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CONTEXT The yield gap-the difference between potential and actual yield-represents a fundamental challenge in agriculture. Closing this gap is crucial for increasing the productivity of arable land, thereby ensuring sustainable food security wit[...]
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M.A. Dipu ; J. Checco ; L. Williams ; Y. Sultanbawa ; N.A. Jones ; A. Abdul Aziz |CONTEXT While there are thousands of native food plants worldwide, only four major crops account for 50 % of global primary crop production. This trend underscores a troubling erosion of agricultural diversity and the systematic sidelining of na[...]
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Agroecology is still a marginal approach to agricultural development in Africa when compared to industrial approaches, despite growing evidence of its potential to address core challenges of food insecurity, poverty, and soil degradation. This p[...]
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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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Collectively owned and controlled by farm producers, co-operatives have been prominent and successful in many countries. The empirical literature on co-operatives is extensive, part of which considers the various determinants of co-operative mem[...]
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Taxes on agricultural inputs such as fertilizers and pesticides are often discussed, but there are large knowledge gaps as existing evidence on the functioning, experiences and limitations is outdated and scattered. We fill this gap by synthesiz[...]
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Machine learning (ML), especially deep learning (DL), is gaining popularity in the agroecosystem modelling community due to its ability to improve the efficiency of computationally intensive tasks. By reviewing previous modelling studies using t[...]
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Livestock farming is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, leading to calls for reduced meat consumption and production. However, existing research often overlooks the specificities of pastoralism, an extensive form of livestock farmi[...]
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K.T. Erekalo ; M. Gemtou ; M. Kornelis ; S.M. Pedersen ; T. Christensen ; S. Denver |The transition to climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is essential for sustainable food production, yet adoption varies widely due to differences in farmers' experiences, motivations, and constraints. Following an extended Theory of Planned Behavior[...]
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L.S. Kyrgiakos ; D.D. Tosiliani ; A. Angelopoulos ; V. Bonomelli ; G. Kleftodimos ; M. Vasileiou ; C. Kleisiari ; A. Oikonomou ; P. Prosperi ; H. Belhouchette ; G. Vlontzos |The agricultural sector in the Mediterranean Basin is the largest consumer of water, using 70% of freshwater resources for crop irrigation, which accounts for 85% of the region’s agricultural output. With climate change and population growth exp[...]
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S.M. Sundstrom ; T. Awada ; E.M. Bennett ; B. Bestelmeyer ; J. Hodbod ; A. Pacheco ; S. Spiegal ; C.R. Allen |Context - Industrialized approaches to agriculture have prioritized stability, efficiency and productivity, which has masked underlying vulnerabilities in our capacity to produce and access food, fiber and fuel, and to maintain farming livelihoo[...]
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Y. Li ; J. Helfenstein ; R. Swart ; C. Levers ; F. Mohr ; V. Diogo ; M. Bürgi ; T.G. Williams ; R. Zafeiriou ; A. Zarina ; J. Ammann ; V. Rolo ; P.H. Verburg ; M. Beckmann ; J. Hernik ; T. Kizos ; F. Herzog |Agroecological and technological innovations are two important approaches in the transition towards agricultural sustainability. We lack knowledge about how current agricultural contexts may influence future development pathways and the relative[...]
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In the context of the most recent reform of the European Common Agricultural Policy (2023-2027), new voluntary environment-friendly measures have been introduced. These measures, termed eco-schemes, represent one-year arrangements with limited r[...]
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S. Wunder ; C. Fraccaroli ; E. Varela ; S. Bruzzese ; M. Termansen |Agri-environmental schemes (AES), a subtype of payments for ecosystem services (PES), aim to address Europe's environmental and climate objectives by incentivising farmers to maintain or shift to farming practices that deliver additional ecosyst[...]
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L. Regni ; P. Sdringola ; B. Torquati ; N. Evangelisti ; M. Chiorri ; L. Arcioni ; P. Proietti |The productive sectors related to agriculture have the potential to contribute significantly to the energy transition. The paper describes an in-depth investigation on the extra virgin olive oil production towards the decarbonization of the sect[...]
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Regenerative Organic Agriculture (ROAg) can have several beneficial effects on soil health and the delivery of important soil ecosystem services. Yet, the net effect of multiple ROAg practices (i.e. minimum soil disturbance, crop rotation, cover[...]
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CONTEXT In Europe, the ever-increasing disconnection between crop and livestock production generates major environmental externalities. Opposing this trend, a few pioneering farmers have reintegrated (i.e. intentionally organized the return of) [...]
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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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I. El Fartassi ; A.E. Milne ; B. Oulaid ; Y. Bezrhoud ; H. Metcalfe ; V. Alonso Chavez ; K. Coleman ; A. Diarra ; R. El Alami ; J. Prout ; T. Waine ; J. Zawadzka ; R. Corstanje |We developed a model-based framework to support land-use and management decision-making. This framework integrates data and models to support an assessment of scenarios related to crop choices and irrigation management. The framework includes th[...]
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The agri-food system is faced with numerous challenges of sustainability, calling for the improved evaluation of rural development projects. However, a gap exists in the comprehension of the application of both objective and subjective indicator[...]
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Sustainable intensification of agriculture has been proposed as a desirable solution to meet human needs while protecting the environment. However, due to varying concepts of sustainability and intensification, the meaning and means of intensify[...]
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Z. Bouswir ; S. Er-Raki ; S. Khabba ; J. Ezzahar ; H. Ait Ben ahmed ; Z. Rafi ; A. Chehbouni |Agricultural water management in arid and semi-arid regions faces significant challenges, exacerbated by climate change and rising food demand. To address this, the study proposes a strategy for tailoring the irrigation requirements of winter wh[...]
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J.C. Silva ; K.L. Machado ; A.F. Silva ; R. Dias ; V.R. Bodnar ; W.O. Vieira ; M.A. Moreno-Pizani ; J.D. Ramos ; I. Pauli ; L.C. Costa |The global food production sector is under immense pressure due to rapid population growth and climate change, demanding innovative solutions for food security and sustainability. This review explores innovative advancements in agriculture and f[...]
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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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The study explores stakeholder perspectives on the future adoption of agroecological farming practices in Crete over the ten-year period (2020–2030). The aim is to understand the potential effects of such practices on various environmental and s[...]
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This study assesses local stakeholders' perceptions regarding how a Mediterranean cereal-based cropping system could transition to a more sustainable production, focusing on the identification of the most suitable alternatives for their diversif[...]
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Soil health is the cornerstone of sustainable agriculture, serving as the foundation for crop productivity, environmental resilience, and long-term ecosystem stability. Contemporary agricultural methods, characterized by excessive pesticide and [...]
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This research focuses on evaluating labour remuneration for farmers implementing agroecological systems. Agroecological systems require a greater investment in labour than conventional systems, but offer the prospect of higher prices, particular[...]
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The decline in the young population in rural areas has led to a shortage of skilled labor in agriculture. While the use of technology and capital is often suggested as a solution, it may not be sufficient, especially with the aging rural populat[...]
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This paper explores the transformative potential of Foundation Models (FMs) in agriculture, driven by the need for efficient and intelligent decision support systems in the face of growing global population and climate change. It begins by outli[...]
