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Sensitivity to agricultural inputs and dispersal limitation determine the response of arable plants to time since transition to organic farming

Romain Carrié, Henrik G. Smith, Johan Ekroos

Journal of Applied Ecology > 61 > 6 > 1227 - 1242

Transitioning to low‐input agricultural systems such as organic farming has been acknowledged as a way to mitigate negative effects of agriculture on biodiversity. However, the speed, magnitude and context dependence of biodiversity recovery after converting to organic farming remain uncertain. In this study, we explored the response of plant communities to time since transition to organic farming...

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Sweetpotato cultivation: characteristics, constraints and preferred traits of producers and consumers in Côte d'Ivoire

Jean Hugues Martial Kouassi, Konan Evrard Brice Dibi, Mambé Auguste‐Dénise Boye, Brice Sidoine Essis, more

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture > 104 > 8 > 4922 - 4929

Background In an environment where the adoption of improved varieties resulting from plant breeding programs is limited, it is essential to identify end‐user preferences beforehand. A participatory survey was conducted in eight localities in Korhogo and Bouaké regions (central and northern Cote d'Ivoire respectively) to identify producers' preferences and increase the adoption of improved varieties...

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Diversity of floristic composition of midfield baulks under different farming systems implemented on the outskirts of the Białowieża Forest

Aleksander Kiryluk, Aleksander Kołos

Journal of Water and Land Development > 2023 > no. 59 > 248--256

A study was conducted on changes in the abundance and diversity of floristic composition in baulks and cultivated agrocenoses in the area of the village of Nowokornino, located on the outskirts of the Białowieża Forest. Within the geodesic area of the village, which covers approximately 1,100 ha, agricultural crops are grown under three farming systems: conventional farming, integrated farming and...

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Transition to organic farming negatively affects bat activity

Penelope C. Fialas, Jérémy S. P. Froidevaux, Gareth Jones, Péter Batáry

Journal of Applied Ecology > 60 > 10 > 2167 - 2176

The effectiveness of organic farming on biodiversity has been widely documented especially for plants, arthropods and birds; however, the effects of the transition period required to become an organic farm on wildlife remain poorly understood. We assessed the effects of organic farming on insectivorous bats in citrus orchards in the Republic of Cyprus employing two matched designs (conventional...

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Evaluation of limb autotomy as a promising strategy to improve production performances of mud crab (Scylla olivacea) in the soft‐shell farming system

Mohammad Redwanur Rahman, Md. Asaduzzaman, Md. Mahiuddin Zahangir, SM Rashadul Islam, more

Aquaculture Research > 51 > 6 > 2555 - 2572

Soft‐shell crab, a newly moulted crab having non‐calcified and hydrated soft exoskeleton, farming has been increasing tremendously in recent years throughout the world due to its high market price and consumer preferences. However, high aggressiveness and cannibalistic behaviour of mud crab limit its culture to an individual chamber system which ultimately makes the soft‐shell mud crab farming space...

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Soil and Eco-Economic Substantiation of the Need for Switching to the Adaptive-Landscape Systems of Agriculture in the Krasnodar Krai

Galina Nikolayevna Barsukova, Yuriy Iosifovich Bershitskiy, Valery Petrovich Vlasenko, Alexey Alexandrovich Bagmut, more

Journal of Ecological Engineering > 2020 > Vol. 21, nr 4 > 94--102

The climatic, soil, ecological and economic features of the natural landscapes in the Krasnodar Krai were analyzed. The land structure of cultivated land in Western Ciscaucasia was given; the current state of soils in the Krasnodar Krai was analyzed. The changes in the content of humus in the arable layer over the century were considered. The qualitative state of agricultural lands, such as the susceptibility...

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Optimising economic and environmental performances of sheep-meat farms does not fully fit with the meat industry demands

Marc Benoit, Rodolphe Sabatier, Jacques Lasseur, Philip Creighton, more

Agronomy for Sustainable Development > 2019 > 39 > 4 > 1-11

Ruminant farming systems are questioned for their contribution to climate change and feed-food competition. Here, we analyse the economic and environmental performances of five sheep farming systems optimised in terms of ewe productivity and feeding costs. Systems are located in contrasting biogeographical areas along a gradient of decreasing agronomic potential from Ireland to the French Mediterranean...

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Adaptation processes in agriculture vs. market requirements and sustainable development principles

W. Zietara

Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development > 2018 > 4[50]

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Below ground carbon inputs to soil via root biomass and rhizodeposition of field-grown maize and wheat at harvest are independent of net primary productivity

Juliane Hirte, Jens Leifeld, Samuel Abiven, Hans-Rudolf Oberholzer, more

Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment > 2018 > 265 > C > 556-566

Below ground carbon (BGC) inputs to soil, i.e. root biomass and rhizodeposition carbon (C), are among the most important variables driving soil C dynamics in agroecosystems. Hence, increasing BGC inputs to deep soil is a proposed strategy to sequester C in the long term. As BGC inputs are inherently difficult to measure in the field, they are usually estimated from yield in order to supply soil C...

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A basic characterization of small-holders’ goat production systems in Laghouat area, Algeria

Mourad Laouadi, Safia Tennah, Nacereddine Kafidi, Nicolas Antoine-Moussiaux, more

Pastoralism > 2018 > 8 > 1 > 1-8

In order to investigate the practices of goat breeding and establish a classification of goat herds, a survey was conducted with 106 goat breeders in the semi-arid region of Laghouat. Two indigenous breeds were encountered in this survey: the Arabia and the Mekatia; the Arabia being found as the dominant. The results show that breeders choose the breeding goats with a goal of generating more income...

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Bounded set of economic uncertainty and robust viability: An illustration from farming systems

Samuel Bates, Valérie Angeon, Anna Désilles, Patrick Saint‐Pierre

Natural Resource Modeling > 31 > 3 > n/a - n/a

Abstract Uncertainty occupies a major place in the literature, both when it is being defined and when it is being measured. The mathematical viability theory framework provides useful concepts to go beyond the probabilistic views of uncertainty that are not able to capture all forms of uncertainty, particularly in the absence of statistical regularities. Bounded‐set uncertainty can help to analyze...

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A free online tool to calculate three nitrogen-related indicators for farming systems

Matthieu Carof, Olivier Godinot

Agricultural Systems > 2018 > 162 > C > 28-33

Reactive nitrogen (N) is a key agricultural input, essential for crop growth and production, but excess N in the environment causes problems for human and ecological health. One of the most promising solutions for reducing environmental impacts of excess N levels and feeding a growing population is to improve N efficiency of farming systems i.e., increase the ratio of their N output to N input. Assessing...

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Desert land reclamation programs and family land dynamics in the Western Desert of the Nile Delta (Egypt), 1960–2010

Véronique Alary, Adel Aboul-Naga, Mona A. Osman, Ibrahim Daoud, more

World Development > 2018 > 104 > C > 140-153

The agricultural development on newly reclaimed lands has led to many national debates about food security and budget deficits, and the living conditions of the new settlers at the local level. This debate is still crucial for present day Egypt, a country facing major challenges, including food security, agriculture modernization, employment generation, and land fragmentation due to dramatic population...

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Maize and wheat root biomass, vertical distribution, and size class as affected by fertilization intensity in two long-term field trials

Juliane Hirte, Jens Leifeld, Samuel Abiven, Jochen Mayer

Field Crops Research > 2018 > 216 > C > 197-208

Root biomass is the most commonly studied root parameter to investigate below ground crop response to environmental conditions and carbon cycling in agroecosystems. Root growth is strongly regulated by site-specific growth conditions and resource availability, but only little is known about the extent to which root biomass, vertical distribution, and size class respond to fertilization intensity as...

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Exploring Synergies Among Agricultural Sustainability Dimensions: An Empirical Study on Farming System in Almería (Southeast Spain)

E. Galdeano-Gómez, J.A. Aznar-Sánchez, J.C. Pérez-Mesa, L. Piedra-Muñoz

Ecological Economics > 2017 > 140 > C > 99-109

Measuring sustainability is a multi-attribute issue consisting of numerous variables that tend to be interrelated. The holistic perspective and the determination of said relationships, synergies and/or trade-offs, are aspects that have been receiving close attention in the literature on the subject. This paper aims to develop an analysis that considers these topics regarding the farming system in...

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The birth of a new cropping system: towards sustainability in the sub-tropical lowland agriculture

G. Theisen, J.J.C. Silva, J.S. Silva, A. Andres, more

Field Crops Research > 2017 > 212 > C > 82-94

Developing cropping systems that meet multiple demands of high production, resource-use efficiency and low ecological footprint is a major global challenge. In Southern Brazilian lowlands, irrigated rice (Oryza sativa L.) in combination with fallow for beef production is the dominant cropping system. This system is key to Brazilian food security but faces problems of resource use efficiency, soil...

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Establishing integrated agriculture-nutrition programmes to diversify household food and diets in rural India

A. V. Vijaya Bhaskar, D. J. Nithya, S. Raju, R. V. Bhavani

Food Security > 2017 > 9 > 5 > 981-999

Agriculture is the predominant livelihood for 70 % of the population living in rural India, and food expenses occupy a major proportion of their household budget. Rural household diets suggest that agricultural growth has contributed to increasing calorie intake with very minimal effect on the intake of protein and micronutrients. This in turn causes weak positive impact of agriculture on household...

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FARMS’ PRODUCTION AND ECONOMIC RESULTS DIFFERENCE IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL PRESSURE

Wrzaszcz, Wioletta

Zagadnienia Ekonomiki Rolnej > 2017 > 351(2) > 3-31

The main purpose of agricultural activity, which also applies to other economic activities, is to obtain economic benefits. Economic outcome of agricultural activity is a result of the production potential of the farm, organisation of agricultural production as well as various types of financial support to agricultural producers. At the same time, farm’s organisation determines its scope and scale...

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Toward a reduced use of pesticides in European farming systems: An introduction to the PURE project

Françoise Lescourret

Crop Protection > 2017 > 97 > C > 7-9

PURE (Pesticide Use-and-risk Reduction in European farming systems with Integrated Pest Management), a large collaborative project funded by the EU, has designed and tested IPM solutions both on-station and on-farm. Ex-ante and ex-post assessment of such solutions – developed by combining tactical and strategic means of managing pests (animal pests, pathogens and weeds) – were performed for key European...

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Converting to organic viticulture increases cropping system structure and management complexity

Anne Merot, Jacques Wery

Agronomy for Sustainable Development > 2017 > 37 > 3 > 1-10

Organic viticulture is an effective cultivation method that can reduce the environmental impacts of grape growing while maintaining profitability. For some vineyards, simple adjustments can suffice to make the conversion to organic farming; however, for most, major changes in system structure and management must be implemented. Here, we showed for the first time that converting to organic viticulture...

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Sensitivity to agricultural inputs and dispersal limitation determine the response of arable plants to time since transition to organic farming

Sweetpotato cultivation: characteristics, constraints and preferred traits of producers and consumers in Côte d'Ivoire

Diversity of floristic composition of midfield baulks under different farming systems implemented on the outskirts of the Białowieża Forest

Transition to organic farming negatively affects bat activity

Evaluation of limb autotomy as a promising strategy to improve production performances of mud crab (Scylla olivacea) in the soft‐shell farming system

Soil and Eco-Economic Substantiation of the Need for Switching to the Adaptive-Landscape Systems of Agriculture in the Krasnodar Krai

Optimising economic and environmental performances of sheep-meat farms does not fully fit with the meat industry demands

Adaptation processes in agriculture vs. market requirements and sustainable development principles

Below ground carbon inputs to soil via root biomass and rhizodeposition of field-grown maize and wheat at harvest are independent of net primary productivity

A basic characterization of small-holders’ goat production systems in Laghouat area, Algeria

Bounded set of economic uncertainty and robust viability: An illustration from farming systems

A free online tool to calculate three nitrogen-related indicators for farming systems

Desert land reclamation programs and family land dynamics in the Western Desert of the Nile Delta (Egypt), 1960–2010

Maize and wheat root biomass, vertical distribution, and size class as affected by fertilization intensity in two long-term field trials

Exploring Synergies Among Agricultural Sustainability Dimensions: An Empirical Study on Farming System in Almería (Southeast Spain)

The birth of a new cropping system: towards sustainability in the sub-tropical lowland agriculture

Establishing integrated agriculture-nutrition programmes to diversify household food and diets in rural India

FARMS’ PRODUCTION AND ECONOMIC RESULTS DIFFERENCE IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL PRESSURE

Toward a reduced use of pesticides in European farming systems: An introduction to the PURE project

Converting to organic viticulture increases cropping system structure and management complexity

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