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Eco‐Efficient in Mediterranean Olive Grove Systems: Insights From a Life Cycle Cost Analysis in Southern Portugal

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study assesses and compares the eco‐efficiency of six olive production systems in the Alentejo region, southern Portugal, employing a life cycle costing (LCC) approach directly integrated with a prior life cycle assessment (LCA). Although LCC has been increasingly applied to Mediterranean olive‐growing, empirical research in Portugal ...
Rachel Hermeto de Pádua Souza, Rui Fragoso, Carlos Marques, Anna Irene De Luca   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Navigating agroecological transitions: key factors for Bolivian small producers

Frontiers in Agronomy
This paper presents the learnings from a study that used qualitative research methods to explore how to promote agroecological transitions (AETs), conducted over four years with Bolivian farmers and consumers in Cochabamba.
María C. Omonte-Ferrufino, Romina De Angelis, Israel Navarrete, Mariana Alem-Zabalaga, Carlos Barahona-Zamora   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

From Uncertainty to Risk: How Firms Respond in Circular Economy Transitions

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The transition to a circular economy exposes firms to multiple sources of uncertainty, yet existing research largely treats these challenges as barriers rather than drivers of firm behavior. This paper develops a conceptual understanding of how uncertainty is translated into risk and how this shapes firm responses in circular economy contexts.
Hiva Rastegar, Gabriel Eweje
wiley   +1 more source

Empowering smallholder olive growers in northwest Tunisia through an agroecological business model

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Olive cultivation struggles with climate change, resource degradation, and price volatility. Agroecology is considered as the mainstream model for transforming agriculture toward sustainable agri-food systems within the given economic and political ...
Rihab Mejri, Rihab Mejri, Mohamed Zied Dhraief, Asma Souissi, Asma Souissi, Boubaker Dhehibi, Meriem Oueslati, Andres Camilo Charry, Aymen Frija, Hassen Ouerghemmi, Ali M. Oumer, Mahdi Fendri, Ajmi Larbi   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Economic Profitability of ESG Investments in the Wine Sector: A Bibliometric Systematic Literature Review

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines whether and under which conditions ESG investments are associated with profitability in the wine sector. A PRISMA‐guided bibliometric–systematic review of 83 peer‐reviewed articles from Scopus and Web of Science combines bibliometric mapping, qualitative synthesis, and MMAT‐based quality appraisal.
Niccolò Lombardi
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Prediction: Data, Baselines, Explanation, and Causation in Machine Learning for Food Insecurity

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
The gains from machine learning in nowcasting and forecasting food insecurity are still small and limited and cannot be observed in all countries. This review summarizes the public resources for data, corrects common misconceptions about model requirements, and establishes baseline requirements, explanations, causal inference, and equity in operational
Shabnam Mehboob, Azman Abdullah, Gunesh Kumar, Samreen Memon, Naila Afghan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of farmers towards urban agroecology in Malaysia

Heliyon
Adopting agroecological approaches to build resilient urban food systems has recently gained traction around the world, but there is little to no reliable literature on the knowledge, attitudes, and perspectives of urban farmers towards these nature ...
Nurul Syafiqah Noor Azmi, Yin Mei Ng, Muhammad Mehedi Masud, Acga Cheng   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Wholesale Markets as Governance Entities: Institutional Coordination of Trader Marketing in Nigerian Agri‐Food Markets

Journal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Coordinated marketing activities can be an important mechanism for negotiating prices and reducing transaction and transportation costs in food supply chains. Yet there are few studies on the prevalence and drivers of the choice of undertaking coordinated marketing by food wholesale markets.
Daniel A. Babalola, Lenis Saweda O. Liverpool‐Tasie, Yinka Kolade, Thomas Reardon, Ayala Wineman   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Food Security Versus Environmental Health: The Nitrogen Dilemma

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nitrogen is an essential element for plant growth and, consequently, crop production. However, the cycling of nitrogen in the environment can have negative effects. Here, we review the historical development of scientific and public awareness of these effects and the influence this has had on political action to control them.
Henrike Mielenz, Norbert Bischoff, Klaus Butterbach‐Bahl, Uwe Häußermann, Kurt‐Christian Kersebaum, Karin Rather, Burkhard Stever‐Schoo, Reinhard Well, Claas Nendel   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Review of phytochemical and antioxidant properties of Ethiopian medicinal plants

JSFA reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Ethiopia possesses a rich ethnobotanical heritage and diverse medicinal flora that play an important role in traditional healthcare. Many Ethiopian medicinal plants contain bioactive phytochemicals with potential antioxidant properties. This capital of indigenous knowledge has contributed to the documentation of different medicinal plants that
Endalamaw Yihune, Amare Bitew Mekonnen, Getahun Yemata   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source