Agri-food 4.0: A survey of the supply chains and technologies for the future agriculture

M Lezoche, JE Hernandez, MMEA Díaz, H Panetto… - Computers in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The term “Agri-Food 4.0” is an analogy to the term" Industry 4.0", coming from the
concept “agriculture 4.0”. Since the origins of the industrial revolution, where the steam …

[HTML][HTML] Targeted formulation of plant-based protein-foods: Supporting the food system's transformation in the context of human health, environmental sustainability …

A Hoehnel, E Zannini, EK Arendt - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Background: With food production being a key contributor to nitrogen and phosphorus cycle
disruption, biodiversity loss and climate change, the lacking sustainability of our food …

Seed systems smallholder farmers use

S McGuire, L Sperling - Food security, 2016 - Springer
Seed can be an important entry point for promoting productivity, nutrition and resilience
among smallholder farmers. While investments have primarily focused on strengthening the …

[HTML][HTML] Farmer seed networks make a limited contribution to agriculture? Four common misconceptions

OT Coomes, SJ McGuire, E Garine, S Caillon, D McKey… - Food Policy, 2015 - Elsevier
The importance of seed provisioning in food security and nutrition, agricultural development
and rural livelihoods, and agrobiodiversity and germplasm conservation is well accepted by …

Current warming will reduce yields unless maize breeding and seed systems adapt immediately

AJ Challinor, AK Koehler, J Ramirez-Villegas… - Nature Climate …, 2016 - nature.com
The development of crop varieties that are better suited to new climatic conditions is vital for
future food production,. Increases in mean temperature accelerate crop development …

The biodiversity of food and agriculture (Agrobiodiversity) in the anthropocene: Research advances and conceptual framework

KS Zimmerer, S de Haan, AD Jones… - Anthropocene, 2019 - Elsevier
Multiple knowledge systems are crucial to understand human-environment interactions of
the biodiversity of agriculture and food systems (agrobiodiversity). This article synthesizes …

[HTML][HTML] Crops in crises: Shocks shape smallholders' diversification in rural Ethiopia

C Makate, A Angelsen, ST Holden, OT Westengen - World Development, 2022 - Elsevier
Crop diversity plays a central role in smallholder farmers' ability to cope with and adapt to
shocks. Shifting crop varieties and diversifying the crop portfolio are common risk reduction …

Does crop diversification lead to climate-related resilience? Improving the theory through insights on practice

R Vernooy - Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In recent years, CGIAR researchers have investigated the effectiveness of using
agrobiodiversity, and more particularly crop and crop varietal diversity, as an adaptive …

[HTML][HTML] Crop biocultural traits shape seed networks: Implications for social-ecological resilience in south eastern Senegal

A Porcuna-Ferrer, V Labeyrie, S Alvarez-Fernandez… - Agricultural …, 2023 - Elsevier
CONTEXT Agroecosystems' social-ecological resilience largely depends on the crop
diversity generated and maintained by farmers, which provides insurance against changing …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of seed system interventions on food and nutrition security in low-and middle-income countries: A scoping review

D Nabuuma, C Reimers, KT Hoang, TJ Stomph… - Global Food …, 2022 - Elsevier
The role of seed systems in nutrition of smallholder farmers has received little attention. This
review mapped evidence of impact on nutrition, identifying themes from 43 studies as direct …