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Y. Chiffoleau ; T. Dourian ; G. Enderli ; D. Mattioni ; G. Akermann ; A. Loconto ; F. Galli ; G. Emese ; Z. Perényi ; L. Colombo ; S. Massari ; D. Desclaux |Agrobiodiversity is in rapid decline, due to the intensification of agriculture and the development of food value chains based on industrial processing techniques. However, consumers are not generally involved in developing solutions to reverse [...]Article
J. Zhao ; L. Yu ; T. Newbold ; X. Shen ; X. Liu ; F. Hua ; K. Kanniah ; K. Ma |Largely driven by agricultural pressures, biodiversity has experienced great changes globally. Exploring biodiversity responses to agricultural practices associated with agricultural intensification can benefit biodiversity conservation in agric[...]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
L.M. Brander ; R. De Groot ; J.P. Schägner ; V. Guisado-Goñi ; V. van 't Hoff ; S. Solomonides ; A. McVittie ; F. Eppink ; M. Sposato ; L. Do ; A. Ghermandi ; M. Sinclair ; R. Thomas |This paper presents a global synthesis of economic values for ecosystem services provided by 15 terrestrial and marine biomes. Information from over 1,300 studies, yielding over 9,400 value estimates in monetary units, has been collected and org[...]Article
L. Villani ; G. Castelli ; E.A. Yimer ; A. Nkwasa ; D. Penna ; A. Van Griensven ; E. Bresci |CONTEXT Climate change's profound implications for Mediterranean agriculture underscores the urgency of adaptation strategies. These strategies, whether incentivized or farmer-driven, are pivotal in mitigating crop yield losses and harnessing ev[...]Article
Y. Khardi ; Z.Z. Taleb ; A. Imache ; M. Kuper ; S. Bouarfa ; A. Hammani ; G. Lacombe ; A. Taky |Dans les zones oasiennes du Maroc, lagriculture a connu une extension très importante depuis 30 ans en dehors des oasis, basée principalement sur lexploitation des eaux souterraines et stimulée par des politiques agricoles volontaristes. Les o[...]Article
J. Alves-Ferreira ; M.G. Vara ; A. Catarino ; I. Martins ; C. Mourinha ; M. Fabião ; M.J. Costa ; M.V. Barbieri ; M.L. de Alda ; P. Palma |The presence of pesticides in aquatic ecosystems poses significant risks to non-target organisms, necessitating monitoring and environmental risk assessment. This study aimed to evaluate the dynamics and environmental risk of pesticides in a hyd[...]Article
Soil degradation is a short or long ongoing process that limits ecosystem services. Intensive land use, water scarcity, land disturbance, and global climate change have reduced the quality of soils worldwide. This degradation directly threatens [...]Article
N. Rogy ; A. Pastor ; A. Sferratore ; N. Géhéniau ; A. Hélias ; E. Loiseau |To cope with climate change, agricultural territories are forced to implement adaptation strategies, including the implementation of irrigation infrastructures. These strategies are deployed over a long term, and their environmental performance [...]Article
H. Moreno-Ramón ; J. Ulzurrum ; A. Lidon ; A. Sanjuan |Rice fields in southern Europe are mainly located in wetlands of high ecological value, such as L'Albufera, one of the most important rice-growing areas in Spain. Considering the unique characteristics of this environment, it is crucial to ident[...]Article
V. Ongoma ; F. Driouech ; Y. Brouziyne ; T. Chfadi ; T. Epule Epule ; M. Tanarhte ; A. Chehbouni |There are calls for effective measures to address climate change challenges for socio-economic development. This is a critical review to take stock of the impacts of climate change, and some gains made by Morocco in adapting to and mitigating cl[...]Article
In this study, the relationship between the increasing banana production in the Mediterranean region of Türkiye and the performance of Water User Associations (WUAs) is investigated. The increase in banana production due to economic incentives a[...]Article
Y.M. Youssef ; K.S. Gemail ; H.M. Atia ; M. Mahdy |The destabilization of delta's worldwide due to climate change and human activities presents challenges in meeting the growing demands for freshwater and food. The Nile Delta in Egypt is a prime example of a vulnerable region facing various stre[...]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
C. Ruau ; V. Naipal ; N. Gagnaire ; C. Cantero-Martínez ; B. Guenet ; B. Gabrielle |Soil erosion poses a significant threat to agricultural production worldwide, with a still-debated impact on the current increase in atmospheric CO2. Whether erosion acts as a net carbon (C) source or sink also depends on how it influences green[...]Article
In this study, two different irrigation schemes in Turkey were evaluated. One is Devegeçidi irrigation, which was put into operation in 1972. The command area is 5800 ha, and farmers used surface irrigation. Ergani irrigation, a modern irr[...]Article
Water scarcity is a growing challenge to the governance of water resources and to multiple water uses. Dealing with water scarcity requires a better-shared understanding of water supply and demand dynamics on the part of the different stakeholde[...]Article
H. Darouich ; L. Simionesei ; A.R. Oliveira ; R. Neves ; T.B. Ramos |The IrrigaSys decision support system (DSS) has supported farmers decision-making regarding irrigation scheduling in the Sorraia Valley irrigation district in Southern Portugal over a span of six years (20172022). This study aims to conduct a [...]Article
Climate change has many negative effects on the viticulture sector, as it does in all sectors. In recent years, global climate change has also shown its effect in the form of sudden climatic events. There is an urgent need to develop preventive/[...]Article
B. Latrech ; T. Hermassi ; S. Yacoubi ; A. Slatni ; F. Jarray ; L. Pouget ; M.A. Ben Abdallah |Systematic biases in general circulation models (GCM) and regional climate models (RCM) impede their direct use in climate change impact research. Hence, the bias correction of GCM-RCMs outputs is a primary step in such studies. This study compa[...]Article
The European Parliament has recently passed the Nature Recovery law to restore degraded ecosystems and prevent natural disasters as part of its Biodiversity Strategy 2030 and Green Deal. In this respect, wetlands can provide a wide range o[...]Ouvrage
B. Bonnet, coord. ; J.-L. Chotte, coord. ; P. Hiernaux, coord. ; A. Ickowicz, coord. ; M. Loireau, coord. | Versailles [France] : Editions Quae | Enjeux Sciences, ISSN 2267-3032 | 2024Quelles sont les causes de dégradation de la végétation et des sols ? Quelles en sont les conséquences sur les écosystèmes, la biodiversité, les ressources en eau et le climat ? Quels sont les impacts sur les sociétés humaines et léconomie ? So[...]Article
The irrigation water requirements of different crops are becoming a pivotal driver for the governance strategies of water allocation and management. This paper estimates the impact of irrigation water requirements on economic value in terms of t[...]Article
Food security has become a concerning issue because of global climate change and increasing populations. Agricultural production is considered one of the key factors that affects food security. The changing climate has negatively affected agricu[...]Article
L. Moreschi ; E. Gagliano ; M. Gallo ; A. Del Borghi |The water-energy-food (WEF) nexus is the established framework to account for the three interlinked global security concerns of access to water, sustainable energy, and food security. Despite its outstanding relevance, a standardized methodology[...]Article
This paper proposes how drought management may be more sustainable in the Mediterranean region in order to face climate change. This paper collects information on the extraordinary efforts to manage drought in the region, highlighting how polici[...]Chapitre d'ouvrage
M. Requier-Desjardins ; J.-M. Salles | Versailles [France] : Editions Quae | Enjeux Sciences, ISSN 2267-3032 | 2024Lévaluation des coûts de la désertification soulève de multiples difficultés, notamment liées à la définition de la situation à laquelle on compare létat actuel. On doit, dune part, saccorder sur une liste dimpacts liés à la désertification[...]Article
Egypts quota of Nile River water has been constant since the 1950s, despite the continual agricultural land expansion. To facilitate land reclamation, Egypt has reallocated Nile water from downstream users, mostly smallholders in the old lands[...]Article
In recent decades, increased water demand combined with the effects of climate change has endangered water availability in many regions. In this context, sustainable water management has become a priority, seeking to balance human needs with the[...]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
L.A. Mendonça ; J.J. Loomis ; M. Limont ; M.L.C. Bartz ; W.B. Rauen |Water and food security are constantly on the sustainable development agenda since they are interrelated with anthropogenic and ecosystemic issues present in the economic, environmental, and social spheres. The non-integrative management of thes[...]Article
E. Soana ; A. Gavioli ; F. Neri ; G. Castaldelli |Nitrate pollution and eutrophication remain pressing issues in Europe regarding the quality of aquatic ecosystems and the safety of drinking water. Achieving water quality goals under the Water Framework Directive (WFD) has proven to be particul[...]Article
K. Drastig ; R. Singh ; F.-M. Telesca ; S.Z. Carra ; J. Jordan |Assessment of nutritional water productivity (NWP) combines a metric of crop or livestock production per unit water consumed and human nutritional value of the food produced. As such, it can rationalize the use of scarce water for a portfolio of[...]Article
A. Dzalbs ; M. Bimbere ; J. Pubule ; D. Blumberga |Horticulture is essential in the European agricultural sector and fundamental for many EU member states. Decision Support Systems and Tools can play an essential role in a shift to result-based agriculture and evidence-based decision making, imp[...]Article
The present study is inspired by a current scientific debate around the economic valuation of soil ecosystem services. It details the estimation of the services identified in the watershed O.Lachbal and develops projections in order to analyse t[...]Article
T. Mabhaudhi ; T.L. Dirwai ; C. Taguta ; A. Sikka ; J. Lautze |While there is a proliferation of Decision Support Tools (DSTs) to enhance agricultural water productivity (AWP) and related objectives such as food security, an assessment of their adoption and performance is not known to be undertaken. To deve[...]Article
S.T. Dugan ; A. Muhammetoglu ; A. Uslu |Pesticide pollution can degrade the quality of land, water, and air, and imposes risks on people, flora and fauna. Pesticides are frequently chosen based on their agricultural effectiveness and cost, rather than their potential environmental imp[...]Article
Growing water imbalance requires a systematic development process to enable the agriculture sector to address what it faces as challenges. However, the overall longevity and efficiency of developed infrastructure become doubtful if water users a[...]Article
Dans les rapports du Giec, les émissions de gaz à effet de serre et lempreinte carbone de lagriculture sont surestimées en raison da priori méthodologiques et de conventions statistiques.Article
Agricultural production and food are strategically important for nutrition, which is the basic requirement of living. Adequate supply of food depends on the sustainability of agricultural activities. Despite the proportional increase in other se[...]Article
Agriculture is a vulnerable sector to climate change due to its sensitivity to weather conditions. Changes in climatic parameters such as temperature and precipitation significantly affect productivity as well as the consumption of natural resou[...]Article
This editorial paper takes the form of a concise report and delves into a critical and intricate issue essential for the sustainability of agriculture. It centers on the intricate relationship between agri-cultural water resource management and [...]Article
P. Benito-Verdugo ; J. Martínez-Fernández ; Á. González-Zamora ; L. Almendra-Martín ; J. Gaona ; C.M. Herrero-Jiménez |Given the growing interest in drought impacts on crops, this work studied the impact of agricultural drought on wheat and barley during the period 2001–2020. The study was carried out in the Spanish regions of Castilla y León and Castilla&[...]Article
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The United Nations calls for action to achieve 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs). We argue that the current development paradigm is an impediment to achieving several of these goals. We identify 14 agricultural research and development (R&[...]Article
S. Vermeulen ; Jan Cools ; J. Staes ; S. Van Passel |Due to climate change, the frequency and intensity of droughts are expected to increase. To improve resilience to droughts, proactive drought management is essential. Economic assessments are typically included to decide on the drought risk-redu[...]Article
R. Belmin ; M. Paulin ; E. Malézieux |Climate change is increasingly affecting agriculture worldwide, causing yield losses and undermining food security. Behind the international consensus on the urgent need for ambitious policies to adapt agriculture to climate change (AACC) hides [...]Article
This article discusses how climate changes are intersecting with other environmental and social pressures to affect farmers in the Lombardy region of the central Italian Alps. Alpine areas are particularly susceptible to climate change. Natural [...]Article
Le delta du Rhône, comme tous les deltas du monde, est sur la ligne de front des changements climatiques. À la suite de son endiguement consécutif à des inondations majeures à la fin de XIXe siècle, cette vaste plaine deltaïque a été le siège d[...]Article
E.A. Dumitru ; R.L. Berevoianu ; V.C. Tudor ; F.-R. Teodorescu ; D. Stoica ; A. Giuca ; D. Ilie ; C.M. Sterie |Agriculture is a fundamental aspect of our society, providing food and resources for a growing population. However, climate change is putting this sector at risk through rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns and an increase in the freq[...]Article
Entre épisodes de sécheresse et excès de précipitations, la gestion de la ressource en eau devient stratégique et prioritaire pour nos sociétés. Essentielle au développement des plantes, leau est la ressource première de lagriculture et des fi[...]Article
Z. Bouzidi ; N. Faysse ; I. Mekki ; I. Ferchichi ; E. Hassenforder ; J.-D. Rinaudo |Au Maroc et en Tunisie, la surexploitation des eaux souterraines saccentue, dans un contexte de baisse de la pluviométrie et daugmentation des usages. Après plusieurs années de mise en uvre, lapproche réglementaire et celle cherchant à mobil[...]Article
This study improves the environmental water supply in a wetland using a novel framework in which the environmental impacts due to irrigation supply and the economic losses for agriculture are minimized through the proposal of an optimal cropping[...]Article
Agriculture plays a dual role in the conservation of European biodiversity, as extensive agricultural lands provide habitats for more than half of Europe's species, but intensification and abandonment of farmland threaten these species' habitats[...]Article
H. Choukrani ; A. Imache ; H. Kemmoun ; M. Kuper ; A. Hammani ; A. Taky ; G. Lacombe |Ce travail explore laménagement hydro-agricole des merjas centrales de la plaine du Gharb au Maroc, en suspens depuis plusieurs décennies. Différentes visions contrastées, quant à lévolution et à la mise en valeur de ces zones humides temporai[...]Article
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La réponse au besoin en eau de lagriculture devient un enjeu crucial face au changement climatique et à lobjectif de souveraineté alimentaire. Avec des ressources en eau et une disponibilité de plus en restreinte en été sur les territoires en[...]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
In this study, we use a gravity model to analyze virtual water flows due to the trade of agricultural products for Turkey. We calculate virtual water flows of agricultural trade for 326 products and 192 trade partners for 2002?2019. The empirica[...]Article
P.D. Wagner ; S. Kumar ; N. Fohrer |There is a common scientific understanding that global change impact analysis, mitigation, and adaptation require interdisciplinary work. Integrated modeling could help to address the challenges associated with the impacts of global change. Part[...]Article
The present study aims to support the Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services (MAES) implementation in Greece, by synthesizing an indicator that could be used for abiotic attribute assessments and specifically for geodiversity. S[...]Article
Le Maroc est souvent érigé en exemple international pour sa gestion des ressources en eau. Après une période dinvestissement dans les barrages et les périmètres irrigués publics, cest lintensification de lagriculture et le recours aux eaux s[...]Article
V. Vadez ; R. Pilloni ; A. Grondin ; A. Hajjarpoor ; H. Belhouchette ; Y. Brouziyne ; G. Chehbouni ; M.H. Kharrou ; R. Zitouna-Chebbi ; I. Mekki ; J. Molénat ; F. Jacob ; J. Bossuet |Water scarcity will be one of the main issues of the 21 st century, because of competing needs between civil, industrial, and agriculture use. While agriculture is the largest user of water, its share is bound to decrease as societies develop. C[...]Article
H. Gao ; L. Zhangzhong ; W. Zheng ; G. Chen |The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) indicated that irrigation technology is the key to improving food security. However, the current restricted agricultural water and land resources limit the agricultural production system, and the press[...]Article
In recent years, the adverse effect of climate change on soil properties in the agricultural sector has become a dreadful reality worldwide. Climate change-induced abiotic stresses such as salinity, drought and temperature fluctuations are devas[...]Article
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F. Jarray ; T. Hermassi ; M. Mechergui ; C. Zucca ; Q.B. Le |Understanding and long-term assessment of the efficacy of soil and water conservation (SWC) techniques is essential for sustainable watershed management. There have been few studies measuring the long-term impact of SWC on soil erosion at the ca[...]Article
Measuring agro-biodiversity through leverage factors: land use, farmer practices and public policies
Understanding the socio-economic channels through which farmers affect agro-biodiversity (ABD) represents a relevant research area, especially in the light of the new sustainable development paradigm. Supporting ABD is one of the main goals of t[...]Article
A. Patel ; A. Kethavath ; N.L. Kushwaha ; A. Naorem ; M. Jagadale ; K.R. Sheetal ; P.S. Renjith |The challenges of urbanization, land degradation, water scarcity, and climate change are threatening agricultural systems and food security. Therefore, it is essential to manage land and water resources sustainably to improve productivity and ad[...]Article
H. Saadi ; K. Debabeche ; F. Traore |Knowing the water needs of the date palm is essential, not only for its optimal production, but also for the management of water resources. This study aims to evaluate the irrigation performance of the date palm production system in the region o[...]Article
The economic effects of global warming have gained considerable attention in the recent economic literature. While the relationship between rainfall and agriculture is well known, precipitations alone do not capture the soil water availability, [...]Article
In the context of water scarcity, soil erosion, and biodiversity decline, the Mediterranean basin urges to manage its nearly hundred coastal watersheds in a coordinated manner. To this end, we propose an integrated approach to model socio-ecolog[...]Article
M. Houssni ; J. Kassout ; M. El Mahroussi ; S. Chakkour ; M. Kadiri ; M. Ater ; A.-I. Petrisor |Oases play a crucial role in human societies and the conservation of biodiversity, especially in harsh environments like arid zones. They serve as sanctuaries for agrodiversity, preserving diverse agricultural resources under challenging climati[...]Article
A. Bernis-Fonteneau ; M. Aakairi ; O. Saadani-Hassani ; G. Castangia ; R. Ait Babahmad ; P. Colangelo ; U. D'Ambrosio ; D.I. Jarvis |Local agrobiodiversity in remote areas such as the Moroccan High Atlas is poorly studied, despite being of great importance for the sustainability and resilience of mountainous populations. This includes important species such as wheat (Triticum[...]Article
J. Garnier ; G. Billen ; E. Aguilera ; L. Lassaletta ; R. Einarsson ; J. Serra ; M.doR. Cameira ; C. Marques-dos-Santos ; A. Sanz-Cobena |Ammonia (NH3) volatilization, nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions, and nitrate (NO3−) leaching from agriculture cause severe environmental hazards. Research studies and mitigation strategies have mostly focused on one of these nitrogen (N) losse[...]Article
I. Viveros Santos ; C. Renaud-Gentié ; P. Roux ; A. Levasseur ; C. Bulle ; L. Deschênes ; A.-M. Boulay |Viticulture needs to satisfy consumers' demands for environmentally sound grape and wine production while envisaging adaptation options to diminish the impacts of projected climate change on future productivity. However, the impact of climate ch[...]Article
The Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 evoked academic interest in various aspects of international security and stability. The main objective of this study was to elicit the essential features and indicators for gauging the [...]Article
Climate change and agriculture are inextricably linked and influence one another. Many studies have been conducted on the topic, but none have focused on developing and developed countries. This study aims to investigate the relationship between[...]Article
The liberalization of world trade has led to a significant increase in agricultural trade, which has brought to light various environmental externalities, including climate change, deforestation, and water pollution. While economic studies tend [...]Article
M. Helena Guimarães ; T. Pinto-Correia ; M. de Belém Costa Freitas ; I. Ferraz-de-Oliveira ; E. Sales-Baptista ; J.F.F. da Veiga ; J. Tiago Marques ; C. Pinto-Cruz ; C. Godinho ; A.D.F. Belo |The Montado is a silvopastoral system with a tree cover of predominantly Quercus suber but also Quercus rotundifolia, where cattle or sheep graze the understory. It occupies more than one million hectares in southern Portugal, and a similar land[...]Article
To achieve food security goals, water accounting seems to be one of the most powerful tools to deal with water scarcity management. Thus, indicators, such as virtual water and water productivity, can be considered complementary rather than compe[...]Article
This paper analyses the impacts and water policy implications of an increase of perennial crops on irrigation water requirements and on the vulnerability of the agricultural system to climatic events in the case of the Guadalquivir River basin. [...]Article
J. McGinley ; M.G. Healy ; P.C. Ryan ; H. O'Driscoll ; P.-E. Mellander ; L. Morrison ; A. Siggins |Pesticides are widely used in agriculture to optimise food production. However, the movement of pesticides into water bodies negatively impacts aquatic environments. The European Union (EU) aims to make food systems fair, healthy and environment[...]Article
E.G. de la Riva ; W. Ulrich ; P. Batáry ; J. Baudry ; L. Beaumelle ; R. Bucher ; A. Cerevková ; M.R. Felipe-Lucia ; R. Gallé ; E. Kesse-Guyot ; E. Rembialkowska ; A. Rusch ; V. Seufert ; D. Stanley ; K. Birkhofer |CONTEXT Agricultural intensification contributes to global food security and well-being by supplying the food demand of a growing human population. However, ongoing land-use change and intensification seriously affect the abundance, diversity an[...]Article
Water is an issue in Spain, where it is generally scarce, and its availability is highly variable in different areas and times, particularly in agriculture, the main water consumer. Water pricing is one of the policy instruments used to control [...]Article
D. Pulido-Velazquez ; L. Baena-Ruiz ; B. Mayor ; P. Zorrilla-Miras ; E. López-Gunn ; J. de Dios Gómez-Gómez ; Á. de la Hera-Portillo ; A.-J. Collados-Lara ; M.M. Moreno ; J.L.G. Aróstegui ; F.J. Alcalá |Designing sustainable management strategies in groundwater-dependent socio-economic systems in areas with scarce water resources and protected wetlands is a challenging issue. The high vulnerability of these systems to droughts will be exacerbat[...]Article
Mediterranean wetlands provide many ecosystem services to humans and other organisms. However, these services are being increasingly damaged. The prioritization of ecosystem services is essential to start a decision-making process focused on env[...]Article
D. Pereira ; J.C. Leitao ; P.D. Gaspar ; C. Fael ; I. Falorca ; W. Khairy ; N. Wahid ; H. El Yousfi ; B. Bouazzama ; J. Siering ; H. Hansmann ; J. Zascerinska ; S. Camilleri ; F. Busuttil ; M. Borg ; J. Mizzi ; R. Micallef ; J. Cutajar |Water security is a hot topic all over the world, due to global warming, climate change, natural calamities such as droughts and floods, overuse of water, and other factors. Water issues have been scientifically investigated from several perspec[...]Article
A. Guemouria ; A. Chehbouni ; S. Belaqziz ; T. Epule Epule ; Y. Ait Brahim ; E.M. El Khalki ; D. Dhiba ; L. Bouchaou |In several areas, many social, economic, and physical subsystems interact around water resources. Integrated water management is applied to maximize economic and social welfare in an equitable manner without compromising the sustainability of vi[...]Article
A. Saltelli ; M. Kuc-Czarnecka ; S.L. Piano ; M.J. Lorincz ; M. Olczyk ; A. Puy ; E. Reinert ; S.T. Smith ; J.P. van der Sluijs |Current approaches and cultures for the economic evaluations of environmental and health policies may suffer from excessive reliance on a standard neoclassic economic toolbox that neglects alternative perspectives. This may prematurely limit the[...]Article
Les changements climatiques actuels mettent la gestion de leau agricole au coeur de nombreux débats. Les sécheresses observées pendant plusieurs années de suite ont entraîné une réduction des ressources hydrique et ont conduit à un nouveau rega[...]Article
F. Mohammadi Kashka ; Z. Tahmasebi Sarvestani ; H. Pirdashti ; A. Motevali ; M. Nadi ; M. Valipour |The increase in population has increased the need for agricultural and food products, and thus agricultural production should be increased. This goal may cause increases in emissions and environmental impacts by increasing the consumption of agr[...]Article
Agriculture is facing several very important challenges. Population growth means that more food must be produced to meet nutritional needs. However, this is putting excessive pressure on natural resources, such as water and land, which are heavi[...]Article
Ecosystems in rural areas play a crucial role in promoting human well-being and economic development by providing essential resources such as food, water, raw materials, and energy. Furthermore, rural ecosystems offer various services, such as r[...]Article
D.L. Hoover ; L.J. Abendroth ; D.M. Browning ; A. Saha ; K. Snyder ; P. Wagle ; L. Witthaus ; C. Baffaut ; J.A. Biederman ; D.D. Bosch ; R. Bracho ; D. Busch ; P. Clark ; P. Ellsworth ; P.A. Fay ; G. Flerchinger ; S. Kearney ; L. Levers ; N. Saliendra ; M. Schmer ; H. Schomberg ; R.L. Scott |Understanding the relationship between water and production within and across agroecosystems is essential for addressing several agricultural challenges of the 21st century: providing food, fuel, and fiber to a growing human population, reducing[...]Article
C. Bernard-Mongin ; X. Poux ; I. Herzon ; J. Moran ; T. Pinto-Correia ; D.E. Dumitras ; M. I. Ferraz-de-Oliveira ; F. Gouriveau ; D. Goussios ; M. Jitea ; Y. Kazakova ; R. Koivuranta ; F. Lerin ; M. Ljung ; A. Lomba ; V. Mihai ; M. Puig de Morales ; G. Vlahos |High Nature Value (HNV) farmlands currently retain most of the biodiversity associated with agricultural landscapes in Europe. In a time of globalized food systems, the social-ecological conditions to maintain these low-intensity and thus less p[...]Article
A. Elbeltagi ; A. Srivastava ; A.H. Al-Saeedi ; A. Raza ; I. Abd-Elaty ; M. El-Rawy |The estimation of reference evapotranspiration (ETo), a crucial step in the hydrologic cycle, is essential for system design and management, including the balancing, planning, and scheduling of agricultural water supply and water resources. When[...]Article
The progressive climate change has an impact on the quantity and quality of grapes. Among meteorological parameters, air temperature is believed to have a direct influence on grape yield and composition, as well as on the organoleptic characteri[...]Article
N. Jdaidi ; H. Selmi ; F. Aloui ; S. Jedidi ; A. Chaabane |Les espèces végétales médicinales au nord ouest tunisien sont soumises aux pressions anthropiques et aux contraintes des conditions naturelles. Ces dernières saccentueront dans le contexte des changements climatiques. Lobjectif de ce travail c[...]Article
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Concerns about sustainability, climate change and increasing inter-sectoral competition for water and land are pressing societies to set a new course in economic development, agriculture, water distribution and the environment. Although changes [...]Article
Offsetting environmental impacts beyond climate change: the Circular Ecosystem Compensation approach
D. Moore ; V. Bach ; M. Finkbeiner ; T. Honkomp ; H. Ahn ; M. Sprenger ; L. Froese ; D. Gratzel |Since the Paris Agreement entered into force, climate neutrality and associated compensation schemes are even more on the agenda of politics and companies. Challenges of existing offsetting schemes include the rather theoretical saving scenario [...]Article
In the last decades, scholars from different disciplines have used the foodscape as a concept and an analytical framework to explore the intersection between landscape, people and food culture. Adopting a comparative case-study analysis, this ar[...]Article
K. Mainali ; M. Evans ; D. Saavedra ; E. Mills ; B. Madsen ; S. Minnemeyer |Landscape scale wetland conservation requires accurate, up-to-date wetland maps. The most useful approaches to creating such maps are automated, spatially generalizable, temporally repeatable, and can be applied at large spatial scales. However,[...]Article
L'oasis Ghout est un système agricole oasien traditionnel typique à la région du Souf. Les oasis Ghout on subi une forte dégradation durant les 5 dernières décennies. Lobjectif de cette recherche est lévaluation et cartographie spatio-temporel[...]Article
A. Mendoza Beltran ; R. Padró ; M.J. La Rota-Aguilera ; J. Marull ; M.J. Eckelman ; J. Cirera ; A. Giocoli ; G. Villalba |Peri urban agriculture (peri-UA) can supply food locally and potentially more sustainably than far-away conventional agricultural systems. It can also introduce significant environmental impacts depending on the local biophysical conditions and [...]Article
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C. Zagaria ; C.J.E. Schulp ; Z. Malek ; P.H. Verburg |CONTEXT The Mediterranean Basin has been identified as a climate change 'hotspot', a region where increased warming and drying are expected to occur at rates faster than the global average. Increasing scientific attention has therefore been draw[...]Article
E. Elsadek ; K. Zhang ; A. Mousa ; G.T. Ezaz ; T.L. Tola ; H. Shaghaleh ; A.A. Hamad ; Y. Alhaj Hamoud |Crop growth models are cost-effective and user-friendly tools for decision-makers to develop efficient in-field management strategies. These models are particularly important in countries such as Egypt, where the risk of water scarcity is inevit[...]Article
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M. Zambelli ; V. Giovenzana ; A. Casson ; A. Tugnolo ; A. Pampuri ; S. Vignati ; R. Beghi ; R. Guidetti |When talking about environmental and sustainability topics, the wine sector plays a fundamental role ensuring that wine remains not only economically but also environmentally sustainable, hence the importance of conducting analyses to measure th[...]Article
Dès lIndépendance (1956), la mobilisation des ressources productives (terre, eau) et lamélioration de leur niveau dutilisation ont été les principaux instruments de la politique agricole en Tunisie. Pour mettre en uvre ses choix et atteindre[...]Article
Agricultural life cycle assessment (LCA) at the sub-national regional level may be a valuable input for the decision-makers. Obtaining representative and sufficient data to develop life cycle inventories (LCIs) at that level is a relevant challe[...]Ouvrage
La question de l'eau en méditerranée devient de plus en plus importante en raison du réchauffement climatique, des catastrophes naturelles telles que les sécheresses et les inondations. Elle a été étudiée scientifiquement sous plusieurs angles, [...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
Les modifications attendues de la fréquence, de lintensité voire de la saisonnalité des aléas climatiques font peser une menace à court terme sur la viabilité des systèmes agricoles déjà mis en difficultés dans un contexte de changement climati[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
Le département de la Mayenne, malgré sa richesse en ressources hydrauliques, est confronté à une détérioration de la qualité de l'eau due aux pressions agricoles. L'objectif de cette étude est d'identifier et de classer les sous-bassins versants[...]Article
Climate change is a challenging fact influencing diverse sectors in society including the agricultural one, which is heavily dependent on natural resources and climate. In the Mediterranean region, climate change-related increases in air tempera[...]E-Book
Biodiversity conservation calls for a revolutionary approach to our relationship with nature and the living world. But it also requires completely rethinking the way we develop international policies and strategies. While these instruments must [...]Article
B.N. Elmiger ; R. Finger ; J. Ghazoul ; S. Schaub |CONTEXT Many agricultural policies target the conservation of biodiversity worldwide. Result-based agri-environmental schemes can be more effective and efficient than the more commonly used action-based schemes. The efficiency of result-based sc[...]Ouvrage
C. Demonsant ; A. Hatchuel, dir. ; K. Levillain, dir. ; B. Segrestin, dir. ; O. Jacquin, préf. ; P. Demurger, postf. | Paris [France] : Presses des Mines | Economie et Gestion | 2023La lutte contre le changement climatique est menacée de paralysie. Ni les Etats, ni les institutions internationales, ne sont parvenus à établir des principes de justice, clairement partagés, au nom desquels répartir équitablement les efforts né[...]Ouvrage
Au cours de quatre décennies de recherche scientifique, João Pedro Galhano Alves a vécu dans quelques-unes des rares régions de la planète où des sociétés humaines coexistent encore avec des écosystèmes en état de biodiversité totale ou élevée. [...]Ouvrage
Comprendre un paysage, cest dabord le contempler, laisser affleurer toutes les questions quil suscite Pourquoi, au milieu de la lande ouverte, sur la colline den face, cette mosaïque de couleurs, avec ces jeunes prés clôturés, dun vert cru[...]Article
A. Farooq ; N. Farooq ; H. Akbar ; Z.U. Hassan ; S.H. Gheewala |Food security can be under threat due to climate change, which has the potential to alter crop yield. Wheat, maize, and rice are major crops contributing to global food security. The impact of climate change on crop yield with different models a[...]Communication à un Congrès (avec Actes)
Ecosystem services are integral to environmental preservation and the promotion of sustainable development. These services rely heavily on the perceptions of local residents to enhance ecosystem functionality. Our research is dedicated to explor[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
Z. Basaran | 2023Pollination and pest control services, among the concepts of ecosystem services, are of great importance for sustainable agriculture and food security worldwide. This study highlights pollination services and their relationship with pest control[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
E. Balti | 2023Despite increasing water use by other sectors, irrigation remains the worlds largest water consumer. Potential water savings can be achieved through more efficient water application technologies and water management practices. These practices a[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
A.D. Al Karsifi | 2023Ce mémoire se plonge dans les outils de planification territoriale visant à atteindre le concept de la neutralité carbone, et à lutter contre le changement climatique. Cette étude se concentre spécifiquement sur le PCAET pour la période 2019-202[...]Article
This study explores the adaptation strategies to water shortage at the farm level in the Tunisian semi-arid region and investigates factors determining the farmers' behavior. In this area, climate change exacerbates the scarcity of water resourc[...]Ouvrage
Les tensions écologiques, ses répercussions de plus en plus visibles et les dangers qu'elles font peser sur les écosystèmes mondiaux, imposent des réponses politiques, y compris aux segments les plus polluants du capital. Ils tentent en effet de[...]Actes de Congrès ou Communication isolée
E.D. Lioutas ; A. Michailidis ; C. Charatsari ; D. Aidonis ; P. Prosperi ; R. El Khechen ; M. Partalidou ; C. Achillas ; S. Nastis ; L. Camanzi | 2023Green public procurement (GPP) schemes emerged as environmentally responsible public procurement systems. However, despite the increasing interest in the topic, little is known about how these schemes create value and what types that value encom[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
The European Commission defines Green Public Procurement (GPP) as a process whereby public authorities seek to procure goods, services and works with a reduced environmental impact throughout their life cycle when compared to goods, services an[...]Article
This study aims to investigate the impact of climate change on agricultural production and incomes in 25 river basins of Turkey, with a focus on water availability assessment using a volumetric water footprint approach under two-greenhouse gas c[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
Climate change poses significant challenges to agricultural systems, impacting crop production and necessitating innovative risk management strategies. This study explores the impact of climate change on maize production in South Africa within t[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
Le stress hydrique constitue lun des facteurs les plus menaçant pour le secteur agricole. Ladaptation à cette situation critique est devenue une question cruciale. La betterave à sucre fait partie des cultures dont le rendement a été impacté p[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
Lobjectif de ce travail est la conception dun modèle doutil dévaluation de la soutenabilité de la filière parfum en particulier la notation des ingrédients naturels. Pour répondre à notre problématique de savoir quel est le niveau de pertine[...]Article
Z. El Hathat ; V.R. Sreedharan ; V.G. Venkatesh ; T. Zouadi ; M. Arunmozhi ; Y. Shi |As the world is driving towards climate change, customers are concerned over the issues around greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and energy consumption in production cycles. Business leaders and governments are eager to reduce emissions through spe[...]Article
Y. Khardi ; G. Lacombe ; M. Kuper ; A. Taky ; S. Bouarfa ; A. Hammani |Les agriculteurs utilisant les eaux des khettaras, galeries souterraines drainant la nappe phréatique et donnant un accès collectif à leau souterraine dans les oasis, font aujourdhui face à un dilemme. Les khettaras se tarissent sous leffet c[...]Article
S. Aloui ; A. Mazzoni ; A. Elomri ; J. Aouissi ; A. Boufekane ; A. Zghibi |The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) is a well-established eco-hydrological model that has been extensively applied to watersheds across the globe. This work reviews over two decades (2002-2022) of SWAT studies conducted on Mediterranean wa[...]Article
Irrigation is one of the main users of water worldwide and its overuse may affect the natural regimes of water systems. To avoid this, drainage and irrigation management needs to be improved. This study aims to determine the amount of water lost[...]Article
I. Grammatikopoulou ; T. Badura ; R.J. Johnston ; D.N. Barton ; S. Ferrini ; M. Schaafsma ; A. La Notte |Ecosystem accounting is a statistical framework that aims to track the state of ecosystems and ecosystem services, with periodic updates. This framework follows the statistical standard of the System of Environmental Economic Accounting Ecosyste[...]Article
H. Choukrani ; M. Kuper ; A. Hammani ; G. Lacombe ; A. Taky |Immergés en hiver, les marais saisonniers (merjas) de la plaine du Gharb au Maroc étaient traditionnellement exploités pour le pâturage en été, à côté dautres usages productifs. Pourtant, ils étaient considérés par ladministration coloniale co[...]Ouvrage
R. Bentirou Mathlouthi, dir. ; A. Pomade, dir. ; S. Becerra, préf. | Paris [France] : L'Harmattan | Environnement | 2023L'expression « Vulnérabilité(s) environnementale(s) » renvoie à plusieurs situations de fragilité, de résilience et de précarité du vivant humain et du vivant non-humain, de l'individuel au collectif. Face à cette notion à géométrie variable, un[...]Article
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Due to poor water resources management, groundwater-dependent agriculture induces substantial stress on several aquifer systems worldwide, which poses a serious threat to water and food security. However, only a few studies have addressed this v[...]Article
K.S. Zimmerer ; Y.J. Olivencia ; L.P. Rodríguez ; N. López-Estébanez ; F.A. Álvarez ; R.M. Olmo ; C.Y. Ochoa ; Á.R.R. Pulpón ; Ó.J. García |CONTEXT Accelerated intensification/disintensification and urbanization are changing agricultural systems and propel the need for spatial approaches to understand sustainability-enhancing resilience. Landscapes are key to this understanding thou[...]Article
The GIAHS-FAO program enhances the agricultural systems coevolved with humans through their dynamic conservation to guarantee the livelihood of future generations. The aim of this research was to assess, with a dynamic perspective, the terraced [...]Article
The agricultural sector is facing the challenge of climate change, which is increasing difficulties to the activity and the economic sustainability of the primary sector, also affecting farmers revenues. There is a growing need to support polic[...]Article
Les pesticides génèrent des coûts faramineux pour préserver l'eau potable. Les gestionnaires publics réclament désormais le « zéro phyto » sur les territoires dont dépend la ressource en eau.Article
A. Naulleau ; C. Gary ; L. Prévot ; F. Vinatier ; L. Hossard |Context Climate change threatens wine growing systems in varying ways because of their high diversity, even at a local scale. This diversity needs to be considered when designing and assessing adaptation strategies to coordinate better with thes[...]Article
Appropriate irrigation water management has attracted a considerable degree of attention because it is crucial to guarantee water and food security worldwide. A smart irrigation system is applied for the rational use of water in agricultural fie[...]Article
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Agriculture is one of the main sources of diffuse pollution, such as fertilisers, plant protection products, solid particles or pathogens. The short- and long-term impact of agriculture on surface water quality is often driven by on-farm decisio[...]Article
In light of increasing concerns towards climate change and its implications for global agriculture and international food security, a small but growing literature has assessed the sensitivity of agricultural trade to weather conditions and event[...]Article
K. Benabderrazik ; B. Kopainsky ; E. Monastyrnaya ; W. Thompson ; L. Tazi ; J. Joerin ; J. Six |In Morocco, droughts are an increasing threat affecting water availability, agricultural production and producers' livelihoods. Moreover, water demand for irrigation has led to overexploitation of the groundwater table causing significant natura[...]Article
M.C. Iglesias ; V. Hermoso ; J.C. Campos ; C. Carvalho-Santos ; P.M. Fernandes ; T.R. Freitas ; J.P. Honrado ; J.A. Santos ; A. Sil ; A. Regos ; J.C. Azevedo |Integrated management of biodiversity and ecosystem services (ES) in heterogeneous landscapes requires considering the potential trade-offs between conflicting objectives. The UNESCO's Biosphere Reserve zoning scheme is a suitable context to add[...]Article
F. Beauvais ; O. Cantat ; P. Legouee ; P. Madeline ; S. Brunel-Muguet ; L. Boulonne ; H. Gaillard ; C. Jolivet ; M.-P. Bataille ; M. Medjkane |Cinquième pays producteur de blé tendre (Triticum aestivum L.) dans le monde, la France subit depuis le milieu des années 1990 le changement climatique qui perturbe la filière céréalière, avec dores et déjà une stagnation des rendements attribu[...]Article
R.S. Makar ; S.A. Shahin ; M. El-Nazer ; A. Wheida ; M. Abd El-Hady |Climate change and its impact on agriculture and water resources have become a global concern. The implications of extreme weather events on food production and water resource availability are starting to have social and economic effects worldwi[...]Article
Subjective behavior of decision makers (DMs) is paramount when modeling information and communication technology (ICT) adoption choices in irrigated agriculture. Here, efficient ICT-aided irrigation plans often involve a certain degree of uncert[...]Article
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J.M. Mancilla-Leyton ; D. Gribis ; C. Pozo-Campos ; E. Morales-Jerrett ; Y. Mena ; J. Cambrollé ; Á.M. Vicente |The ecosystem services provided by the age-old activity of husbandry are presently declining or seriously endangered. The situation is particularly serious for regulation services and for certain cultural services given their growing dependence [...]Article
A quelque chose, malheur est bon. Quand au début de mars 2022, les Marocains découvrent les dégâts infligés par deux mois darrêt des pluies, conjugués à la spirale inflationniste issue de la pandémie de la COVID-19 dont les impacts sont amplifi[...]Article
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S.E. McCord ; J.R. Brehm ; S.H. Burnett ; C. Dietrich ; B. Edwards ; L.J. Metz ; M. Hernandez Narvaez ; F. Pierson ; K.S. Ramirez ; N.G. Stauffer ; N.P. Webb ; C.E. Tweedie |Standard indicators and measurements are key to cross-scale agroecosystem assessments. While the need to standardize indicators is broadly recognized, inconsistencies in indicator calculations from common measurements may yield discrepancies in [...]Article
Weather condition is the main factor affecting winegrape production. Therefore, it is necessary to study the expected consequences of climate change on vineyards to anticipate adaptation strategies. To analyse how viticulture in Extremadura, in [...]Article
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The spatiotemporal changes of the grazed Greek landscapes in the last 75 years resemble those evidenced in most parts of the northern Mediterranean region, where woody vegetation encroached on open areas changing landscape structure and diversit[...]Article
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M. Ruberto ; G. Branca ; S. Troiano ; R. Zucaro |The Water Framework Directive (WFD) has introduced economic principles for water resource management, including the environmental cost recovery on the basis of the polluter pays principle (PPP). Agriculture, as a potential driver of pressures on[...]Article
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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
P. Fortes ; S.G. Simoes ; T. Armada Brás ; F. Amorim |Climate change may increase water needs for irrigation in southern Europe competing with other water uses, such as hydropower, which may likely be impacted by lower precipitation. Climate change will also potentially affect the variability and a[...]Article
C. Vidaller ; C. Malik ; T. Dutoit |Grazing is well-known to shape plant populations and plant communities and to affect several compartment characteristics of grazed ecosystems. Semi-natural grassland conservation depends on the maintenance of traditional extensive grazing system[...]Article
N.N. Kourgialas ; A. Hliaoutakis ; A.V. Argyriou ; G. Morianou ; A.E. Voulgarakis ; E. Kokinou ; I.N. Daliakopoulos ; D. Kalderis ; K. Tzerakis ; G. Psarras ; N. Papadopoulos ; T. Manios ; A. Vafidis ; P. Soupios |The aim of this paper is the creation of an integrated and free-access web platform for parcel irrigation water management on a large spatial scale (Water District of Crete, in Greece) in order to: a) accurately determine the irrigation needs of[...]Article
F. Eddoughri ; F.Z. Lkammarte ; M. El Jarroudi ; R. Lahlali ; A. Karmaoui ; M. Yacoubi Khebiza ; M. Messouli |Climate change (CC) is a significant concern for many climate-sensitive socio-economic sectors, such as agriculture and food production. The current study aimed at analyzing the current vulnerability of the Moroccan agricultural sector to CC and[...]Article
M. Jelocnik ; J. Subic ; A. Zdravkovic |Water is the source of life for all living beings, but also an irreplaceable input in agricultural production. According to the available water and land potentials in Serbia irrigation is used at generally negligible arable areas. Although it re[...]Article
Agricultural modernization brought about a significant land use change, with the expansion both of crops that could be more easily mechanized and of woodland and natural areas. Meanwhile, to increase the cultivated area, the farmland fabric of p[...]Article
Carbon stocks and changes in biomass of mediterranean woody crops over a six-year period in NE Spain
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Z. Pinke ; B. Decsi ; M.K. Kardos ; Z. Kern ; Z. Kozma ; L. Pásztor ; T. Ács |The warming of the climate and shrinking freshwater resources pose serious challenges to European agriculture. Meeting these challenges demands a thorough knowledge of the major trends in soil moisture patterns across the continent over time. Ch[...]Article
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M. Salman ; I. Ferto ; E. Pék ; I.A. El-Desouky ; S. Zaki ; R. Darwesh ; F. Lebdi ; Q. Alali |Irrigation development is essential for reducing vulnerability to water resource scarcity, food insecurity, and climate change impacts in Egypt. The centralized irrigation development must, however, overcome the challenges of the diversity of sm[...]Article
R. Ouassissou ; G. Lacombe ; M. Kuper ; A. Hammani ; M. El Amrani |Despite the attention given to the waterenergyfood nexus, there is little field evidence of how this plays out for irrigators. This article analyses the diversity of irrigation system configurations and their related water and energy use in se[...]Article
Protected areas offer unique opportunities for recreation, but the non-market nature of these benefits presents a significant challenge when trying to represent value in the decision-making processes. The most common techniques to value recreati[...]Article
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Lagriculture est lun des principaux secteurs émetteurs de gaz à effets de serre (GES), en étant la principale source de méthane (CH4) et de protoxyde dazote (N2O), deux importants GES autres que le CO2. Réciproquement, le climat est un facteu[...]Article
N. Rogy ; P. Roux ; T. Salou ; C. Pradinaud ; A. Sferratore ; N. Géhéniau ; A. Hélias ; E. Loiseau |Abstract This paper aims to assess the conditions under which hydraulic projects can be considered as an efficient option, from an environmental point of view, to secure water supply of agricultural areas using the Territorial Life Cycle Assessm[...]Article
W.L. Filho ; A.F.F. Setti ; U.M. Azeiteiro ; E. Lokupitiya ; F.K. Donkor ; N.A.N.A. Etim ; N. Matandirotya ; F.M. Olooto ; A. Sharifi ; G.J. Nagy ; I. Djekic |This paper provides an overview of how food production influences climate change and also illustrates the impact of climate change on food production. To perform such an overview, the (inter)link between different parts of the food supply chain [...]Article
A. Casson ; B. Ortuani ; V. Giovenzana ; L. Brancadoro ; S. Corsi ; O. Gharsallah ; R. Guidetti ; A. Facchi |Viticulture is gradually shifting to more sustainable production systems and a fair number of studies aim at assessing the environmental impacts of different technologies and techniques adopted in the wine production through the Life Cycle Asses[...]Article
V. Assumma ; M. Bottero ; E. De Angelis ; J.M. Lourenço ; R. Monaco ; A.J. Soares |Today resilience paradigm is shared by both academic and political debates, and it is gradually being implemented into plans, programmes, and project's initiatives. In this context, wine regions, particularly those designated as UNESCO sites, sh[...]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
Effective agricultural water management requires accurate and timely identification of crop water stress at the farm-scale for irrigation advisories or to allocate the optimal amount of water for irrigation. Various drought indices are being uti[...]