Sustainable agro-food systems for addressing climate change and food security

A Wijerathna-Yapa, R Pathirana - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
Despite world food production keeping pace with population growth because of the Green
Revolution, the United Nations (UN) State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022 …

Meeting heterogeneity in consumer demand for animal welfare: A reflection on existing knowledge and implications for the meat sector

J De Jonge, HCM Van Trijp - Journal of agricultural and environmental …, 2013 - Springer
The legitimacy of the dominant intensive meat production system with respect to the issue of
animal welfare is increasingly being questioned by stakeholders across the meat supply …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis paper: targeted livestock grazing: prescription for healthy rangelands

DW Bailey, JC Mosley, RE Estell, AF Cibils… - Rangeland Ecology & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Targeted livestock grazing is a proven tool for manipulating rangeland vegetation, and
current knowledge about targeted livestock grazing is extensive and expanding rapidly …

Organic agriculture in a low-emission world: Exploring combined measures to deliver a sustainable food system in Sweden

S Basnet, A Wood, E Röös, T Jansson, I Fetzer… - Sustainability …, 2023 - Springer
In the EU, including Sweden, organic farming is seen as a promising pathway for
sustainable production, protecting human health and animal welfare, and conserving the …

[HTML][HTML] Shaping cow-calf contact systems: Farmers' motivations and considerations behind a range of different cow-calf contact systems

M Bertelsen, M Vaarst - Journal of Dairy Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Most dairy farms rear calves artificially by separating the newly born calf from the dam and
feeding the calf milk from a bucket. However, the general public and scientific community …

Consumer preferences towards animal-friendly fashion products: an application to the Italian market

MA Achabou, S Dekhili, AP Codini - Journal of Consumer Marketing, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to examine consumer preference for ethical fashion products by
focusing on the importance of animal welfare attribute. To explain the attitude-behavior gap …

Resilience as a universal criterion of health

TF Döring, A Vieweger, M Pautasso… - Journal of the …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
To promote and maintain health in agricultural and food systems, appropriate criteria are
needed for the description and assessment of the health of soils, plants, animals, humans …

Building 'cowshed cultures': A cultural perspective on the promotion of stockmanship and animal welfare on dairy farms

RJF Burton, S Peoples, MH Cooper - Journal of Rural Studies, 2012 - Elsevier
Improving animal welfare is an important part of the development of the agricultural industry,
particularly at a time when intensification and the encroachment of factory-style production …

Health and welfare in organic livestock production systems—a systematic mapping of current knowledge

MP Åkerfeldt, S Gunnarsson, G Bernes… - Organic Agriculture, 2021 - Springer
This review aimed to systematically map and summarize the status of animal health and
welfare in organic production. The prevalence of diseases and behavioural effects in …

Development of the concept of agroecology in Europe: A review

F Gallardo-López, MA Hernández-Chontal… - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
The concept of Agroecology is still not widely discussed in European countries. Therefore,
the aim of this review is to present a qualitative and quantitative mixed analysis of this …