Agroecological principles and elements and their implications for transitioning to sustainable food systems. A review

A Wezel, BG Herren, RB Kerr, E Barrios… - Agronomy for …, 2020 - Springer
There is consensus that the global food system is not delivering good nutrition for all and is
causing environmental degradation and loss of biodiversity, such that a profound …

The multi-level perspective in research on sustainability transitions in agriculture and food systems: A systematic review

H El Bilali - Agriculture, 2019 - mdpi.com
The multi-level perspective (MLP) is a prominent transition framework. The MLP posits that
transitions come about through interaction processes within and among three analytical …

Characterizing diversity of food systems in view of sustainability transitions. A review

D Gaitán-Cremaschi, L Klerkx, J Duncan… - Agronomy for …, 2019 - Springer
Dominant food systems are configured from the productivist paradigm, which focuses on
producing large amounts of inexpensive and standardized foods. Although these food …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesising the diversity of European agri-food networks: A meta-study of actors and power-laden interactions

TG Williams, S Bui, C Conti, N Debonne… - Global Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Farmers are at the centre of scientific and political debates about sustainability in European
agriculture, but rarely do we discuss the roles of other actors who shape their behaviour …

Transition heuristic frameworks in research on agro-food sustainability transitions

H El Bilali - Environment, development and sustainability, 2020 - Springer
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 …

Scaling up agricultural interventions: Case studies of climate-smart agriculture

O Westermann, W Förch, P Thornton, J Körner… - Agricultural …, 2018 - Elsevier
If climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is meaningfully to address the development challenges
posed by climate change, effective approaches will be needed to scale up research findings …

Research on agro-food sustainability transitions: A systematic review of research themes and an analysis of research gaps

H El Bilali - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
Agro-food sustainability transitions refer to fundamental changes necessary to move towards
sustainable agriculture and food systems. The young field of research on sustainability …

Sustainable agri-food systems: environment, economy, society, and policy

H El Bilali, C Strassner, T Ben Hassen - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Agri-food systems (AFS) have been central in the debate on sustainable development.
Despite this growing interest in AFS, comprehensive analyses of the scholarly literature are …

Mainstreaming underutilized indigenous and traditional crops into food systems: A South African perspective

T Mabhaudhi, TP Chibarabada, VGP Chimonyo… - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
Business as usual or transformative change? While the global agro-industrial food system is
credited with increasing food production, availability and accessibility, it is also credited with …

Research on agro-food sustainability transitions: where are food security and nutrition?

H El Bilali - Food security, 2019 - Springer
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 …