The contribution of small farms to local food supply, food security and food sovereignty is
widely acknowledged at a global level. In the particular case of Europe, they often are seen …

The need to guarantee the efficiency of the agricultural sector and to shape production in
order to limit its negative impact on the natural environment is one of the most important …

This paper aimed to identify farm business models in family and nonfamily succession
focused on continuity. Three databases and 77 selected papers were collected for analysis …

The special issue titled 'Values‐based Territorial Food Networks–Benefits, challenges and
controversies' and this introductory editorial aim to bridge conceptual and disciplinary …

In 2011, the United Nations (UN) announced that one half of the world's population lived in
urban areas. More developed regions attained this level in the late 1940s, and typically …

The nature of interactions between farmers and advisors is the focus of a growing body of
research. While many studies explore the potential role of advisors in facilitating farmers' …

Unequal access to land, driven by decades of consolidation and concentration, is of
increasing concern around the globe. This article analyzes growing farm consolidation and …

With growing concern for the unsustainability of food systems, the international research
community has turned its attention to small farms as key actors to potentially face the global …

This study aims to foresee the future of organic farming in the smallholder agricultural
systems of the Valencian Region (Spain), as well as to identify how different drivers of …

Durante el siglo XX las áreas rurales han experimentado importantes transformaciones
socioeconómicas. El proceso de configuración de economías urbanas primero y de …