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This article addresses the problem of succession in family farms in a context of generational change. Family businesses are characterized by their long-term orientation and by having a positive effect through environmental goals that remain in p[...]Article
C. Gómez-Corona ; V. Ramaroson Rakotosamimanana ; M.P. Sáenz-Navajas ; H. Rodrigues ; E. Franco-Luesma ; E. Saldaña ; D. Valentin |The coronavirus outbreak in December 2019 completely changed the dynamic of consumption in different sectors of industry. The food and beverage industries have been profoundly affected, from production, to modifications in consumers choices. Am[...]Article
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Although eco-innovation in the agri-food sector is receiving increasing attention, the heterogeneity of firms operating in the sector encourages the development of specific sub-sectoral studies to define specific strategies. In this regard, the [...]Article
The agri-food regime faces urgent structural and ethical challenges to advance towards sustainability; therefore, the search for triggers, accelerators and supports for sustainability transition is of outstanding scientific and social interest. [...]Article
S. Li ; Z. Kallas ; D. Rahmani ; J.M. Gil |The COVID-19 pandemic poses a threat to global food security, and it changes consumers food buying and consumption behavior. This research not only investigates trends in Spanish consumers general food shopping and consumption habits during th[...]Article
This text delves into the elements on which the notion of quality of a product is built. We believe that, in addition to the standards that regulate a given quality seal, there are other elements that consumers link to the excellence that distin[...]Article
Ecotourism is one of the tourism variants with more annual growth. Motivation has become a fundamental criterion for travel behavior. Segmentation is used to identify the market niches of different tourism products and services. This study colle[...]Actes de Congrès ou Communication isolée
M. Donner ; T. Yatribi ; Y. Erraach ; F. López-i-Gelats ; J. Manuel ; I. Radic ; S. Costa ; F. El Hadad-Gauthier | 2021Article
D. Hoehn ; M. Margallo ; J. Laso ; I. Ruiz-Salmon ; A. Fernandez-Rios ; C. Campos ; I. Vázquez-Rowe ; R. Aldaco ; P. Quinteiro |The availability of freshwater is one of the biggest limitations and challenges of food production, as freshwater is an increasingly scarce and overexploited resource in many parts of the world. Therefore, the concept of water footprint (WF) has[...]Article
Soil erosion is a threat for the sustainability of agriculture and severely affects the Mediterranean crops. Olive groves are among the rainfed agriculture lands that exhibit soil and water losses due to the impact of unsustainable practices suc[...]Article
Short food supply chains (SFSCs) have become a topic of growing interest among consumers, researchers and public bodies in Europe. There is a need to increase demand in SFSCs so that solutions to improve the environmental sustainability of logis[...]Article
Similar to other foods, the concept of natural wine is much debated due to the lack of a clear and regulated definition, leading to a proliferation of heterogeneous norms and standards proposed from different natural wine associations at nationa[...]Article
J. Chazarra-Zapata ; J. Chazarra-Zapata ; D. Parras-Burgos ; C. Arteaga ; A. Ruiz-Canales ; J.M. Molina-Martínez |Currently, water users associations (WUAs) in semi-arid areas of southeastern Spain (Murcia region) send a multitude of data supplied by sensors in the field to the cloud. The constant technological revolution offers opportunities for small farm[...]Série
FER (Madrid, Espagne) | Madrid [Espagne] : UPA. Union de Pequenos Agricultores y Ganaderos | Agricultura Familiar en Espana: Anuario, ISSN 1887-9292 | 2020Un año más, el Anuario de la Agricultura Familiar en España sale a la luz gracias a la Fundación de Estudios Rurales, entidad creada en el año 2000 en el seno de UPA con el objetivo de impulsar el estudio y debate de todos los aspectos culturale[...]Article
Water is becoming an increasingly scarce resource worldwide, suggesting that water rationing methods should be revised to improve water allocation efficiency, especially during cyclical scarcity events (droughts). The proportional rule is the mo[...]Article
V. De Leijster ; R.W. Verburg ; M.J. Santos ; M.J. Wassen ; M. Martínez-Mena ; J. de Vente ; P.A. Verweij |Agroecological practices have been shown to control erosion, increase soil fertility, carbon stocks, pollination and biodiversity. As a consequence, these ecosystem services can contribute to a better farm economic resilience on the long-term; h[...]Article
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C. González-Pavón ; J. Arviza-Valverde ; I. Balbastre-Peralta ; J.M. Carot Sierra ; G. Palau-Salvador |This work focuses on the situation of the technological transition to new technologies in drip irrigation in the Valencian Community (Spain). The study covers the last decade with data from interviews to managers of Irrigation Communities in 201[...]Article
Desalinated sea water (DSW) provides a steady agricultural water supply that overcomes climatological and hydrological constraints, fostering food security and socio-economic stability in water-stressed regions. In the last decade, seawater desa[...]Article
Assessing the effectiveness of precision agriculture management systems in mediterranean small farms
L. Loures ; A. Chamizo ; P. Ferreira ; A. Loures ; R. Castanho ; T. Panagopoulos |While the world population continues to grow, increasing the need to produce more and better-quality food, climate change, urban growth and unsustainable agricultural practices accelerate the loss of available arable land, compromising the susta[...]Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
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N. Chams ; B. Guesmi ; J. María Gil |Due to the climate change and increased attention toward environmental management issues, the agri-food sector has been extensively relying on research, development, and innovation (RDi) to transform conventional agricultural production into a s[...]Article
F.A. Ruiz ; M. Vazquez ; J.A. Camunez ; J.M. Castel ; Y. Mena |Aim of study: To characterize and analyse the extensive livestock farming systems in environmental protected area and propose strategies for their sustainable improvement. Area of study: Sierra Nevada Protected Area (Spain). Material and methods[...]Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
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S.K. Abd-Elmabod ; M. Muñoz-Rojas ; A. Jordán ; M. Anaya-Romero ; J.D. Phillips ; L. Jones ; Z. Zhang ; P. Pereira ; L. Fleskens ; M. van der Ploeg ; D. de la Rosa |Climate change impacts are a serious threat to food provisioning, security and the economy. Thus, assessing agricultural suitability and yield reduction under climate change is crucial for sustainable agricultural production. In this study, we u[...]Article
Consumers are increasingly concerned about the way their food is produced. This is particularly relevant in the case of meat, due to the impacts that its production methods can have on greenhouse gas emissions and its role in climate change. In [...]Article
S. Vouraki ; I. Skourtis ; K. Psichos ; W. Jones ; C. Davis ; M. Johnson ; L.R. Rupérez ; A. Theodoridis ; G. Arsenos |The viability of the European sheep and goat sector is threatened by market, policy, social and technical challenges. To address such challenges, innovations for efficient farm management, especially with decision support capabilities, are consi[...]Article
The agri-food industry plays an important role in the manufacturing industry in the Autonomous Community of Extremadura (Spain). The main objective of this study is to identify which business factors influence the success of the innovative perfo[...]Article
Food systems are driven by incentives that often lead to food being discarded before entering the market and to the degradation of natural resources. Vegetable production in the water-scarce province of Almería, Spain, illustrates this and highl[...]