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View article: Mapping the research of Forest ecosystem Services in Europe: A review
Mapping the research of Forest ecosystem Services in Europe: A review Open
View article: Farmers’ decision-making dynamics in bio-based fertilizer adoption: an agent-based model
Farmers’ decision-making dynamics in bio-based fertilizer adoption: an agent-based model Open
Bio-based fertilizer production can provide a technological solution to recover nutrients from organic waste streams while simultaneously offering an alternative to mineral fertilizers. Several researchers have investigated farmer preferen…
View article: Pathways to Boost Trust in Citizen Science-Generated Data for Environmental Monitoring: Viewpoints of Policy Actors in Uganda
Pathways to Boost Trust in Citizen Science-Generated Data for Environmental Monitoring: Viewpoints of Policy Actors in Uganda Open
View article: Farmers’ Social Networks and Adoption of Disaster Risk Reduction Measures: An Experimental Study in Uganda
Farmers’ Social Networks and Adoption of Disaster Risk Reduction Measures: An Experimental Study in Uganda Open
View article: Why trust is crucial – The moderating role of trust in the relationship between motivation and intention to buy healthy, sustainable and novel foods
Why trust is crucial – The moderating role of trust in the relationship between motivation and intention to buy healthy, sustainable and novel foods Open
View article: Farmers’ preferences for adopting agroforestry in the Eastern Province of Rwanda: A choice experiment
Farmers’ preferences for adopting agroforestry in the Eastern Province of Rwanda: A choice experiment Open
Agroforestry is recognized as an effective land restoration strategy in Rwanda. To effectively implement agroforestry\npractices, it is crucial to examine and address the preferences of farmers. However, there is limited\nknowledge concern…
View article: Citizen scientists: Unveiling motivations and characteristics influencing initial and sustained participation in an agricultural project
Citizen scientists: Unveiling motivations and characteristics influencing initial and sustained participation in an agricultural project Open
Citizen science, where non-specialists collaborate with scientists, has surged in popularity. While it offers an innovative approach to research involvement, the domain of agri-environmental research participation, particularly in terms of…
View article: Making explicit an Ecosystem Services indicator as a policy instrument
Making explicit an Ecosystem Services indicator as a policy instrument Open
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View article: Assessing scale reliability in citizen science motivational research: lessons learned from two case studies in Uganda
Assessing scale reliability in citizen science motivational research: lessons learned from two case studies in Uganda Open
Citizen science (CS) is gaining global recognition for its potential to democratize and boost scientific research. As such, understanding why people contribute their time, energy, and skills to CS and why they (dis)continue their involveme…
View article: Citizen science boosts fundamental and applied research for sustainable soybean cultivation in North‐Western Europe
Citizen science boosts fundamental and applied research for sustainable soybean cultivation in North‐Western Europe Open
Societal Impact Statement To help save our planet, we need to shift to plant‐based protein food and enhance sustainable agricultural practices. Cultivation of legumes, including soybean, will be key because they produce protein‐rich beans …
View article: Food-related consumer behaviours in times of crisis: Changes in the wake of the Ukraine war, rising prices and the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic
Food-related consumer behaviours in times of crisis: Changes in the wake of the Ukraine war, rising prices and the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic Open
View article: Assessing the Impact of Farm-Management Practices on Ecosystem Services in European Agricultural Systems: A Rapid Evidence Assessment
Assessing the Impact of Farm-Management Practices on Ecosystem Services in European Agricultural Systems: A Rapid Evidence Assessment Open
Many farm-management practices focus on maximizing production, while others better reconcile production with the regulation of ecological processes and sociocultural identity through the provisioning of ecosystem services (ESs). Though man…
View article: Agroecosystem multifunctionality of apple orchards in relation to agricultural management and landscape context
Agroecosystem multifunctionality of apple orchards in relation to agricultural management and landscape context Open
Managing agricultural landscapes to simultaneously provide multiple ecosystem services is crucial to meet both environmental and societal demands. This not only requires surveying and modeling many ecosystem services at the same time, but …
View article: Does the farmer’s social information network matter? Explaining adoption behavior for disaster risk reduction measures using the theory of planned behavior
Does the farmer’s social information network matter? Explaining adoption behavior for disaster risk reduction measures using the theory of planned behavior Open
Smallholder farmers' vulnerability to climate-related disasters in Sub-Saharan Africa is increasing, partly due to land-use changes and poor adoption behavior for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) measures. Such behavior can be explained by po…
View article: An optimization model minimizing costs of fertilizer application in Flemish horticulture
An optimization model minimizing costs of fertilizer application in Flemish horticulture Open
The majority of today’s fertilizers are based on mineral resources and fossil fuels. Among other factors, geopolitical sensitivities and rising fertilizer demand contribute to high and volatile prices. To reduce our dependency on non-renew…
View article: It takes three to tango: citizen, fundamental and applied science
It takes three to tango: citizen, fundamental and applied science Open
View article: What Does Ecological Farming Mean for Farm Labour?
What Does Ecological Farming Mean for Farm Labour? Open
Summary Ecological farming, such as organic and low‐input farming, is gaining popularity in the public discourse. One question is how this type of farming may impact farm labour from a socio‐economic point of view. The article first discus…
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Issue Information Open
View article: Enviroscore: normalization, weighting, and categorization algorithm to evaluate the relative environmental impact of food and drink products
Enviroscore: normalization, weighting, and categorization algorithm to evaluate the relative environmental impact of food and drink products Open
A 5-scale label that relativizes the environmental impact of a given product referred to the impact of the European food basket is proposed. It was developed based on the Product Environmental Footprint methodology with the following stepw…
View article: Setting life cycle assessment (LCA) in a future-oriented context: the combination of qualitative scenarios and LCA in the agri-food sector
Setting life cycle assessment (LCA) in a future-oriented context: the combination of qualitative scenarios and LCA in the agri-food sector Open
View article: Farm level sustainability of ecological farming
Farm level sustainability of ecological farming Open
In light of the ambitions of the European Union (EU) to achieve an ecological transition of its agricultural sector it is crucial to assess and continuously monitor (i) the uptake of main ecological approaches by farms and (ii) associated …
View article: How to improve the adoption, performance and sustainability of ecological farming
How to improve the adoption, performance and sustainability of ecological farming Open
This deliverable D7.6 of the LIFT project is the final scientific deliverable of the project that was carried out during four years from May 2018 till April 2022. The deliverable summarises the methodologies used and the key results for th…
View article: Synergies between farm level, farm-group and territorial sustainability of ecological farming
Synergies between farm level, farm-group and territorial sustainability of ecological farming Open
In the present deliverable, D5.3 of the LIFT project we present a framework which evaluates the over-all sustainability performance by incorporating farm and territorial level. The framework considers the sustainability along the economic,…
View article: Territorial sustainability of ecological farming
Territorial sustainability of ecological farming Open
This Deliverable 5.2 of the LIFT project presents a territorial level sustainability assessment of alternative scenarios for the adoption of ecological farming approaches for 16 case study areas across Europe. Given that there are many app…
View article: Exploring the mechanisms behind HIV drug resistance in sub-Saharan Africa: conceptual mapping of a complex adaptive system based on multi-disciplinary expert insights
Exploring the mechanisms behind HIV drug resistance in sub-Saharan Africa: conceptual mapping of a complex adaptive system based on multi-disciplinary expert insights Open
View article: Does the Farmer's Social Information Network Matter? Explaining Adoption Behavior for Disaster Risk Reduction Measures Using the Theory of Planned Behavior
Does the Farmer's Social Information Network Matter? Explaining Adoption Behavior for Disaster Risk Reduction Measures Using the Theory of Planned Behavior Open
View article: Additional file 1 of Exploring the mechanisms behind HIV drug resistance in sub-Saharan Africa: conceptual mapping of a complex adaptive system based on multi-disciplinary expert insights
Additional file 1 of Exploring the mechanisms behind HIV drug resistance in sub-Saharan Africa: conceptual mapping of a complex adaptive system based on multi-disciplinary expert insights Open
Additional file 1. HIVDR as a CAS, visualized in layers. Each element represents a factor influencing HIVDR and each line represents a connection between two factors. Factors are organized in five layers according to their connection with …
View article: Assessing the Impact of Farm Management Practices on Es Supply: A Framework to Develop Performance Indicators Based on Literature Evidence
Assessing the Impact of Farm Management Practices on Es Supply: A Framework to Develop Performance Indicators Based on Literature Evidence Open
View article: Additional file 3 of Exploring the mechanisms behind HIV drug resistance in sub-Saharan Africa: conceptual mapping of a complex adaptive system based on multi-disciplinary expert insights
Additional file 3 of Exploring the mechanisms behind HIV drug resistance in sub-Saharan Africa: conceptual mapping of a complex adaptive system based on multi-disciplinary expert insights Open
Additional file 3. Interactive systems map and data set Excel file. Additional file 3 contains a weblink to an online interactive version of the systems maps included in the manuscript as Fig. 2 and Additional file 1. The second and third …
View article: Innovative public and private measures to encourage the adoption of ecological practices and enhance the performance and sustainability of ecological agriculture
Innovative public and private measures to encourage the adoption of ecological practices and enhance the performance and sustainability of ecological agriculture Open
<p>This deliverable presents the results of the research carried out in WP6 task 6.2 of the LIFT project, on the impact of policies on the adoption of ecological approaches and on the performance and sustainability of ecological agri…