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H. Bazzi ; N. Baghdadi ; I. Fayad ; M. Zribi ; H. Belhouchette ; V. Demarez |In the context of monitoring and assessment of water consumption in the agricultural sector, the objective of this study is to build an operational approach capable of detecting irrigation events at plot scale in a near real-time scenario using [...]Article
The recent trends in the tourism industry, as well as the attention paid by scholars, practitioners, and institutions, show the relevance of natural tourism as a lever for local development (United Nations World Tourism Organization -UNWTO-, 200[...]Article
C. Alcaide Zaragoza ; C. Alcaide Zaragoza ; R. Gonzalez Perea ; I. Fernández García ; E. Camacho Poyato ; J.A. Rodriguez Diaz |Olive orchard plays a key role in the economy of Andalusia (Southern Spain). It is also the most representative and extensive crop in that region. In fact, for that reason, it is the crop to which more water is allocated in the Guadalquivir Rive[...]Article
Discussions on food security in the Global North have raised questions about the capacity of peri-urban organic agriculture to provide sufficient healthy food for the urban market. Dealing with food security requires more attention to how to pro[...]Article
E.A.N. Marks ; V. Kinigopoulou ; H. Arkout ; A.A. Azzaz ; C. Doulgeris ; S. Jellali ; C. Rad ; P. Sanchez Zulueta ; E. Tziritis ; L. El-Bassi ; C. Matei Ghimbeu ; M. Jeguirim |Olive mill wastes continue to be a management challenge due to the large volumes produced, particularly due to their toxicity and impacts on the environment. Thermal conversion through pyrolysis or hydrothermal carbonization techniques can detox[...]Article
In the last decade, efforts to re-localize the food system have been gaining ground in a way that is intended to induce changes in the primary sector, thereby improving its conditions and sustainability. The European Union has identified food as[...]Article
M. Teston ; D. Villalba ; M. Berton ; M. Ramanzin ; E. Sturaro |This study analyzed the link between organic beef production and agroecosystems in mountain areas and the potential effects of land use change in eight farms of Catalan Pyrenees with a three step approach: (i) assessment of structural and manage[...]Article
Rewilding and restoring cultural landscapes in Mediterranean mountains: opportunities and challenges
Farmland abandonment and the decline of livestock activity in the Mediterranean mountains have resulted in dramatic landscape changes, including the generalized expansion of shrublands and forests, and the homogenization of the old cultural land[...]Article
Risk management in agriculture is at the heart of major reforms in many OECD countries and European agricultural policies. Price risks, which are generally not insurable per se, have been covered by the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which ha[...]Article
This paper presents an analytical framework to identify and understand grassroots water governance practices, which we call 'rooted water collectives' (RWC). RWCs can be multi-scalar organizations that engage in common property resources managem[...]Article
Social economy, environmental proactivity, eco-innovation and performance in the spanish wine sector
Concerned about climate change, cooperatives in the wine sector are beginning to adapt their strategies, guided by cooperative principles that encompass high social responsibility and the pursuit of community values. In this context and focused [...]Article
Social innovations have been the subject of much academic discussion in recent years and have been approached from multiple scientific perspectives. This work sets out to determine whether innovations carried out by Andalusian olive oil cooperat[...]Article
Unhealthy dietary habits are affecting negatively the health status of citizens throughout the world. Reversing unequal local food environments, in terms of physical accessibility to food stores with healthy items, can be an effective way to mit[...]Article
In view of the foremost concern about the generational renewal in livestock farming, the identification of both the drivers that determine the process of incorporating young farmers into the livestock sector, as well as the strategies young peop[...]Article
The present study aims at analysing the sustainable growth in the agro-food cooperatives of Castilla-La Mancha (Spain). To this end, the study examines the impact of the corporate social responsibility (hereinafter CSR) on the performance of the[...]Article
The impact of economic growth on natural resources and the environment constitutes a fundamental topic in current research. In particular, water, a fundamental resource for human beings, has been subject to intense pressure in recent decades. Wi[...]Article
Rural tourism has commonly been identified as one of the main areas of application of the principles of sustainable tourism, but the literature has typically focused solely on the ecological dimension, particularly when referring to agritourism.[...]Article
L. Laguna ; S. Fiszman ; P. Puerta ; C. Chaya ; A. Tarrega |This preliminary study describes the impact of the COVID-19 health crisis on peoples interests, opinions, and behaviour towards food. Here, the evolution of peoples internet searches, the characteristics of the most watched YouTube videos, and[...]Article
Aim of study: Farmers behavior is shaped by their individual attitudes towards risk. Consequently, an understanding of the heterogeneous risk attitudes among farmers is key to predicting their decision-making. Therefore, there is a need for rel[...]Article
A.F. Tulla ; A. Vera ; C. Guirado ; N. Valldeperas |Although social farming (SF) has been a successful endeavor in Catalonia over the last 30 years, it has not been visible for part of society, which is largely unaware of its existence. Nevertheless, this study has demonstrated after studying fiv[...]Article
Innovation capacity is essential for farmers to remain competitive and overcome the challenges facing Mediterranean agricultural systems. Based on an extensive empirical study, this paper elucidates the common attributes of innovative farmers in[...]Article
Agricultural activity has changed significantly in recent years. There is a clear trend towards monoculture and the replacement of traditional crops for others which are more productive and achieve better economic results. These factors have two[...]Article
Olive oil tourism is a recent development in the countries of the Mediterranean basin, but it is now spreading to other regions of the world. The main reasons people are choosing this special interest tourism (SIT) are to find out about the cult[...]Article
R. Jiménez-Ballesta ; S. Bravo ; J. Angel Amoros ; C. Pérez-de los Reyes ; J. Garcia-Pradas ; F.J. Garcia-Navarro |The essential features of the soils of a pilot zone in La Mancha (Central Spain), namely the Alcubillas municipability, have been characterized. The soil properties that may contribute to a better understanding of the impact of soil on grape pro[...]Article
The agricultural sector faces a series of environmental challenges such as water and soil pollution, erosion or biodiversity loss, especially in monoculture systems. Alternatively, crop diversification is seen as an option to reduce negative imp[...]Article
M.L. Giannitsopoulos ; A.R. Graves ; P.J. Burgess ; J. Crous-Duran ; G. Moreno ; F. Herzog ; J.H.N. Palma ; S. Kay ; S. Garcia de Jalon |There is an increasing demand to study the long-term effects of land use from both local farm and wider societal and environmental perspectives. This study applied an approach to evaluate both the financial profitability of arable, agroforestry,[...]Article
Desalination for sustaining agricultural production is conceived as an alternative water source in some Mediterranean countries faced with climatological and hydrological constraints. Although high costs are often cited as limiting factors, how [...]Article
In current times, the man-made problems affecting our planet (climate change, loss of biodiversity, etc.) are making an urgent case for shifting towards a more sustainable kind of consumption. One of the ways these problems can be addressed is t[...]Article
Viticultural zoning studies that support the definition of terroir units general follow two main approaches of geographic differentiation related either to: a) land capability or vineyard suitability, or b) grape, grapevine or wine characteristi[...]Article
Considering the social and ecological obsolescence of the conventional agricultural model and the crisis faced by rural areas, innovative models based on collective initiatives and agroecological practices are emerging. Here, we present the use [...]Article
F. Arfini ; E. Cozzi ; M.C. Mancini ; H. Ferrer-Perez ; J.M. Gil |Within the framework of multifunctional conceptualisation, the authors have investigated the level of public goods embedded in Agri-food geographical indication products. Moving from the concept of the local Agri-food system, the generation of p[...]Article
J. Rivas ; J.M. Perea ; C. De-Pablos-Heredero ; H. Angon ; C. Barba ; A. Garcia |Integrated dairy sheep system in Castilla La Mancha (Spain) suffers from a crisis based on lack of profitability. Technological innovation is a key factor to increase farm's viability. It requires the identification of the appropriate technologi[...]Article
In water scarce areas, policy makers frequently opt for water conservation and saving technologies (WCSTs) as a measure to ensure resource use sustainability, although this policy is subject to scientific and political debate. This paper present[...]Article
This paper analyses territorial resilience in rural Andalusia, Spain, after the impact of the recent economic crisis and identifies the factors associated with the highest recovery rates in different contexts and territories. To this end, we dev[...]Article
Climate change is anticipated to exacerbate the frequency, the intensity, and the duration of droughts, especially in Mediterranean countries. This might lead to more serious water scarcity episodes and fierce competition among water users. Are [...]Article
Water is considered the most critical resource for sustainable development in Spain. Crop models can enhance water efficiency, which provides an economic advantage while also reducing environmental burdens. The aim of this study was to calibrate[...]Article
In the context of nutritional disaffection with a dominant food and agricultural system and the social questioning of everyday nutritional habits, we studied what Eating Well means to people and what role organic food plays in their lives. We co[...]Article
Lentrée en vigueur de la directive cadre européenne sur leau en 2000 a compliqué le partage de leau en Espagne entre les différentes régions et usagers. La mise en place dobjectifs environnementaux et durables pour sa gestion remet en cause [...]Article
The conventional dominant global agri-food system is a main driver in the Anthropocene: food production entails profound global environmental changes from greenhouse gas emissions to biodiversity loss, and shifting diets further impact planetary[...]Article
Under semi-arid conditions, water is the most limiting factor for ensuring the sustainability of Mediterranean agriculture. Proper management of practices such as irrigation, fertilization, and changes in sowing date and sowing density can contr[...]Article
In Europe, a core-periphery model has been allowed to develop in rural areas, leading to the marginalization and even abandonment of farms due to low competitiveness, which in turn has negatively impacted on the local agri-food industry. Innovat[...]Article
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H. Bazzi ; N. Baghdadi ; D. Ienco ; M. El Hajj ; M. Zribi ; H. Belhouchette ; M.J. Escorihuela ; V. Demarez |Mapping irrigated plots is essential for better water resource management. Today, the free and open access Sentinel-1 (S1) and Sentinel-2 (S2) data with high revisit time offers a powerful tool for irrigation mapping at plot scale. Up to date, f[...]Article
The aim of the GREDRIP model (Part I) is to provide centralized management of an irrigation network, with a minimum energy cost at the pumping station, based on irrigation scheduling to guarantee crop water requirements in the irrigation network[...]Article
D. Villalba ; B. Diez-Unquera ; A. Carrascal ; A. Bernues ; R. Ruiz |A decision support tool for sheep farming systems (PASTOR-DSS) was developed to investigate trade-offs between economic and environmental objectives on Spanish dairy sheep farms. The tool combines a hierarchical stochastic simulation model at th[...]Article
A. Belanche ; A.I. Martin-Garcia ; J. Fernandez-Alvarez ; J. Pleguezuelos ; A.R. Mantecon ; D.R. Yanez-Ruiz |Dairy goat production systems in developed countries are experiencing an intensification process in terms of higher farm size, electronic identification, reproductive intensification, genetic selection and milking automation. This new situation [...]Article
N. Vivier ; C. Lippert ; E. Moyano Estrada ; N. van Opstal ; D. Ciolos ; G. Bazin |Cette séance est à linitiative de la section 4 (Nadine VIVIER qui fera lintroduction) et de la section 10 (Gilles BAZIN qui fera la conclusion). Quatre interventions de 20 minutes (maximum) sont prévues, suivies dune demi-heure de débats. La [...]Article
Entrepreneurship initiatives that could have an impact in rural areas are embedded in broader agricultural, rural development or structural policies at the European Union level. Nevertheless, there is a prevailing lack of rural strategies focuse[...]Article
The increasing use of internet, especially the proliferation of social networks has offered companies of all sectors the opportunity to keep in contact with their consumers; getting their feedbacks and complains on a daily basis and even to crea[...]