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In an increasingly competitive global market, Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) quality schemes serve as vital strategic tools for product differentiation and regional economic sustainability. This study examines the impact of PDO certificat[...]
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Artificial intelligence could transform agri-food supply chains, yet large firms dominate adoption while SMEs lag behind. Through 14 executive interviews across Spanish agri-food value chains, this study reveals that AI adoption depends not only[...]
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The transition toward circular economy (CE) models is increasingly presented as a pathway to greater sustainability in agri-food systems. However, the extent to which CE can foster deeper transformations in intensive farming regions remains a ma[...]
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This paper analyses how direct payments under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) affect the economic results, the echo-schemes implementation consumption and ecosystems services of agriculture in Extremadura (south-west Spain). We use a crop-l[...]
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This article explores how geographical indication organisations (GIOs) understand and explain geographical indications (GIs) as being a means to fostering agricultural and farming activities, improving rural communities and growing sustainabilit[...]
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Agriculture is one of the main drivers of water scarcity and water quality degradation. This study develops an agroeconomic model in two arid areas (Dalías in Spain and Azraq in Jordan), assessing how agricultural activity responds to different [...]
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This paper presents a novel approach to analyse the dynamics of farm economic and environmental performance employing latent Markov (LM) models. The approach is grounded in a conceptual framework linking farm performance dynamics to structural c[...]
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N. Cruz-Pérez ; C. Moujan ; J.S. Rodriguez-Alcántara ; I. La Jeunesse ; A. Garcia-Gil ; J.C. Santamarta |As an outermost region of Europe, the Canary Islands, with their limited territory and particular climatic conditions, are highly vulnerable to future rising temperatures linked to climate change. In particular, tropical crops-the main agricultu[...]
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G. Arbonès ; O. Mialyk ; L. De Stefano ; A. Garrido |Spanish agriculture has intensified since the latter half of the twentieth century, driven by the expansion of irrigation, crop specialization, and technological modernization. A key milestone in this process was the widespread modernization of [...]
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Agricultural cooperatives are vital to the Mediterranean region, enhancing farmers' market access, bargaining power, and innovation. However, they face significant challenges threatening their sustainability. This paper examines these challenges[...]
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Agricultural employment plays a critical role in food security and rural sustainability; however, it has experienced a sustained decline, largely driven by labor reallocation toward the service sector in Spain. Despite its relevance for public p[...]
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The European agricultural sector faces growing economic, environmental, and social challenges threatening farm viability, including market volatility, climate change, and crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Adapting to these pressures requires[...]
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High-resolution yield forecasting is essential for advancing precision agriculture and improving the sustainability of wheat and barley production. While most previous studies focus on field-scale predictions, pixel-level approaches are needed t[...]
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Crop yields are increasingly threatened by intensifying droughts in southern Europe, yet the long-term, spatially explicit quantification of yield response to agricultural drought remains limited. Remote sensing can address this gap by providing[...]
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G. Clemente-Orta ; L. González-Pulido ; J. Flores-Olivos ; P. Benyei ; D. López-García ; S. Palomo-Hierro ; A. Gómez-Ramos ; S. Cuevas ; J.L. Gabriel ; A. Lázaro-López ; T. García-Azcárate ; M. Díaz |The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) largely determines land use and has a great impact on biodiversity and human population distribution in Europe. Despite policy changes aimed at strengthening its environmental and social objectives, there is [...]
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This study advances the reconceptualization of Open municipal markets (OMMs) as networked ecosystems that connect food producers, vendors and citizenship across rural and urban contexts, sustaining short food supply chains and reinforcing territ[...]
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Agricultural carbon emissions within the European Union present complex systemic challenges requiring integrated approaches that balance environmental objectives with food security imperatives. This study examines systemic drivers of carbon emis[...]
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Aim of study: Land concentration is a silent process that is occurring across European farmland, producing negative impacts in terms of territorial balance and equity. This paper analyses land concentration in the olive-growing sector, exploring[...]
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Aim of study: To identify and characterize flash droughts (FD) in areas with rainfed cereal crops under Mediterranean conditions, analyzing their effects on cereal gross primary productivity (GPP), yield, and phenology from 2000-2023. Area of st[...]
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M.S. Céu ; R.M. Gaspar |Aim of study: Predict financial distress in agricultural firms, especially in small-scale agriculture, which dominates the agricultural sector. Area of study: Spain and Portugal. Material and methods: Analyzing 9,891 firms, six logistic regressi[...]
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Carbon and water footprint methodologies are widely used in agri-food systems, yet their organisational application, particularly in cooperatives, remains limited. This study addresses this gap by quantifying the carbon footprint (CF) and water [...]
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E. Lopez-Pérez ; J. Manzano-Juarez ; M.A. Jiménez-Bello ; A. García-Prats ; C. Sanchis-Ibor ; A. Rubio-Martín ; F.Z. Boubekri ; A. Kajji ; P. Tufoni ; L.M. Nunes ; M. Pulido-Velazquez |Irrigated agriculture in Mediterranean semi-arid regions is increasingly constrained by aquifer depletion and climate change. Enhancing water use efficiency in the irrigation of perennial crops is essential for long-term agricultural sustainabil[...]
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The Multi-Level Perspective (MLP) framework has been widely employed to analyze transitions in agri-food systems. However, its analytical capacity remains limited in addressing critical dimensions such as power asymmetries, territorial dynamics,[...]
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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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Over the past 60 years, the Spanish agricultural sector has undergone a profound transformation, evolving from a low-productivity system into a highly specialized and productive one. However, the production strategy that established Spain as "Eu[...]
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Olive oil is one of the most important products in the Spanish agri-food sector, with Spain accounting for 50 percent of world production. Despite Spain’s leadership in global olive oil production, the sector faces significant challenges in comm[...]
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O. Gava ; S. Sturiale ; M. Gallardo ; D.B. Guerrero ; D. Buyuktas ; G.E. Aslan ; A. Laarif ; T. Bouslama ; A. Navarro ; L. Incrocci ; F. Bartolini |Agriculture 4.0 technologies, including digital tools, e.g., the Internet of Things and Cloud Computing, promise significant environmental and economic benefits for intensive farming systems like greenhouses. However, their social impacts remain[...]
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Aim of study: This paper aims to analyse the current state of agricultural business models and identify the challenges hindering the agroecological transition in the Axarquia region. Area of study: Southern Spain-Axarquia region. Material and me[...]
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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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E. Tobajas ; I. Bartomeus ; A. Magrach |Maintaining stable agricultural production is a critical challenge for food security. Stable yields depend not only on climatic variables, but also on agricultural landscape management. While agricultural intensification can increase productivit[...]
