Abstract Integrated Pest Management (IPM) provides an illustration of how crop protection
has (or has not) evolved over the past six decades. Throughout this period, IPM has …

A central concern about achieving global food security is reconfiguring agri-food systems
towards sustainability. However, historically-informed trajectories of agri-food system …

There is a growing concern in society about the continuing intensive usage of pesticides in
farming and its effects on environmental and human health. Insight in the intentions of …

The agro-food system needs a genuine sustainability transition to achieve sustainable food
and nutrition security in the face of climate change, population growth, ecosystem …

The rapid increase and transition to more intensive agricultural activities in developing
nations are often leading to misuse and overuse of pesticides, making their environment …

The upscaling of farming operations in China has been advancing rapidly in recent years.
This trend is likely to increase the use of agricultural machinery inputs, and possibly also the …

Our current global food system–from food production to consumption, including
manufacture, packaging, transport, retail and associated businesses–is responsible for …

Many detrimental effects on the environment, economy, and society are associated with the
structure and practices of food systems around the world. While there is increasing …

The main outcome of sustainable agro-food systems is food and nutrition security.
Nevertheless, about half of the global population is affected by food insecurity and …

The need for fundamental changes in the way humans interact with nature is now widely
acknowledged in order to achieve sustainable development. Agriculture figures prominently …