosi ; G. Rotundo ; P. Sacchetti ; S. Savoldelli ; P. Suma ; G. Tamburini ; G.T. Garzia ; L. Marini |Context Worldwide, organic farming is being promoted as one of the main alternatives to intensive conventional farming. However, the benefits of organic agriculture are still controversial and need to be tested across wide environmental gradient[...]Article
The EU Green Deal requires the reduction in pesticides and fertilisers in food crop production, whilst the sustainable development goals require reductions in food loss and food waste. In a complex and interacting system like the food system, th[...]Article
Conservation agriculture, based on direct seeding, offers an ecological production method based on an integrated and sustainable management of mulch and soil resources. The techno-economic and environmental impacts of this production alternative[...]Article
This study comprehensively analyzed the dynamic landscape of organic farming in the European Union (EU) from 2004 to 2021, investigating the shifts in dedicated agricultural areas influenced by evolving preferences and the priorities of farmers [...]Article
This study investigates the impact of ex-ante policy scenarios on conventional farmers intentions to adopt smart farming applications and identifies influential factors. Through survey data collected from 117 conventional farmers, three scenari[...]Article
Agriculture has undergone progressive transformations using ever-evolving technologies to increase productivity and profitability. A new approach to agricultural management based on concepts from the fourth industrial revolution is being gradual[...]Article
Living Labs (LLs) has become a cutting-edge approach to research and innovation across several domains, including agriculture. Research on using novel techniques for agricultural development in practice is lacking. This knowledge gap significant[...]Article
Evaluations of the sustainability of the viticulture associated with wine production are still scarce in the literature. Usually, the carbon footprint assumes the environmental dimension, while the economic pillar is focused on market orientat[...]Article
Agricultural production is an essential activity in the global economy that must advance towards the design of sustainability projects hand-in-hand with consumers, companies, and policymakers. An exhaustive study, in line with the guidelines set[...]Article
F. Alcon ; J.A. Albaladejo-García ; V. Martínez-García ; E.S. Rossi ; E. Blasi ; H. Lehtonen ; J.M. Martínez-Paz ; J.A. Zabala |Crop diversification can enhance farm economic sustainability while reducing the negative impact on the environment and ecosystem services related. Despite the market and non-market benefits of crop diversification, monocropping is a widely used[...]Article
Organic farming, which is deeply rooted in traditional agricultural practices, has witnessed a profound evolution over the last century. Transitioning from a grassroots initiative resisting the industrialization of agriculture to a global indust[...]Article
Agriculture is the backbone of many economies across the globe [...]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
Proponents of short food supply chains (SFSC) have lauded their environmental benefits. Nevertheless, most studies on SFSCs have focused on their climate impact, while the synthetic pesticide use by farmers participating in SFSCs has received li[...]Article
A. Rezazga ; C. Ruiz ; G. Montanaro ; G. Falcone ; G. Koubouris |Human population growth has resulted in increased food consumption, followed by agrifood production intensification. Human activities have a significant impact on the environment, causing, among other things, air and water pollution and biodiver[...]Article
Numerous studies have emphasized the necessity for major transitions in agriculture. Organic farming is presented as a way to limit the environmental impact of agriculture and produce healthier food. While studies often compare the performance o[...]Article
Agricultural landscapes are linked to many functions that benefit human well-being, with a focus on food production. These functions are intrinsically linked with the management choices made by farmers, which are reflected in different farming s[...]Article
CONTEXT Technological innovation systems (TIS) play a key role in facilitating digital transformation (DT) in various sectors. In agriculture in particular, traditional qualitative assessments of TIS fall short of providing actionable insights. [...]Article
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This article aims to investigate the complex relationship between a local population and its natural and urban environment. The study area, which was previously dominated by cereal cultivation, is currently facing profitability challenges due to[...]Article
The European Green Deal aims to mitigate the environmental impact of food production while improving the income of primary producers and strengthening the EU's competitiveness. We examine how the degree of ecologisation affects farms' total fact[...]Article
G. Billen ; E. Aguilera ; R. Einarsson ; J. Garnier ; S. Gingrich ; B. Grizzetti ; L. Lassaletta ; J. Le Noë ; A. Sanz-Cobena |The publication of the European Commission's Farm to Fork Strategy has sparked a heated debate between those who advocate the intensification of agriculture in the name of food security and those who recommend its de-intensification for environm[...]Article
The main challenge in the durum wheat production chain is to capture as much as possible of the yield potential, whilst supporting long-term sustainability. The present work mainly aims at assessing the environmental performances of organic, bio[...]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
La situation des agriculteurs est inconfortable. Ils doivent anticiper les changements, notamment climatiques, sans pour autant avoir de solutions appropriées et pérennes.E-Book
H.S. Jatav ; V.D. Rajput ; T. Minkina ; E.D. van Hullebusch ; A. Dutta | Singapour [Singapour] : Springer | Sustainable Development and Biodiversity | 2024This edited book brings out comprehensive insights on agro-forestry systems to cope up climate change globally. The main essence of this book is to unfurl the positive sides of agri-silvipastoral system to reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs) and temp[...]Article
F. Zahm ; A.A. Ugaglia ; J.-M. Barbier ; D. Carayon ; B. Del'Homme ; M. Gafsi ; P. Gasselin ; C. Gestin ; S. Girard ; L. Guichard ; C. Loyce ; V. Manneville ; B. Redlingshöfer ; I. Rodrigues |This article presents the conceptual framework for assessing farm sustainability using the IDEA4 method. IDEA4 combines a dual assessment approach based on sustainable agriculture objectives and the properties of sustainable farming systems. It [...]Article
The intensification of Mediterranean farming systems has adversely affected the environment. As a result, climate change, soil and land degradation, and biodiversity loss have been exacerbated. A potential solution for addressing these challenge[...]Article
I. Pardo ; S. Zabalza ; A. Berastegi ; R. Ripoll-Bosch ; C. Astrain |The concept of High Nature Value (HNV) farming hinges on the causality between agroecosystems with low intensity of management and the corresponding environmental outcomes, including high levels of biodiversity and the presence of semi-natural h[...]Article
This paper sheds light on the integration of digitalisation in multifunctional and diversified agriculture. In this empirical work based on socio-cyber-physical assemblage thinking, first we found that on-site material and immaterial conditions [...]Article
The European Commission is directing efforts into triggering the storage of carbon in agricultural soils by encouraging the adoption of carbon farming practices under the European Green Deal and in other key EU policies. However, farmers that wa[...]Article
In rural areas of developing countries, more than 70% of the population still depends on agriculture. However, economic crises, unscientific land allocation and climate change issues have hindered attempted gains in agricultural productivity and[...]Article
N. Ben Mansour ; A. Hanafi ; N. Faysse ; D. Jourdain |Dans le gouvernorat de Kébili au sud de la Tunisie, les zones irriguées se sont fortement développées ces 30 dernières années. Le système oasien traditionnel, fondé sur des cultures organisées sur trois étages et sur les complémentarités entre a[...]Article
R. Huber ; B. Bartkowski ; C. Brown ; N. El Benni ; J.-H. Feil ; P. Grohmann ; I. Joormann ; H. Leonhardt ; H. Mitter ; B. Muller |CONTEXT Farm typologies help to identify patterns across a wide range of farm systems and describe heterogeneity in agriculture concisely. They can also support the design of agricultural policies by providing information and knowledge about po[...]Article
In recent years, the primary sector in Italy and elsewhere has been profoundly affected by climate change and a deep economic crisis, mainly linked to stagnating prices and rising production costs. Because of this situation, we are witnessing re[...]Article
Despite numerous published literature on the impacts of agriculture on water quality, knowledge gaps persist regarding which farming systems are of most concern for their impact on water quality, which would allow water resource planners to bett[...]E-Book
S. Krishnan, ed. ; A.J. Anand, ed. ; N. Prasanth, ed. ; S. Goundar, ed. ; C. Ananth, ed. | Boca Raton [États-Unis] : CRC Press | 2024Predictive Analysis in Smart Agricultureexplores computational engineering techniques and applications in agriculture development. Recent technologies such as cloud computing, IoT, big data, and machine learning are focused on for smart agricult[...]Ouvrage
S. Lamine ; P.K. Srivastava ; A. Kayad ; F. Muñoz-Arriola ; P.C. Pandey | Oxford [Royaume-Uni] : Academic Press | Earth Observation Series | 2024Remote Sensing in Precision Agriculture: Transforming Scientific Advancement into Innovation compiles the latest applications of remote sensing in agriculture using spaceborne, airborne and drones geospatial data. The book presents case studies[...]Article
S. Balyan ; H. Jangir ; S.N. Tripathi ; A. Tripathi ; T. Jhang ; P. Pandey |Agriculture is essential to the existence of the human race, as well as the foundation of our civilization, because it provides food, fuel, fiber, and other resources necessary for survival; however, it is facing critical challenges due to anthr[...]Article
Recent crises have highlighted the vulnerabilities of global supply chains and, consequently, a profound need for food system transformation. In this scenario, local food policy and agroecology arise as two different but converging paradigms cap[...]E-Book
Le changement climatique a de nombreux effets sur la vigne, dont un développement plus précoce conduisant éventuellement à une plus grande vulnérabilité aux gelées de printemps et à une avancée certaine de la période de maturation des raisins. [...]Article
Agricultural nonpoint source (NPS) pollution leads to water quality degradation. While agriculture is faced with the challenge of feeding a growing population in a changing climate, farmers must also strive to minimize adverse impacts of agricul[...]Article
R. Matysik-Pejas ; M. Bogusz ; K. Daniek ; M. Szafranska ; L. Satola ; A. Krasnodebski ; P. Dziekanski |The level of agricultural development in European Union countries is characterized by great diversity. This is due to differences in natural conditions, the type of agricultural production, agrarian fragmentation, and the level of economic devel[...]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
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[...]Article
The European Green Deal sets a target of at least 25% of the total EU agricultural land under organic farming by 2030. In the case of the Spanish olive sector, organic olive farming accounts for barely 10% of the national agricultural area dedic[...]Article
Climate change is expected to affect the agricultural sector in ways that are often unclear to predict. If in the short- and medium-terms farmers may adapt to climate change by adjusting their agricultural practices, in the long-term, these adju[...]Article
L. El Ansari ; R. Chenoune ; Y.A. Yigezu ; A.M. Komarek ; C. Gary ; H. Belhouchette |CONTEXT Farmers in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region face several interrelated challenges including natural resource depletion, low crop productivity, and food and nutrition insecurity. To address some of these challenges, governmen[...]Article
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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
Food production is an important source of anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Quantifying the carbon footprint of all the major food categories in different continents is critical for accurately evaluating various aspects of GHG emissi[...]Article
One effect of the 2020 global pandemic was market turmoil over the food production system. Such strong market shocks can also affect the environment, for example, through changes in the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensity of production. The [...]Article
Regenerative agriculture (RA) is an approach to farming pursued globally for sustaining agricultural production and improving ecosystem services and environmental benefits. However, the lack of a standardized definition and limited bioeconomic a[...]Article
P. Reidsma ; F. Accatino ; F. Appel ; C. Gavrilescu ; V. Krupin ; G. Manevska Tasevska ; M.P.M. Meuwissen ; M. Peneva ; S. Severini ; B. Soriano ; J. Urquhart ; K. Zawalinska ; C. Zinnanti ; W. Paas |According to stakeholders, many European farming systems are close to critical thresholds regarding the challenges they face (e.g., droughts, price declines), functions they deliver (e.g., economic viability, biodiversity and habitat) and attrib[...]Article
This article develops a calculation method to compare the total effect of different agricultural land-use systems on biodiversity. The results of the calculations offer a clear indication of which land-use system provides the highest biodiversit[...]Article
S. Rodino ; R. Pop ; C. Sterie ; A. Giuca ; E. Dumitru |This article examines how circularity can be measured and evaluated in the agricultural sector. Circularity represents a key approach for promoting sustainability in agriculture and for the efficient management of resources. Through a comprehens[...]Article
S. von Münchhausen ; J. Kirwan ; D. Maye ; M. Muñoz-Rojas ; T. Pinto-Correia ; P. Prosperi ; D. Vergamini |Globalization of food chains and scale increases in business models are dramatically affecting rural areas in Europe, by a simplification of land use, new urban-rural relations and reshaped social networks. While pressures on land use systems ha[...]Article
Understanding the factors that influence agricultural productivity is critical for promoting sustainable food production, economic growth, and rural livelihoods. Despite the fact that numerous theoretical and empirical studies on agricultural pr[...]Article
L.C. Maskell ; A. Radbourne ; L.R. Norton ; S. Reinsch ; J. Alison ; L. Bowles ; K. Geudens ; D.A. Robinson |The European Unions Green Deal proposes an ambitious roadmap towards climate neutrality by 2050 and the adoption of a circular economy. Functional AgroBiodiversity (FAB) measures, which balance food production with minimised impacts on nature[...]Article
Smallholder farmers play an important role in ensuring world food security. In addition to food security, small-scale farming also provides numerous other direct and indirect environmental, social, cultural, and economic benefits by improving cr[...]Article
Planet Earth is facing numerous imminent challenges, from climate change to ecological dysfunction, which are largely attributed to anthropogenic activities [...]Article
This study's main goal was to clarify the correlation between Circular Economy Practices (CEP), Eco-Innovation (ECI), Cleaner Production (CLP), and the Resilience of Production Systems (RePS). This experiment research utilized primary data colle[...]Article
Contract farming (CF) as a sustainable practice has expanded rapidly, bringing numerous benefits to both the agribusiness industry and farmers, as well as the broader economy; CF is also considered a vehicle to tackle the challenges in sustainab[...]Article
Les initiatives mondiales de développement soutiennent fréquemment des projets de filières agricoles pour améliorer les moyens de subsistance. Au Maroc, des programmes de développement, dont le Plan Maroc Vert (PMV), ont encouragé la production [...]Article
J.-M. Meynard ; M. Cerf ; X. Coquil ; D. Durant ; M. Le Bail ; A. Lefèvre ; M. Navarrete ; J. Pernel ; A. Périnelle ; B. Perrin ; L. Prost ; R. Reau ; C. Salembier ; E. Scopel ; Q. Toffolini ; M.-H. Jeuffroy |Given the huge challenges agriculture has to face, both in Northern and Southern countries, a radical change in farming practices towards agroecology is required. Most scientific literature on the design of new farming systems describes de novo [...]Article
Context Organic farming is a fast-growing system considered a holistic approach that benefits the environment. However, previous studies have reported varying results on its productivity when compared to conventional farming systems. Moreover, t[...]Article
Production systems that do not use environmentally sustainable practices are being pressured to change their production strategies. Conventional agricultural practices are associated with negative impacts, such as extensive land use, soil contam[...]Article
While pesticides are essential to agriculture and food systems to sustain current production levels, they also lead to significant environmental impacts. The use of pesticides is constantly increasing globally, driven mainly by a further intensi[...]Article
Promoting well-functioning ecosystems that maintain the sustainability of agricultural systems in response to climate change remains a major challenge in North Africa. Agroecological practices have the potential to serve as an alternative to che[...]Article
M. Pergola ; A. Maffia ; G. Carlucci ; A. Persiani ; A.M. Palese ; M. Zaccardelli ; G. Altieri ; G. Celano |In the last two decades, Portugal suffered the effects of two global crises, the financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the Common Agriculture Policy reforms. These crises had a great impact on the Portuguese economy, but it is c[...]Article
Sustainable intensification aims to minimize the negative impacts of the current agricultural system while maintaining productivity and economic outputs. This study demonstrates that contract farming is a potential mechanism to support many, but[...]Article
Le marché des produits de lagriculture biologique avait le vent en poupe. Or, depuis 2021, la filière observe une croissance atone au mieux, au pire une décélération affirmée et préoccupante pour son avenir.Article
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J. Rieger ; F. Freund ; F. Offermann ; I. Geibel ; A. Gocht |The implications of dietary changes for the environment and for human health are well documented, but the impacts on the agricultural sector are less well researched. We fill this gap by specifying scenarios in which European consumers' diets ap[...]Article
This article discusses the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in providing human-like intelligence from data to support intelligent decision-making and proposes a few researchable issues for addressing challenges making AI useful in agric[...]Article
P. Pradhan ; M. Callaghan ; Y. Hu ; K. Dahal ; C. Hunecke ; F. Reusswig ; H. Lotze-Campen ; J.P. Kropp |Urban agriculture, including peri-urban farming, can nourish around one billion city dwellers and provide multiple social, economic, and environmental benefits. However, these benefits depend on various factors and are debated. Therefore, we use[...]Article
Depuis le néolithique, lagriculture na cessé de sadapter et de se transformer en fonction du contexte environnemental, social et des soubresauts de lhistoire. Lagriculture mondiale nest ni homogène ni immobile. Au fil des années, elle se[...]Article
Agricultural stakeholders disagree on how to put the general concept of sustainability into practice. But most recognize the need for assessment methods to characterize the current situation and gauge progress yet to be made. Many sustainability[...]Article
Small farms constitute the vast majority of agricultural holdings in the world. Therefore, there are the questions of how the small farm sector should evolve and whether economic and environmental goals can be pursued simultaneously. The main ob[...]Article
As indicated by the recent IPCC report on climate change, the growing number of extreme climatic events (e [...]Article
D. Plénet ; J. Borg ; C. Hilaire ; P. Blanc ; C. Bussi ; M. Codini ; S. Drusch ; V. Gallia ; M.-L. Greil ; E. Hostalnou ; B. Labeyrie ; V. Mercier ; M. Millan ; Y. Montrognon ; D. Monty ; C. Mouiren ; J. Ruesch ; G. Vercambre |A significant reduction in chemical pesticide use is strongly recommended in fruit production systems to reduce environmental and consumer health risks. Our objectives were to assess the consequences of pesticide reduction use on peach orchards[...]Article
K.M. Dittmer ; S. Rose ; S.S. Snapp ; Y. Kebede ; S. Brickman ; S. Shelton ; C. Egler ; M. Stier ; E. Wollenberg |A critical question is whether agroecology can promote climate change mitigation and adaptation outcomes without compromising food security. We assessed the outcomes of smallholder agricultural systems and practices in low- and middle-income cou[...]Article
Over the last decades, urban agriculture (UA) and controlled environmental agriculture (CEA) have been growing in many urban areas of the world to supply fresh food locally and to provide multiple benefits for the sustainable development of urba[...]Article
D. Laurant ; F. Stark ; C. Le Page ; E. Rousselou ; D. Bazile |New models of collective agriculture have been developing in France over the past 10 years that could encourage the emergence of more diversified and sustainable systems. However, as such production systems are relatively more complex to manage,[...]Article
S. Rafflegeau ; M. Gosme ; K. Barkaoui ; L. Garcia ; C. Allinne ; O. Deheuvels ; J. Grimaldi ; P. Jagoret ; P.-E. Lauri ; A. Mérot ; A. Metay ; F. Reyes ; S. Saj ; G.N. Curry ; E. Justes |Duru et al. (Agron Sustain Dev 35:1259-1281, 2015) highlighted a missing tool for studying and improving the performance of cropping systems in the transition to highly diversified agriculture. In response, this paper proposes a concept for desi[...]Article
Le secteur agricole a les moyens de réduire ses émissions de gaz à effet de serre. Encore faut-il le faire-savoir de manière idoine.Article
Depuis la fin des années 2010, lagriculture numérique connaît un essor important caractérisé par la création dentreprises, de dispositifs de recherche mais également la mise à lagenda des politiques publiques. Nous proposons ici de comprendre[...]Article
A. Michalke ; S. Köhler ; L. Messmann ; A. Thorenz ; A. Tuma ; T. Gaugler |Agriculture is one of the world's biggest polluters. Consumers are misled towards demand of unsustainable and inadequately priced food products by an insufficient internalization of externalities. Shifting demand towards more sustainable dietary[...]Article
Capitalism in the theorizations of sustainability transformation has been largely taken for granted for its misleadingly assumed stability and homogeneity, thus limiting the scope for defining alternative futures, policy options and strategi[...]Article
Promoting pesticide reduction is a critical component of achieving sustainable agriculture. However, the challenges involved in coordinating diverse stakeholder demands pose difficulties in promoting pesticide reduction behavior. To reveal the e[...]Article
In the last decades, the Rif area in Morocco has been frequently affected by soil erosion due to intense rainfall events. In order to help farmers improve their lives and avoid damages caused by this phenomenon, a management project (the MCA Pro[...]