A vibrant, resilient and productive agricultural sector is fundamental to achieving the
Sustainable Development Goals. Bringing about such a transformation requires optimizing a …

Two scientific communities with broad interest in sustainable agriculture independently
focus on multifunctional agriculture or ecosystem services. These communities have limited …

Reconfiguration of farming systems to reach various productive and environmental
objectives while meeting farm and policy constraints is complicated by the large array of …

The concept of 'Ecosystem Services'(ES) focuses on the linkages between ecosystems,
including agroecosystems, and human well-being, referring to all the benefits, direct and …

Livestock farming systems provide multiple benefits to humans: protein-rich diets that
contribute to food security, employment and rural economies, capital stock and draught …

In this article we explore the concept and implications of three-dimensional (spatial,
temporal, and genetic) in-field crop diversification to inform systems redesign towards …

Multifunctional landscape has become a new discipline growth point in landscape ecology.
Globally mountainous areas occupy about one fifth of Earth's surface. However, few studies …

Landscape dynamics increasingly challenge agronomists to explain how and why
agricultural landscapes are designed and managed by farmers. Nevertheless, agronomy is …

CONTEXT Crop diversification has been proposed as a promising strategy for transitioning
towards sustainable agricultural systems by leveraging biological processes and controls …

When trying to optimize the sustainability performance of farms and farming systems, a
consideration of trade-offs and synergies between different themes and dimensions is …