The State of the World's Arable Land
For millennia, agriculture has been shaping landscapes on Earth. Technological change
has increased agricultural productivity dramatically, especially in the past six decades, but …
has increased agricultural productivity dramatically, especially in the past six decades, but …
Resilient regional food supply chains and rethinking the way forward: Key takeaways from the COVID-19 pandemic
A Marusak, N Sadeghiamirshahidi, CC Krejci… - Agricultural …, 2021 - Elsevier
Context The US food supply system relies heavily on vertically-integrated food supply chains
(FSCs), which leverage large-scale production, streamlined operations, and centralized …
(FSCs), which leverage large-scale production, streamlined operations, and centralized …
[HTML][HTML] Unlocking sustainability? The power of corporate lock-ins and how they shape digital agriculture in Germany
S Hackfort - Journal of Rural Studies, 2023 - Elsevier
The digital transformation of agriculture is widely presented as a path to sustainability and a
win-win strategy that benefits the environment, farmers, and consumers alike. However …
win-win strategy that benefits the environment, farmers, and consumers alike. However …
Why Do We Need Food Systems Informatics? Introduction to This Special Collection on Smart and Connected Regional Food Systems
TP Tomich, C Hoy, MR Dimock, AD Hollander… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Public interest in where food comes from and how it is produced, processed, and distributed
has increased over the last few decades, with even greater focus emerging during the …
has increased over the last few decades, with even greater focus emerging during the …
Good for the soil, but good for the farmer? Addiction and recovery in transitions to regenerative agriculture
JA Miller-Klugesherz, MR Sanderson - Journal of Rural Studies, 2023 - Elsevier
While the ecological benefits of regenerative agriculture (RA) are becoming clearer, its
effects on farmers themselves are less well-understood. This paper's aim is to understand …
effects on farmers themselves are less well-understood. This paper's aim is to understand …
[HTML][HTML] Transforming the Corn Belt: A recipe for collaborative, farmer-driven research and diffusion of innovation
L Asprooth, M Norton, R Galt - Journal of Rural Studies, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Practical Farmers of Iowa is a unique and longstanding farmer-to-farmer network
with a history of driving the use of sustainable practices like cover cropping and low …
with a history of driving the use of sustainable practices like cover cropping and low …
(Re) commoning food and food systems. The contribution of social innovation from solidarity economy
A Rossi, M Coscarello, D Biolghini - Agriculture, 2021 - mdpi.com
The need for a transition to sustainable food systems is widely recognised. Over the last
three decades, movements have been demanding and proposing a radical transformation …
three decades, movements have been demanding and proposing a radical transformation …
[HTML][HTML] Hungry for power: Financialization and the concentration of corporate control in the global food system
The global food system is in crisis. Climate change, ecological degradation, and economic
and military conflict have exposed significant vulnerabilities in how the world produces …
and military conflict have exposed significant vulnerabilities in how the world produces …
“Protein” industry convergence and its implications for resilient and equitable food systems
Recent years have seen the convergence of industries that focus on higher protein foods,
such as meat processing firms expanding into plant-based substitutes and/or cellular meat …
such as meat processing firms expanding into plant-based substitutes and/or cellular meat …
From Big Ag to Big Finance: a market network approach to power in agriculture
Critics charge that agriculture has reached an unsustainable level of consolidation and
expropriation, as exemplified by the supply-chain breakdown of the COVID-19 pandemic …
expropriation, as exemplified by the supply-chain breakdown of the COVID-19 pandemic …