[HTML][HTML] Restoring functional integrity of the global production ecosystem through biological control

KAG Wyckhuys, B Gu, IB Fekih, R Finger… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Human society is anchored in the global agroecosystem. For millennia, this system has
provided humans with copious supplies of nutrient-rich food. Yet, through chemical …

The politics of glyphosate regulation: lessons from Sri Lanka's short-lived ban

T Dorlach, S Gunasekara - Globalization and health, 2023 - Springer
Background Glyphosate is the world's most used herbicide and a central component of
modern industrial agriculture. It has also been linked to a variety of negative health and …

Science, technology, agri-food systems, health, and wellbeing: logic, dynamics, and relationships

JM Vargas-Canales, S Orozco-Cirilo… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The agri-food sector worldwide is the most important for life. The recent pandemic made it
clear that the best way to resist, overcome and adapt to health problems is by maintaining a …

On disease configurations, black-grass blowback, and probiotic pest management

G Cusworth, J Lorimer - Annals of the American Association of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This article explores approaches to managing pests that are being developed in response to
the faltering effectiveness of antibiotic regimes of chemical control. It focuses on black-grass …

Institutional context of pest management science in the global south

KAG Wyckhuys, BAR Hadi - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
The natural sciences are receiving increasing attention in the Global South. This timely
development may help mitigate global change and quicken an envisioned food system …

Social media as a political platform in Africa: A bibliometric analysis

HG Musa, AAM Musa - Komunikator, 2023 - journal.umy.ac.id
This study employs bibliometric analysis to scrutinize the pivotal journals, institutions, and
countries at the nexus of social media and political discourse in Africa. Utilizing VOSviewer …

The agrochemical complex of China: historical, global and intersectoral connections

Y Xu, Y Chen - The Journal of Peasant Studies, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
China is the world's largest producer, exporter, and a key consumer of agrochemicals, with
Chinese corporations dominating the global market. This paper, based on a literature review …

[HTML][HTML] The Great Transformation of the Agri-Food Sector: A Transformation for Life and Well-Being

JM Vargas-Canales - Agronomy, 2024 - mdpi.com
This analysis aims to explore the urgent need to drive a major transformation of the agri-food
sector. With this, it is intended to contribute to defining strategies for the future of agri-food …

Landscape discourses and rural transformations: insights from the Dutch Dune and Flower Bulb Region

S de Koning - Agriculture and Human Values, 2024 - Springer
Rural landscapes are facing a loss of biodiversity. To deal with this challenge, landscape
governance is seen as an alternative and addition to sectoral policies and a potential way of …

Epistemic maneuvers as mechanisms of environmental racism: how pesticide exposure is sustained against Mexican farmworkers

K Alvarez Noli, MG Rendón - Environmental Sociology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
We advance the literature on environmental justice by examining colorblind rhetoric as a
mechanism sustaining environmental racism. Through a case study of one agricultural …