Juillet-Août 2023
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While pesticides are essential to agriculture and food systems to sustain current production levels, they also lead to significant environmental impacts. The use of pesticides is constantly increasing globally, driven mainly by a further intensi[...]Article
K. Deconinck ; M. Jansen ; C. Barisone |Powerful long-term drivers are increasing both the demand and supply of quantified environmental impact information in food systems. The trend is fast (with many initiatives underway) and furious (presenting a confusing landscape) but has so far[...]Article
The Mediterranean is the scene of numerous geopolitical tensions which are reflected in the agricultural sector, a highly strategic but at the same time fragile sector. The paper carries out a review of the geopolitics problems and food system [...]Article
Historically, pandemics lead to labor shortages, and the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020-21 proved to be no different. While there are many explanations for supply-chain issues reported in a number of industries, the proximate cause for ongoing proble[...]Article
A. Wood ; E. Moberg ; K. Curi-Quinto ; P. Van Rysselberge ; E. Röös |Dietary guidelines are a primary tool for promoting healthier and more sustainable diets. Despite several examples of dietary guidelines that consider - to various degrees - aspects of environmental sustainability, there is currently no framewor[...]Article
H. Gao ; L. Zhangzhong ; W. Zheng ; G. Chen |The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) indicated that irrigation technology is the key to improving food security. However, the current restricted agricultural water and land resources limit the agricultural production system, and the press[...]Article
Achieving a coherent set of food-related policies is a challenge for policymakers worldwide, as food matters are addressed at more than one level of governance and across several policy domains. Policies in different domains can sustain each oth[...]Article
La Pac est obsolète. Il faut une autre politique qui repose sur une philosophie différente acceptée par les agriculteurs et la société civile.Article
Having long been confined to the role of family farm helper, women now make up more than a quarter of farm managers in France. Alongside that, the agricultural world needs to transition towards more sustainable practices and models. Inadequate o[...]Article
P.D. Wagner ; S. Kumar ; N. Fohrer |There is a common scientific understanding that global change impact analysis, mitigation, and adaptation require interdisciplinary work. Integrated modeling could help to address the challenges associated with the impacts of global change. Part[...]Article
Les auteurs partent du constat quen réponse aux spécificités de la recherche sur les problèmes ayant trait à lenvironnement, au développement durable et à la transition écologique et sociale nécessité de les aborder en tenant compte de[...]Article
The present study investigates the factors that might contribute influencing Member States decision to promote the adoption of crop diversification practices through their provisional National Strategic Plans for implementing the 2023-2027 Commo[...]Article
H. Saadi ; K. Debabeche ; F. Traore |Knowing the water needs of the date palm is essential, not only for its optimal production, but also for the management of water resources. This study aims to evaluate the irrigation performance of the date palm production system in the region o[...]Article
The global warming fight should focus on agriculture, especially on olive crops, due to their potential role in combating it. One of the leading olive oil-producing countries is Turkey; therefore, evaluating and quantifying the environmental imp[...]Article
R.A. Wittwer ; V.H. Klaus ; E. Miranda Oliveira ; Q. Sun ; Y. Liu ; A.K. Gilgen ; N. Buchmann ; M.G.A. van der Heijden |CONTEXT: Climate change increasingly threatens food security, particularly through prolonged phases of drought. It is therefore important to evaluate and develop arable cropping systems with an enhanced capability to withstand severe drought eve[...]Article
The present study aims to support the Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services (MAES) implementation in Greece, by synthesizing an indicator that could be used for abiotic attribute assessments and specifically for geodiversity. S[...]Article
A. Quisumbing ; S. Cole ; M. Elias ; S. Faas ; A. Galiè ; H. Malapit ; R. Meinzen-Dick ; E. Myers ; G. Seymour ; J. Twyman |This paper addresses women's empowerment in agriculture, innovations in its measurement, and emerging evidence. We discuss the evolution of the conceptualization and measurement of women's empowerment and gender equality since 2010. Using a gend[...]Article
La Méditerranée na pas lattention stratégique quelle mérite. Or, les enjeux agricoles, alimentaires et environnementaux sy intensifient. Où se situent les leviers pour combattre cette dégradation continue ?Article
Plusieurs matières actives de pesticides homologuées en Algérie sont d'utilisation agricole. Ce-pendant, leur usage immodéré peut avoir des conséquences néfastes sur son utilisateur, d'autant plus si l'agriculteur ne respecte pas les mesures d'h[...]Article
A. Rodriguez ; A. Sanz-Cobena ; M. Ruiz-Ramos ; E. Aguilera ; M. Quemada ; G. Billen ; J. Garnier ; L. Lassaletta |Along its route through the agro-food system nitrogen (N) can be wasted, heightening diverse environmental problems. Geopolitical instabilities affect prices of N fertilisers and livestock feed, challenging production systems and increasing thei[...]Article
The past decade has seen the transition of agricultural economics from perceived irrelevance to being seen as key to saving the world from an array of grand challenges. These challenges include global climate change, non-communicable diseases, h[...]Article
This article discusses the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in providing human-like intelligence from data to support intelligent decision-making and proposes a few researchable issues for addressing challenges making AI useful in agric[...]Article
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Dans le plan France 2030, une enveloppe de près de trois milliards deuros est prévue pour décarboner et accroître la productivité de lagriculture. Les objectifs sont ambitieux, mais il faut veiller à ce quils ne soient pas entravés par des ph[...]Article
Ce numéro paraît en tout début dété, alors même que de nombreuses régions françaises sont soumises à des aléas climatiques depuis déjà plusieurs mois (sécheresses et incendies précoces ), rappelant que le changement climatique est une réalité e[...]Article
P. Mérel ; Z. Qin ; R.J. Sexton |Public policies increasingly support the expansion of organic agriculture as part of a menu of food and environmental initiatives. A little-studied yet crucial element of such expansion, especially in light of scientific evidence on lower yields[...]Article
Drawing on Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe's discourse theory of hegemony, the paper introduces a chain of equivalence that articulates discourses such as commons-based peer production, partner state and ethical market entities around th[...]Article
The issue of food loss and waste is vital for minimising resource consumption and CO2 emissions. In particular, reducing fruit and vegetable loss and waste would contribute to keeping the food system within planetary boundaries. At the same time[...]Article
Just like any other businesspeople, farmers have to take decisions every day that are crucial for the survival of their farms. They often wonder Is the structure of my farm competitive and sustainable in time? Should I expand its size or modify[...]Article
Organisé tous les dix ans par le ministère de l'Agriculture, le recensement agricole concerne toutes les exploitations agricoles, même les plus petites. Cette opération statistique de grande ampleur dresse un portrait instantané et détaillé de l[...]