Learning from farmers on potentials and limits for an agroecological transition: a participatory action research in Western Sicily DOI Creative Commons
Luigi Conte, Julia Prakofjewa,

Tiziana Floridia

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Frontiers in Environmental Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12

Published: Aug. 16, 2024

Like many Mediterranean areas, the Italian island of Sicily faces multiple environmental pressures such as soil loss, fire hazards, and extreme meteorological events, all which negatively impact local food systems. In response to these threats, a re-thinking agriculture natural resource management is increasingly needed. Agroecology recognized robust proposal for building more resilient systems grounded in farmers’ knowledge practices. However, agroecological farming experiences struggle operate survive due unfavorable political-cultural, environmental, socio-economic conditions. Learning from small-scale farmers about ways they perceive, understand, overcome structural limits constraints key transition agroecology study area. Understanding its potentials essential planning identifying transformative actions. We approached problem by adopting participatory action research methodology involving selected groups Western Sicily. applied co-creative approach developed systemic analysis socio-ecological narratives identify possible leverage points identified potential shifting current system water hazards new land stewardship. To be effective, should support income altering social practices related reducing influence dominant agribusiness actors. Our findings indicate that implementing solutions based on circulation ecological within guarantees can favor development solidarity economies mutualistic relations between farmers, scientists, communities. work suggests scientists’ facilitation co-creation might importance structuring local, sustainable

Language: Английский

Enablers to Digitalization in Agriculture: A Case Study from Italian Field Crop Farms in the Po River Valley, with Insights for Policy Targeting DOI Creative Commons
Azzurra Giorgio, Laura Priscila Penate Lopez, Danilo Bertoni

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Agriculture, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(7), P. 1074 - 1074

Published: July 3, 2024

The prosperity of Po River Valley’s quality agri-food system depends on the efficiency its field crops, which are recently facing a crisis evidenced by cultivated areas decreasing and yields stagnating. Several factors, including EU policies climate variability, impose an improvement in use production factors adapted business models: literature shows how digitalization Agriculture 4.0 can contribute to addressing these challenges. This paper aims explore drivers barriers adoption among Valley crop farms, dynamic view. Using case study approach guarantee adequate consideration context conditions, three farms were studied. As one main outcomes, several (digital skills, data management practices, interoperability) that should be at heart identified as demands farmers exchange for financial contributions, or “innovation space” offered institutions. Policies not only focus supporting mechanical/digital equipment acquisition but also promoting evolution farmers’ human capital. framework developed paves way future research degree farm same/similar territorial contexts: digital transition used basis survey questionnaires, well tested their validity.

Language: Английский

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Learning from farmers on potentials and limits for an agroecological transition: a participatory action research in Western Sicily DOI Creative Commons
Luigi Conte, Julia Prakofjewa,

Tiziana Floridia

et al.

Frontiers in Environmental Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12

Published: Aug. 16, 2024

Like many Mediterranean areas, the Italian island of Sicily faces multiple environmental pressures such as soil loss, fire hazards, and extreme meteorological events, all which negatively impact local food systems. In response to these threats, a re-thinking agriculture natural resource management is increasingly needed. Agroecology recognized robust proposal for building more resilient systems grounded in farmers’ knowledge practices. However, agroecological farming experiences struggle operate survive due unfavorable political-cultural, environmental, socio-economic conditions. Learning from small-scale farmers about ways they perceive, understand, overcome structural limits constraints key transition agroecology study area. Understanding its potentials essential planning identifying transformative actions. We approached problem by adopting participatory action research methodology involving selected groups Western Sicily. applied co-creative approach developed systemic analysis socio-ecological narratives identify possible leverage points identified potential shifting current system water hazards new land stewardship. To be effective, should support income altering social practices related reducing influence dominant agribusiness actors. Our findings indicate that implementing solutions based on circulation ecological within guarantees can favor development solidarity economies mutualistic relations between farmers, scientists, communities. work suggests scientists’ facilitation co-creation might importance structuring local, sustainable

Language: Английский

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