Stakeholder-driven evaluation of the impact of land reform programme on landscape changes using earth observation data

Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 11(2)

Published: Jan. 20, 2025

Language: Английский

Revitalizing Marginal Areas of Basilicata (Southern Italy) with Saffron: A Strategy Approach Mixing Alternative Cultivation System and Land Suitability Analysis

Land, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 14(4), P. 902 - 902

Published: April 19, 2025

The abandonment of farmland in Europe is a significant issue due to its environmental, socio-economic, and landscape consequences. This tendency mainly impacts marginal inner areas, located far from large urban districts, because biophysical and/or socio-economic factors. Although European national regulations try turn the fragility these territories into an opportunity for sustainable development, many especially southern Europe, continue suffer disparities. For this reason, it necessary consider regional district-wide initiatives that can economically revitalize areas while safeguarding their natural capital. Alternative cropping systems, capable optimizing quality some food crops, play essential role economic development populations living areas. These represented by inland zones often abandoned difficulty applying mechanized agriculture, represent rediscover profitable practices. Among high-value saffron (Crocus sativus L.), “red gold” “king spices”, stands out potential. Indeed, thanks use tuff tubs, more eco-sustainable choice compared plastic pots already mentioned literature, possible improve spice. Furthermore, Crocus L. not only lends itself multiple uses but also represents valid supplement agricultural income. made high profitability beneficial properties human health, offering way diversify production with positive social impacts. It known market Italy suffers competition developing countries (Iran, Morocco, India) producing at lower costs than countries, cost labor. Therefore, study seeks identify be recovered valorized through cultivation system potential enhance spice, making unique resilient competition. Specifically, paper organized on dual scale investigation: (a) local level demonstrate economic-ecological feasibility adoption alternative farming technique experimental site Tricarico (Basilicata—Southern Italy, 40°37′ N, 16°09′ E; 472 m. a.s.l.) that, although fertile, suitable systems; (b) spatially explicit land suitability analysis indicate location where export cultivation. final map, obtained combining geo-environmental variables, considered precious tool support policymakers farmers foster broad strategy founded new crop management systems. agroecological could optimize resources perspective increasing productivity

Language: Английский

How Market Transformation Policies Can Support Agrivoltaic Adoption

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(24), P. 11172 - 11172

Published: Dec. 20, 2024

Agrivoltaics, combining agricultural production with a photovoltaics system, leverage the dual benefits of panel shading and electricity to optimize traditional farming methods. Agrivoltaics offer many advantages, including environmental (e.g., increased crop productivity, water conservation, enhanced biodiversity), energy efficiency), social improved food security, diversification income, rural development). Although agrivoltaic approaches have been around for about forty years, little is known long-term benefits, potential compatibility current practices, market uncertainty economic viability, overall benefits. This research provides review literature particular focus on individual income generation opportunities: (1) solar generation, (2) sales, (3) production, (4) (5) agrivoltaics installations. Each area has an associated critical government-sponsored transformation policies aimed increase adoption. The paper concludes call action establishing collaborative agenda toward prioritizing Future needed find innovative designs practices that maximize productivity within APV systems. Two promising areas innovation include real-time performance monitoring peer-to-peer networks. Implementing systems can provide valuable data microclimate conditions, growth setups. Additionally, trading platforms allow farmers sell surplus generated by their directly local consumers, bypassing utilities. decentralized model could additional revenue stream, while promoting use renewable communities, further incentivizing adaptation APVs.

Language: Английский