Time to transform? Sustainability narratives for European food systems
Global Food Security,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
44, P. 100831 - 100831
Published: Feb. 6, 2025
Language: Английский
Livestock farmer-reported knowledge and attitudes regarding agroforestry planning and management
Agroforestry Systems,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
99(1)
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Language: Английский
The effect of sustainable agricultural practices on crop productivity in Ethiopia: insights from a meta-analysis
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
8
Published: Jan. 29, 2025
Conventional
agriculture
harms
the
environment
and
threatens
sustainability.
To
address
these
issues,
sustainable
agricultural
practices
(SAPs)
have
become
imperative.
This
study
utilizes
a
meta-analysis
approach
to
comprehensively
assess
empirical
studies,
investigate
impact
of
SAPs
on
crop
productivity,
identify
influencing
factors,
examine
their
temporal
evolution.
The
findings
reveal
that
(1)
SAP
adoption
significantly
positively
influences
with
multiple
exhibiting
most
substantial
impact,
followed
by
technology.
Individuals
who
adopted
achieved
productivity
was
980
kilograms
per
hectare
higher
than
those
did
not.
(2)
Factors
such
as
age,
farm
size,
family
livestock
units,
credit
access,
off-farm
income,
market
distance,
cooperative
membership
negatively
affect
whereas
education
extension
services
positive
impact.
(3)
effects
strengthen
over
time.
strengthening
variables
time
implies
gradual
increase
in
farmer
awareness,
access
resources,
SAPs,
highlighting
evolving
role
driving
them.
Accordingly,
none
past
researchers
identified
any
patterns
productivity.
Therefore,
promoting
prioritizing
can
offer
farmers
experience
support,
thereby
enhancing
Future
initiatives
should
therefore
combine
interdisciplinary
methods,
technology,
community
involvement
for
ensuring
SAP’s
sustainability
scalability.
Language: Английский
Experience in implementing major national projects to combat degradation and desertification in Russia
Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
9, P. 100583 - 100583
Published: Dec. 13, 2023
The
article
presents
the
historical
stages
of
formation
agroforestry
in
steppe
and
semi–desert
regions
Russia,
as
well
international
cooperation
projects
aimed
at
combating
drought,
degradation
its
extreme
degree
development
-
desertification.
post-war
years
drought
famine
(1946–1947)
became
significant.
In
1948,
Government
USSR
adopted
began
to
implement
"Plan
for
Transformation
Nature",
which
allowed
create
a
solid
base
crop
production
animal
husbandry.
aggravation
droughts,
desertification
farmland,
territories
become
risky
agricultural
production,
gave
impulses
joint
actions
prevent
eliminate
these
phenomena.
most
productive
this
sense
was
period
1995–2000.
Within
framework
UNEP
project
"Support
activities
combat
CIS
countries",
6
subregional
national
action
programs
(NPCD)
were
funded
amount
more
than
600
thousand
dollars,
an
assessment
environmental,
socio-economic
consequences
given.
measures
"General
Scheme
Black
Lands
Kizlyar
pastures"
1986–2001
carried
out
phytomeliorative
work
on
area
about
720
hectares
prevented
700
floating
sands.
Language: Английский
SDEWES 2023: Barriers and Possibilities for the Development of Short-Rotation Coppice as an Agroforestry System for Adaptation to Climate Change in Central European Conditions
Jan Weger,
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Kamila Vávrová,
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Lukáš Janota
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et al.
Energies,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
17(8), P. 1779 - 1779
Published: April 9, 2024
This
article
compares
different
production,
economic,
and
selected
environmental
aspects
of
agroforestry
systems
in
a
standard
(alley
cropping)
newly
proposed
design
with
fast-growing
trees
grown
short-rotation
coppice.
Our
models
(AFSs)
are
as
follows:
(i)
alley
cropping
AFS
cherry
walnut
single
rows
(tree
strips)
28
m-wide
arable
fields
between
them
(crop
strips),
(ii)
coppiced
tree
belt
poplars
willows
25
strips).
To
evaluate
the
production
characteristics
trees,
we
used
yield
curves
from
experimental
plantations
conditions
Czech
Republic
previous
research
projects.
Cost
data
were
collected
long-term
combined
current
operation
energy
prices.
The
presents
an
economic
methodology
for
assessing
competitiveness
biomass
AFSs
under
identified
market
conditions.
results
show
that
coppice
can
have
similar
annual
crops
if
on
suitable
sites
appropriate
quality
agronomy.
In
comparison,
fruit
would
not
be
economically
viable
farmers
without
significant
subsidy
establishment
maintenance
first
years
after
establishment.
Concerning
latest
political
developments,
product
SRC
(energy
woodchips)
evaluated
strategic,
increasing
producer’s
independence
purchased
fuels.
Language: Английский
The Future of Agroforestry Systems for Sustainable Livelihoods: Policy and Governance Dimensions
Springer proceedings in energy,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 187 - 208
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Language: Английский
Livestock farmer-reported knowledge and attitudes regarding agroforestry planning and management
Research Square (Research Square),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 2, 2024
Abstract
This
study
aimed
to
explore
the
knowledge
and
attitudes
of
livestock
farmers
from
United
Kingdom
regarding
agroforestry
planning
management
issues.
The
(n
=
48)
answered
an
online
survey
with
demographic,
open,
closed
Likert
scale
questions.
Almost
half
participants
said
they
need
more
information
successfully
plan
manage
agroforestry,
self-reported
low
on
practices
related
trees.
Participants
stated
did
not
expect
getting
technical
support
governmental
agencies
maintain
area.
However,
would
like
improve
their
trough
field
days,
courses,
Internet
sources.
Benefits
environment,
animals
farm
profitability
were
considered
central
successful
systems.
In
conclusion,
cannot
but
are
willing
skills.
Language: Английский