Social Life Cycle Assessment of Laser Weed Control System: A Case Study

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(6), P. 2590 - 2590

Published: March 21, 2024

Agriculture is an important sector of the European Union in social, economic and environmental terms. To ensure sustainability sector, improvements are needed key operations. Weeding one most activities affecting farm productivity, farmer safety, food safety security, state environment. New technical organizational solutions to achieve goals EU policy for sustainable agriculture. One advanced techniques laser-based weed control. It fully understand impact introduction these on markets agricultural practices context sustainability. For this reason, a social life cycle analysis (S-LCA) was carried out. The method applied study based participatory approach. assessment out from three perspectives: general society, farmers business perspective relation Expert interviews questionnaires workshops were conducted gather opinions new laser technology specific aspects its implementation. results show generally positive effects all perspectives, especially farmers’ perspective. From point view, favored factors influencing widespread WLAT consequences, which production costs associated with technology. According experts, development, particular emphasis prospects businesses factor. quality environment valued by society.

Language: Английский

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The Great Transformation of the Agri-Food Sector: A Transformation for Life and Well-Being

Agronomy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(9), P. 2123 - 2123

Published: Sept. 18, 2024

This analysis aims to explore the urgent need drive a major transformation of agri-food sector. With this, it is intended contribute defining strategies for future systems. In this sense, dynamics and importance sector are examined. Scientific technological developments in described below. Subsequently, implications link between health systems discussed. Next, alternatives proposed recover, heal improve planet. Finally, some formulated begin great sector, life well-being all. appropriate planning management, can be achieved demand healthy, nutritious safe foods met.

Language: Английский

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The Influence of Incentive Alignment, Cost Sharing, and Responsible Action Scenario to Agriculture Supply Chain Performance in an Indonesian Study (Dynamic Simulation Approach)

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Abstract This research investigates the dynamics of agricultural supply chains, specifically focusing on broccoli chain, through a dynamic simulation approach. The study emphasizes importance incentive alignment, cost-sharing mechanisms and responsible actions in enhancing performance sustainability practices. By examining various scenarios, highlights how can alleviate financial burdens farmers, enabling them to invest sustainable practices improve their profitability. Additionally, explores role retailer incentives motivating farmers adopt better techniques, ultimately leading higher quality produce increased profits for all stakeholders involved. findings underscore necessity collaboration shared goals among chain actors foster more resilient system, contributing food security environmental preservation.

Language: Английский

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Global Mapping of Drivers and Barriers to the Adoption of Digital Agriculture Technologies

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

The transition from traditional agriculture to Digital Agriculture involves various elements that make it challenging. Given the different contexts and particularities, this paper aims identify analyze primary factors barriers adopting Agriculture, promote a comprehensive understanding of transition. By conducting bibliometric assessment analyzing case studies, results show economic condition, availability technological infrastructure, technical knowledge, age farmers, type organization, reliability technology, concerns about security privacy are crucial in Agriculture. study also reveals limitation linked data sources used their preparation by studies. This finding unequivocally existence gap literature concerning scarcity indicators capable measuring adoption digital while at same time providing perspective devoid producer bias.

Language: Английский

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