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S. Moakes ; P. Oggiano ; J. Landert ; C. Pfeifer ; L. de Baan |Context Agroecological innovations are seen as solutions to reduce environmental impacts of agriculture but can potentially lead to trade-offs with food production. Appropriate tools are needed to better understand synergies and trade-offs among[...]
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C. Calafat-Marzal ; N. Roig-Tierno ; F.J. Cervera ; A. Gallego-Salguero ; J.M. García-Alvarez-Coque |The ageing rural population and the decline in generational renewal in agriculture pose structural challenges. This study examines how farm-internal factors (farm structure and income generation) and contextual socioeconomic conditions (business[...]
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A. Arzeni ; C. Cardillo ; R. Henke ; R. Sardone |This paper analyses the prevailing entrepreneurial profiles within Italy’s professional agricultural sector, using data from the 7th Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) Agricultural Census, 2020. Access to micro-data from the comple[...]
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The relationship between farm size and performance remains a central but contested issue in agricultural economics. While existing studies tend to classify this relationship (positive, inverse, or neutral), they rarely explore the underlying mec[...]
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S. Falasco ; G. Ferla ; B. Mura ; P. Caputo |Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play a crucial role in the sustainability of the agricultural sector, particularly in regions like Italy, where farmers are usually small-scale, family-run and highly diverse in production practices. Despite t[...]
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The generational renewal in family farms represents a pressing challenge for the sustainability of family farming, and agriculture more broadly. However, very few studies have investigated whether and how farm succession stimulates more sustaina[...]
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E. Moretti ; M. Loreau ; M. Benzaquen |The intensification of European agriculture, characterized by increasing farm sizes, landscape simplification and reliance on synthetic pesticides, remains a key driver of biodiversity decline. While many studies have investigated this phenomeno[...]
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Assessing the agricultural sustainability of farms is challenging, since it involves various aspects that can change over time and differ by location. This paper develops a composite index to evaluate the sustainability of cereal farming in Cata[...]
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F. Hakimi ; L. El Kihal ; M. El Janati ; I. Ahmad ; M. Arabi ; M. Farooq |Morocco's agriculture is increasingly constrained by climate change, water scarcity, and soil degradation, limiting the effectiveness of conventional farming. Permaculture offers a promising alternative, yet its sustainability in the Moroccan co[...]
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The agriculture sector is increasingly challenged to maintain productivity and sustainability amidst environmental, marketplace, and geopolitical pressures. While precision agriculture enhances physical production, the financial resilience of ag[...]
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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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Smallholder farmers are key to achieving a more resilient and inclusive process of rural transformation in the developing world. This article reflects on trends in farm size and the implications for the viability of small-scale producers across [...]
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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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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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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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A. Erdogdu ; F. Dayi ; F. Yildiz ; A. Yanik ; F. Ganji |This study presents a novel approach to managing the cost–time–quality trade-off in modern agriculture by integrating fuzzy logic with a genetic algorithm. Agriculture faces significant challenges due to climate variability, economic constraints[...]
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This research focused on the development of small farms, which in many countries form the basis of the agricultural sector. The specifics of this type of farm, as well as the way in which they operate, influence the possibilities for these farms[...]
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Promoting a sustainable economy through the digital and ecological transition of companies is one of the challenges of our century. By improving processes along the agri-food supply chains and enhancing the data generated in every single area of[...]
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This study evaluates the environmental impacts and productivity of a continuous durum wheat cropping system under three sowing dates and two water regimes, i.e., rainfed and irrigation at flowering in the Mediterranean context, specifically in t[...]
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The contribution of organic farming to sustainability in its different environmental, economic, and societal facets underlines the importance of studying the viability of this type of farming and the factors that influence it. This work focuses [...]
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In recent years, frequent drought events in Konya, one of Türkiye's most important cereal production centres, have led to increased pressure on water and soil resources, resulting in yield losses, particularly in wheat production. Alternative yi[...]
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M.-B. Magrini, coord. ; R.-J. Aubin-Brouté, coord. ; Z. Bouamra-Mechemache, coord. ; G. Marty, coord. ; A. Vignes, coord. | Versailles [France] : Editions Quae | Synthèses | 2025Face aux enjeux de compétitivité, de formation des prix et de répartition de la valeur, la contractualisation suscite des débats récurrents. Cet ouvrage propose une analyse approfondie des usages et impacts des contrats dans la construction des [...]
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M. Chebly | 2025Le secteur agrumicole du Cap Bon, en Tunisie, est aujourd’hui confronté à des pressions croissantes liées à la rareté de l’eau et aux coûts énergétiques élevés. Dans ce contexte, le recours aux énergies renouvelables, notamment l’énergie solaire[...]
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A. Carbone ; F. Carillo ; P. Ciaian ; R. Sardone ; F. Antonioli ; J.T. Cardona |The endurance and vitality of European agriculture are threatened by the aging of farmers, together with the lack of generational change. The small share of young farmers also impacts on the innovative capacity and competitiveness of the sector.[...]
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A. Prentzas ; A. Prentzas ; T. Bournaris ; S. Nastis ; C. Moulogianni ; G. Vlontzos |This paper investigates the efficacy of weather derivatives as a risk management tool in the agricultural sector of Naousa, Greece, focusing on tree crops sensitive to temperature variations. The specific purpose is to assess how effectively wea[...]
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A. Sattar ; C. Brown ; M. Rounsevell ; P. Alexander |CONTEXT Egyptian agriculture is challenged by increasing demands from a rapidly expanding population, and insufficient water and arable land resources, exacerbated by the expected impact of climate change further reducing these resources. Recent[...]
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Le numérique est souvent considéré comme un levier pour renforcer la durabilité des exploitations agricoles. Pourtant, ses effets sont controversés. L’article les analyse grâce à une enquête originale menée auprès de 157 maraîchers. Le numérique[...]
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To favor transition towards sustainable agricultural systems, the agricultural sector needs to reduce its dependence on external inputs. From an ecological economics perspective, this requires the simultaneous fulfillment of a gross energy surpl[...]
