Stakeholders’ Preferences for Sustainable Agricultural Practices in Mediterranean Cereal Cropping Systems DOI Open Access
Javier Calatrava, Jorge Álvaro‐Fuentes, David Martínez-Granados

et al.

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(9), P. 4219 - 4219

Published: May 7, 2025

This study assesses local stakeholders’ perceptions regarding how a Mediterranean cereal-based cropping system could transition to more sustainable production, focusing on the identification of most suitable alternatives for their diversification. Fifty-four stakeholders from Aragon region in Spain, including farmers, technical advisors, public agricultural officers, researchers, and experts environmental NGOs, were consulted. Their responses analysed using multi-criteria decision-making techniques order preferences different farming practices diversification strategies. Stakeholders’ suggest priority balancing soil conservation with economic viability continuity farms. is evident not only its consideration as objective but also practices, where implications farm profitability, especially through choice less costly alternatives, are main concern. rationale influences crop preference short (two-year) rotations rainfed cereals double irrigated cereals, showing balance between sustainability, crops that farmers already familiar with, aiming both reduce uncertainties linked new minimise need support.

Language: Английский

Stakeholders’ Preferences for Sustainable Agricultural Practices in Mediterranean Cereal Cropping Systems DOI Open Access
Javier Calatrava, Jorge Álvaro‐Fuentes, David Martínez-Granados

et al.

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(9), P. 4219 - 4219

Published: May 7, 2025

This study assesses local stakeholders’ perceptions regarding how a Mediterranean cereal-based cropping system could transition to more sustainable production, focusing on the identification of most suitable alternatives for their diversification. Fifty-four stakeholders from Aragon region in Spain, including farmers, technical advisors, public agricultural officers, researchers, and experts environmental NGOs, were consulted. Their responses analysed using multi-criteria decision-making techniques order preferences different farming practices diversification strategies. Stakeholders’ suggest priority balancing soil conservation with economic viability continuity farms. is evident not only its consideration as objective but also practices, where implications farm profitability, especially through choice less costly alternatives, are main concern. rationale influences crop preference short (two-year) rotations rainfed cereals double irrigated cereals, showing balance between sustainability, crops that farmers already familiar with, aiming both reduce uncertainties linked new minimise need support.

Language: Английский

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