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This article investigates non-financial factors affecting performance of livestock farms in the meat supply chain in Albania. A structured questionnaire was developed to collect data in three main regions of Albania (Tirana, Korça and Lushnje). [...]Article
This paper deals with gendering innovation, with the purpose of exploring the entrepreneurial spaces of innovation among Italian farms managed by women. More precisely, the hypothesis is that entrepreneurial orientation has to be considered th[...]Article
Modern agricultural systems use both managed and wild bees in order to secure the provision of pollination services. However, the decline of both bee species due to the increased use of pesticides raises concerns for the supply of pollination se[...]Article
The spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in Italy, in the period MarchMay 2020, quickly triggered a deep crisis, causing an immediate economic slowdown and consequently a strong contraction in domestic demand and trade. The food supply chain faced s[...]Article
The emphasis put on environmental issues of the European Union (EU) agricultural sector in the strategies like the European Green Deal, Biodiversity and Farm to fork strategy give new directions to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) changing t[...]Article
Goat farming is an important production sector not only for Greece, but also for other Mediterranean countries, as it contributes to the family economy in rural areas. Despite the importance of goat farming, this sector has experienced economic [...]Article
The 4.0 technologies are changing agricultural production processes and with them the agro-food supply chains, fundamental for the competitiveness of the Made in Italy and Basilicata, a region of southern Italy. It has invested in modernization [...]Article
The Moroccan agricultural sector employs around 40% of the country's total working population. Since the early 1990s, there has been a striking increase in the proportion of female wage laborers. This article investigates the effect of the gende[...]Article
Larticle analyse si les aides du premier pilier de la PAC ont été distribuées, entre 2002 et 2017, selon des critères environnementaux et de revenu. Les niveaux individuels démissions de gaz à effet de serre des exploitations sont calculés à l[...]Article
This article investigates the stability of farmers risk attitude over time. To this end, we estimate responses to changes in agricultural policies and production shocks. We use a unique panel data of over 36,000 Italian farms specialised in cer[...]Article
In recent decades, many sustainability indicators and methods have been developed at farm level, but a validated set of quantitative and scientifically-sound indicators covering all three dimensions of sustainability is still needed. For this re[...]Article
Z. Saber ; R. van Zelm ; H. Pirdashti ; A.M. Schipper ; M. Esmaeili ; A. Motevali ; A. Nabavi-Pelesaraei ; M.A.J. Huijbregts |Eco-efficiency, defined as the economic profit per unit of environmental impact, can largely differ between farms that produce the same crop. Understanding the underlying drivers of differences in eco-efficiency can help to identify effective op[...]Article
The Mediterranean region is expected to be a hotspot for climate change, making the resilience of farming systems a major challenge. Some studies have used quantitative models at the farm scale to analyze the resilience of farming systems but wi[...]Article
The subject of research in this paper is the analysis and presentation of data on agricultural holdings, the structure of available and utilized area. The main goal is to determine and explain more comprehensively and in detail, by using appropr[...]Article
W. Britz ; P. Ciaian ; A. Gocht ; A. Kanellopoulos ; D. Kremmydas ; M. Müller ; A. Petsakos ; P. Reidsma |Context Past reviews of policy impact assessment studies using bio-economic farm models (BEFM) called for the development of a generic and modular implementation that can be maintained by a network of modellers. A main reason for these calls is [...]Article
L. Steinmetz ; P. Veysset ; M. Benoît ; B. Dumont |Organic farming relies on ecological processes to replace chemical inputs, and organic farmers have developed various strategies, including several forms of diversification, to remain viable. Herein, we hypothesized that diversified organic farm[...]Article
The main objectives of this paper are to assess the production costs and to measure the total factor productivity (TFP) of durum wheat production for a sample of cereal farmers in the North of Tunisia. Our hypothesis is that improvement of these[...]Article
Exploring and developing new tools for the accounting and management of natural C sinks will provide a closer, more accurate option to remark the importance of such sinks in relation to livestock production, helping to support the persistence of[...]Article
M. Aronica ; M.F. Cracolici ; D. Insolda ; D. Piacentino ; S. Tosi |Rural areas still suffer from a lack of sustainable development, and the diversification of farms may be a step in the right direction. The paper provides a detailed picture of the diversification of Sicilian farms into tourism services. Specifi[...]Article
Numerous attempts have been made to estimate the share of the worlds food produced by family farms and by farms of different sizes. This paper updates estimates of the number of farms worldwide, their distribution and that of farmland, using th[...]Article
The application of true cost accounting (TCA) at farm level requires a common framework and metric for measuring, capturing and valuing sustainability. We propose such a framework and farm metric that build on the four capitalsnatural, social, [...]Article
Rural Development Plan (RDP) measures support farmers in improving the sustainability of their agricultural holdings. The implementation of these policies has economic, social, and environmental impacts, which are monitored either ex-ante, ongoi[...]Article
The article describes and sets the definition of different farm models under the categories of being family, small, and large-scale commercial farms. The distinction was based on the structure of the workforce and the relationship between agricu[...]Article
Les fermes maraîchères biologiques présentent une gamme de structures agricoles, associées à des pratiques avec différents niveaux d'agroécologie et différents niveaux de recours aux intrants. Une analyse typologique sur 165 fermes a permis de c[...]Article
G.M. Bazzani ; G. Vitali ; C. Cardillo ; M. Canavari |The assessment of economic and environmental sustainability of agricultural systems represents a critical issue, which has been addressed in this work with a multi-objective programming model to explore the abatement costs (AC) of CO2 for a set [...]Article
The evolution of farm size and land use are important determinants of the efficiency and profitability of agriculture and the configuration of the territory. In this paper, a conceptual framework of the evolution of the number of farms and land [...]Article
La présente recherche vise à étudier les effets de la dégradation des ressources naturelles sur la petite agriculture dans la vallée de lOued Khoumane, Moulay Idriss, Province de Meknès au Maroc. Dans cette perspective, une enquête par question[...]Article
Enchaînés à l'impératif du rendement, montrés du doigt pour leurs pratiques polluantes, cernés par les résidences secondaires, les agriculteurs conventionnels du Morbihan observent avec désarroi le succès de leurs collègues qui se sont tournés v[...]Article
La conversion au bio est lourde pour les exploitants agricoles, qui doivent revoir leur processus de production. Cela demande du temps et de largent, mais les convertis ne regrettent pas.Article
N. Boke Olén ; F. Roger ; M.V. Brady ; C. Larsson ; G.K.S. Andersson ; J. Ekroos ; P. Caplat ; H.G. Smith ; J. Dänhardt ; Y. Clough |Context The global demand for food is expected to continue increasing for decades, which may drive both agricultural expansion and intensification. The associated environmental impacts are potentially considerable but will depend on how the agr[...]Article
The main objective of this study was to characterize the spatial structure of periurban agriculture for the purpose of operational urban development, avoiding the use of cumbersome and costly surveys when the public action sphere is extended to [...]Article
The paper investigates the drivers of farm size and farm size growth in Slovenia during the period 2007-2017 using a farm-level Farm Accountancy Data Network dataset within a quantile regression framework. Farm size growth is measured by growth [...]Article
Today, a model for an eco-friendly agricultural sector represents a necessity. Organic agriculture is a production system that tries to reach this goal. European programs encourage farmers into being more environmentally conscious: the funds for[...]Article
Malgré la richesse de leurs ressources naturelles et patrimoniales, le dynamisme de leurs élites et le savoir-faire local de leurs populations, les régions intérieures de la Tunisie continuent daccuser un retard économique et social par rapport[...]Article
Agricultural parcels are often the subject of land valuation studies. This approach implicitly assumes that the real estate value of the land belonging to a farm is the sum of the values of the individual parcels that make up the farm. Nonethele[...]Article
M. Raimondo ; F. Caracciolo ; C. Nazzaro ; G. Marotta |While there is growing recognition of the positive role played by organic farming in the reduction of the negative externalities due to conventional agriculture, there is uncertainty about the effect of the latter on the economic performance of [...]Article
Agroecology can be considered an approach to farming and food systems which integrates the use of ecological principles and biological cycles methods of the traditional systems to the design and management of sustainable agriculture. Despite som[...]Article
Since two decades, urban agriculture has been booming and a wide range of forms, from urban allotment gardens to rooftop farming under greenhouse, is developing. Various benefits are recognized for urban agriculture integration within the city a[...]Article
Based on data drawn from the national section of the EU Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) database, the study investigates the efficiency of a panel sample of Italian farms practising other gainful activities. An output-oriented Data Envelopm[...]Article
M. Donner ; A. Verniquet ; J. Broeze ; K. Kayser ; H. De Vries |For a transition from a linear, take-make-dispose economy to a sustainable usage of all constituents of renewable resources in cascading and circular pathways, new business models valorising streams that are currently considered as waste are n[...]Article
M. De Rosa ; L. Bartoli ; S. Chiappini |Lobjectif de larticle est danalyser la « cohérence » des systèmes de transmission de la connaissance dans les territoires ruraux. Plus précisément, notre travail examine la « cohérence » des Dynamiques Territoriales de la Connaissance Rurale [...]Article
H. Mootacem ; H. Oufdou ; A. Ouazzani |Dans un contexte de mondialisation et du libre-échange, les entreprises agricoles marocaines sont appelées à se conformer aux standards internationaux en matière de qualité, dhygiène, denvironnement et de sécurité. Le Global G.A.P (Good Agricu[...]Article
R. Cortignani ; D. Dell'Unto ; G. Dono |Climate change requires Mediterranean farms to maintain adequate profitability, while adapting to the increase in water needs of crops, the growth of water demand for non-agricultural users and the reduction of resource availability. We use disc[...]Article
Agency shifts in agricultural land governance and their implications for land degradation neutrality
Given current land degradation trends, Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN, SDG Target 15.3) by 2030 could be difficult to attain. Solutions to avoid, reduce, and reverse land degradation are not being implemented at sufficiently large scales, poin[...]Série
Chambre régionale d'agriculture d'Occitanie ; Cerfrance | Castanet Tolosan : Chambre régionale d'agriculture d'Occitanie | Agri'scopie | 2021Pour la 6e année consécutive, Agriscopie® Occitanie vous expose les principaux chiffres de lagriculture régionale et vous permet de mieux comprendre et appréhender les problématiques de notre agriculture régionale. Agriscopie® se positionne[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
Depuis de nombreuses décennies, lagriculture française marque chaque année une diminution de la Superficie Agricole Utilisée (SAU) et une disparition en nombre dexploitations agricoles suite à la cessation des activités agricoles sur de nombre[...]Article
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A. Arzeni ; E. Ascione ; P. Borsotto ; V. Carta ; T. Castellotti ; A. Vagnozzi |Innovation is considered as one of the key drivers for a competitive and sustainable agriculture and the European Commission highlights the importance of tailoring innovation support to farmers needs, especially in European Rural Development Po[...]E-Book
This textbook integrates three related fields in economics, namely agricultural/forestry economics, environmental economics, and international trade, by foregrounding cost-benefit analysis as a significant policy tool. Exploring how welfare mea[...]Article
Les exploitations agricoles algériennes sont confrontées à dimportantes difficultés de financement qui limitent considérablement leur capacité de production. Leur difficulté daccès au crédit bancaire est due en grande partie à lindisponibilit[...]Article
Goats, often associated with sheep, are a vital part of the national economy in many countries around the world, and goat farming contributes significantly to the family economy, sustainable livelihoods and poverty reduction. In order to study t[...]Article
Sheep farming plays a key role in the sustainability of the most depressed rural regions of Portugal, particularly in the Serra da Estrela region, and is recognized as an important source of income for many local farmers. Thus, the management of[...]Article
Selon le rapport dorientation 2020 des JA, le renouvellement des générations nécessite une offre de formation plus structurée, des accompagnements plus ciblés.Article
M. Leclère ; M.-H. Jeuffroy ; C. Loyce |The development of local diversification value-chains requires the design and implementation of cropping systems adapted to a diversity of farms and the management of crops for which very little knowledge is available. In this article, using the[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
Dans une perspective de diversification et de développement de leur activité économique, plusieurs agriculteurs choisissent la méthanisation agricole. Dans un premier temps, grâce aux aides de lEtat et à des réglementations plutôt souples, les [...]Actes de Congrès ou Communication isolée
A. Zaatra ; M. Requier-Desjardins ; H. Rey-Valette ; T. Blayac | 2021Cet article présente une évaluation multicritère de la vulnérabilité des exploitations agricoles au changement climatique à léchelle dun territoire rural du sud de la France : le Pays Haut Languedoc et Vignoble (PHLV). Un indice de la vulnérab[...]Article
Le producteur agricole est reconnu comme étant le principal responsable de la conduite de son exploitation et des stratégies mises en place pour opérationnaliser sa croissance. Il a toutefois été démontré quil est encadré et influencé dans ses [...]Article
Globalization has led to a new paradigm where the traditional industries, such as agriculture, employ vanguard technologies to broaden its possibilities into what is known as smart farming and the agri-food industry 4.0. This industry needs to a[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
Le présent mémoire, réalisé dans le cadre dun stage de recherche de M2, présente les résultats intermédiaires dune étude qui porte sur la place des femmes dans les organisations productives familiales. Les questionnements posés sont structurés[...]Article
D. Laurant ; D. Bazile ; C. Le Page ; E. Rousselou |Depuis une dizaine dannées en France, de nouvelles formes dinstallations collectives émergent et semblent motivées par la réalisation dun projet de vie associé à lexercice du métier dagriculteur. Encore peu documentées, ces formes dexploit[...]Thèse, Mémoire, Master
A. Zaatra | 2021Plusieurs études confirment une accélération sans précédent du changement climatique (CC), qui présente une source omniprésente de risque pour l'agriculture. Dans les politiques publiques, le CC est devenu un sujet de préoccupation. Bien que, le[...]Article
Various drivers behind the adoption of environmentally friendly practices have been investigated at the farm level in the literature, e.g., farmers motivations and attitudes, farms structure, and management or policies. Yet, the way in which q[...]Article
Distribution of agricultural products from the aspect of farms is a continuous issue. Efficient application of the distribution model should provide a farm owner with regular income, as well as with a competitive advantage. Assessment of distrib[...]Article
V. Brombin ; E. Mistri ; M. De Feudis ; C. Forti ; G.M. Salani ; C. Natali ; G. Falsone ; L. Vittori Antisari ; G. Bianchini |Sustainable agricultural management is needed to promote carbon (C) sequestration in soil, prevent loss of soil fertility, and reduce the release of greenhouse gases. However, the influence of agronomic practices on soil C sequestration depends [...]Article
La « transition agricole et alimentaire » associe des objectifs décologisation et de relocalisation. Les vecteurs et modalités de la relocalisation alimentaire restent peu étudiés, notamment sur le plan spatial. À partir denquêtes menées dans [...]Article
Le présent travail a pour but de décrire la typologie de systèmes de culture pratiqués dans loasis atlasique de Béni-ounif (Sud-ouest algérien). Dans ce cadre, une enquête a été menée auprès de 30 exploitations agricoles pour caractériser les d[...]Article
In the context of ecological crisis, agricultural issues become increasingly present in public debates and there is a call for to better understand the relations between farmers and nonhumans. Based on care theory and through an ethnographic stu[...]Article
Compte tenu de lévolution des attentes de la société envers la qualité des produits et de lenvironnement, les exploitations agricoles devront de plus en plus sinscrire dans un objectif de durabilité encourageant une agriculture écologiquement[...]Article
H. Samaali ; M. Mjejra |Le présent travail tente de réaliser des essais typologiques pour les périmètres irrigués (PI) du Gouvernorat dEl Kef (Nord-Ouest de la Tunisie), de dégager des groupes de périmètres homogènes en se basant sur un certain nombre de critères, de [...]Article
The preservation of biodiversity, improving human health and the development of rural areas through organic farming are among the main aims of EU and worldwide agricultural policies. This paper discusses influential factors and the dynamics of d[...]Article
Impact des certifications agricoles sur les pratiques de la RSE : cas des exploitations de fraisiers
H. Mootacem ; O. Tijani ; A. Ouazzani |Situé au nord du Maroc, le périmètre du Loukkos constitue le plus grand bassin de production de fraises au niveau national. Pour faire face à la forte concurrence des pays comme lEspagne et la Grèce, les producteurs doivent se conformer aux sta[...]Article
R. Zouhair ; A. Chebil ; K. Ouerghi ; S. Selmi |La production de dattes présente une forte valeur marchande, ce qui lui attribue dêtre une source principale de revenus des ménages essentiellement dans les régions de production (Tozeur et Kébili). Toutefois, le rendement des dattes reste enco[...]Article
Notre étude sinscrit dans le cadre dun projet de recherche, Smart, qui sintéresse globalement à la mise en place dun système déconomie circulaire autour dune innovation environnementale : les films de semi-forçage en plastique recyclé. Un [...]Article
A. Benaradj ; H. Boucherit ; R. Benniou ; S. Bouarfa |Dans la région sud de Naâma, lagro-système aride est construit et maintenu par la population locale du Ksar à partir dune gestion rigoureuse et équitable des ressources naturelles biologiques, édaphiques et hydriques. Lobjectif de cette étude[...]Article
This paper analyses the technical efficiency of arable farms in Serbia and its determinants using a two-stage double bootstrap Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) approach on the Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) data from 2014 and 2015 with spec[...]Article
Aim of the study: The sheep breeding sector in Turkey has lost its potential to become a highly competitive and efficient sector despite a number of policies being implemented over the years. Therefore, the objective of the study was to empiric[...]Article
Les espaces-test agricoles (ETA) sont des dispositifs novateurs et réversibles daccès au foncier qui permettent de tester le métier dagriculteur en conditions réelles avec un minimum de risques. Ils sont encore peu étudiés. Cet article sintér[...]Article
Depuis le milieu du XXe siècle, les périphéries désertiques égyptiennes sont devenues le lieu de projection de l'avenir de l'agriculture nationale. Une véritable frontière agro-désertique a émergé, se déplaçant à des rythmes inégaux au cours des[...]Article
In Mediterranean-climate regions, irrigated agriculture is especially vulnerable to the risk of hydrological drought, and irrigators are particularly concerned about the negative effects of water supply failures. This paper proposes a new index-[...]Article
The authors provide an overview and the analysis of the situation of agricultural holdings in the Republic of Serbia and Romania, with special emphasis on the importance and role of small and family farms in creating economic and social sustaina[...]Article
J. Schuler ; R. Adelhart Toorop ; M. Willaume ; A. Vermue ; N. Schläfke ; S. Uthes ; P. Zander ; W.A.H. Rossing |Regional impact studies are needed to explore possible adaptation options to climate change. We estimated impacts and adaptation options for future scenarios that feature different assumptions regarding climate, cropping pattern and access to ir[...]Article
The COVID-19 pandemic has had strong impact on the tourism market. As a result of the lockdown and the closing of borders, tourist traffic came to an abrupt halt. Agritourism is an important way of diversifying agriculture and rural areas. In ad[...]Article
La filière marocaine des fruits rouges a connu un essor consistant durant la dernière décennie, soutenue par la stratégie nationale agricole et tractée par lexpansion de la demande sur les marchés internationaux. Cependant, lévolution qua enr[...]Article
R. Sardaro ; P. La Sala ; L. Roselli |Farmland can supply a wide variety of ecosystem services, i.e. provision of food and fibre, as well as regulating, supporting, recreational, aesthetic and cultural services. In addition, farmland can be characterized by the presence of anthropic[...]Article
Good management of water resources requires a good allocation of their availability, especially in public irrigated schemes in Tunisia. This paper contributes to a better reallocation of available water resources at the farm and regional levels.[...]Article
Agricultural specialization has disconnected crop and livestock production in many farms and regions. As a result, crop farms are deficient in nitrogen to fertilize their crops, while livestock farms are deficient in proteins to feed their anima[...]Article
Collective action by farmers including the development of cooperatives is regarded as one of solutions to overcome low productivity. This study investigates the impact of agricultural cooperative on technical efficiency (TE) and total factor pro[...]Article
The conventionalization of organic agriculture has been described as a process in which organic agriculture increasingly adopts the features of conventional modes of production based on industrial farming methods. The increasing supply of organi[...]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
M.P.M. Meuwissen ; P.H. Feindt ; P. Midmore ; E. Wauters ; R. Finger ; F. Appel ; A. Spiegel ; E. Mathijs ; K.J.A.M. Termeer ; A. Balmann ; Y. de Mey ; P. Reidsma |Many farming systems in Europe are struggling to respond to accumulating economic, environmental, institutional and social challenges. From a resilience perspective, they need three distinct capacities to continue delivering products, income and[...]Article
The paper focuses on the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on some Italian farms. In particular, the aim is to investigate the consequences of the health emergency on diversified farms, their reactions, and their agricultural and rural policy nee[...]Article
V. Kypréos ; G. Lacquement ; F. Authier ; W. Ludwig |Cet article propose une analyse de la vulnérabilité des exploitants agricoles confrontés au risque de diminution de leau en contexte de changement climatique. Elle porte sur des petites régions du Roussillon, délimitée par le bassin versant de [...]Article
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Les circuits courts seraient l'avenir de l'agriculture. Dans l'idéal, sans doute. Mais la réalité du terrain témoigne de leurs limites et de leurs contraintes.Article
J. Popovic ; G. Kvrgic ; G. Coric ; J. Avakumovic ; D. Milosevic |The subject of the research is to explore the operational risks - the risk of emergencies and specific Coronavirus pandemic risk that are SMEs from agribusiness sector, from Western Balkan countries exposed to, and the significances of their eff[...]Article
This study examines the relative technical efficiency of mixed crop-livestock farming systems and assesses their economic performance between the Upper and Delta regions of Egypt. A non-parametric data envelopment analysis (DEA) method is empiri[...]Article
Resilience of food systems is being tested by the COVID-19 disruption. As with any severe disruption, collapse of some systems, innovation in others, and total reorganization of some will occur. Direct delivery of food, online farmers markets, c[...]Article
Social distancing and mobility restrictions adopted in Italy to deal with the COVID-19 emergency can also alter the operating conditions of the Italian agricultural labour market. The restrictions can limit the movement of temporary labour that [...]Article
J. Phillipson ; M. Gorton ; R. Turner ; M. Shucksmith ; K. Aitken-McDermott ; F. Areal ; P. Cowie ; S. Maioli ; R. McAreavey ; D.M. Souza Monteiro ; R. Newbery ; L. Panzone ; F. Rowe ; S. Shortall |This paper presents a rapid assessment of current and likely future impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak on rural economies given their socio-economic characteristics. Drawing principally on current evidence for the UK, as well as lessons from the 2[...]Article
Apulia has a considerable demand of irrigation water, however high inefficiency levels of the collective water networks force most of the regional farms to use groundwater, with a consequent worsening of its quality, as well as of soil and crops[...]