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Sustainable and Inclusive Food Systems through the Lenses of a Complex System Thinking Approach—A Bibliometric Review [PDF]
, 2016 The multidimensionality and complexity of assuring food security in a sustainable and inclusive way requires us to think in systems. Yet, sector specific models or agricultural productivity models are not able by construction to represent the non ...
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Increased frequency of extreme weather events, particularly droughts, threatens grassland farming by destabilizing yields and farms' economic viability. We examine, theoretically and through numerical simulations, how sown plant diversity (natural insurance) influences the attractiveness of indemnity and drought index insurance (formal ...
Nicolas Alou +3 more
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AgricultureFood systems are difficult to model, given the challenge of defining socially desirable food system outcomes. Research that aims to advance agri-food systems must reveal opportunities for integrated food systems planning and assess its outcomes.
Alesandros Glaros, Robert Newell
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Changing face of the agri-food market: A farmers response and possible solutions from a provincial perspective [PDF]
, 2007 The rise of supermarkets, together with large-scale food manufacturers, has deeply transformed agri-food markets in many countries. This expansion has been evident in South Africa as well.
Biénabe, Estelle +2 more
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Swedish farmers' approval of nudges
Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract Interest in the use of behavioral policy approaches, such as nudges, has strongly increased over the past years, including in the domains of food, agricultural and environmental policies. While the approval of nudges among the general public has been studied extensively, we know little about the attitude of farmers toward nudging. Farmers may (
Liesbeth Colen +2 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract World markets for quality differentiated agri‐food products are highly competitive, presenting significant challenges for firms aiming to compete effectively. Government agencies and business organizations often implement various export promotion policies to address these challenges.
Nicolás Depetris‐Chauvin +1 more
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How can we make sense of smart technologies for sustainable agriculture? - A discussion paper [PDF]
, 2018 This paper discusses the challenges of assessing the benefits and risks of new digital technologies, so-called ‘smart technologies’ for sustainable agri-food systems.
Moschitz, Heidrun, Stolze, Matthias
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Foreign labor, peer‐networking and agricultural efficiency in the Italian dairy sector
Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract While the presence of immigrants in the agricultural sector is widely acknowledged, the empirical evidence on its economic consequences is lacking, especially from a microeconomic perspective. Using the Farm Accountancy Data Network panel data for Italian dairy farms in the period 2008–2018, the present study investigates the relationship ...
Federico Antonioli +2 more
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Thirty years of nitrogen dynamics in European agri-food systems: a territorial metabolic perspective
Environmental Research LettersEuropean agri-food systems face the dual challenge of reducing their environmental footprint, particularly nitrogen losses, while meeting the demands for both food and non-food biomass.
Ludovic Harter +3 more
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Agri-Food Policy Trends and State of Sustainable Food System in Türkiye
New MeditOver last two decades, the research and evaluation paradigm in agri-food sector has shifted towards comprehensive perspective called sustainable food system.
Ahmet Ali Koç +2 more
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