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Common pitfalls in evaluating model performance and strategies for avoidance in agricultural studies
C.P.J. Chen ; R.R. White ; R. Wright |Predictive modeling is a cornerstone of data-driven research and decision-making in precision agriculture, yet achieving robust, interpretable, and reproducible model evaluations remains challenging. This study addresses two central issues in mo[...]![]()
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B.T. Baris ; S.M. Marselis ; G.H. Ros ; A. van Doorn ; J.W. Erisman |Key Performance Indicator (KPI) methodologies have emerged as potent tools for estimating sustainability performance in agriculture. With the proliferation of data availability, there is a growing opportunity to conduct sustainability assessment[...]![]()
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This study examines the impact of structural characteristics of agricultural holdings on their agricultural performance and contribution to rural development in EU countries over the past decade to identify potential measures to enhance rural de[...]![]()
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Dans les oasis du Sud-Est du Maroc, les organisations de développement local ont souvent occupé une place centrale dans le développement rural. Au cours des deux dernières décennies, leur nombre a connu un accroissement remarquable malgré les dé[...]![]()
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Digital innovation in agriculture has become a powerful force in the modern world as it revolutionizes the agricultural sector and improves the sustainability and efficacy of farming practices. In this context, the study examines the effects of [...]![]()
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Businesses may face different challenges in the realization and management of supply chain activities. To cope with these challenges and be successful in supply chain management, companies need supply chain strategies that are suitable for their[...]![]()
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L. Ouahi ; M. Ait Hou ; L. Camanzi ; P. Prosperi ; Y. El Ghormli ; F. Massimiliano ; M. Anastasios ; O. El Dahan |This article presents a theoretical model developed for the analysis of supply chain systems of fruit and vegetables in the Mediterranean Clusters, according to MED-LINKS project, including the drivers determining their organisational characteri[...]![]()
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P. Prosperi ; Y. Soltanpour ; S. Ahmadi Kaliji ; L. Ouahi ; M. Ait Hou ; C. Achillas ; H. Ahmed ; D. Aidonis ; L. Bartoli ; M. De Rosa ; A. Ghannouchi ; J. Harm ; E.D. Lioutas ; T. Terilli ; L. Camanzi |Fruit and vegetables play a crucial role in ensuring food and nutrition security, and developing more sustainable value chains in agriculture and the agri-food sector. To support a greater supply of fruit and vegetables, small farmers productio[...]![]()
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Mediterranean cropping systems, characterised by continuous cereal cropping, are largely dependent on synthetic inputs, such as N fertilisers. On the other hand, they face difficult pedoclimatic conditions, exacerbated by climate change. Diversi[...]![]()
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T.B. Diop ; T.B. Diop ; S. Blancard ; S. Legras ; S. Marchand ; L. Védrine |The agricultural detrimental effects on the environment are a source of concern. Public mea-sures, such as agri-environmental schemes (AES), have been designed to incentivize farmers to adopt more sound environmental practices on the farm. In th[...]![]()
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The development of agriculture in the worlds arid regions has always faced specific economic and environmental constraints. This study aims to evaluate the performance of the olive oil value chain in the semi-arid zones of Algeria (Tiaret); by [...]![]()
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Agroecology integrates science, social movements, and agricultural practices, playing a central role in the sustainability of food systems. It addresses agroecosystems and food systems holistically; however, defining whether a farm is agroecolog[...]![]()
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Conservation agriculture, based on direct seeding, offers an ecological production method based on an integrated and sustainable management of mulch and soil resources. The techno-economic and environmental impacts of this production alternative[...]![]()
Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
R. Jalkh ; A. Bouzid ; G. Siam ; T. Lahrech ; C. Sidya Fall ; I. Zouari ; D. Pollicino ; E. Lemaitre-Curri ; O. Bessaoud ; T. Abdelhakim ; M. Requier-Desjardins | Montpellier [France] : CIHEAM-IAMM | NATAE Project | 2024This deliverable was built collectively by all the Algerian, Egyptian, Moroccan, Mauritanian and Tunisian partners under the responsibility of the project coordination team, and three experts, one Egyptian, and two international experts: it is c[...]![]()
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O. Coca ; D. Creanga ; S. Viziteu ; I.S. Bruma ; S. Gavril |In the context of the increase in energy prices and, as a consequence, on other inputs on the global and European market, the study aims to analyze the performance of the European Union's agriculture through the lens of the correlations and link[...]![]()
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The new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for the period 2023–2027 commits farmers towards achieving ambitious environmental objectives through farm organization and management. This European agricultural policy has adapted to the contempor[...]![]()
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This study assesses inputs use efficiency of durum wheat farmers, subscribed under a common Agricultural Decision Support System (ADSS), especially designed by Barilla and HORTA for this cultivation. Data Envelopment Analysis was the main analys[...]![]()
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M. Kull ; M. Weckroth ; H. Vihinen ; A. Hiltunen ; L. Niskanen ; R. Ysebaert ; M. Guérois ; J. Balagué ; J. Hopkins ; D. Miller ; M. Stjernberg ; C. Tapia ; I. Georgieva ; I. McCallum ; M. Hofer ; A. Kurdys-Kujawska ; L. Chasset ; L. Depontailler ; H. Voepel ; B. Martins ; M. Doval Ruiz ; P. Jain ; T. Berchoux | 2023Through collaboration with and input from regional, national, and international data providers, Living Labs, and statistical offices, we evaluated the performance and costs associated with acquiring data relevant for rural territories at various[...]![]()
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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[...]![]()
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W. Paas ; G. van de Ven ; M. Requier-Desjardins ; E. Lemaitre-Curri ; H. Belhouchette ; N. Benaissa ; M. Comptour ; A. Derkimba ; G. Echchgadda ; Y. Lecoq ; A. Moulaï ; F. Rachidi ; C. Sidya-Fall ; I. Zouari ; K. Boudedja ; M.R. Bteich ; G. Calabrese ; A. Daoudi ; M. Devkota ; F. El Hadad-Gauthier ; A. Frija ; S.-A. Hosseini-Yekani ; R. Jalkh ; C. Kleinermann ; C. Kleisiari ; M. Samy Mohamed Nawar ; M. Reinhard-Kolempas ; G. Vlontzos ; P. Zander ; P. Reidsma | Montpellier [France] : CIHEAM-IAMM | NATAE Project | 2023This document provides a starting point for the organization of NATAE Living Labs (LL) in North Africa. NATAE Living Labs provide an innovative governance structure for agricultural research and agricultural systems to identify, test, adapt an[...]![]()
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Cereal, oilseed, and protein (COP) production is an important sector contributing to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Tunisia. COP farms often diversify their production patterns to stabilize their income sources and spread production ris[...]![]()
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Cet article questionne la construction de la performance globale des exploitations agricoles en Circuits courts et de proximité (CCP) à partir des attentes des agriculteurs engagés dans ces circuits. L'analyse repose sur l'objectivation du disco[...]![]()
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B. Arru ; R. Furesi ; P. Pulina ; P. Sau ; F.A. Madau |Agriculture and the agri-food industry are central to fostering economic growth and the Sustainable Development Goals targets. However, to meet the worlds future development, it is necessary to make the agri-food system more resource-efficient[...]![]()
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The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between farm size and farm performance in Algeria. Unlike most previous studies, this preliminary study uses a large dataset comprising 26 735 farmers in Biskra region. Two farming sectors[...]![]()
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The purpose of this study is twofold: firstly, to provide a literature review of sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) critical factors, practices and performance; and secondly, to develop a comprehensive and testable model of SSCM in the f[...]![]()
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D. Masseroni ; F. Gangi ; A. Galli ; R. Ceriani ; C. De Gaetani ; C. Gandolfi |Border irrigation is one of the most ancient but, at the same time, still widely applied irrigation methods across the world. Due to the intrinsic characteristics of the method, the water volumes involved are often difficult to measure and this [...]![]()
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Les questions de compétitivité de lagriculture française et de notre souveraineté alimentaire ressurgissent dans un nouveau contexte de changement climatique que lon se propose déclairer ici, en orientant le projecteur sur quatre des dimensio[...]![]()
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G.K. Abebe ; A. Traboulsi ; M. Aoun |The future of food value chains has increasingly been reliant on the wider adoption of sustainable farming practices that include organic agriculture. Organic farming in developed countries is standardized and occupies a niche in agro-food syste[...]![]()
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Irrigated durum wheat is a staple food crop that occupies important areas in Tunisia. However, its performance remains weak, with an average national yield of no more than 7 tons ha−1 and low profitability. Overall, on-farm wheat productio[...]![]()
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Wine production has food safety hazards. A Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) system makes it possible to identify, evaluate, and control significant food safety hazards throughout the wine production process. The Prerequisites Progr[...]