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Impact of Nature Conservation Resources of Agroecology: Insights from Hungarian Farmers and Consumer Perspectives

Resources
This study investigated the implementation of agroecological principles on three organic farms in Hungary, focusing on four resource-focused, nature conservation-related agroecological basic elements identified by the FAO: biodiversity, interactions ...
Annamária Harkányi, Apolka Ujj
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Analyzing the Development of a Sustainable Enterprise in an Emerging Economy: Black Cacau and the Bean‐to‐Bar Philosophy

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines sustainable entrepreneurship (SE) in emerging economies through the case of Black Cacau, a Brazilian bean‐to‐bar enterprise integrating agroforestry, direct trade, and Afro‐Brazilian cultural empowerment. Adapting the Patagonia‐based framework of Allal‐Chérif et al., the study explores how SE operates under conditions of ...
Marcelo Dionisio
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Agroecological or conventional farming? Assessing the socioeconomic and environmental impacts of two agricultural systems in the agroforestry parklands of Burkina Faso

Cogent Social Sciences
Enhancing food production is a requirement for food security, particularly in a developing context. Innovation and techniques to lower input cost is one aspect that is needed to make the systems more resilient. Here we do a comparative costs and benefits
Aïcha Tapsoba, Josias Sanou, Hugues Roméo Bazié, Madelene Ostwald   +3 more
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Stakeholder‐Driven Food Policy and Multilevel Governance for Agri‐Food Systems Resilience: Integrating Climate Change, Food Security, and Biodiversity

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate‐resilient food systems require simultaneously addressing climate mitigation, food security, and biodiversity conservation. Yet most policy frameworks treat these interdependent goals as separate challenges, fragmenting action across sectors.
Nikolaos Syndoukas, Konstadinos Mattas, Efthimia Tsakiridou, Foivos Anastasiadis, Ioannis Manikas, Christos Staboulis, Alberto Arroyo Schnell, Claire Morelle   +7 more
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Circular Economy in Food Supply Chains: Comprehending the Paradigm and Redefining Future Research Through a Multidisciplinary Review of Reviews

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The inefficiencies of the global food system necessitate a shift towards a circular economy (CE) in food supply chains (FSCs). While research on CE in FSCs spans multiple disciplines, it often remains siloed within respective disciplinary boundaries, limiting its practical impact.
Lovish Raheja, Pankaj Dutta, Ananya Bhattacharya   +2 more
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The effectiveness of RIPAT approach in influencing smallholder farmers’ agroecological transition in Ruangwa District, Tanzania

Discover Agriculture
Agroecology approach is viewed as an alternative paradigm that promotes sustainable production and environmental conservation. Extension services are crucial for diffusing agroecological knowledge, facilitating the adoption of agroecological techniques ...
Nickson J. Ringo, John F. Kessy, Emmanuel T. Malisa   +2 more
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Impact of Soil Management Practices on Olive Orchard Soil Health and Arthropod Diversity in Messenia, Greece

Agronomy
Soil degradation driven by intensive management practices has become of increasing concern for olive cultivation, as trends for desertification and loss of arable land have emerged across the Mediterranean basin. Agroecological management practices, such
Kodie Chontos, Christos Pantazis, Håkan Berg   +2 more
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Ecolabels as Instruments for Biodiversity Governance in Agri‐Food Systems: A Comparative Assessment of EU Certification Schemes

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biodiversity underpins ecosystem functioning and the provision of ecosystem services, yet it continues to decline due to intensive agriculture, pollution, habitat loss and climate change. Although ecolabels are increasingly used to communicate sustainability attributes and influence consumer choices, their role in addressing biodiversity ...
Marzieh Aminravan, Parthena Chatzinikolaou, Sina Ahmadikaliji, Luca Camanzi, Luca Mulazzani   +4 more
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From Global Standards to Local Compliance: Implementation Heterogeneity in Cocoa Certification in Indonesia

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Certified companies translate voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) into local practice, yet little is known about how company‐level implementation of VSS relates to farmer compliance. This paper examines Rainforest Alliance (RA) implementation by three certified companies in the Indonesian cocoa sector. Drawing on compliance and regulatory
Charline Depoorter, Janne Bemelmans, Eva Boonaert, Axel Marx, Miet Maertens   +4 more
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Comparative profitability of agroecological practices in Ethiopian wheat farming

Frontiers in Agronomy
IntroductionAgroecology is increasingly promoted as a pathway to sustainable food production, aiming to maximize natural resource use while minimizing external inputs with harmful environmental effects.
Stanley Karanja Ng’ang’a, Sylvester Ochieng Ogutu, Degefie Tibebe, Devinia Akinyi, Jonathan Mockshell   +4 more
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