Evaluating agricultural trade-offs in the age of sustainable development
A vibrant, resilient and productive agricultural sector is fundamental to achieving the
Sustainable Development Goals. Bringing about such a transformation requires optimizing a …
Sustainable Development Goals. Bringing about such a transformation requires optimizing a …
Comparative review of multifunctionality and ecosystem services in sustainable agriculture
Two scientific communities with broad interest in sustainable agriculture independently
focus on multifunctional agriculture or ecosystem services. These communities have limited …
focus on multifunctional agriculture or ecosystem services. These communities have limited …
Multi-objective optimization and design of farming systems
JCJ Groot, GJM Oomen, WAH Rossing - Agricultural Systems, 2012 - Elsevier
Reconfiguration of farming systems to reach various productive and environmental
objectives while meeting farm and policy constraints is complicated by the large array of …
objectives while meeting farm and policy constraints is complicated by the large array of …
Applying the ecosystem services framework to pasture-based livestock farming systems in Europe
T Rodríguez-Ortega, E Oteros-Rozas, R Ripoll-Bosch… - Animal, 2014 - cambridge.org
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 …
including agroecosystems, and human well-being, referring to all the benefits, direct and …
Make ruminants green again–how can sustainable intensification and agroecology converge for a better future?
Livestock farming systems provide multiple benefits to humans: protein-rich diets that
contribute to food security, employment and rural economies, capital stock and draught …
contribute to food security, employment and rural economies, capital stock and draught …
[HTML][HTML] Redefining the field to mobilize three-dimensional diversity and ecosystem services on the arable farm
L Ditzler, DF Van Apeldoorn, RPO Schulte… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …
temporal, and genetic) in-field crop diversification to inform systems redesign towards …
Multifunctional landscapes identification and associated development zoning in mountainous area
J Peng, X Hu, S Qiu, J Meersmans, Y Liu - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
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 …
Globally mountainous areas occupy about one fifth of Earth's surface. However, few studies …
Landscape agronomy: a new field for addressing agricultural landscape dynamics
M Benoît, D Rizzo, E Marraccini, AC Moonen, M Galli… - Landscape …, 2012 - Springer
Landscape dynamics increasingly challenge agronomists to explain how and why
agricultural landscapes are designed and managed by farmers. Nevertheless, agronomy is …
agricultural landscapes are designed and managed by farmers. Nevertheless, agronomy is …
[HTML][HTML] Spatio-temporal design of strip cropping systems
SD Juventia, ILMS Norén, DF Van Apeldoorn… - Agricultural …, 2022 - Elsevier
CONTEXT Crop diversification has been proposed as a promising strategy for transitioning
towards sustainable agricultural systems by leveraging biological processes and controls …
towards sustainable agricultural systems by leveraging biological processes and controls …
Using the Sustainability Monitoring and Assessment Routine (SMART) for the systematic analysis of trade-offs and synergies between sustainability dimensions and …
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 …
consideration of trade-offs and synergies between different themes and dimensions is …