The impact of farm size on agricultural sustainability
Farm size plays a critical role in agricultural sustainability. This may have far-reaching
consequences for the economic and environmental performance of agricultural production …
consequences for the economic and environmental performance of agricultural production …
Farmland fragmentation and defragmentation nexus: Scoping the causes, impacts, and the conditions determining its management decisions
PD Ntihinyurwa, WT de Vries - Ecological Indicators, 2020 - Elsevier
Theoretically, both land fragmentation and consolidation (defragmentation) approaches are
considered as tools of land management. However, although a large literature about the …
considered as tools of land management. However, although a large literature about the …
Positive impacts of farmland fragmentation on agricultural production efficiency in Qilu Lake watershed: Implications for appropriate scale management
Farmland fragmentation can be influenced by factors that operate at different scales. It is not
only a spatial boundary pattern of farmland use and management rights shaped by macro …
only a spatial boundary pattern of farmland use and management rights shaped by macro …
Assessing the impacts of land fragmentation and plot size on yields and costs: A translog production model and cost function approach
H Lu, H Xie, Y He, Z Wu, X Zhang - Agricultural Systems, 2018 - Elsevier
More attentions should be focused on the changes in plot size of each household rather
than the size of farmland in the discussions of economic problem of land fragmentation in …
than the size of farmland in the discussions of economic problem of land fragmentation in …
Land use conversion in metropolitan areas and the permanence of agriculture: Sensitivity Index of Agricultural Land (SIAL), a tool for territorial analysis
C Mazzocchi, G Sali, S Corsi - Land use policy, 2013 - Elsevier
In the past few years, urban growth has affected vast agricultural areas, especially in some
European regions (EEA, 2006). In peri-urban areas, land consumption is particularly …
European regions (EEA, 2006). In peri-urban areas, land consumption is particularly …
Labor structure, land fragmentation, and land-use efficiency from the perspective of mediation effect: Based on a survey of garlic growers in Lanling, China
F Sui, Y Yang, S Zhao - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the context of China's agricultural labor shortage and the pressure of aging, this paper
uses the land fragmentation index and the intermediary efficiency model to measure the …
uses the land fragmentation index and the intermediary efficiency model to measure the …
Farmland fragmentation concourse: Analysis of scenarios and research gaps
PD Ntihinyurwa, WT de Vries - Land Use Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
The conceptualization of farmland fragmentation varies across different scientific disciplines
and units of analysis. Although a large body of literature on this phenomenon exist, yet there …
and units of analysis. Although a large body of literature on this phenomenon exist, yet there …
Spatiotemporal Distribution and Fragmentation Driving Mechanism in Paddy Fields and Dryland of Urban Agglomeration in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River
D Li, L Duo, C Bao, X Zhang, Z Zou - Land, 2024 - mdpi.com
The spatial-temporal distribution pattern of China's cultivated land has changed dramatically
from 1990 to 2020, and the problem of cultivated land fragmentation has become more …
from 1990 to 2020, and the problem of cultivated land fragmentation has become more …
Conformance in land-use planning: The determinants of decision, conversion and transgression
M Padeiro - Land Use Policy, 2016 - Elsevier
Over recent decades, urban areas have expanded into agricultural areas. To contain
outward spatial expansion and regulate urbanisation, policy-makers should continually …
outward spatial expansion and regulate urbanisation, policy-makers should continually …
Agricultural land fragmentation in Iran: Application of game theory
Agricultural land fragmentation (ALF) is one of the main challenges of developing countries
including Iran. ALF could affect agricultural production, rural development, labor supply, food …
including Iran. ALF could affect agricultural production, rural development, labor supply, food …