Resilience implies, in its essence, the capacity of a system to tolerate disturbances while
retaining its essential functions. In the context of agriculture, resilience thinking calls for …

Many farming systems in Europe are struggling to respond to accumulating economic,
environmental, institutional and social challenges. From a resilience perspective, they need …

The limited resilience of agricultural and food systems, and of rural communities, has
become an important concern in rural and agricultural policy. However, while the term has …

The concept of socio-ecological farm resilience is used to understand how farmers
manoeuvre in a context of change, what choices and priorities they make, and how that …

The resilience of European farms and farming systems has become prominent on the policy
agenda, but the definition of resilience tends to be interpreted narrowly as the ability to …

Resilience thinking offers a framework to emphasize dynamics and interdependencies
across time, space and domains. It is based on understanding social–ecological systems as …

Finding pathways to enhance the resilience of farming systems (FSs) in Europe is key, given
the increasing challenges threatening them. FSs are complex socio-ecological systems in …

What exactly is resilience and how can it be enhanced? Farming systems in Europe are
rapidly evolving while at the same time being under threat, as seen by the disappearance of …

Family farms play an important role in the European countryside, yet their number is steadily
declining. This raises the question of what conveys resilience to family farms, ie the ability to …

Agricultural systems in Europe face accumulating economic, ecological and societal
challenges, raising concerns about their resilience to shocks and stresses. These resilience …