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B. Thompson ; G. Leduc ; G. Manevska-Tasevska ; L. Toma ; H. Hansson |Understanding the factors associated with adoption of ecological farming practices is a well-established topic of interest to agricultural economists. As the transition to more sustainable agriculture has become a policy priority for the Europea[...]Article
M. Vasileiou ; L.S. Kyrgiakos ; C. Kleisiari ; G. Kleftodimos ; G. Vlontzos ; H. Belhouchette ; P.M. Pardalos |In the face of increasing agricultural demands and environmental concerns, the effective management of weeds presents a pressing challenge in modern agriculture. Weeds not only compete with crops for resources but also pose threats to food safet[...]Article
G. Billen ; E. Aguilera ; R. Einarsson ; J. Garnier ; S. Gingrich ; B. Grizzetti ; L. Lassaletta ; J. Le Noë ; A. Sanz-Cobena |The publication of the European Commission's Farm to Fork Strategy has sparked a heated debate between those who advocate the intensification of agriculture in the name of food security and those who recommend its de-intensification for environm[...]Article
La situation des agriculteurs est inconfortable. Ils doivent anticiper les changements, notamment climatiques, sans pour autant avoir de solutions appropriées et pérennes.E-Book
A. Thomas, coord. ; A. Alpha, coord. ; A. Barczak, coord. ; N. Zakhia-Rozis, coord. | Versailles [France] : Editions Quae | Synthèses | 2024La sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle fait référence au défi de fournir une alimentation saine, durable et accessible à tous les êtres humains, avec quatre dimensions couvrant des questions interconnectées : la disponibilité, laccès, lutil[...]Article
Research on urban food policies has focused upon downstream processes, thus neglecting an integral perspective of food systems, being local and sustainable food production one challenge often mentioned. In turn, in the debates on governance, the[...]Article
Recent crises have highlighted the vulnerabilities of global supply chains and, consequently, a profound need for food system transformation. In this scenario, local food policy and agroecology arise as two different but converging paradigms cap[...]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
Les pays occidentaux sont confrontés à des défis interdépendants : épuisement des ressources, pollutions, dérèglement climatique, maladies chroniques. Des changements structurels basés sur le paradigme de la biodiversité à l'échelle des territoi[...]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
Promoting well-functioning ecosystems that maintain the sustainability of agricultural systems in response to climate change remains a major challenge in North Africa. Agroecological practices have the potential to serve as an alternative to che[...]Article
As indicated by the recent IPCC report on climate change, the growing number of extreme climatic events (e [...]Article
K.M. Dittmer ; S. Rose ; S.S. Snapp ; Y. Kebede ; S. Brickman ; S. Shelton ; C. Egler ; M. Stier ; E. Wollenberg |A critical question is whether agroecology can promote climate change mitigation and adaptation outcomes without compromising food security. We assessed the outcomes of smallholder agricultural systems and practices in low- and middle-income cou[...]Article
The production of olive oil in Portugal and other countries of the Mediterranean region has greatly increased in recent years. Intensification efforts have focused on the growth of the planted area, but also on the increase of the orchards densi[...]Article
We can pursue a more resilient and sustainable future if both agriculture and the food system evolve driven by a new model based on agroecology. By applying ecological principles, agroecological farming adapts to local resources, closes biomass [...]Article
W. Rhioui ; J. Al Figuigui ; R. Lahlali ; S.-E. Laasli ; A. Boutagayout ; M. El Jarroudi ; S. Belmalha |The use of excessive chemicals in agriculture can cause harm to the environment and human health. Sustainable agriculture systems promote agroecological practices to reduce chemical use and promote environmental and human health. However, there [...]Article
Rural regeneration is a transformative process that can be based on multiple possible pathways that are not always clearly distinct and that can be combined or co-exist. We argue that regeneration can be understood as a new framework for socio-n[...]Article
CONTEXT Mixed farming and agroforestry systems (MiFAS) are widely proposed to deal with ecological, economic, and social challenges that are associated with specialised farming systems. However, little is known about how MiFAS are integrated in [...]Article
A. Irhza ; L. Nassiri ; M. El Jarroudi ; F. Rachidi ; R. Lahlali ; G. Echchgadda |Agroecology is an agricultural, holistic, and innovative approach, which aims to increase the effectiveness, efficiency, and sustainability of agricultural systems. This approach is very rewarding for agriculture in developing countries, mainly [...]Actes de Congrès ou Communication isolée
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I. Chakib | 2023As climate change and contemporary agricultural challenges intensify, the adoption of agroecology stands out as a paramount solution. Despite its historical relevance, the concept of agroecology remains ambiguous. Our study contributes to a prof[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
H.T. Ali Mekhamer | 2023To characterize the potential of agroecological transformation in Egypt in Luxor Governorate in two areas (Zanqta and El-Baghdadi), the issue of promoting agroecology is viewed differently by agricultural producers, consumers and other actors in[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
C. Galanis | 2023The exponential increase in population has created numerous challenges for humankind. Challenges such as the change of landscape, and the increased need for food production. The most affected sector is the primary, which at the same time has to [...]Communication à un Congrès (avec Actes)
In North Africa agriculture is a significant sector influencing the lifestyle of the population. The current dominant form of cultivation is what is called conventional agriculture, which relys on the use of great amounts of inputs to achieve th[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
R. Mohamed Salah | 2023The scale of the environmental challenges we face today requires create sustainable practices that are socially, culturally, and economically resilient, it is necessary to involve a wide set of stakeholders and partners. Living Labs explore, co-[...]Article
S. Selbonne ; L. Guindé ; F. Causeret ; T. Bajazet ; L. Desfontaines ; M. Duval ; J. Sierra ; F. Solvar ; R. Tournebize ; J.-M. Blazy |Developing climate-smart agriculture is an urgent necessity to ensure the food security of a growing global population, to improve the adaptation of agricultural systems to climatic hazards, and to reach a negative carbon balance. Different appr[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
Addressing the global challenges facing the agricultural and food systems, mainly by climate change. An increase interest is placed in agroecology as being the path towards a transition in the agricultural system to a resilient and sustainable o[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
T. El Chahrouk El Maalouf | 2023Le PK-17 est une zone actuellement émergente, du point de vue agricole, dans la commune périurbaine de Riyadh, au Sud de la capitale mauritanienne, Nouakchott. Elle a particulièrement attiré lattention de lÉtat vu son potentiel agricole, tel q[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
Au Cameroun, lagroécologie est en réflexion mais nest pas encore répandue et lagriculture conventionnelle reste prédominante. Intégrer lagroécologie au sein de la ferme de Bilon avec des services agritouristiques et pédagogiques serait une i[...]E-Book
Le Guide pour lévaluation de lagroécologie propose une démarche et des outils méthodologiques pour apprécier, dune part, les effets des pratiques et des systèmes agroécologiques sur les performances agroenvironnementales et socio-économiques [...]Actes de Congrès ou Communication isolée
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G. Calabrese ; M.R. Bteich ; M. Requier-Desjardins ; A. Martin ; R. Mehdioui ; P. Reidsma ; G. van de Ven ; K. Boudedja | Montpellier [France] : CIHEAM-IAMM | NATAE Project | 2023This document is the Methodological Framework for the Assessment of Performance of Agroecological Practices envisaged in the task 1.2 of the project NATAE (D1.1) and it is developed in interaction with the NATAE Living Lab Guidelines (D4.1) that[...]Actes de Congrès ou Communication isolée
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M. Requier-Desjardins ; K. Papadopoulou ; R. Jalkh ; E. Lemaitre-Curri | Montpellier [France] : CIHEAM-IAMM | NATAE Project | 2023This deliverable establishes all quality methods and processes to ensure quality management, quality monitoring of NATAE project and its outcomes according to the main rules and standards of Horizon Europe and to allocate responsibilities for en[...]Article
J. Gil ; E. Alter ; M.J. La Rota ; E. Tello ; V. Galletto ; R. Padró ; T. Martínez ; S. Darnay ; J. Marull |Transformations in the agri-food system since the early 19th century have led to an unprecedented increase in food production. However, the structure of this system has generated many negative environmental and social impacts that threaten the s[...]Article
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A. Mayer ; G. Kalt ; L. Kaufmann ; E. Röös ; A. Muller ; R. Weisshaidinger ; A. Frehner ; N. Roux ; P. Smith ; M.C. Theurl ; S. Matej ; K. Erb |The European Commission recently embraced the concept of agroecology as a pathway to reduce negative impacts from agri-food systems on the environment. So far, it remains unclear whether agroecology can deliver on these high hopes if implemented[...]Article
E. Roose ; A. Mayer ; A. Muller ; G. Kalt ; S. Ferguson ; K.-H. Erb ; R. Hart ; S. Matej ; L. Kaufmann ; C. Pfeifer ; A. Frehner ; P. Smith ; G. Schwarz |Agroecology has been proposed as a strategy to improve food system sustainability, but has also been criticised for using land inefficiently. We compared five explorative storylines, developed in a stakeholder process, for future food systems in[...]Article
Climate change threatens human health, food security, and ecological sustainability. In marginalized and vulnerable communities around the globe, there is a crucial need to initiate actions to reduce adverse climatic impacts and support sustaina[...]Article
Agricultural intensification has strongly impacted ecosystems and accelerated the process of global change. Consequently, agroecological practices are being increasingly adopted. Agroecological practices are biodiversity-based solutions that aim[...]Bulletin : Revue Electronique
Annales des mines - Enjeux numériques, n. 19 - Septembre - Lagriculture numérique
I. Piot-Lepetit ; V. Bellon-Maurel | 2022Article
Cropping system design is being transformed through the twofold evolution of agricultural practices for an agroecological transition, and of equipment diversification for agrotechnical needs. Among the most well-known drivers there are genetic s[...]Article
Dans le contexte du dérèglement climatique, il faudra veiller, encore davantage, à la gestion de leau. Des leviers sont à explorer en agissant sur loffre, la demande mais aussi en utilisant des pratiques alternatives.Article
M. Quinio ; M.-H. Jeuffroy ; L. Guichard ; P. Salazar ; F. Détienne |If the challenges involved in agroecological transition are to be addressed, cropping systems (CS) need to be changed profoundly, which in turn requires innovative design adapted to local conditions. This is however by no means an easy task sinc[...]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
E. Revoyron ; M. Le Bail ; J.-M. Meynard ; A. Gunnarsson ; M. Seghetti ; L. Colombo |Context : Diversified cropping systems are a main pillar of agroecological practices, but their development is hindered by technological lock-in of agri-food systems around a few major crops. There are only a few examples where minor crops succe[...]Article
A. Bjørnåvold ; M. David ; D.A. Bohan ; C. Gibert ; J.-M. Rousselle ; S. Van Passel |Despite substantial policy efforts made by the French government to reduce dependence on pesticides, farming practices are only changing slowly. This paper analyses the socio-economic trade-offs that 110 farmers are currently facing in the trans[...]Article
Two contrasting models of development seek to radically transform food and farming today. The first focuses on modernizing and sustaining capitalism through the promotion of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) in food and agriculture. The sec[...]Article
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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
In response to the climate emergency and other dimensions of the current global environmental crisis, the world is facing an agroecology transition aimed at scaling up the best sustainable ways of farming into circular agri-food territories. No [...]Article
Prioriser, évaluer et détailler ses ambitions environnementales n'est pas jeu aisé dans le contexte concurrentiel international marqué par trop d'intérêts économiques divergents entre les continents.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
C. Gascuel ; F. Lescourret ; B. Dedieu ; C. Détang-Dessendre ; P. Faverdin ; L. Hazard ; I. Litrico ; S. Petit ; L. Roques ; X. Reboud ; M. Tixier-Boichard ; H. De Vries ; T. Caquet |A profound transformation of agricultural production methods has become unavoidable due to the increase in the worlds population, and environmental and climatic challenges. Agroecology is now recognized as a challenging model for agricultural s[...]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
S. Le Foll, personne interviewée ; C. Peltier, personne interviewée ; J. Dubrulle, personne interviewée |Article
Les produits bio n'ont plus le monopole des produits sains et écologiquement responsables. La stagnation voire la baisse de consommation l'atteste.Article
G. Billen ; J. Garnier ; J. Le Noë |De nombreux travaux récents montrent que, à surface agricole constante, il est possible dassurer lapprovisionnement alimentaire de la France, de lEurope et du monde sans engrais industriels azotés. Au prix cependant de profonds changements st[...]Article
A national green planning strategy has recently been introduced in the Italian urban planning sector, aimed at making all local initiatives undertaken nationwide consistent with each other. At a regional level, Friuli Venezia-Giulia has recently[...]Article
R. Duflot ; M. San-Cristobal ; E. Andrieu ; J.-P. Choisis ; D. Esquerré ; S. Ladet ; A. Ouin ; J. Rivers-Moore ; D. Sheeren ; C. Sirami ; M. Fauvel ; A. Vialatte |Farming intensity and landscape heterogeneity influence agrobiodiversity and associated ecological functions. The relative contributions of these agroecosystem components to agricultural production remain unclear because of inter-relations and w[...]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
F. Tittarelli ; A. Saba ; M. Di Pierro ; C. Ciaccia |The modern agrifood system has a strong socio-economic and health impact on stakeholders, from producers to consumers. According to agroecological studies, a key factor for the food system to change is a stronger connection between farmers and c[...]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
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
Les orientations prises par la France dans Le cadre de la Politique agricoLe commune pour Les années 2023-2027 sont contraires aux objectifs du Pacte vert européen.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
Face aux nombreux défis sociétaux à relever (environnement, sécurité alimentaire, santé), différentes formes dagriculture sont envisagées. Agriculture biologique, agriculture de conservation des sols et maintenant agriculture régénératrice sont[...]Article
Cet article analyse la prise en charge par les coopératives de la critique environnementale au moyen doutils numériques et la façon dont leur cadre dusage se construit avec les technico-commerciaux (TC) et les agriculteurs. À partir du cas du[...]Article
While agricultural issues were almost absent from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change adopted in 1992, a window of opportunity opened in favor of their inclusion in the climate agenda during the Conference of the Parties of[...]Article
Lanalyse de 25 entretiens de jeunes agriculteurs dune commune montagnarde des Hautes-Alpes, LÉpine, au sein des Baronnies provençales, révèle le rôle de ces jeunes dans la constitution dun système territorial sapparentant à un modèle comple[...]E-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[...]Actes de Congrès ou Communication isolée
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Y. Nasrallah | 2022In a context of the need to transform the agricultural sector to a more resilient and sustainable one. As a part of the Naturellement Popcorn project led by Nataïs, the European leader of popcorn production with its several partners, a task wa[...]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[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
Nous allons voir ici comment mobiliser le foncier appartenant aux acteurs publics et à leurs partenaires pour relocaliser la production alimentaire au plus près des consommateurs, dans le cadre dune politique publique dun EPCI. La métropole de[...]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[...]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[...]Ouvrage
A. Autréau ; J. Cayron, préf. | Paris [France] : L'Harmattan | Alternatives Rurales, ISSN 0751-3925 | 2022Depuis le milieu du XXe siècle, l'agroécologie est un mouvement cherchant à ce que l'agriculteur puisse vivre de sa terre, en étant autonome, tout en respectant l'environnement. Dans le cadre du futur modèle agricole envisagé par la France et l'[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
La Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine est positionnée en faveur de lagroécologie. Elle accueille de nombreux projets agroécologiques collectifs et se caractérise par une large palette de configurations territoriales au profit de la transition agroécolog[...]E-Book
F. Jacquet, coord. ; M.-H. Jeuffroy, coord. ; J. Jouan, coord. ; E. Le Cadre, coord. ; T. Malausa, coord. ; X. Reboud, coord. ; C. Huyghe, coord. | Versailles [France] : Editions Quae | Synthèses | 2022Lusage des pesticides chimiques est une préoccupation sociétale majeure en raison de leurs impacts négatifs sur lenvironnement et la santé. Le Programme prioritaire de recherche (PPR) « Cultiver et Protéger Autrement », piloté par INRAE, joue [...]Article
Un programme agro-écologique pour réinventer l'énergie de la terre et optimiser les rendements grâce au carbone écologique et à des cultures associées.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
Concerns for the future of the French livestock sector are growing, amongst others due to the profession low attractiveness which is partly related to its difficult working conditions. Agroecology in its search for social sustainability could o[...]Article
Participatory action research involving farmers and researchers is crucial to enhance the adoption of farming innovations and ensure the long term sustainability of agroecosystem restoration. However, the factors for successful participatory res[...]Article
Using several energy returns on investment indicators (multi-EROI), this article analyses the socioecological transition of an agroecosystem in the western Mediterranean on the island of Mallorca (Spain) over a period of 150 years which saw a ch[...]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
J. Buyck ; A. Meyfroidt ; C. Brand ; G. Jourdan |Our contribution aims at pointing out how the food issue challenges metropolitan areas while at the same time identifying potential for sustainable urban planning. To that end, we investigate to what extent taking into account agricultural and f[...]Article
The environmental impact of conventional food production systems imposes a rapid transition towards sustainable production systems through the adoption of agroecological practices. The barriers and accelerators of the adoption of agroecological [...]Article
J.-M. Ricard ; M. Millan ; M. Jay ; B. Rosies ; S. Simon ; P.-E. Lauri ; M. Gabet |ALTO is a Dephy Expé research project, part of the French Ecophyto II plan, for which the CTIFL centre of Balandran is a testing site. The aim is to design agro-ecological orchards, with very low phytosanitary inputs or even without pesticides, [...]Article
The urgent need to implement agricultural systems that provide greater sustainability and resilience to the challenges of the climate change process has meant that alternative paradigms for agri-food systems and agriculture have become more rele[...]Bulletin : Revue Electronique
Dossiers d'Agropolis International (Les), n. 26 - September 2021 - Agroecological transformation for sustainable food systems
2021The French Commission for International Agricultural Research (CRAI) and Agropolis International, on behalf of CIRAD, INRAE and IRD and in partnership with CGIAR, has produced this new issue in the Les dossiers dAgropolis international series[...]Article
In recent years, the transition to sustainability at a food systems scale has drawn major attention both from the scientific and political arenas. Agroecology has become central to such discussions, while impressive efforts have been made to co[...]Article
K. Akakpo ; S. Bouarfa ; M. Benoît ; C. Leauthaud |Identifying locally adapted and adopted efficient practices can be a step towards the agroecological transition of irrigated plains of the Southern Mediterranean region. However, these types of practices - often little known - are drowned within[...]Article
Two major agricultural transformations are currently being promoted worldwide: digitalisation and ecologisation, that include different practices such as organic farming and sustainable intensification. In literature and in societal debates, the[...]Article
I. Vazquez-Gonzalez ; M. Do Mar Pérez-Fra ; A.I. Garcia-Arias ; B. Valdês-Paços ; E. López Iglesias |Humans have traditionally sought provisioning services from rural areas, but society is becoming increasingly aware of other services that rural areas provide to human beings, agroecosystem services. At the same time, however, certain dysservice[...]Article
S. Mugnier ; C. Husson ; S. Cournut |Combining cattle and sheep on the same farm can be a promising way for farmers to face uncertainties and produce in an agroecological manner. Previous studies showed benefits of mixed-species grazing on animal health and pasture use. However, fe[...]Article
Discussion on food sovereignty and agro-ecology, and Anglophone rural sociology have blind spots when it comes to the Middle East/North African (Arab) region. This article explores them; outlines some initial concepts, discusses avenues for rese[...]Article
Alternative food systems and networks, which have emerged around the world, are often fragmentary, reduced in size and frequently unfold in parallel, hardly linked to each other. Agroecology faces the challenge of scaling up these initiatives to[...]