Опубликована: Июнь 29, 2024
Язык: Английский
Sustainability, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 17(1), С. 104 - 104
Опубликована: Дек. 27, 2024
The economic transformation following the collapse of Eastern Bloc and accession Central European (CEE) countries to Union (EU) are milestones that have set current course for their agricultural sectors. With EU, CEE obliged, among other things, adapt activities requirements common organization market Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). In 2004, sectors (the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland Slovakia), in 2007, Bulgaria Romania, were significantly different from those EU countries. After almost two decades structures face climate challenges, it is interesting discuss assessment changes taken place future. Based on FADN data, structure Europe selected 2004–2021 was estimated terms types farming size classes. become similar production structure, 2021 will be characterized by a higher level specialization than when they accessed EU. There also an increase production, but still lower compared farms light goals Green Deal (EGD), this observation may useful moving into next stage development sector Europe. Indeed, achieving EGD’s require setting adopted directions, i.e., formulating practices facilitate transition more sustainable agriculture, such as based concept intensification or ecological intensification.
Язык: Английский
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Agriculture, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(1), С. 99 - 99
Опубликована: Янв. 4, 2024
The penetration of precision agriculture technologies in agrifood systems generates the need for efficient upskilling programs targeted at farmers and other actors. A critical first step this direction is to uncover training needs actors involved ecosystems. present study aimed identify assess gaps competencies related Greek livestock researchers specialized field. For farmers, we followed a partially mixed research design. To researchers’ needs, chose qualitative-dominant approach. results revealed that lack concerning exploitation technologies. Depending on their area expertise, have associated with predicting how affects future farming understanding artifacts interplay socio-environmental economic factors. Despite limited generalizability findings, which represent limitation reliance data two small sample sizes, our indicate that, beyond technology-related competencies, it essential enhance capacity producers foresight shape potential (digital) futures.
Язык: Английский
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Agricultural Systems, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 220, С. 104086 - 104086
Опубликована: Авг. 2, 2024
Agroecological practices are known to reduce environmental pressure of farming systems and increase food system resilience in tropical regions. In contrast, the temperate climate industrialized agricultural context Netherlands, agroecology use remains limited its impacts unknown. As agroecological can form a sustainable alternative conventional farming, it is relevant study what extent farmers potentially serving as model for transition. This assesses spatial patterns uptake their relationship with income resilience. Using data from 735 Dutch farms, we created composite Agroecology Index quantify practices. The FAO's 10 Elements framework was used select indicators index, by selecting six this which our dataset contained suitable data. Linear regressions explored underlying factors, such farm size type. an outlier analysis, bright dark spot exceeding or lagging average, were mapped. We evaluated effects on over 10-year period. On 0–100 scale, scores ranged 16.5% 61.1% (36.6 ± 7.0), stark contrasts between different agroecology. Arable farms excelled Diversity, while livestock performed better Efficiency. Spatial variation substantial, both spots dispersed across country. found highest average strongest prevalence province Flevoland, area exceptional number organic farmers. Higher linked increased stability, independent methods developed provide approach address growing demand evidence upscaling practice. Also, relationships social outcomes regional scales be addressed, guide developments towards agriculture.
Язык: Английский
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Technology in Society, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 102763 - 102763
Опубликована: Ноя. 1, 2024
Язык: Английский
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The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 30(5), С. 683 - 707
Опубликована: Сен. 18, 2023
ABSTRACTPurpose Integrated crop-livestock systems (ICLS) can foster agroecological transitions. However, knowledge on how extension services influence such is still lacking. The manuscript analyzes ICLS advisors' perceptions of the conditions toward recoupling crops and livestock at farm level.Methodology/Approach We conducted analyzed 20 semi-structured interviews with advisors project managers currently working in Brazil France.Findings results revealed following activities undertaken to support crop systems: i) gathering by building a network as source, along mobilizing combining tools skills, ii) communicating facilitating arrangements between farmers farmers´ groups, iii) supporting co-design assisting setting goals plans, iv) on-farm transitions implementation monitoring.Practical implications This research highlights key role transition level. advising could be improved simplified better-adapted tools, training acquire knowledge, skills specific context.Theoretical Systemic thinking, facilitation, communication, broad exchange are requirements for complex ICLS. typical case 'knowledge brokering' approach which engage systemic facilitation encourage innovation adoption.Originality Our analysis provides promising insights into advisor experiences towards adopting approaches, opens avenues future adoption.KEYWORDS: Extension servicesKnowledge brokeringMixed farming systemsRural developmentSustainable transitionICLS adoption Disclosure statementNo potential conflict interest was reported author(s).AcknowledgmentsWe would like thank all people who took time participate interviews. Benoit Garcia, Jenifer Ramos, Gilnei Copini their help transcripts artist Maria de Lurdes Flores Fernandes helping illustrate this research. Dr. J.D. Wulfhorst his correction English language article. Finally, we anonymous reviewers editor helpful suggestions paper.Additional informationFundingThis work supported Coordination Improvement Higher Education Personnel/CAPES: [Brazilian-French collaboration Project 886/2017].Notes contributorsFernanda Gomes MoojenFernanda Moojen holds doctoral degree Animal Science from University Rio Grande do Sul. She part Aliança SIPA Long-term Agroecosystem Research Network. Her agronomy agroecology focuses integrated systems.Myriam GrillotMyriam Grillot researcher AGIR's lab, INRAE (French National Institute Agriculture, Food Environment). reconfiguration agri-food transition, development integration promoting circular biomass flows.Paulo César Faccio CarvalhoPaulo Carvalho full professor Department Forage Plants Agrometeorology Universidade Federal Sul, director President Brazilian Society Crop-livestock Systems. His agronomy-animal science sustainable intensification pastoral ecosystems, whether natural, cultivated or crops.Julie RyschawyJulie Ryschawy French Environment L'Ecole Nationale Supérieure Agronomique Toulouse. developing methods favor beyond level, within farmer collectives.
Язык: Английский
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Landscape Research, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 49(5), С. 685 - 703
Опубликована: Март 18, 2024
After the fall of USSR, Cuba was plunged into an economic crisis with devastating effects on agricultural system. With few options, government restructured its system from industrial model to a based smallholders and agroecology. several decades, results this transition have been far reaching for both landscapes livelihoods. This research uses mixed-methods, including remote sensing, interviews, statistics present case study smallholder community that has undergone shift sugarcane small-scale work reveals while extent plummeted, production staple crops increased dramatically. At same time, on-farm incomes food market availability risen steadily. In context strong social, economic, environmental protections, represents process sustainable rural concurrent benefits people environment.
Язык: Английский
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PLOS Sustainability and Transformation, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 3(6), С. e0000066 - e0000066
Опубликована: Июнь 28, 2024
Providing equitable food security for a growing population while minimizing environmental impacts and enhancing resilience to climate shocks is an ongoing challenge. Here, we quantify the resource intensity, nutritional output of small (0.075 ha) low-input subsistence Mediterranean agroecological farm in developed nation that based on intercropping annual crop rotation. The provides one individual, proprietor, with self-sufficiency (adequate intake array macro- micro-nutrients) limited labor, no synthetic fertilizers or herbicides, zero waste, effectively closing full farm-table-farm cycle. We find outperforms conventional farming as practiced same country terms both lower burdens, across all examined metrics (63% average) per kg produce, higher score (66% average). Per equal farmland, lopsidedness was even (79% than average), nearly (3% Moreover, when considering total land area, which includes farmland supporting non-agricultural lands, well postgate losses, advantage system over more pronounced. Situated within region undergoing rapid change, this unique case study nutrition- environment-oriented production system. While its deployment potential by lack supportive policies, it nonetheless represents most starkly bold alternatives current systems.
Язык: Английский
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 8
Опубликована: Авг. 14, 2024
Institutions worldwide call for joint actions of multiple actors in partnerships to accelerate the transitions towards sustainable food systems and reach security everybody, allways. This requires insights into co-creating processes. Here, 52 European system cases are analyzed. A methodology based on game structure is used that permits standardizing data collection extracting generic cases-specific findings. Game building blocks correspond with key elements co-creation processes, like defining mutually accepted objectives, engaging types activities, efficient use resources, boundary conditions, timings, scales operations. Results further indicate different inclusive emerge, which especially innovative private, including smallholders, academic co-create value, all contributing sustainability. The public civil society emerge as important initiators, enablers, organizers interaction, allowing generating snowball effects. Findings lead an adapted concept recommendations Partnership systems.
Язык: Английский
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 8
Опубликована: Дек. 2, 2024
Agrifood systems globally are confronted with mounting challenges, including hunger, rising food prices, and geopolitical tensions. Conventional agricultural models face criticism for causing environmental degradation increasing poverty, which emphasizes the need sustainable alternatives. Agroecology emerges as a promising solution that embodies holistic, farmer-centric countermovement against corporate-led systems. However, practical implementation of agroecology practice, science social movement faces considerable barriers. Sceptics argue is too complex, labor- knowledge-intensive cannot keep up production level conventional agriculture. The case study was conducted in Tanzania’s Southern Highlands, based on expert interviews literature analysis. It finds 18 factors potentially impede dissemination agroecological approaches. Impeding exist all three Most obstacles were identified approach. only addressed to limited extent. Main challenges within approaches include fear high financial, time, energy expenditures when implementing agroecology, difficulties adopting practices, desired equal collaboration between farmers researchers, diverging different definitions understandings gender relations farming activities market price dependencies generating income. collaborative efforts, awareness, supportive policies promote effectively. research contributes bridging gap theoretical debates applications urges rethinking revising its conceptualization.
Язык: Английский
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Journal of Rural Studies, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 114, С. 103482 - 103482
Опубликована: Дек. 16, 2024
Язык: Английский
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