Meta-analyses reveal the importance of socio-psychological factors for farmers' adoption of sustainable agricultural practices

R Swart, C Levers, JTM Davis, PH Verburg - One Earth, 2023 - cell.com
Agricultural systems support societies in various ways but also cause substantial
sustainability challenges. Sustainable agricultural practices are key to achieving …

China's agricultural land use change and its underlying drivers: A literature review

X Wang, X Li - Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2021 - Springer
Understanding the manifestations and underlying drivers of agricultural land use change in
China is of great importance for both domestic and global food security. However, little is …

Assessing the impacts of land consolidation on agricultural technical efficiency of producers: A survey from Jiangsu Province, China

S Zeng, F Zhu, F Chen, M Yu, S Zhang, Y Yang - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
Since the year 2000, China has implemented large-scale land consolidation, which was
used to reduce land fragmentation, enhance grain yield capability, facilitate land tenure …

Perennial energy crops vs. durum wheat in low input lands: Economic analysis of a Greek case study

S Mantziaris, C Iliopoulos, I Theodorakopoulou… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
A key challenge internationally is the design of policies that will result in the substitution of
conventional energy sources with renewable energy sources. The European Union has set …

A profitable alternative for the Spanish southeast: The case of production of figs in greenhouses

A Batlles-delaFuente, LJ Belmonte-Ureña… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Spain is one of the main fruit and vegetable export centers, as it allocates more than 80% of
its total production to foreign trade. In recent years, the stable demand for fruit and …

The role of the start-up aid for young farmers in the adoption of innovative agricultural activities: The case of aloe vera

A Liontakis, A Sintori, I Tzouramani - Agriculture, 2021 - mdpi.com
The poor generational renewal has been identified as a key issue for the EU policy that
undermines the restructuring of the agricultural sector and the revitalisation of rural areas …

Farmers consideration of soil ecosystem services in agricultural management-A case study from Saxony, Germany

V Dietze, N Hagemann, N Jürges, S Bartke, C Fürst - Land Use Policy, 2019 - Elsevier
The ecosystem services (ES) concept has been increasingly considered in science and
policy making. However, its consideration in agricultural management by farmers has not yet …

Environmental and economic risks assessment under climate changes for three land uses scenarios analysis across Teshio watershed, northernmost of Japan

M Fan, H Shibata, L Chen - Science of the Total Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Land use and climate changes affect on the economy and environment with different
patterns and magnitudes in the watershed. This study used risk analysis model stochastic …

Sustainable development and the response of the local community to gold mining: the case of Thrace, Greece

E Fardogianni, V Andrea… - International …, 2022 - inderscienceonline.com
While gold mining is one of the most prosperous investments, it often triggers opposition due
to its possible negative effects on human health and the environment. There are numerous …

Adventitious Rooting of Lavandula x intermedia Cuttings

D Reed, T Montague… - Journal of …, 2021 - meridian.allenpress.com
Due to challenges associated with lavender propagation, Texas hybrid lavender (lavandin)
growers require revised propagation information. Therefore, experiments investigated …