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A Bibliometric Analysis of Organic Farming and Voluntary Certifications Open

Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Alexandra Raluca Jelea, Steliana Rodino, Patricea Elena Bertea, Alina Buţu , et al. · 2023

Organic farming, characterised by environmentally friendly and sustainable agricultural practices, has gained significant attention throughout the years due to its potential to address critical issues such as food security, environmental s…

Application of Agri-Food By-Products in the Food Industry Open

Roxana Nicoleta Rațu, Ionuț Dumitru Veleșcu, Florina Stoica, Alexandru Usturoi, Vlad Nicolae Arsenoaia , et al. · 2023

Every year, the global food industry produces a significant number of wastes and by-products from a variety of sources. By-products from the food-processing sector are produced in large quantities, and because of their undesirable qualitie…

Advancing the Contributions of European Stakeholders in Farming Systems to Transitions to Agroecology Open

Katarzyna Zawalińska, Alexandra Smyrniotopoulou, Katalin Balázs, Michael J. Böhm, Mihai Chiţea , et al. · 2022

Summary The concept of a ‘just transition’ is gaining traction in international policy discourses. It has particular significance in relation to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions and the need for ensuring rights and responsibilit…

THE FUTURE OF THE ECOLOGICAL FARM: TEN OPINIONS AND EVALUATIONS. RESULTS OF APPLYING DELPHI METHOD Open

Violeta Florian, Mihai Chiţea, Marioara Rusu, Ioan Sebastian Brumă, Lucian Tănasă · 2022

If we can decipher the content of opinions and evaluations of those involved in ecological agriculture then we could know the subjective fundamentals/resorts of the modernization and ecological development’s process at the level of the rur…

Farm level sustainability of ecological farming Open

Andreas Niedermayr, Jochen Kantelhardt, Marie Kohrs, Lena Schaller, Alastair Bailey , et al. · 2022

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 …

How to improve the adoption, performance and sustainability of ecological farming Open

Laure Latruffe, Sophie Legras, Andrew Barnes, Jochen Kantelhardt, Vitaliy Krupin , et al. · 2022

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…

Synergies between farm level, farm-group and territorial sustainability of ecological farming Open

Kato Van Ruymbeke, Mihai Chiţea, Jochen Kantelhardt, Laure Latruffe, Peter Matthews , et al. · 2022

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,…

Territorial sustainability of ecological farming Open

Peter Matthews, Joseph Tzanopoulos, Stuart Henderson, Zoltán Bakucs, Michael Böhm , et al. · 2022

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…

Innovative public and private measures to encourage the adoption of ecological practices and enhance the performance and sustainability of ecological agriculture Open

Sophie Legras, François Bareille, Michael Böehm, Wolfgang Britz, Eoin Byrne , et al. · 2021

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 agriculture. …

Innovative public and private measures to encourage the adoption of ecological practices and enhance the performance and sustainability of ecological agriculture Open

Sophie Legras, François Bareille, Michael Böehm, Wolfgang Britz, Eoin Byrne , et al. · 2021

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 agriculture. …

How are ecological approaches justified in European rural development policy? Evidence from a content analysis of CAP and rural development discourses Open

Gaëlle Leduc, Gordana Manevska‐Tasevska, Helena Hansson, Marie Arndt, Zoltán Bakucs , et al. · 2021

Ecological approaches to farming are gaining increasing interest in the EU’s Rural Development (RD) policy. From a societal perspective, these approaches are expected to deliver public goods in terms of environmental and social benefits fo…

Ecological subjectivity – Q-methodology Study in Rural Area of Dornelor Basin, Suceava County Open

Violeta Florian, Mihai Chiţea, Marioara Rusu, Ioan Sebastian Brumă · 2021

The design and implementation of agro-environmental policies would have an increased social efficiency if it started from the opinions, attitudes, ideas and appreciations of social actors involved in the production of ecological goods. In …

How are ecological approaches justified in European rural development policy? Evidence from a content analysis of CAP and rural development discourses Open

Gaëlle Leduc, Gordana Manevska‐Tasevska, Helena Hansson, Marie Arndt, Zoltán Bakucs , et al. · 2021

Ecological approaches to farming are gaining increasing interest in the EU's Rural Development (RD) policy. From a societal perspective, these approaches are expected to deliver public goods in terms of environmental and social benefits fo…

Socio-economic impact of ecological agriculture at the territorial level Open

Alastair Bailey, Sophia Davidova, Stuart Henderson, Kassoum Ayouba, Zoltán Bakucs , et al. · 2021

This deliverable investigates the socio-economic effects of ecological approaches to farming through implementing two participatory approaches, namely Delphi exercise and Q-method, at the level of a case study area (CSA). The focus is on h…

How Are Ecological Approaches Justified In Eu Agricultural Policy? A Textual Analysis Of Cap And Rural Development Discourses Across Six Eu Member States Open

Gaëlle Leduc, Gordana Manevska, Helena Hansson, Marie Arndt, Zoltán Bakucs , et al. · 2021

"This paper explores what types of policy discourses are used by national policy makers to communicate the rationales of ecological farming practices in policy documents of the Rural Development Programmes (RDP) of the Common Agricultural …

'Agrarian Economy and Rural Development - Realities and Perspectives for Romania', 2019 Open

Anca Dachin, Alexandru Strantan, Eugenia Lucaşenco, Camelia Gavrilescu, Subic Jonel , et al. · 2020

The present volume is the collection of the conference papers presented on The 10th International Symposium Agricultural economics and Rural Development - Realities and Perspectives for Romania, organized by The Research Institute for Agra…

Legislation and political discourse about ecological farming Open

Gaëlle Leduc, Gordana Manevska‐Tasevska, Helena Hansson, Marie Arndt, Zoltán Bakucs , et al. · 2019

The deliverable D6.1 of the LIFT project explores what types of discourses are used in six European Union (EU) member states’ Rural Development Programs (RDP) and other agricultural policy documents and how they incorporate ecological appr…

A holistic framework to assess the sustainability of irrigated agricultural systems Open

Paula Antunes, Rui Santos, Inês Cosme, Anna Osann, Alfonso Calera , et al. · 2017

Irrigated agriculture is a key activity for the long-term survival of human-environmental systems and the assessment of agricultural sustainability has been gaining increasing relevance. In spite of several proposals developed, there is no…

PERCEIVE deliverable 4.5: Report on the comparative analysis of experts' and citizens' perceptions and views Open

Monica Mihaela Tudor, Violeta Florian, Mihai Chiţea, Elisabeta Stefania Rosu, Marioara Rusu , et al. · 2017

This report is a comparative analysis of nine regional case-studies selected in our project, based on original data collected through the PERCEIVE field survey that was conducted during the summer of 2017 and on the reports on regional cas…

Competitiveness and Innovation in Rural Romania Open

Monica Mihaela Tudor, Mihai Chiţea, Elisabeta Roșu · 2017

In the recent period, public actions and policies have been increasingly oriented towards the improvement of economic competitiveness on account of numerous studies that signal the problems generated by the loss of performance from this pe…

Competitiveness and innovation in rural Romania Open

Monica Mihaela Tudor, Mihai Chiţea, Elisabeta Stefania Rosu · 2017

In the recent period, public actions and policies have been increasingly oriented towards the improvement of economic competitiveness on account of numerous studies that signal the problems generated by the loss of performance from this pe…

Agrarian Economy and Rural Development - Realities and Perspectives for Romania Open

Ana Ursu, Cecilia Alexandri, Camelia Gavrilescu, J. Subić, Berevoianu Liliana , et al. · 2015

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