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1. Towards complexity of agricultural sustainability assessment: Main issues and concerns

Author:
Talukder, Byomkesh; Blay-Palmer, Alison; vanLoon, Gary W.; Hipel, Keith W.
Source:
Environmental and sustainability indicators 2020 v.6 pp. 100038
ISSN:
2665-9727
Subject:
sustainable agriculture,   etc   ; governance; humans; stakeholders;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... The sustainability of agricultural systems is of paramount concern in order to ensure the survival and wellbeing of humans throughout the world. Sustainability is a complex issue involving multiple factors that fit broadly within economic, social and environmental areas. Given its complexity, this paper examines the question of how sustainability can be assessed in a way that gives a holistic pict ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.indic.2020.100038

2. Sustainability transition pathways through ecological intensification: an assessment of vegetable food systems in Chile

Author:
Gaitán-Cremaschi, Daniel; Klerkx, Laurens; Duncan, Jessica; Trienekens, Jacques H.; Huenchuleo, Carlos; Dogliotti, Santiago; Contesse, María E.; Benitez-Altuna, Francisco J.; Rossing, Walter A.H.
Source:
International journal of agricultural sustainability 2020 v.18 no.2 pp. 131-150
ISSN:
1747-762X
Subject:
sustainable agriculture,   etc   ; agroecology; empirical research; vegetables; Chile;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Ecological intensification has been proposed as a promising lever for a transition towards more sustainable food systems. Various food systems exist that are based on ecological intensification and may have potential for a sustainability transition. Little is known, however, about their diversity and about how they perform against dominant systems in terms of the multiple societal goals. The aim o ...
DOI:
10.1080/14735903.2020.1722561

3. Consumer responses to novel and unfamiliar foods

Author:
Tuorila, Hely; Hartmann, Christina
Source:
Current opinion in food science 2020 v.33 pp. 1-8
ISSN:
2214-7993
Subject:
sustainable agriculture,   etc   ; childhood; consumer attitudes; eating disorders; meat; novel foods;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... The demand for sustainable foods and an increased consciousness of health and well-being, as well as other societal changes, create opportunities to develop novel foods. However, consumers are programmed from early childhood to prefer familiar foods. We now know that individual variations in disposition determine responses to novelty. Disgust, along with food neophobia and related traits, has been ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.cofs.2019.09.004

4. A method for obtaining flexible broccoli varieties for sustainable agriculture

Author:
Ciancaleoni, Simona; Negri, Valeria
Source:
BMC genetics 2020 v.21 no.1 pp. 51
ISSN:
1471-2156
Subject:
sustainable agriculture,   etc   ; Brassica oleracea; breeding programs; broccoli; genetic variation; landraces; low input agriculture; microsatellite repeats; Italy;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: The use of high inputs in agriculture resulted in few varieties (hybrids and pure lines) used in all agricultural systems. Also varieties of vegetables, including broccoli, for organic and low-input agriculture, are almost exclusively hybrids, since there are very few specific breeding programs and varieties for sustainable agriculture systems. A strategy to overcome this issue is the ...
DOI:
10.1186/s12863-020-00846-2

5. A comprehensive review of engineered biochar: Production, characteristics, and environmental applications

Author:
Kazemi Shariat Panahi, Hamed; Dehhaghi, Mona; Ok, Yong Sik; Nizami, Abdul-Sattar; Khoshnevisan, Benyamin; Mussatto, Solange I.; Aghbashlo, Mortaza; Tabatabaei, Meisam; Lam, Su Shiung
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2020 v.270 pp. 122462
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
sustainable agriculture,   etc   ; air; biochar; biomass; catalytic activity; engineering; physicochemical properties; pollution; pyrolysis; remediation; soil; transportation;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... A sustainable management of environment and agriculture is crucial to protect soil, water, and air during intensified agriculture practices as well as huge industrial and transportation activities. A promising tool to address these challenges could be the application of biochar, a carbonaceous product of biomass pyrolysis. The efficiency of biochar could be improved through physical, chemical and ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122462

6. Sub-Ångstrom structure of collagen model peptide (GPO)10 shows a hydrated triple helix with pitch variation and two proline ring conformations

Author:
Suzuki, Hironori; Mahapatra, Deepti; Board, Amanda J.; Steel, Peter J.; Dyer, Jolon M.; Gerrard, Juliet A.; Dobson, Renwick C.J.; Valéry, Céline
Source:
Food chemistry 2020 v.319 pp. 126598
ISSN:
0308-8146
Subject:
sustainable agriculture,   etc   ; biomimetics; collagen; crystal structure; engineering; food industry; mammals; peptides; proline; structural proteins;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Collagens are large structural proteins that are prevalent in mammalian connective tissue. Peptides designed to include a glycine-proline-hydroxyproline (GPO) amino acid triad are biomimetic analogs of the collagen triple helix, a fold that is a hallmark of collagen-like sequences. To inform the rational engineering of collagen-like peptides and proteins for food systems, we report the crystal str ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.126598

7. Applying blockchain technology to improve agri-food traceability: A review of development methods, benefits and challenges

Author:
Feng, Huanhuan; Wang, Xiang; Duan, Yanqing; Zhang, Jian; Zhang, Xiaoshuan
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2020 v.260 pp. 121031
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
sustainable agriculture,   etc   ; Internet; blockchain; food quality; food supply chain; monitoring; traceability;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Traceability plays a vital role in food quality and safety management. Traditional Internet of Things (IoT) traceability systems provide the feasible solutions for the quality monitoring and traceability of food supply chains. However, most of the IoT solutions rely on the centralized server-client paradigm that makes it difficult for consumers to acquire all transaction information and to track t ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121031

8. Profiles of sustainable food consumption: Consumer behavior toward organic food in southern region of Brazil

Author:
Feil, Alexandre André; Cyrne, Carlos Candido da Silva; Sindelar, Fernanda Cristina Wiebusch; Barden, Júlia Elisabete; Dalmoro, Marlon
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2020 v.258 pp. 120690
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
sustainable agriculture,   etc   ; consumer attitudes; food consumption; food production; motivation; organic foods; people; purchasing; quantitative analysis; Brazil;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Although the consumption of organic food is increasing around the world, the drivers are still not fully understood, especially in peripheral regions where sustainable food production and consumption systems are under development. Inconsistencies are found mainly in the differences in how people perceive organic food, what motivates people to buy and their attitudinal behavior while buying organic ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120690

9. Sustainability challenges and innovations in the Dutch egg sector

Author:
de Olde, E.M.; van der Linden, A.; olde Bolhaar, L.D.; de Boer, I.J.M.
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2020 v.258 pp. 120974
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
sustainable agriculture,   etc   ; Dermanyssus gallinae; animal health; egg production; eggs; interviews; particulate emissions; social impact; stakeholders;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... While global demand for eggs is increasing, concerns are being raised about the environmental, economic and social impact of egg production. Efforts to address these sustainability concerns can, however, result in trade-offs. To enhance a transparent debate about future options and limitations in the egg sector, insight is needed in environmental, economic and social sustainability challenges as w ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120974

10. Evaluation of methane emission flux from a typical biogas fermentation ecosystem in China

Author:
Zeng, Jin; Xu, Rui; Sun, Rong; Niu, Lede; Liu, Ying; Zhou, Ying; Zeng, Weiqing; Yue, Zhiqiang
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2020 v.257 pp. 120441
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
sustainable agriculture,   etc   ; biogas; ecosystems; environmental factors; farmers; fermentation; greenhouse gas emissions; methane; methane production; temperature; China;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... To reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote sustainable agricultural practices in China, this study used conventional method to examine methane (CH₄) production from hydraulic biogas digesters in Jiuxi Town, Yunnan Province, China. The static chamber technique was utilized to measure CH₄ emission fluxes from the inlet and outlet of the biogas digesters. For the 100 m³ biogas digester, CH₄ emiss ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120441

11. Sustainable farming in the Roman-Byzantine period: Dating an advanced agriculture system near the site of Shivta, Negev Desert, Israel

Author:
Tepper, Yotam; Porat, Naomi; Bar-Oz, Guy
Source:
Journal of arid environments 2020 v.177 pp. 104134
ISSN:
0140-1963
Subject:
sustainable agriculture,   etc   ; archaeology; dryland farming; farmers; feces; hinterland; intensive farming; loess; orchards; surveys; vineyards; Israel;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Ancient agricultural systems in the Negev Desert preserves abundant evidence of dryland farming from the Roman, Byzantine and Early Islamic periods. These systems consist of dams, field plots, field towers, cisterns and thousands of human-made stone mounds. In the environment of Shivta, these systems also included built dovecotes to produce dung to fertilize vineyards and orchards. All of these el ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jaridenv.2020.104134

12. Serving up food studies online: teaching about “food from somewhere” from nowhere

Author:
Levkoe, Charles Z.; Knezevic, Irena; Appavoo, Donna; Moraes, Andrea; Scott, Steffanie
Source:
Food, culture, & society 2020 v.23 no.3 pp. 434-453
ISSN:
1751-7443
Subject:
sustainable agriculture,   etc   ; Coronavirus infections; collective action; energy; nutrition education; pandemic; society; students; teachers;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Over the past decade, the popularity of food scholarship has led to an expansion of online food studies courses and programs. This push for online course offerings has been escalated due to the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020. To date, much of the field has focused on examining the global concentration and integration of corporate food systems, often described as a “food from nowhere” regime. In c ...
DOI:
10.1080/15528014.2020.1754041

13. Philosophy of Ethnobiology: Understanding Knowledge Integration and Its Limitations

Author:
Ludwig, David; El-Hani, Charbel N.
Source:
Journal of ethnobiology 2020 v.40 no.1 pp. 3-20
ISSN:
2162-4496
Subject:
sustainable agriculture,   etc   ; anthropology; climate change; forest management; indigenous knowledge; models; philosophy; politics;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Ethnobiology has become increasingly concerned with applied and normative issues, such as climate change adaptation, forest management, and sustainable agriculture. Applied ethnobiology emphasizes the practical importance of local and traditional knowledge in tackling these issues but thereby also raises complex theoretical questions about the integration of heterogeneous knowledge systems. The ai ...
DOI:
10.2993/0278-0771-40.1.3

14. The diversity of soil microbial communities matters when legumes face drought

Author:
Prudent, Marion; Dequiedt, Samuel; Sorin, Camille; Girodet, Sylvie; Nowak, Virginie; Duc, Gérard; Salon, Christophe; Maron, Pierre‐Alain
Source:
Plant, cell and environment 2020 v.43 no.4 pp. 1023-1035
ISSN:
0140-7791
Subject:
sustainable agriculture,   etc   ; biodiversity; climate change; crop management; drought; genotype; peas; physiology; soil; soil microorganisms; sowing; symbionts;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... The cultivation of legumes shows promise for the development of sustainable agriculture, but yield instability remains one of the main obstacles for its adoption. Here, we tested whether the yield stability (i.e., resistance and resilience) of pea plants subjected to drought could be enhanced by soil microbial diversity. We used a dilution approach to manipulate the microbial diversity, with a gen ...
DOI:
10.1111/pce.13712

15. The Emerging Landscape for Sustainable Food System Education: Mapping Current Higher Education Opportunities for Australia’s Future Food and Nutrition Workforce

Author:
Carino, Stefanie; McCartan, Julia; Barbour, Liza
Source:
Journal of hunger & environmental nutrition 2020 v.15 no.2 pp. 273-294
ISSN:
1932-0256
Subject:
sustainable agriculture,   etc   ; cognition; dietetics; higher education; labor force; landscapes; learning; taxonomic revisions; uncertainty; Australia;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... The food system is broken. There is uncertainty about the extent to which Australia’s future food and nutrition workforce is being equipped with knowledge and practical skills to contribute to solving large-scale, food system problems. This study identified modules about sustainable food systems taught within Australian nutrition and/or dietetic Tertiary degrees, and they were analyzed using two e ...
DOI:
10.1080/19320248.2019.1583621

16. Post-socialist transition as a driving force of the sustainable agriculture: a case study from the Czech Republic

Author:
Zagata, Lukas; Hrabák, Jiří; Lošťák, Michal
Source:
Agroecology and sustainable food systems 2020 v.44 no.2 pp. 238-257
ISSN:
2168-3573
Subject:
sustainable agriculture,   etc   ; case studies; models; organic production; qualitative analysis; Czech Republic;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... The study considers how post-socialist transition has been reflected in the newly emerging concept of sustainability of agriculture, and explains the factors that accounted for the rapid development of the Czech organic sector during the transitional period (1989–1992). The paper utilises qualitative research methods. Primary data for the study have been collected and processed with the use of doc ...
DOI:
10.1080/21683565.2019.1585400

17. A workflow for Sustainable Development Goals indicators assessment based on high-resolution satellite data

Author:
Kussul, Nataliia; Lavreniuk, Mykola; Kolotii, Andrii; Skakun, Sergii; Rakoid, Olena; Shumilo, Leonid
Source:
International journal of digital earth 2020 v.13 no.2 pp. 309-321
ISSN:
1753-8955
Subject:
sustainable agriculture,   etc   ; Landsat; forests; land cover; land productivity; remote sensing; time series analysis; Ukraine;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... For evaluating the progresses towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a global indicator framework was developed by the UN Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goals Indicators. In this paper, we propose an improved methodology and a set of workflows for calculating SDGs indicators. The main improvements consist of using moderate and high spatial resolution ...
DOI:
10.1080/17538947.2019.1610807

18. Identifying knowledge levels of aquaponics adopters

Author:
Greenfeld, Asael; Becker, Nir; Bornman, Janet F.; Angel, Dror L.
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2020 v.27 no.4 pp. 4536-4540
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
sustainable agriculture,   etc   ; aquaponics; business enterprises; ecosystem services; entrepreneurship; farming systems; fish; growers; hydroponics; surveys;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Aquaponics or the integration of aquaculture and hydroponic farming, is a sustainable food production system that is currently popular more as a hobby rather than on commercial scales. Recent increase in scientific and public interest in aquaponics and its environmental benefits supports research that addresses technical, economic, and legislative barriers to wider adoption of these systems. A suc ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-06758-8

19. Towards the integration of lean principles and optimization for agricultural production systems: a conceptual review proposition

Author:
Caicedo Solano, Nestor E; García Llinás, Guisselle A; Montoya‐Torres, Jairo R
Source:
Journal of the science of food and agriculture 2020 v.100 no.2 pp. 453-464
ISSN:
0022-5142
Subject:
sustainable agriculture,   etc   ; decision making; farmers; harvesting; mathematical models; planning; sowing; waste management; wastes;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Operative planning in agricultural production has historically had the objective of improving yields and quality. Sowing, cropping, and harvesting are usually treated independently, and waste and the sustainability of operations are generally not integrated into operational planning methodologies for agricultural production. This study shows the need to have a clear and precise methodology to mini ...
DOI:
10.1002/jsfa.10018

20. Crop-diversification and organic management increase the energy efficiency of cacao plantations

Author:
Pérez-Neira, David; Schneider, Monika; Armengot, Laura
Source:
Agricultural systems 2020 v.177 pp. 102711
ISSN:
0308-521X
Subject:
sustainable agriculture,   etc   ; agroforestry; crop production; energy efficiency; food production; labor; nonrenewable resources; plantations; production technology; Bolivia;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... The increasing global demand for chocolate and related products has intensified their production systems by both replacing traditional agroforestry systems with monocultures and increasing the use of synthetic external inputs and machinery. High dependence on non-renewable energy is a clear symptom of unsustainability in food production systems. Consequently, more sustainable agricultural practice ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.agsy.2019.102711