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Legume-based crop rotations as a strategy to mitigate fluctuations in fertilizer prices? A case study on bread wheat genotypes in northern Spain using life cycle and economic assessment Open
Today's agricultural production is heavily dependent on synthetic nitrogen (N) fertilizer. Its energy-intensive production and use are associated with a number of environmental burdens, such as global warming and marine eutrophication. Fur…
View article: Model-based agricultural landscape assessments: a review
Model-based agricultural landscape assessments: a review Open
Agricultural landscapes are multifunctional and closely connected to the much wider food system. In our review, we explore three specific aspects of modelling approaches for agricultural landscape assessments: (a) how multifunctionality is…
Welfare and environmental impact of organic pig production Open
The handbook summarizes the results of the Core Organic Cofund project POWER, aiming to increase animal health and welfare of organic pigs while reducing the environmental footprint of the farming systems. It provides a common toolbox of k…
View article: Influence of climate stress on technical efficiency and economic downside risk exposure of EU dairy farms
Influence of climate stress on technical efficiency and economic downside risk exposure of EU dairy farms Open
This paper assesses the influence of heat and drought stress on the economic performance of the European dairy sector. Climatic data from the Gridded Agro-Meteorological data in Europe were combined with dairy enterprise data from the Farm…
The role of diversity and circularity to enhance the resilience of organic pig producers in Europe Open
This paper investigates how pig housing relates to diversity and circularity of farms and how this influences the capacity of European organic pig producers to cope with economic, legislation, labour and climate-related shocks. It identifi…
Resilience of pig producers in Europe Open
This dataset collected for the organic core POWER project to assess resilience capacities of organic pig prodcuers in Austria, Danemark, Italy, Sweden and Switzerland. These datasets have been anonymized. The resilience farm data are all d…
Resilience of pig producers in Europe Open
This dataset collected for the organic core POWER project to assess resilience capacities of organic pig prodcuers in Austria, Danemark, Italy, Sweden and Switzerland. These datasets have been anonymized. The resilience farm data are all d…
View article: Does organic certification make economic sense for dairy farmers in Europe?–A latent class counterfactual analysis
Does organic certification make economic sense for dairy farmers in Europe?–A latent class counterfactual analysis Open
Certification in agriculture ensures compliance with tangible standards and should generate economic opportunities for farmers. This study quantifies the variable profit and efficiency impacts of organic certification in dairy farming acro…
View article: The Impacts Of Organic Certification On Dairy Farm Performance In Europe - A Latent Class Counterfactual Analysis
The Impacts Of Organic Certification On Dairy Farm Performance In Europe - A Latent Class Counterfactual Analysis Open
Based on a large dataset of European dairy farms and systematic counterfactual analysis, the present study aims at quantifying the economic impacts of organic certification. Gross margins and efficiency are used as key outcome variables in…
View article: Farm system characterization across Europe, and climate change impacts on farm system resilience
Farm system characterization across Europe, and climate change impacts on farm system resilience Open
European dairy farm systems usually rely on their own forage production as the primary feed source, therefore changes in forage yields due to climate change could severely impact their production and economic performance. Using the FADN ba…
Environmental assessment: LCA of innovative agroecological protected vegetable cropping systems Open
The use of agroecological practices in intensive organic greenhouse production systems represents an innovative approach for improving resilience, soil health and the fertility of these systems. Practices of interest include, for example, …
View article: Socio-Economic Impacts Of Alternative Gin Control Practices In French Organic Dairy Goat Farms
Socio-Economic Impacts Of Alternative Gin Control Practices In French Organic Dairy Goat Farms Open
This study aims at assessing the socio-economic impacts of alternative practices to control Gastro-Intestinal Nematodes (GIN) in French dairy goat farms based on a farm modelling and a participatory approach. The Structured-Decision-Making…
View article: Dairy database for prediction of main environmental challenges to resilience and efficiency in cattle production systems at regional resolution
Dairy database for prediction of main environmental challenges to resilience and efficiency in cattle production systems at regional resolution Open
The dairy database comprises average values for a wide range of variables (110 or 119), available in 4 worksheets: BasicFarmType (18 rows), DetailedFarmType (10 rows), ClimateClass+BasicFarmType (100 rows), NUTS+DetailedFarmType (1452 rows…
View article: Beef database for prediction of main environmental challenges to resilience and efficiency in cattle production systems at regional resolution
Beef database for prediction of main environmental challenges to resilience and efficiency in cattle production systems at regional resolution Open
The beef database comprises average values for a wide range of variables (110 or 119), available in 4 worksheets, and is further differentiated into All Beef, Breeders and Fatteners: BasicFarmType (18 rows), DetailedFarmType (75 rows), Cli…
View article: Beef database for prediction of main environmental challenges to resilience and efficiency in cattle production systems at regional resolution
Beef database for prediction of main environmental challenges to resilience and efficiency in cattle production systems at regional resolution Open
The beef database comprises average values for a wide range of variables (110 or 119), available in 4 worksheets, and is further differentiated into All Beef, Breeders and Fatteners: BasicFarmType (18 rows), DetailedFarmType (75 rows), Cli…
View article: Dairy database for prediction of main environmental challenges to resilience and efficiency in cattle production systems at regional resolution
Dairy database for prediction of main environmental challenges to resilience and efficiency in cattle production systems at regional resolution Open
The dairy database comprises average values for a wide range of variables (110 or 119), available in 4 worksheets: BasicFarmType (18 rows), DetailedFarmType (10 rows), ClimateClass+BasicFarmType (100 rows), NUTS+DetailedFarmType (1452 rows…
View article: Expected challenges to the resilience and efficiency of cattle farming in various European regions – stakeholder views and analysis
Expected challenges to the resilience and efficiency of cattle farming in various European regions – stakeholder views and analysis Open
The presented results are an overview of the manifold and deep perspectives, the combined approaches of analysing the extensive FADN/Agri4cast-based farm database, together with stakeholder engagement through online and direct interviews g…
View article: The Economic Reality of Underutilised Crops for Climate Resilience, Food Security and Nutrition: Assessing Finger Millet Productivity in India
The Economic Reality of Underutilised Crops for Climate Resilience, Food Security and Nutrition: Assessing Finger Millet Productivity in India Open
In spite of the considerable potential contribution of neglected and underutilised crops to climate resilience, food security and nutrition; widespread adoption of these crops remains a challenge. Uptake is inhibited by poor economic perfo…
View article: Consumer's WTP for enhanced bioavailability of iron in finger millet - experimental evidence from South India
Consumer's WTP for enhanced bioavailability of iron in finger millet - experimental evidence from South India Open
Consumer's WTP for enhanced bioavailability of iron in finger millet - experimental evidence from South India
Implications of feed concentrate reduction in organic grassland-based dairy systems: a long-term on-farm study Open
In response to increasing efforts for reducing concentrate inputs to organic dairy production in grassland-rich areas of Europe, a long-term study was conducted, which assessed the impacts of concentrate reductions on cows' performance, he…