Correction: Exploring diverse food system actor perspectives on gene editing: a systematic review of socio-cultural factors influencing acceptability
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Including animal welfare targets in the SDGs: the case of animal farming
Abstract There is an increasing body of literature proposing to include animal welfare in the United Nations Sustainable Development Agenda. The main argument is the potential positive effect that improving the welfare of animals could have over the health and welfare of humans. However, recent literature suggests that the welfare interests of animals should also
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Farmers’ behavioural determinants of on-farm biodiversity management in Europe: a systematic review
Abstract Agricultural intensification and landscape homogenisation are major drivers of biodiversity loss in European agricultural landscapes. Improvements require changes in farming practices, but empirical evidence on farmers’ motivations underlying their on-farm biodiversity management remains fragmented. To date, there is no aggregated overview of behavioural determinants that influence European farmers’ decisions to implement biodiversity-friendly farming practices.
Agropastoralism and re-peasantisation: the importance of mobility and social networks in the páramos of Boyacá, Colombia
Abstract The páramos of Boyacá in Colombia are earmarked for delimitation to prevent the expansion of the agricultural frontier and protect endemic flora that contribute to water provision for cities. A varied conservation toolbox will be used, including the creation of protected areas for re-wilding and the ‘sustainable’ transitioning of livelihoods identified as environmentally destructive.
Reinventing the meal: a genealogy of plant-based alternative proteins
Abstract Industrial animal agriculture is a significant driver of climate change, habitat loss, and the ongoing extinction crisis, all of which will continue to accelerate as global demand for animal products grows. Plant-based alternatives to animal products, which have existed for over a thousand years, offer a potential solution to this problem, as the intersection
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Food justice: turning private choices into public issues
Abstract This paper uses distinctions between differing senses of “private,” “public” and “political” in the United States to argue for the value of framing food issues as a collective problem that calls for broadscale demands for justice. We argue that food choices do not simply belong to the realm of private preferences and market transactions.
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Typology analysis of Egyptian agricultural households reveals increasing income diversification and abandonment of agricultural activities
Publication date: June 2024 Source: Agricultural Systems, Volume 218 Author(s): Aimen Sattar, Calum Brown, Mark Rounsevell, Peter Alexander Publication date: June 2024Source: Agricultural Systems, Volume 218Author(s): Aimen Sattar, Calum Brown, Mark Rounsevell, Peter Alexander Leer más
How to concurrently achieve economic, environmental, and animal welfare performances in French suckler cattle farms
Publication date: June 2024 Source: Agricultural Systems, Volume 218 Author(s): Larissa Mysko, Jean-Joseph Minviel, Patrick Veysset, Isabelle Veissier Publication date: June 2024Source: Agricultural Systems, Volume 218Author(s): Larissa Mysko, Jean-Joseph Minviel, Patrick Veysset, Isabelle Veissier Leer más
Impact of new maize variety adoption on yield and fertilizer input in China: Implications for sustainable food and agriculture
Publication date: June 2024 Source: Agricultural Systems, Volume 218 Author(s): Feifei Chen, Huanguang Qiu, Yilin Zhao, Xun Wei, Xiangyuan Wan Publication date: June 2024Source: Agricultural Systems, Volume 218Author(s): Feifei Chen, Huanguang Qiu, Yilin Zhao, Xun Wei, Xiangyuan Wan Leer más