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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
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) continues to represent a substantial part of the European Union's budget. Although the second pillar is co-financed by national governments, European funds represent the vast majority of public spending on ag[...]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
A. Dolinska ; E. Hassenforder ; A.M. Loboguerrero ; B. Sultan ; J. Bossuet ; J. Cottenceau ; M. Bonatti ; J. Hellin ; I. Mekki ; A. Drogoul ; V. Vadez |CONTEXT To contribute to building sustainable and effective climate change adaptation solutions avoiding usability gap, it is largely recommended to engage in the process of co-production, integrating expertise and knowledge from various academi[...]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
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
D. Pasquel ; D. Cammarano ; S. Roux ; A. Castrignanò ; B. Tisseyre ; M. Rinaldi ; A. Troccoli ; J.A. Taylor |CONTEXT Most crop models are designed for point-based modeling and to simulate agronomic variables on their native spatial footprint, i.e. typically as a uniform field-scale value. Precision agriculture needs crop model simulations at sub-field [...]Article
G. Di Vita ; D. Spina ; R. De Cianni ; R. Carbone ; M. D'Amico ; R. Zanchini |The aim of the study has been to understand the stakeholders stance, with respect to the different stages of Porters value chain, to learn what activities could create the most value to the future competitiveness of the Italian aromatic sector[...]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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CONTEXT Transition to sustainable agriculture is in many cases hindered by a web of interconnected barriers across agricultural system levels (cropping, farming and agrifood systems), involving a diverse range of stakeholders (e.g., farmers, mar[...]Article
CONTEXT To design policies for sustainable irrigation planning, public decision-makers need knowledge about the potential environmental impacts of irrigated farming systems. In a previous paper, we proposed to couple Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) [...]Article
This study assesses the potential impact of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) on poverty reduction and agricultural development in Lebanon, against a backdrop of economic crisis and agricultural uncertainties. GMO adoption is considered a vi[...]Article
To ensure regular and high yields, current agriculture is based on intensive use of pesticides and fertilizers, which are detrimental to the environment and human health. Moreover, as pest resistance to pesticides increases, and more and more pe[...]Article
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Olive groves are an important element of the Mediterranean landscape and heritage and contribute significantly to the areas rural economies. The primary interest of researchers and policymakers lies in the economic performance of this activity,[...]Article
In the contemporary discourse, smart agriculture (SA) stands out as a potent driver for sustainable economic growth. The challenges of navigating SA transition are notably intricate in developing nations. To effectively embark on this transforma[...]Article
M.C. Garcia-Cortijo ; J.R. Ferrer ; J.S. Castillo-Valero ; T. Gonçalves ; A. Marta-Costa ; V. Pinilla ; J. Rebelo ; R. Serrano |The objective of this study is to determine the factors that explain the orientation, of the wine industry and at firm level in Portugal and Spain for adopting policies to improve sustainability, identifying similarities and differences between [...]Article
A. Karmaoui ; A. Moumane ; S. El Jaafari ; A. Menouni ; J. Al Karkouri ; M. Yacoubi ; L. Hajji |Remote sensing (RS) data and geographic information system (GIS) techniques were used to monitor the changes in the Oasis agroecosystem of the pre-Saharan province of Errachidia, southeastern Morocco. The land use and land cover (LULC) change of[...]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
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K.U. Rehman ; S. Andleeb ; M. Ashfaq ; N. Akram ; M.W. Akram |Agriculture plays a vital role in global food security, but conventional practices have led to environmental degradation and health risks due to excessive use of agricultural nutrients and chemicals. In this era of increased consumer awareness a[...]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
As a large proportion of land is managed by professional family farms, agent-based models are of interest for simulating agricultural land use. This requires a deep understanding of the farm characteristics that influence land use decisions. We [...]