Challenges and potential pathways towards sustainable agriculture crop production: A systematic review to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs)

Soil and Tillage Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 248, P. 106442 - 106442

Published: Jan. 11, 2025

Language: Английский

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Community Readiness for Agro Living Lab (ALL) Projects: Factors Influencing Engagement of Young Urban Residents

Agriculture, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(1), P. 94 - 94

Published: Jan. 3, 2025

The aim of this research is to analyze the drivers young urban residents’ readiness actively participate in agro living lab (ALL) projects, contributing sustainable and resilient systems. This study based on a literature review survey conducted among students from selected universities Kraków. Using factor analysis regression trees, profiles individuals most inclined ALL projects were identified. included wide range variables, such as education, proximity agriculture, perception various sociodemographic characteristics. These findings indicate that engage strongly associated with respondents’ field study, interests, individual experiences. Moreover, participants positive attitudes toward agriculture personal relationships farmers more likely express ALLs. results provide new insights into social conditions influencing participation offer valuable guidance for developing strategies promote active engagement populations food initiatives.

Language: Английский

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Agricultural Extension for Adopting Technological Practices in Developing Countries: A Scoping Review of Barriers and Dimensions

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(9), P. 3555 - 3555

Published: April 24, 2024

This scoping review employed the PRISMA-ScR framework to dissect complexities of technological extension in agriculture within developing nations, where varying socio-economic, cultural, and environmental facets deeply influence strategies. Our study aimed identify expand upon existing knowledge critical factors—both challenges opportunities—that affect efficacy agricultural extension, with a focus on contextual variations. To achieve this, we conducted comprehensive relevant academic contributions from 2013 onwards. included articles, reviews, conference proceedings, book chapters, data papers. analysis focused scrutinizing interaction dynamics between personnel farmers, adaptation technologies local contexts, significance cross-sector collaboration. Through bibliometric analysis, provide synthesis 32 pertinent records. findings advocate for paradigm shift traditional linear transfer more encompassing approach that values bidirectional communication, cultural awareness, active involvement farming communities. We argue practices are attuned dynamics, promote long-term economic sustainability, informed by theoretical perspectives can refine design systems models. posits enhancement sustainable technology adoption lies profound reform systems. Such should operational models inclusive, adaptive, acutely complex realities farmers emerging economies. integrative, systemic, holistic proposes bolster sustainability rural development.

Language: Английский

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Guidance on farmer participation in the design, testing and scaling of agricultural innovations

Agricultural Systems, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 218, P. 104006 - 104006

Published: May 30, 2024

Despite accelerated developments in agricultural innovations, there has been a limited progress their adoption by smallholder farmers, especially the Global South. Innovations are not adequately reaching and new technologies often unsuitable for or overall innovation landscape is discouraging deployment of innovations at scale. The methodological approaches to designing, testing scaling play an important role. Involving farmers process from start increases likelihood them being more relevant having higher chance adoption. Whereas much literature on participatory approaches, guidance choosing appropriate level farmer participation across process. This study aims develop practical researchers, development agents project managers how choose approach with suitable according levels readiness use. Relevant scientific design, research was reviewed, followed compiling lessons learned selected vegetable projects implemented World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg) Asia Africa. A list generated, various participation. simple guiding framework then developed participation, use innovations. Examples application proposed given case studies. Based review experience WorldVeg, we believe it critical right based ready local setting. dimension largely overlooked earlier frameworks generally recommends increasing technology In addition, consultation early design should also be strengthened, co-design locally systems' must considered when researching guidance, experiences provided this paper will useful scholars, agents, funders who aim test scale inclusive responsible way.

Language: Английский

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Dynamic food procurement and cross-sectoral tensions: The practical and contractual complexities of digitizing local school food supply

Food and Foodways, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 22

Published: March 26, 2025

Language: Английский

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Extensión agrícola para la adopción de prácticas tecnológicas en países en desarrollo: una revisión exploratoria de los obstáculos y sus dimensiones

Palmas, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 45(3)

Published: Feb. 26, 2025

Esta revisión exploratoria utilizó el marco PRISMA-ScR para analizar las complejidades de la extensión tecnológica en agricultura países desarrollo, donde diversas facetas socioeconómicas, culturales y ambientales influyen profundamente sus estrategias. El objetivo este estudio es identificar ampliar conocimiento existente los factores críticos, tanto dificultades como oportunidades, que afectan eficacia agrícola con un enfoque variaciones contextuales. Para ello, se realizó una exhaustiva contribuciones académicas relevantes a partir 2013. Esto incluyó artículos, reseñas, actas conferencias, capítulos libros documentos datos. análisis centró dinámica interacción entre personal agricultores, adaptación tecnologías contextos locales importancia colaboración intersectorial. A través del bibliométrico presenta síntesis 32 registros pertinentes. Los hallazgos proponen cambio paradigma transferencia lineal tradicional más completo valore comunicación bidireccional, conciencia cultural participación comunidades agrícolas locales. Se aboga por prácticas estén sintonía ambiental, promuevan sostenibilidad económica largo plazo informadas perspectivas teóricas puedan refinar diseño sistemas modelos extensión. plantea mejora adopción tecnología sostenible pasa profunda reforma Tal debe centrarse operativos inclusivos, adaptativos complejas realidades agricultores economías emergentes. Este integrador, sistémico holístico propone impulsar desarrollo rural.

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Collaborative Adaptive Management in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem: A Rangeland Living Laboratory at the US Sheep Experiment Station

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(7), P. 3086 - 3086

Published: March 31, 2025

Social conflict over rangeland-use priorities, especially near protected areas, has long pitted environmental and biodiversity conservation interests against livestock livelihoods. Social–ecological limits management adaptation creativity while reinforcing social disciplinary divisions. It can also reduce rancher access to land negatively affect wildlife conservation. Communities increasingly expect research organizations address complex dynamics improve opportunities for multiple ecosystem service delivery on rangelands. In the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE), an area of western US, long-standing disagreements among actors who argue use those prioritize are limiting ranching Researchers at USDA-ARS US Sheep Experiment Station (USSES) along with University societal partners responding these challenges using a collaborative adaptive (CAM) methodology. The USSES Rangeland Collaboratory is living laboratory project leveraging resources federal range sheep ranch operating across sagebrush steppe ecosystems in Clark County, Idaho, montane/subalpine landscapes Beaverhead Montana. places stakeholders, including ranchers, groups, government managers, decision-making seat participatory case study. This involves planning related grazing livestock–wildlife decisions two ranch-scale rangeland scenarios, one modeled after traditional operation second, more intensified no summer ranges. We discuss extent which CAM approach creates multi-directional learning participants evaluate trade-offs preferred systems through research. system where needs goals various misaligned spatiotemporal, disciplinary, social–ecological scales, structure methods focus knowledge creation.

Language: Английский

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The use of living labs to advance agro-ecological theory in the transition towards sustainable land use: A tale of two polders

Environmental Impact Assessment Review, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 108, P. 107588 - 107588

Published: June 24, 2024

Language: Английский

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Transformação digital na agricultura: Impactos da Internet das Coisas (IoT) na eficiência produtiva e sustentabilidade

LUMEN ET VIRTUS, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15(38), P. 1573 - 1581

Published: July 31, 2024

A Internet das Coisas (Internet of Things - IoT) está revolucionando a agricultura ao conectar sensores e dispositivos que monitoram gerenciam condições de cultivo em tempo real. Este artigo investiga como IoT aumenta eficiência produtiva sustentabilidade, otimizando o uso recursos água fertilizantes promovendo práticas agrícolas precisas. Por meio uma revisão integrativa literatura, este estudo destaca os benefícios proporcionados pela IoT, evidenciando melhorias significativas na produtividade agrícola, bem notável redução dos impactos ambientais. Adicionalmente, são discutidas as implicações econômicas sociais da adoção dessas tecnologias, ressaltando pode contribuir para sustentabilidade longo prazo resiliência frente às mudanças climáticas.

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Living labs as orchestrators in the regional innovation ecosystem: a conceptual framework

Journal of Responsible Innovation, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11(1)

Published: Oct. 21, 2024

This research explores the conceptual integration of Living Labs (LLs) into Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE) to understand their potential as facilitators Responsible Innovation. While previous studies explored role Labs, they lack comprehensive strategies for addressing wicked problems. A framework is developed main role, detailed functions, and key elements integration. Seven expert interviews were conducted develop framework, using Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (imec) within Flemish empirical context. The findings emphasise central orchestrators, enabling user-centric innovation, real-world experimentation, stakeholder engagement. We identify four that facilitate proposed integration: government policy funding, strategic integration, formal collaborations, proof concept. These have implications advancing theoretical understanding Labs' Ecosystem, practitioners who aim foster

Language: Английский

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