Climate change impacts on crop yields

EE Rezaei, H Webber, S Asseng, K Boote… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2023 - nature.com
Climate change challenges efforts to maintain and improve crop production in many regions.
In this Review, we examine yield responses to warmer temperatures, elevated carbon …

Agroecology for a sustainable agriculture and food system: from local solutions to large-scale adoption

F Ewert, R Baatz, R Finger - Annual Review of Resource …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Agroecology is often considered as the ultimate and most comprehensive solution to the
many challenges of the agricultural and food system, also referred to as the agri-food …

Digital innovations for sustainable and resilient agricultural systems

R Finger - European Review of Agricultural Economics, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Digitalisation is rapidly transforming the agri-food sector. This paper investigates emerging
opportunities, challenges and policy options. We show that digital innovations can contribute …

Key research challenges to supporting farm transitions to agroecology in advanced economies. A review

L Prost, G Martin, R Ballot, M Benoit, JE Bergez… - Agronomy for …, 2023 - Springer
In response to the sustainability issues that agriculture faces in advanced economies,
agroecology has gained increasing relevance in scientific, political, and social debates. This …

Pesticide reduction amidst food and feed security concerns in Europe

K Schneider, J Barreiro-Hurle, E Rodriguez-Cerezo - Nature Food, 2023 - nature.com
Recent studies have estimated the potential yield impacts of pesticide reductions in the
European Union. While these estimates guide policy design, they are often based on worst …

[HTML][HTML] The adoption of pesticide-free wheat production and farmers' perceptions of its environmental and health effects

R Finger, N Möhring - Ecological Economics, 2022 - Elsevier
The reduction of pesticide use is a prime issue on policy agendas worldwide. However,
existing policies often fail to promote widespread adoption of low-pesticide or no-pesticide …

[HTML][HTML] What does the agri-food systems transformation agenda mean for agricultural research organisations? Exploring organisational prototypes for uncertain …

C Conti, A Hall, H Percy, S Stone-Jovicich, J Turner… - Global Food …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Agricultural Research Organisations (AROs) are being urgently called to provide
solutions for agri-food system transformation. However, contrasting visions of how …

[HTML][HTML] Are AgriFoodTech start-ups the new drivers of food systems transformation? An overview of the state of the art and a research agenda

L Klerkx, P Villalobos - Global Food Security, 2024 - Elsevier
AgriFoodTech start-ups are coming to be seen as relevant players in the debate around and
reality of the transformation of food systems, especially in view of emerging or already …

Potential of meta-omics to provide modern microbial indicators for monitoring soil quality and securing food production

C Djemiel, S Dequiedt, B Karimi, A Cottin… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Soils are fundamental resources for agricultural production and play an essential role in
food security. They represent the keystone of the food value chain because they harbor a …

Return to agrobiodiversity: Participatory plant breeding

S Ceccarelli, S Grando - Diversity, 2022 - mdpi.com
Biodiversity in general, and agrobiodiversity in particular are crucial for adaptation to climate
change, for resilience and for human health as related to dietary diversity. Participatory plant …