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In the past two decades, a number of researchers have sought to capture the complex interactions of the food system's outcome through frameworks. In several international discourses and expert foresight studies, food system frameworks are freque[...]Article
M. Kumar ; M. Sharma ; R.D. Raut ; S.K. Mangla ; V.K. Choubey |Food organizations have seen pressure from stakeholders, consumers, governments, and other international agencies to adopt sustainable practices in their business operations. Sustainable development is the current need for the agri-food sector t[...]Article
Z. Unnisa ; A. Govind ; M. Marchetti ; B. Lasserre |The ever-increasing water demands in the agricultural sector of the Mediterranean basin region (MBR) under climate change warrants that crop water productivity (WP) is a pertinent topic for discussion. Considering this need, this study aims to s[...]Article
B. Thompson ; A.P. Barnes ; L. Toma |Understanding what influences the adoption of multiple sustainable farming practices, a concept we call adoption intensity, is critical to the sustainable development of our food system. Drawing on a survey of European farmers, and using structu[...]Article
The worlds 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[...]Article
The agricultural sector is one of the key sectors that need to be transformed in order to mitigate climate change. The use of predictive models supported by big data ("big data predictive tools") has already been named in the literature as one k[...]Article
Society recognises the importance of agriculture to supply goods, which are essential for human survival and well-being. Sustainable agriculture is an important goal since resources need to be preserved for future generations. The recent agricul[...]Article
Despite the increasing demand for food, agricultural systems are struggling with new challenges such as climate change, depletion of natural resources, loss of biodiversity and disease. This struggle requires not only ecological changes but also[...]Article
V.M. Merlino ; S. Massaglia ; S. Blanc ; F. Brun ; D. Borra |The specialty milk market in Italy has shown positive trends in recent years. Companies, from small producers to market leaders, continue to invest in differentiating their product lines, increasingly orienting their production choices towards s[...]Article
M. Pergola ; A. Persiani ; D. D'Ammaro ; V. Pastore ; C. D'Adamo ; A.M. Palese ; G. Celano |This paper aimed to analyse and compare the environmental and energy sustainability of two orchards (peach versus kiwifruit) located in Southern Italy using Life Cycle Thinking. To this end, anthropogenic energy, CO2 emissions, biogenic energy a[...]Article
X. Diaz de Otalora ; F. Dragoni ; A. Del Prado ; F. Estellés ; A. Wilfart ; D. Krol ; L. Balaine ; V. Anestis ; B. Amon |European dairy production faces significant economic, environmental, and social sustainability challenges. Given the great diversity of dairy cattle production systems in Europe, region-specific concepts to improve environmental and socioeconomi[...]Article
A. Dornik ; M.A. Chetan ; L. Dragut ; A. Iliuta ; D.D. Dicu |Land suitability assessment (LSA) provides geospatial information about growing crops where they are best suited and can play a crucial role in addressing contemporary challenges such as feeding 9 billion people by 2050, coping with climate chan[...]Article
A. Paulus ; N. Hagemann ; M.C. Baaken ; S. Roilo ; V. Alarcón-Segura ; A.F. Cord ; M. Beckmann |Agri-environmental schemes (AES) belong to the main instruments of the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to foster sustainable farming practices that contribute to the conservation of biodiversity, ecosystem services, climate cha[...]Article
The intensification, extensification and abandonment of agricultural land will each play a major role in the future development of European landscapes. However, their impacts on various dimensions of sustainability vary spatially. This creates c[...]Article
Agriculture is a strategic sector of the European economy in the current economic, social, climatic, and geo-political conditions generated by global crisis and the war in Ukraine. The main objective of the research is to quantify the vulnerabil[...]Article
S. Shin ; D. Aziz ; M.E.A. El-Sayed ; M. Hazman ; L. Almas ; M. McFarland ; A.S. El Din ; S.J. Burian |Agricultural land expansion is a solution to address global food security challenges in the context of climate change. However, the sustainability of expansion in arid countries is difficult because of scarce surface water resources, groundwater[...]Article
V. Sharma ; A.K. Tripathi ; H. Mittal |With increasing population, the demand for agricultural productivity is rising to meet the goal of 'Zero Hunger'. Consequently, farmers have optimized the agricultural activities in a sustainable way with the modern technologies. This integratio[...]Article
Corporations and independent experts alike consider inclusive agribusiness (IAB) instrumental to achieving sustainable and equitable development for small farmers. As businesses that productively integrate small farmers into commercial agrifood [...]Article
The role of energy management (EM) capabilities in enhancing circular economy (CE) business models of agricultural small and medium-sized enterprises by way of developing dedicated organisational competences is an under-investigated topic. In ad[...]Article
M. Carof ; O. Godinot ; E. Le Cadre |Biodiversity-based cropping systems are an interesting option to address the many challenges that agriculture faces. However, benefits of these systems should not obscure the fact that creating biodiversity-based cropping systems represents a ma[...]Article
F. Maffezzoli ; M. Ardolino ; A. Bacchetti ; M. Perona ; F. Renga |Demographics will increase the demand for food and reduce the availability of labour in many countries all over the world. Moreover, scarcity of natural resources, climate change and food waste these are issues that are strongly impacting the ag[...]Article
Agroecosystems benefit from many ecosystem services and are frequently managed to increase productivity. In recent years, agricultural industrialization has caused the loss of some important ecosystem services in agroecosystems, hindering some s[...]Article
There is growing recognition that sustainable innovation is not necessarily about new technologies, but about new or adapted organisational models, behaviours, and networks. How people engage in or with innovation is driven by values, but values[...]Article
The increasing global demand for food has forced farmers to produce higher crop yields in order to keep up with population growth, while maintaining sustainable production for the environment. As knowledge about natural cropland suitability is m[...]Article
Since the UN Water Conference in 1977, international debates have centered on global water scarcity and achieving sustainable development. In 1995, Morocco introduced a water policy to strengthen the countrys socio-economic development through [...]Article
R. Gamal ; M. El-Shirbeny ; A. Abou-Hadid ; A. Swelam ; A.-G. El-Gindy ; Y. Arafa ; V. Nangia |Evapotranspiration (ET) is a significant consumer of irrigation water and precipitation on cropland. Global and regional interest in the sustainable management of limited freshwater supplies to meet the rapidly increasing population and food dem[...]Article
We used Cyprus as a model to link the WaterEnergyFoodClimate (WEFC) nexus indicators (e.g., carbon and water footprints) to the ecosystem services (ES) provided by 39 mixed orchards (stone fruits and nuts) on organic (Org) and conventional (C[...]Article
Olive cultivation is the most important agro-ecosystem in the Mediterranean basin. Despite the remarkable intensification of this system (i.e., the use of high tree densities and large amounts of inputs), the environmental and socio-economic imp[...]Article
Sustainability is a major challenge in agri-food systems. Digital technologies, such as Internet of Things (IoT) hold substantial promises for attaining the sustainability goals of the economy, environment and society at large. However, in pract[...]Article
Like in all Mediterranean countries, Table olive farming has an important tradition and production potential in western Turkey, and thus it is critical to assess the risk sources and risk management strategies that farmers perceive. This study i[...]Article
The immediate need to build resilient food systems with lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and protection of water resources is a global challenge. To address this, the EAT-Lancet Commission described the global reference diet with principles [...]Article
C. Mazzocchi ; L. Orsi ; F. Zilia ; M. Costantini ; J. Bacenetti |The food system produces emissions at all stages, from agriculture and its inputs, and the livestock sector is nowadays one of the most significant contributors to environmental problems. The European swine production system is mainly intensive [...]Article
This study aims to conduct an exploratory and comparative analysis between Fruit and Vegetable Producer Organizations (FVPOs) and fruit and vegetable producers that are not part of these organizations (Non-FVPOs) regarding the prioritization, pe[...]Article
A. Linares Quero ; U.I. Yoldi ; O. Gava ; G. Schwarz ; A. Povellato ; C. Astrain |This article is aimed at analyzing the potential that CAP 20142020-related instruments have on supporting agroecological transitions in Europe by focusing on the strengths and weaknesses of key instruments. Through a stepwise participatory rese[...]Article
Comparison of selected mathematical programming models used for sustainable land and farm management
The aim of this study is to compare three mathematical programing models used for sustainable land and farm management. The sample for the comparison was 219 agricultural holdings participating as beneficiaries of the measure Modernization of a[...]Article
La crise sanitaire de 2020 et le confinement ont engendré un élan des Français vers les circuits alimentaires courts de proximité : tendance durable ou simple parenthèse ? Cette étude longitudinale montre que ce sont plus particulièrement les mo[...]Article
Specialization and intensification in agriculture have increased productivity but have also led to the spread of monocultural systems, simplifying production but reducing genetic diversity. The purpose of this study was to propose crop diversifi[...]Article
A. Schlattmann ; F. Neuendorf ; K. Burkhard ; E. Probst ; E. Pujades ; W. Mauser ; S. Attinger ; C. von Haaren |Water provision and distribution are subject to conflicts between users worldwide, with agriculture as a major driver of discords. Water sensitive ecosystems and their services are often impaired by man-made water shortage. Nevertheless, they ar[...]Article
C. Bux ; M. Lombardi ; E. Varese ; V. Amicarelli |Conventional and intensive agriculture systems represent an environmental challenge. This research aims at evaluating the economic and environmental implications of conventional and organic durum wheat production in Southern Italy by applying ma[...]Article
The efforts of regulators and food industry actors to achieve ambitious European sustainability objectives should not only be based on, but also supported by, consumers behavior, since customers demand has the ability to determine changes in t[...]Article
J.-E. Bergez ; A. Béthinger ; C. Bockstaller ; C. Cederberg ; E. Ceschia ; N. Guilpart ; S. Lange ; F. Müller ; P. Reidsma ; C. Riviere ; C. Schader ; O. Therond ; H.M.G. van der Werf |Agriculture's primary function is the production of food, feed, fibre and fuel for the fast-growing world population. However, it also affects human health and ecosystem integrity. Policymakers make policies in order to avoid harmful impacts. Ho[...]Article
The present work is a selection of empirical studies focusing on the characteristics and attitudes of Short Food Supply Chain (SFSC) consumers. Using a systematic literature review approach (PRISMA), we identified five different aspects of the S[...]Article
E. Aivazidou ; D. Aidonis ; N. Tsolakis ; C. Achillas ; D. Vlachos |As agriculture and industry exploit more than 90% of the global freshwater resources, water overuse and degradation have emerged as critical socio-environmental challenges for both nations and corporations. In this context, the water footprint c[...]Article
In the last two decades, research on water resource monitoring and management has mainly been aimed at reducing irrigation water volume and energy consumption [...]Article
Land evaluation has an important role in agriculture. Developing countries such as Egypt face many challenges as far as food security is concerned due to the increasing rates of population growth and the limited agriculture resources. The presen[...]Article
M. Pittarello ; F. Chiarini ; C. Menta ; L. Furlan ; P. Carletti |Conservation Agriculture includes practices focused on the conservation and the restoration of main soil features, such as organic carbon content, structure, and biological diversity and activity. Our study was conducted in three farms in North-[...]Article
The increase in world population and the resulting demand for food, water and energy are exerting increasing pressure on soil, water resources and ecosystems. Identification of tools to minimise the related environmental impacts within the food-[...]Article
Mediterranean olive oil producers have multiple incentives for adopting circular business models and better resource management, facing water scarcity and huge amounts of waste, but also seeing new opportunities for value creation. This article [...]Article
Due to the increasing concern about climate change and environmental sustainability, the investigation of energy consumption represents a very intriguing and undeniable subject. This study was directed to investigate energy footprints, greenhous[...]Article
Whilst current policies recognize the impacts that changes in climates and markets have imposed on the Italian food system, less attention is given to the development of systematic approaches to identify alternative cropping systems across Italy[...]Article
N. Debonne ; M. Bürgi ; V. Diogo ; J. Helfenstein ; F. Herzog ; C. Levers ; F. Mohr ; R. Swart ; P.H. Verburg |A range of intensifying pressures is making the future of European agriculture dynamic and contested. Insights into these pressures are needed to inform debates about the future of the sector. In this study, we use a foresight approach to identi[...]Article
H. Sales ; F. Figueiredo ; M.C. Vaz Patto ; J. Nunes |The olive value chain represents one of the most important bioeconomic sectors for Portugal, having this country the opportunity to emerge as the third-largest worldwide olive oil producer in the upcoming decade due to the modernization of its o[...]Article
Life cycle-based methodologies are gaining increasing consensus as a tool to support the transition towards sustainable production and consumption patterns. Despite its potential, Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA) is the least applied, also g[...]Article
R. Chetroiu ; A.E. Cismileanu ; E. Cofas ; I.L. Petre ; S. Rodino ; V. Dragomir ; A. Marin ; P.A. Turek-Rahoveanu |The profitability of dairy farms is a broadly addressed issue in research, for different farming systems and even more so now, when it comes to the issue of sustainability in different agricultural fields. The present study presents an evaluatio[...]Article
Nowadays the agrifood system requires major transformations aimed at promoting sustainability, reducing waste and stimulating a change toward healthy sustainable diets. The scientific literature on the transition to sustainable food models conti[...]Article
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Irrigated agriculture accounts for ∼90% of anthropogenic freshwater consumption, is deployed on 22% of cultivated land, and provides 40% of global food production. Expanding irrigation onto currently underperforming rainfed croplands is cr[...]Article
Institutional linkages and information flow between agricultural organizations play a critical role in addressing sustainability issues and promoting agrarian innovation. The aim of this study was to evaluate institutional relations and informat[...]Article
Biodynamic farming is increasingly popular among farmers and consumers, but it is still dismissed as pseudoscience by part of the scientific community. In this article, we first present an overview of biodynamic farming, its current development,[...]Article
Organic agriculture (OA) is an ecological, economic and social system that has been in the spotlight to replace and reduce the adverse consequences of conventional agriculture (CA) and achieve sustainable agriculture. The future of OA depends he[...]Article
R.P.F. Guiné ; S.G. Florença ; D.T.V.A. Costa ; S. Celik ; M. Ferreira ; A.P. Cardoso ; S. Cetin ; C.A. Costa |This research aimed to study consumers trends and the consumption of foods obtained through organic farming in two different countries, Portugal and Turkey. A questionnaire survey was used, applied through internet tools as a result of COVID-19[...]Article
H. Veisi ; M. Carolan ; A. Alipour ; A.V. Besheh |In this study, a cross-cultural analysis was undertaken to compare the knowledge of organic producers and agricultural experts in Iran concerning the concepts of good farming, good farmer, and organic farming in the field of sustainable agricult[...]Article
CONTEXT Conventional cropping systems in south-western France contribute greatly to the degradation of environmental resources. Crop diversification is considered to be an effective mechanism to increase the sustainability of cropping systems a[...]Article
C. Mosnier ; M. Benoît ; J.J. Minviel ; P. Veysset |Mixed farming systems are gaining interest both as a risk management strategy and to apply agroecological principles. This study set out to assess the sustainability of mixed systems compared to their specialized counterparts. The Orfee bioecono[...]Article
The Geographical Indications (GIs) scheme is the EUs primary policy tool for increasing the market values of geographically distinct food products. Although GIs are linked to the landscapes of food production, little is known about the social-e[...]Article
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Current European agriculture policies and strategies are aimed to boost the transition from the predominant conventional to a more environmentally friendly agriculture model. As part of this, it is crucial to identify the barriers that exist to [...]Article
Many stated preference studies have shown that individuals attitudes play an important role in explaining their behaviour and helping to disentangle preference heterogeneity. When responses to attitudinal questions are introduced into discrete [...]Article
Agriculture and related activities generate a significant amount of greenhouse gas emissions with environmental and biodiversity implications. Based on the European objectives proposed by the Green Pact, this paper assesses the carbon footprint [...]Article
S. Camposeo ; G.A. Vivaldi ; G. Russo ; F.M. Melucci |The relationship between agriculture and climate change is gaining prominence year by year in due to both adaptation and mitigation issues, because agriculture contributes to carbon emissions and acts as a carbon sink. Innovation on olive growin[...]Article
E. Garmendia ; A. Aldezabal ; E. Galán ; A. Andonegi ; A. Del Prado ; G. Gamboa ; O. Garcia ; G. Pardo ; N. Aldai ; L.J.R. Barron |Pastoral systems face increasing pressure from competing global markets, food sector industrialization, and new policies such as Europes post-2020 Common Agriculture Policy. This pressure threatens the use of extensive sheep-grazing systems in [...]Article
Due to the increase of global demand of agriculture and agro-industrial products, agriculture has undergone some changes in the stages of procurement, planning, planting, maintenance, harvesting, transport and distribution. The use of formal mat[...]Article
Agricultural intensification tends to maximize provisioning services at the expense of regulating, cultural and supporting ecosystem services (ES). Enhancing agroecosystem sustainability requires both individual and collective solutions, but the[...]Article
J. Njuki ; S. Eissler ; H. Malapit ; R. Meinzen-Dick ; E. Bryan ; A. Quisumbing |Achieving gender equality and women's empowerment in food systems can result in greater food security and better nutrition, and in more just, resilient, and sustainable food systems for all. This paper uses a scoping review to assess the current[...]Article
This paper aims to compare the cradle-to-farm gate sustainability of two dairy buffalo systems, according to life cycle assessment guidelines (LCA). Primary data were obtained by five intensive farms with feeding plans based on non-corn silage ([...]Article
S. Baronti ; F. Ungaro ; A. Maienza ; F. Ugolini ; A. Lagomarsino ; A.E. Agnelli ; C. Calzolari ; F. Pisseri ; G. Robbiati ; F.P. Vaccari |Over the past 30 years, farming in the Alpine region has undergone important changes: the average number of animals per farm and the use of external inputs have increased while the diversity of farming practices has decreased, becoming similar t[...]Article
R. Hessel ; G. Wyseure ; I.S. Panagea ; A. Alaoui ; M.S. Reed ; H. van Delden ; M. Muro ; J. Mills ; O. Oenema ; F. Areal ; E. van den Elsen ; S. Verzandvoort ; F. Assinck ; A. Elsen ; J. Lipiec ; A. Koutroulis ; L. O'Sullivan ; M.A. Bolinder ; L. Fleskens ; E. Kandeler ; L. Montanarella ; M. Heinen ; Z. Toth ; M. Hallama ; J. Cuevas ; J.E.M. Baartman ; I. Piccoli ; T. Dalgaard ; J. Stolte ; J.E. Black ; C.-A. Chivers |Soils form the basis for agricultural production and other ecosystem services, and soil management should aim at improving their quality and resilience. Within the SoilCare project, the concept of soil-improving cropping systems (SICS) was devel[...]Article
The fisheries sector is making significant changes by specifically addressing coastal management and tackling the socio-environmental crisis it is currently facing. Notably, a fundamental change in the attitude and behavior of fishers and their [...]Article
This paper explores the conditions under which the changes leading to the Great Transformation of food systems called upon by a growing number of international experts and development agencies, will (or not) happen. After discussing the meanings[...]Article
S. Le Foll, personne interviewée ; C. Peltier, personne interviewée ; J. Dubrulle, personne interviewée |Article
Increasing awareness of sustainability in the agri-food sector is leading to a gradual transition toward lower-impact farming systems, such as organic and biodynamic farming. The environmental performance of organic wines has largely been compar[...]Article
M.A. Abdeladhim ; L. Fleskens ; J. Baartman ; M. Sghaier ; M. Ouessar ; C. Ritsema |Water harvesting techniques (WHTs) are important climate change adaptation measures to better manage rainwater for domestic and agricultural purposes, but which WHT to plan where is subject to sustainability considerations. Moreover, suitability[...]Article
L. Lombardo ; C. Farolfi ; S. Tombesi ; E. Novelli ; E. Capri |Italian olive growing must aim at the transition to economically and environmentally sustainable management systems, linked to premium quality production and to a recognized and remunerated context of biodiversity conservation in compliance with[...]Article
F. Nocente ; E. Galassi ; F. Taddei ; C. Natale ; L. Gazza |Through the centuries, the domestication and modern breeding of wheat led to a significant loss of genetic variation in the cultivated gene pool with a consequent decrease in food diversity. Current trends towards low-input and sustainable agric[...]Article
R. Rebolledo-Leiva ; L. Vásquez-Ibarra ; E. Entrena-Barbero ; M. Fernandez ; G. Feijoo ; M.T. Moreira ; S. González-García |Society is facing different challenges such as resource scarcity, climate change, and food security. Thus, proposing methodologies to assess the sustainability of promoted circular systems is essential to balance economic benefits and the preser[...]Article
J. Top ; S. Janssen ; H. Boogaard ; R. Knapen ; G. Simsek-Senel |Data generated by the global food system is crucial in the transformation towards sustainable, resilient, and high-quality food production. Although the amount of potentially useful data is growing rapidly, its (re)use is still limited. The FAIR[...]Article
The purpose of this paper is to develop a measurement instrument for sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) critical factors, practices and performance and validate it in the food industry. A literature review was conducted in order to ident[...]Article
A. Alaoui ; M. Hallama ; R. Bär ; I. Panagea ; F. Bachmann ; C. Pekrun ; L. Fleskens ; E. Kandeler ; R. Hessel |Assessing agricultural sustainability is one of the most challenging tasks related to expertise and support methodologies because it entails multidisciplinary aspects and builds on cultural and value-based elements. Thus, agricultural sustainabi[...]Article
A.E.S. Pereira ; J. Luiz de Oliveira ; S. Maira Savassa ; C. Barbara Rogério ; G. Araujo de Medeiros ; L.F. Fraceto |Global agriculture is looking for new agri-tech revolutions not only due to the ever-growing need for increased food production but also to protect the environment from the harmful impacts of many of the current practices in the field. In this c[...]Article
Lagriculture biologique (AB) sinscrit dans la montée en puissance de régimes de production agricole plus durables. Lobjectif de cette recherche est danalyser son développement dans les territoires ruraux en tant quinnovation territoriale qu[...]Article
Recent research established a link between environmental alterations due to agriculture intensification, social damage and the loss of economic growth. Thus, the integration of environmental and social dimensions is key for economic development.[...]Article
Analyzing the sustainability of grazing livestock farming systems in the drylands at the farm and household or territorial levels (in terms of food security, well-being, value chain performance, feed supply, and maintenance of common grazing res[...]Article
Increasing the levels of ecosystem services that contribute to agricultural production (ES) is a challenge for the sustainability of agricultural systems. Agricultural advisors lack low-data operational approaches for assessing ES and knowledge [...]Article
Growth in total factor productivity (TFP) indicates the sustainable and/or judicious use of scarce resources, including non-renewables. This paper identifies sources of growth in global agricultural TFP and its finer components, ranging from cli[...]Article
L. Schreefel ; I.J.M. De Boer ; C.J. Timler ; J.C.J. Groot ; M.J. Zwetsloot ; R.E. Creamer ; A.P. Schrijver ; H.H.E. Van Zanten ; R.P.O. Schulte |CONTEXT - Well-managed agricultural land can provide ecosystem services and contribute positively to the environment. Many of these services are mediated through the soil and are referred to as soil functions. Regenerative agriculture is a mode [...]Article
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[...]Article
A. Pradipta ; P. Soupios ; N. Kourgialas ; M. Doula ; Z. Dokou ; M. Makkawi ; M. Alfarhan ; B. Tawabini ; P. Kirmizakis ; M. Yassin |Sustainable agriculture management typically requires detailed characterization of physical, chemical, and biological aspects of soil properties. These properties are essential for agriculture and should be determined before any decision for cro[...]Article
Lobjectif de cet article est détudier les paiements pour services environnementaux (PSE), qui sont des incitations monétaires attribuées aux agriculteurs volontaires pour changer leurs pratiques agricoles afin de préserver lenvironnement et d[...]Article
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[...]Article
Despite sustainable wine tourism being one of the hottest topics of the moment, there is still a considerable knowledge gap. If managed with due care and consideration of the regions carrying capacity, wine tourism can be an essential regional [...]Article
This work presents a tool to support the transformation of the farmer into a rural entrepreneur, raising the level of management of his company and increasing its competitiveness and sustainability in the long term, enabling its growth and not j[...]Article
T. Berchoux ; C. Hutton ; O. Hensengerth ; H.E. Voepel ; V.P.D. Tri ; P.T. Vu ; N. Hung ; S. Eslami ; D.R. Parsons ; S.E. Darby |Dans SSRN (online, March)The Mekong Delta faces significant challenges in sustainably supplying Vietnam and its export market countries with agricultural commodities, while ensuring livelihoods and providing living space to its growing population in the context of clima[...]Article
V.M. Merlino ; A. Sciullo ; G. Pettenati ; F. Sottile ; C. Peano ; S. Massaglia |Since the mid-1990s, there has been a growing interest among consumers and producers in downscaling to a local level the length of the agri-food chains as a solution for fairer and more sustainable food production systems. From the point of view[...]Article
S. Calla ; L. Lécuyer ; E. Skrimizea ; E. Balian ; J.C. Young |Food systems are changing through various socioeconomic and policy processes. For example, in France, following concerns over the effects of pesticides on ecosystems and health, the French government launched the Ecophyto II+ plan in 2019 that[...]Article
As civilization advances, water resources are increasingly being consumed for domestic, industrial, and agricultural purposes, reducing the ability to find an equilibrium of water security and growing demands. This study presents an analysis and[...]Article
In this current and global context led by scarcity of resources, environmental degradation, global climate change, and a progressive demand for food, the circular economy (CE) represents a key economic model or framework for sustainable, restora[...]Article
Local governments are responsible for addressing environmental, social, and economic issues affecting their communities. Sustainable public procurement (SPP) offers a mechanism for local governments to address such issues by strategically utiliz[...]Article
Climate change threatens agricultural production and leads to an increasing contradiction between food supply and needs. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agricultural activities will exacerbate climate change in the future. Solving food secur[...]Article
The relationship between food and cities has been recognized as an area of interest for urban planning only recently, thanks to measures adopted at various government levels, locally and internationally. Rethinking the processes of food producti[...]Article
Taking Biodiversity Focus Areas under production or abandoning lower yielding, more extensive production systems is the wrong approach to mastering the looming global food crisis, our authors maintain.Article
T. Simoniello ; R. Coluzzi ; M. D'Emilio ; V. Imbrenda ; L. Salvati ; R. Sinisi ; V. Summa |The European "Green Deal" strategy is aimed at making Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050 through integrated actions relying on healthier agricultural systems grounded in (environmental and economic) sustainable practices, includi[...]Article
Covid-19 had a negative effect economically and socially in Tunisia, as illustrated by the highest mortality rate recorded in Africa in March 2020 and the economic growth rate estimated at -9.3% by the Central Bank of Tunisia in 2020. The main c[...]Article
E. Malusà ; E.M. Furmanczyk ; M. Tartanus ; G. Brouwer ; C.-E. Parveaud ; F. Warlop ; M. Kelderer ; J. Kienzle ; E. Alcazar Marin ; T. Dekker ; R. Vavra ; V. Verrastro ; H. Lindhard Pedersen ; C. Boutry ; M. Friedli ; M. Schlüter |Limited data regarding the resources and methods used by organic fruit growers to learn about production practices are available, even though this information is crucial to improving the efficacy of knowledge transfer. Therefore, a survey to gai[...]Article
A. Tregear ; Z. Anicic ; F. Arfini ; B. Biasini ; M. Bituh ; R. Bojovic ; R. Brecic ; M. Brennan ; I. Colic Baric ; D. Del Rio ; M. Donati ; J. Filipovic ; F. Giopp ; A. Ilic ; G. Lanza ; K. Mattas ; S. Quarrie ; A. Rosi ; M. Sayed ; F. Scazzina ; E. Tsakiridou |Increasingly, policymakers are setting ambitious goals for sustainability in public procurement, integrated across different pillars. Such ambitions are apparent in public catering services, where procurement models have been shifting towards gr[...]Article
Soils form a thin layer on the Earths surface and host an immense biological diversity, most of which is invisible. Yet the organisms living in soil provide crucial ecosystem services that human societies depend on. While intensive agricultural[...]Article
The enormous contribution of agricultural cooperative societies to the rural world has not gone unnoticed. This is corroborated by many international entities such as the International Cooperative Alliance, COPA-COGECA, the European Economic and[...]Article
Food supply chains are key to ensuring sufficient nourishment of the population. For instance, taking a circular economy approach can help facilitate the adoption of sustainable practices, such as the use of technology to combat food waste issue[...]Article
L.V. De Luca Peña ; S.E. Taelman ; N. Préat ; L. Boone ; K. Van der Biest ; M. Custódio ; S. Hernandez Lucas ; G. Everaert ; J. Dewulf |Nowadays, a variety of methodologies are available to assess local, regional and global impacts of human activities on ecosystems, which include Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA) and Ecosystem Services Assessment ([...]Article
Meat consumption is estimated to increase worldwide, mostly because of the increase in population. Further, this increase in meat consumption will ultimately affect the environment and aggravate climate change. Herein, consumers behaviour was s[...]Article
Sustainability in terms of water management implies the study of all interrelated parameters (social, environmental, economic, engineering and political) in a comprehensive way. Although Greece is presented in the international rankings as a wat[...]Article
J. Helfenstein ; V. Diogo ; M. Bürgi ; P.H. Verburg ; B. Schüpbach ; E. Szerencsits ; F. Mohr ; M. Siegrist ; R. Swart ; F. Herzog |There is broad agreement that agriculture has to become more sustainable in order to provide enough affordable, healthy food at minimal environmental and social costs. But what is more sustainable? More often than not, different stakeholders h[...]Article
Given the demand of proteins predicted for 2050, a transition of our current agricultural model is required. An agroecological model proposes to meet these needs while producing with ecological foresight, but also considering social and economic[...]Article
Sustainability is one of the major challenges that societies are facing. The question of why and how consumer food sustainability related issues (e.g., food waste, sustainable food shopping behavior, among others) are placed on the public agenda[...]Article
A. Owida ; N.M. Galal ; A. Elrafie |This work presents a decision-making framework for integrating resilience and sustainability in managing production systems during COVID-19. An operationalization scheme manifested via a case study at a manufacturer in the food production sector[...]Article
L. Hossard ; C. Tardivo ; J.-M. Barbier ; R. Cittadini ; S. Delmotte ; C. Le Page |The Companion Modeling approach aims to stimulate learning and sharing of perceptions among several actors through the co-construction and use of a model, while the Integrated Assessment of Agricultural Systems aims to assess a large set of perf[...]Article
S. Zingale ; P. Guarnaccia ; G. Timpanaro ; A. Scuderi ; A. Matarazzo ; J. Bacenetti ; C. Ingrao |Purpose : This study was developed to address the environmental issues associated with a high-quality pasta production process, as the essential starting point to identify the related hotspots and the feasible improvement potentials. Methods : T[...]Article
R. De Groot ; S. Moolenaar ; J. de Vente ; V. De Leijster ; M.E. Ramos ; A. Belen Robles ; Y. Schoonhoven ; P. Verweij |To prevent landscape degradation and the continuing loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services, decisions regarding landscape restoration should be based on their true costs and benefits (i.e. broader welfare effects), including all externali[...]Article
The assessment of sustainability at the level of the agri-food supply chain is complex.Achieving sustainability in agri-food chains requires coordinated interaction between chain actors. The aspect of coordination is rarely included in the asses[...]Article
There is an urgent need to understand the fishing sector, given the uncertainties and the importance it has gained due to the potential of Algerian waters. The main objective of this paper is to establish a diagnosis of the demand for fishery re[...]Article
F. Jacquet ; M.-H. Jeuffroy ; J. Jouan ; E. Le Cadre ; I. Litrico ; T. Malausa ; X. Reboud ; C. Huyghe |Reducing pesticide use has become a goal shared by several European countries and a major issue in public policies due to the negative impacts of pesticides on the environment and on human health. However, since most of the agri-food sector reli[...]Article
C. Giagnocavo ; M. de Cara-Garcia ; M. González ; M. Juan ; J.I. Marin-Guirao ; S. Mehrabi ; E. Rodríguez ; J. van der Blom ; E. Crisol-Martinez |Sustainability transitions in agriculture are explored through an analysis of niche initiatives within a common production system, relying on sustainable transitions, multi-level perspectives, and agroecological frameworks, and involving multi-a[...]Article
Coherent improvements in crop varieties and crop husbandry and soil management practices are needed to increase global crop production in a sustainable manner. However, these practices are often discussed separately, and as a result there is lit[...]Article
Agriculture presents one of the central global pressures on biodiversity and climate. In the EU, the Green Deal, the Farm to Fork, and the Biodiversity Strategy 2030 set ambitious environmental targets, acknowledging the key role of agriculture [...]Article
Conventional agricultural systems have contributed to social, economic and environmental problems and are the main threat to global sustainability. In response, theoretical frameworks to describe the transition to sustainable food systems have b[...]Article
CONTEXT High pesticide use causes environmental and human health hazards. Yet, the change to alternative crop protection practices faces a web of interacting barriers that results in a sociotechnical lock-in. Designing coupled innovation has [...]Article
Use of Sentinel-2 Satellite for spatially variable rate fertiliser management in a sicilian vineyard
Satellites can be used for producing maps of within-field crop and soil parameters and, consequentially, spatially variable rate crop input application maps. The plant vegetative vigour index (i.e., Normalised Difference Vegetation IndexNDVI) a[...]Article
Water governance is a major challenge in the Mediterranean context. Any action to drive water governance towards sustainability needs to be grounded in a holistic understanding of such challenges. Therefore, a first step towards the improvement [...]Article
This paper investigates the potential of Geographical Indications to enhance the environmental sustainability of bivalve aquaculture, with a focus on the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) granted to the bouchot mussel of the bay of Mont Sain[...]Article
This paper presents a comprehensive and practical method for Sustainable Agricultural Drainage Systems (SADS) design. It is aimed at studying the suitability of using surface runoff as irrigation source. The method determines the optimum amount [...]Article
The aim of this research was to provide a better understanding of factors influencing the performance of (small) agricultural producers. Considering the importance of agricultural producers, not just for maintaining a steady supply of products b[...]Article
Olive oil is one of the most globally recognized high-value products, with 4 million hectares cultivated in the Mediterranean area. The production process involves many stages: farming, extraction, packing, and waste treatment. Each one of these[...]Article
Generational renewal is a core issue in European agriculture. Despite the continuous efforts of governments and the EU Council, the ageing of farmers seems an unstoppable process, accompanied by land concentration, the decrease in agricultural a[...]Article
Nowadays, the sustainability of Greek dairy cattle farms is questionable due to low competitiveness and high GHG emissions. In this context, the BIOCIRCULAR project, funded by the EYDE ETAK, developed a series of alternative practices focusing o[...]Article
J.F. Proenca ; A.C. Torres ; B. Marta ; D. Santos Silva ; G. Fuly ; H. Lopes Pinto |The literature shows that companies increasingly need to become more sustainable. To achieve sustainable development, supply chain management needs to be related to sustainable business practices, which include relevant values and sustainable pu[...]Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
J.-L. Chotte ; J. Albergel ; B. Bonnet ; A. Cornet ; T. Heulin ; P. Hiernaux ; A. Ickowicz ; M. Loireau ; M. Requier-Desjardins ; E. Scopel ; H. Soubelet ; B. Sultan ; M. Thibon ; Y. Travi ; L. Vidal | Montpellier [France] : CSFD. Comité Scientifique Français de la Désertification | Fiche d'actualité | 2022Le premier bilan d'étape de l'impact de l'initiative de la Grande Muraille Verte (GMV) au Sahel (septembre 2021) met en évidence l'urgence d'actions coordonnées, impliquant tous les acteurs, pour atteindre les ambitions annoncées en 2007. Aujour[...]Article
P. Prosperi ; J. Kirwan ; D. Maye ; E. Tsakalou ; G. Vlahos ; F. Bartolini ; D. Vergamini ; G. Brunori |European small-scale fisheries are confronted with several challenges, notably a decrease in the number of people engaged in capture fishing, growing competition from less expensive extra-EU markets, rising operational costs, strict regulations [...]Série
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A. Abraham ; S. Dash ; J.J.P.C. Rodrigues ; B. Acharya ; S.K. Pani | Londres [Royaume-Uni] : Academic Press | Intelligent Data-Centric Systems | 2022AI, Edge, and IoT Smart Agriculture integrates applications of IoT, edge computing, and data analytics for sustainable agricultural development and introduces Edge of Thing-based data analytics and IoT for predictability of crop, soil, and plant[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
L. El Khoury | 2022Lagriculture demeure un des secteurs stratégiques en France en termes demplois directs et indirects ainsi quen termes dindépendance et de sécurité alimentaire. Elle répond aux besoins économiques, sociaux, nutritionnels et sanitaires de la p[...]Article
The negative impacts caused by current industrial meat production challenge industry actors to transform meat production towards more sustainable practices. However, despite the necessity for change and the availability of various sustainability[...]E-Book
J.-P. Profizi, ed. ; S. Ardila-Chauvet, ed. ; C. Billot, ed. ; P. Couteron, ed. ; M. Delmas, ed. ; T.M.H. Diep, ed. ; P. Grandcolas, ed. ; K. Kokou, ed. ; S. Muller, ed. ; A.S. Rana, ed. ; H.L.T. Ranarijaona, ed. ; B. Sonke, ed. | Marseille [France] : IRD Editions | Synthèses | 2022Dans un monde confronté aux changements climatiques et à des pandémies en lien avec la destruction des milieux naturels, les enjeux liés à la préservation de la biodiversité sont dorénavant bien connus et ont donné lieu à des accords internation[...]Article
K. Canaj ; A. Parente ; M. D'Imperio ; F. Boari ; V. Buono ; M. Toriello ; A. Mehmeti ; F.F. Montesano |To address sustainability challenges, agricultural advances in Mediterranean horticultural systems will necessitate a paradigmatic shift toward smart technologies, the impacts of which from a life cycle perspective have to be explored. Using lif[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
A travers ce rapport, nous allons nous intéresser à la situation de la lagune de Thau, une zone atypique de la région méditerranéenne, et aux divers enjeux auxquels elle est confrontée. La conchyliculture dans létang de Thau représente une acti[...]Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
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B. Basurco ; M. Zuccaro ; A. Ahmed ; C. Kalaitzidis ; V. Fersino ; G. Naborre | Paris [France] : CIHEAM | 2022This Activity Report has been realized by the CIHEAM Corporate working group on Coastal zone Management, Fisheries, and Aquaculture between March and September 2022. This first part of the report explains in general terms which are the problems [...]Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
R. Capone ; G. Cardone ; E. Stamataki ; M.-E. Kessari ; M. Anna Maria ; A.M. Sanchez ; V. Fersino ; G. Naborre | Paris [France] : CIHEAM | 2022This Activity Report has been realized by the Ciheams Corporate working group on Sustainable food systems between March and September 2022. The report is divided into two parts: the first part explains in general terms which are the problems a[...]Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
R. Capone ; G. Cardone ; E. Stamataki ; M.-E. Kessari ; M. Anna Maria ; A.M. Sanchez ; V. Fersino ; G. Naborre | Paris [France] : CIHEAM | 2022Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
H. El Yadari ; C. Guelbenzu ; J.-P. Pellissier ; P. Pugliese ; Y. Seghirate ; M. Verivaki | Paris [France] : CIHEAM | 2022Série
Climate change threatens our food systems and the multiple development goals linked to sustainable food system transformation. Action is urgently needed, both to increase adaptation and resilience and to achieve major emissions reductions. Curre[...]Article
Lagriculture, longtemps considérée comme lactivité des zones rurales, est aujourdhui une composante incontournable du développement urbain. En 2010, le milieu urbain et périurbain accueillait 77 % des exploitations agricoles françaises (Poulo[...]Article
B. Nougaredes ; S. Giraud ; C. Clément ; C. Ruault ; C. Lambert ; A. Rixen |Cet article présente une démarche de concertation territoriale portée par le conseil de développement du Pays Cur dHérault visant à organiser des « États généraux de lalimentation et de lagriculture durable » (EGAAD). Cette démarche a pour o[...]Article
Ecosystem services can be defined as the ecosystems contribution to human activities. According to recent assessments, the agricultural sector is one of the most important economic users of ecosystem services in Europe. To assess, value, and ac[...]E-Book
N. Marcu, ed. ; G.-R. Ladaru, ed. ; I.N. Gostin, ed. | Belgrade [Serbie] : Institute of Agricultural Economics | 2022E-Book
K. Mattas ; G. Baourakis ; C. Zopounidis ; C. Staboulis | Dordrecht [Pays-Bas] : Springer | Cooperative Management | 2022In the present economic, political, societal and environmental landscape, which is dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the emergence of challenges and issues that demand immediate and urgent responses is more intense than ever. Policymakers, int[...]Article
Innovations have the potential to help us address and overcome many of the challenges that agriculture is facing today. Yet, at the same time, they have the potential to create new, sometimes even more challenging, problems, especially when they[...]Article
F. Martinelli ; A.-L. Vollheyde ; M.A. Cebrián-Piqueras ; C. von Haaren ; E. Lorenzetti ; P. Bàrberi ; F. Loreto ; A.R. Piergiovanni ; V.V. Totev ; A. Bedini ; R. Kron Morelli ; N. Yahia ; M.A. Rezki ; S. Ouslim ; F. Z. Fyad-Lameche ; A. Bekki ; S. Sikora ; D. Rodríguez-Navarro ; M. Camacho ; R. Nabbout ; R. Amil ; D. Trabelsi ; D. Yucel ; S. Yousefi |Environmental degradation and the decrease of ecosystem service provision are currently of major concern, with current agricultural systems being a major driver. To meet our future environmental and sustainability targets a transformation of the[...]Ouvrage
Le marketing peut jouer un rôle positif dans les transformations en cours. Les enjeux de développement durable nont pas changé en profondeur les façons de pratiquer le marketing. Et pourtant, la question nest plus de savoir si les professionn[...]Article
G. Maesano ; M. Milani ; E. Nicolosi ; M. D'Amico ; G. Chinnici |In the agri-food sector, the Life Cycle Assessment method (LCA) is used to evaluate the environmental impact of a product. Within agri-food products, wine is among the most analysed products, not only for its economic importance but also for the[...]Article
Organic farming in Italy is growing fast thanks to an increased focus on environmental sustainability and consumer demand thus challenging the farmers to create new working models and territorial systems. Organic land in Basilicata is more than [...]Ouvrage
A. Kothari, coord. ; A. Salleh, coord. ; A. Escobar, coord. ; F. DeMaria, coord. ; A. Acosta, coord. | Marseille [France] : Wildproject | Le monde qui vient | 2022Contre lidéologie du développement et ses évolutions récentes, Plurivers présente des visions du monde et des pratiques radicalement différentes qui, de tous les continents, pointent vers des futurs écologiquement sages et socialement justes. [...]Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
O. Boughamoura ; M. Requier-Desjardins ; E. Lemaitre-Curri | Montpellier [France] : CIHEAM-IAMM | 2022Ce rapport est basé sur la collecte et lanalyse de 92 projets dagriculture durable en agriculture intégrée, en agriculture biologique, en agriculture de précision et en agriculture de conservation. Ces projets ont été réalisés dans 5 agrosystè[...]E-Book
Comprendre les problèmes posés par lorganisation actuelle du système alimentaire, à travers la synthèse de nombreux travaux de recherche en sciences naturelles et en sciences humaines montrant les défaillances et les vulnérabilités du modèle ag[...]Ouvrage
F. Goulet, dir. ; P. Caron, dir. ; B. Hubert, dir. ; P.-B. Joly, dir. | Paris [France] : Presses des Mines | Sciences Sociales | 2022Les sciences et techniques jouent un rôle essentiel dans les transformations de l'agriculture et des mondes agricoles. Elles sont louées par certains pour les avancées qu'elles génèrent, et critiquées par d'autres pour leurs effets néfastes sur [...]Article
E.P. Andrade ; A. Bonmati ; L.J. Esteller ; S. Brunn ; L.S. Jensen ; E. Meers ; A. Anton |The adverse effects of agriculture and livestock production on the environment are well-known and require mitigation in order to achieve sustainability in the food production chain. This study focused on adverse effects related to biogeochemical[...]Article
The new legislative proposals related to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform 2021-2027 aim to promote a sustainable and competitive agricultural sector. The new CAP supports agriculture in making a much stronger contribution to climate, [...]E-Book
A. Thomas, coord. ; A. Alpha, coord. ; A. Barczak, coord. ; N. Zakhia-Rozis, coord. | Versailles [France] : Editions Quae | Synthèses | 2022Food and nutritional security refers to the challenge of providing sustainable, healthy and accessible food to all people. It has four interconnected dimensions: availability, access, utilization and stability. Tackling this tremendous challenge[...]Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
J. McFadden ; F. Casalini ; T. Griffin ; J. Antón | Paris [France] : OCDE | OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Papers | 2022Digitalisation offers the potential to help address the productivity, sustainability and resilience challenges facing agriculture. Evidence on the adoption and impacts of digital agriculture in OECD countries from national surveys and the litera[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
P. Llorens Esbri | 2022The aim of this master thesis is to do a forecast exercise through the elaboration of an adaptation strategy in the region of Korçë, the most important agricultural region in terms of apple production, due to the incorporation of Albania to the [...]Actes de Congrès ou Communication isolée
A. Saidi ; L. Bouhid ; C. Napoleone ; F. El Hadad-Gauthier ; S. Moussalim ; A. Alj | 2022This article examines the sustainability of the supply chain of fruits and vegetables (SCF & V), in Meknes, Morocco, in relation with Covid-19 pandemic. Our methodology is based on a theoretical framework associated with the dimensions of sustai[...]Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
M. AbdelMonem ; T. Wong ; O. Elbadawy ; J. Faurès ; M. Tawfic ; F. Abouzeid | Le Caire [Égypte] : FAO | 2022This publication examines a number of interventions and practices implemented in Egypt by small-scale farmers, private sector stakeholders, and the state, and analyses the extent to which they contribute to the three-climate smart agriculture (C[...]Article
P. Romero ; J.M. Navarro ; P.B. Ordaz |In this study we review the state of the art of different physiologically-based water-saving irrigation strategies and methods used to improve productive water use efficiency (WUEyield) and berry and wine quality in vineyards. We also show how t[...]Article
Present-day agricultural crop protection relies heavily on synthetic pesticides, which are known to adversely affect the environment and human health. As remediation, European agricultural policies strive for a transition to low-pesticide agricu[...]Article
Urban food policies (UFPs) have emerged as a key mechanism to drive the transition towards more sustainable food systems, with cities as the appropriate scale for their implementation. The aim of the paper is analysis of the boost that UFPs have[...]Article
D. D'Ammaro ; E. Capri ; F. Valentino ; S. Grillo ; E. Fiorini ; L. Lamastra |The wine industry has faced two significant environmental problems in recent years: productivity is challenged by environmental trends such as global warming, and buyers are becoming more environmentally conscious. From an environmental standpoi[...]Article
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Y.A. Sayed ; Y.A. Sayed ; M.E. Fadl |Agricultural sustainability development is essential in the modest Egyptian national income to improve land production and conservation of natural resources, which must cope with population growth with addition of new land reclamation that has l[...]Article
The need to produce safe food products for an ever-growing world population while reducing the impact on climate change makes it necessary for the farm business to combine productivity and sustainability. As more efficient and sustainable produc[...]Article
A. Hebinck ; L. Klerkx ; B. Elzen ; K.P.W. Kok ; B. König ; K. Schiller ; J. Tschersich ; B. van Mierlo ; T. von Wirth |Dominant agricultural and food systems lead to continuous resource depletion and unacceptable environmental and social impacts. While current calls for changing agrifood systems are increasingly framed in the context of sustainability transition[...]Article
Peri-urban agriculture (PUA) plays a fundamental role in securing sustainable cities by providing food, cultural and environmental services. The 'Huerta de Murcia' in south-eastern Spain, is one of the most singular examples of PUA. With more th[...]Article
S. Naspetti ; S. Mandolesi ; J. Buysse ; T. Latvala ; P. Nicholas ; S. Padel ; E.J. Van Loo ; R. Zanoli |Home-grown protein crops as an alternative to soya in dairy cattle meals, as well as other sustainable ethical-based practices, have been proposed to increase the sustainability of dairy production. Data on consumer acceptance of the three novel[...]Article
M. Mazzon ; L. Cavani ; C. Ciavatta ; G. Campanelli ; G. Burgio ; C. Marzadori |Organic management aims to maintain and/or enhance the soil quality by adopting crop rotation, reduced tillage, and application of organic fertilizers. Several studies highlight the advantages of organic management in terms of soil quality and s[...]Article
L. Egli ; M. Schröter ; C. Scherber ; T. Tscharntke ; R. Seppelt |Stabilizing agricultural production is fundamental to food security. At the national level, increasing the effective diversity of cultivated crops has been found to increase temporal production stability, i.e., the year-to-year stability of tota[...]Article
In the past few years, we have seen growing calls for a transformation in global food systems in response to multiple challenges, including climate change. Food systems are responsible for a third of global greenhouse gas emissions from human ac[...]Article
The purpose of this paper is to consider implementation of Artificial Intelligence as a part of Precision Dairy Farming, as a way of processing, analysing and managing Big data, in order to enable sustainable dairy cattle farm. Increasing the vo[...]Article
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M. Arabi |Pour lutter contre l'érosion, l'Administration forestière algérienne a généralisé, à partir des années 1940, sur 387.833 ha de terre considérée comme sensibles à l'érosion une stratégie d'équipement rural de défense et restauration des sols (DRS[...]Article
Cet article analyse des démarches mises en uvre en Pays de la Loire par des associations environnementalistes et agricoles promouvant une alimentation durable. Elles reposent sur la mise en relation entre producteurs agricoles et mangeurs, avec[...]Article
J. Barreiro Hurlé ; M. Bogonos ; M. Himics ; J. Hristov ; I. Pérez Domínguez ; A. Sahoo ; G. Salputra ; F. Weiss ; E. Baldoni ; C. Elleby |Agricultural stakeholders have concerns regarding the potential impact of the Farm-to-Fork and Biodiversity strategies on the agricultural sector. Several studies have been published recently trying to understand how these strategies would affec[...]Article
J.N. Landers ; P.L. de Freitas ; M.C. de Oliveira ; S.P. da Silva Neto ; R. Ralisch ; E.A. Kueneman |The origins, history, and recent advances in Conservation Agriculture (CA) are reported. CA is now practiced worldwide on some 200 million hectares, important for mitigating climate change and ensuring food security. Its bedrock is Zero Tillage [...]Article
G. Di Vita ; R. Vecchio ; M. Borrello ; R. Zanchini ; G. Maesano ; G. Gulisano ; F. Brun ; M. D'Amico |The current study assesses consumer preferences toward different production methods of clementines (Citrus clementina). Based on a survey of Italian urban individuals (N = 345), responsible for household food purchases, it investigates whether c[...]