Sustainable food production is one of the major challenges of the twenty-first century in the
era of global environmental problems such as climate change, increasing population and …

Dominant food systems are configured from the productivist paradigm, which focuses on
producing large amounts of inexpensive and standardized foods. Although these food …

Farm businesses face increasing challenges in the face of policy reform which envisages
multifunctional rural economies with objectives which span the environmental, the social as …

Creating typologies is a way to summarize the large heterogeneity of smallholder farming
systems into a few farm types. Various methods exist, commonly using statistical analysis, to …

Typologies may be used as tools for dealing with farming system heterogeneity. This is
achieved by classifying farms into groups that have common characteristics, ie farm types …

Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) as a credible alternative to tackle food insecurity under the
changing climate is gaining wide acceptance. However, many developing countries have …

One of the great challenges in agricultural development and sustainable intensification is
the assurance of social equity in food security oriented interventions. Development …

Smart farming technologies, such as information and communication technologies, can
provide many advantages for farm management. Nevertheless, their diffusion is still limited …

Aquaponics is an innovative smart and sustainable production system for integrating
aquaculture with hydroponic vegetable crops, that can play a crucial role in the future of …

The integration of local perceptions and scientific evidence is important for developing
comprehensive understandings of the complexities of climate change in sub-Saharan Africa …