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Degradation and Restoration of Anthrosols in the Amazonia Under Contrasting Agricultural Practices: Evidence From the Assessment of Soil Physical Quality and Carbon and Nitrogen Stocks

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT This study was conducted to assess the impact of different agricultural practices on the physical quality and the carbon and nitrogen stocks of anthropogenic soils used by smallholder farmers in Central Amazonia, Brazil. Undisturbed and disturbed soil samples were collected at three depths (0–0.10 m, 0.10–0.20 m, and 0.20–0.30 m), with five ...
Heitor Marcel da Silva Ribeiro, Reginaldo Barboza da Silva, Francisca Alcivania de Melo Silva, Newton Paulo de Souza Falcão, Zigomar Menezes de Souza, Guilherme Souza Florencio, Rodrigo Batista Pinto, Rafael Duarte L'Abbate, Tiago Osório Ferreira, Diogenes L. Antille   +9 more
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Reproductive strategies in the persistence of polymorph clover, an amphicarpic species

Pesquisa Agropecuária Gaúcha
Amphicarpic plants produce aerial and subterranean fruits on the same plant. Trifolium polymorphum Poir. is an amphicarpic legume that also reproduces vegetatively by regrowing storage roots.
Ionara Fátima Conterato, Paula Juliane Barbosa de Oliveira, Jorge Dubal Martins, Gerusa Pauli Kist Steffen, Ricardo Bemfica Steffen, Joseila Maldaner, Diego Bitencourt de David   +6 more
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REPENSANDO A AGRICULTURA: O ENFOQUE DA SUSTENTABILIDADE COMO PADRÃO ALTERNATIVO À AGRICULTURA MODERNA

Holos, 2007
A modernização da agricultura ocorrida nos países em desenvolvimento, na segunda metade do século XX, trouxe como efeito o aumento da produção agrícola, porém agravou os danos ambientais e os problemas sociais.
Francisco das Chagas Silva Souza
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Temporal Changes in Land Use Highlight the Vulnerability of Highland Grasslands in Protected Areas in Southern Brazil

Biotropica, Volume 58, Issue 1, January 2026.
Subtropical Highland Grasslands showed greater net conversion than Mixed Ombrophilous Forest across our study PAs. In one PA created to conserve Highland Grasslands, net grassland loss inside the PA exceeded loss in adjacent buffer zones during the study period.
Ricardo Jerozolimski, Mário M. Tagliari, José R. R. Campos   +2 more
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Modelos de produção agroecológica familiar: o caso dos distritos de Metuge e Gondola, Moçambique

Revista Verde de Agroecologia e Desenvolvimento Sustentável, 2022
A produção agroecológica é uma estrutura abrangente para o uso sustentável da biodiversidade que também apoia a produtividade e a resiliência. Os agricultores se beneficiam de sistemas diversificados por meio de maior resiliência econômica, redução da ...
Rafael Francisco Nanelo, António Elísio José   +1 more
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Orphan crops of archaeology‐based crop history research

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 7, Issue 3, Page 562-589, May 2025.
Agrobiodiversity is central to sustainable farming worldwide. Cultivation, conservation and reintroduction of diverse plant species, including ‘forgotten’ and ‘underutilized’ crops, contribute to global agrobiodiversity, living ecosystems and sustainable food production.
Daniel Fuks, Frijda Schmidt, Maite I. García‐Collado, Margot Besseiche, Neal Payne, Giovanna Bosi, Charlène Bouchaud, Elisabetta Castiglioni, Vladimir Dabrowski, Suembikya Frumin, Dorian Q. Fuller, Roman Hovsepyan, Sureshkumar Muthukumaran, Leonor Peña-Chocarro, Guillem Pérez Jordá, Jérôme Ros, Mauro Rottoli, Philippa Ryan, Robert Spengler, Chris J. Stevens, Soultana Maria Valamoti, Ehud Weiss, Michelle Alexander, Muriel Gros-Balthazard   +23 more
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Characterization of Pecan Farming in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Agrociencia Uruguay
Pecan cultivation is growing in Brazil, especially in Rio Grande do Sul, which is currently the country's leading producer. The demand for qualified technical information about the production chain has been increasing considerably.
Larissa Bueno Ambrosini, Paulo Lipp João, Antonio Carlos Leite de Borba, Andreia Rotta de Oliveira, Bruno Brito Lisboa, Luciano Kayser Vargas, Denise Reif Kroeff, Carlos Roberto Martins   +7 more
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What constitutes sustainable agriculture for different audiences in Germany? A comparative analysis of large‐scale text data

People and Nature, Volume 7, Issue 3, Page 715-730, March 2025.
Abstract Agriculture contributes in several ways to achieving sustainability objectives. However, there is no agreement among different societal groups, such as farmers, consumers and scientists, on what constitutes ‘sustainable agriculture’. These differences affect how the impacts of agricultural production on sustainability objectives is perceived ...
Bartosz Bartkowski, Marieke Cornelia Baaken, Mansi Nagpal, Jan Sodoge, Mariana Madruga de Brito   +4 more
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Occupational injuries and diseases in aquaculture in Southern Brazil

Pesquisa Agropecuária Gaúcha
This study investigates the occupational hazards and health risks associated with aquaculture in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Data were collected utilizing a questionnaire distributed both in-person and online to registered participants.
Lissandra Souto Cavalli, Andrea Ferretto da Rocha, João Alfredo de Oliveira Sampaio   +2 more
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Agricultura sustentável e agricultura racional: quais princípios e quais práticas para a sustentabilidade do desenvolvimento rural?

Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente, 2002
Este artigo tem por objetivo discutir dois modelos de agricultura na França: agricultura racional e agricultura sustentável, comumente confundidas pelo senso comum.
Samuel Féret, Jean-Marc Douguet
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