What is sustainable agriculture? A systematic review

S Velten, J Leventon, N Jager, J Newig - Sustainability, 2015 - mdpi.com
The idea of a sustainable agriculture has gained prominence since the publication of the
Brundtland Report in 1987. Yet, the concept of sustainable agriculture is very vague and …

[HTML][HTML] An overview on bioeconomy in agricultural sector, biomass production, recycling methods, and circular economy considerations

IM Toplicean, AD Datcu - Agriculture, 2024 - mdpi.com
This review examines the essential components of a circular economy (CE) in relation to the
agricultural sector. The bioeconomy and circular economy are crucial for sustainable global …

[HTML][HTML] Five mechanisms blocking the transition towards 'nature-inclusive'agriculture: a systemic analysis of Dutch dairy farming

DA Vermunt, N Wojtynia, MP Hekkert, J Van Dijk… - Agricultural systems, 2022 - Elsevier
CONTEXT As elsewhere in Western Europe, large scale intensive agriculture dominates the
landscape of the Netherlands. Grassland for dairy production occupies more than a quarter …

Towards the real green revolution? Exploring the conceptual dimensions of a new ecological modernisation of agriculture that could 'feed the world'

LG Horlings, TK Marsden - Global environmental change, 2011 - Elsevier
The challenge to produce enough food is more urgent than ever. We argue that the
dominant food regime has responded to this challenge by a 'narrow'ecological …

Social learning in regional innovation networks: trust, commitment and reframing as emergent properties of interaction

J Sol, PJ Beers, AEJ Wals - Journal of cleaner production, 2013 - Elsevier
Social learning in multi-actor innovation networks is increasingly considered an important
precondition for addressing sustainability in regional development contexts. Social learning …

Learning and innovation networks for sustainable agriculture: processes of co-evolution, joint reflection and facilitation

H Moschitz, D Roep, G Brunori… - The Journal of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The SOLINSA project started from the awareness that the new understanding of innovation
for sustainable rural development is far from being consolidated in Europe, and less so at …

Structural conditions for collaboration and learning in innovation networks: using an innovation system performance lens to analyse agricultural knowledge systems

F Hermans, L Klerkx, D Roep - The Journal of Agricultural …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: We investigate how the structural conditions of eight different European
agricultural innovation systems can facilitate or hinder collaboration and social learning in …

[HTML][HTML] Discursive regime dynamics in the Dutch energy transition

R Bosman, D Loorbach, N Frantzeskaki… - … Innovation and Societal …, 2014 - Elsevier
Since its introduction in the National Environmental Policy Plan in 2001 the notion of 'energy
transition'is firmly rooted in the Dutch energy debate. Despite political efforts to shift to a …

The importance of proximity dimensions in agricultural knowledge and innovation systems: The case of banana disease management in Rwanda

M Kabirigi, M Abbasiharofteh, Z Sun, F Hermans - Agricultural Systems, 2022 - Elsevier
CONTEXT Social networks play an important role in the diffusion of knowledge, and farmers
draw on their personal networks to enhance their adaptive capacity to shocks. Different …

Replication and translation of co-innovation: The influence of institutional context in large international participatory research projects

L Klerkx, P Seuneke, P de Wolf, WAH Rossing - Land use policy, 2017 - Elsevier
Stakeholder involvement in research processes is widely seen as essential to enhance the
applicability of research. A common conclusion in the extensive body of literature on …