Achieving sustainability in family farming
While small-scale farming households constitute a large part of the population, as well as the producers of the majority of food supplies in low- and middle-income countries, major gaps remain in the ability to produce reliable solutions to achieve sustainability in family farming.This special issue...
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| description | While small-scale farming households constitute a large part of the population, as well as the producers of the majority of food supplies in low- and middle-income countries, major gaps remain in the ability to produce reliable solutions to achieve sustainability in family farming.This special issue aims to address some blind spots and shed new light on sustainability in family farming using sustainability science. The publications presented in this special issue will enable readers to grasp the importance of a detailed and situated understanding of the needs and practices of family farming, as well as the importance of involving farmers and their families in our research to find solutions for improving the sustainability of family farming that will benefit everyone. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8d17b2126dfa48b79bdfa4404eee8def2024-02-03T06:39:19ZengElsevierCurrent Research in Environmental Sustainability2666-04902024-01-017100235Achieving sustainability in family farmingEric O. Verger0Marjorie Le Bars1MoISA, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, CIHEAM-IAMM, INRAE, Institut Agro, IRD, Montpellier, France; Corresponding author at: MoISA, IRD, 911 avenue d'Agropolis, 34000 Montpellier, France.SENS, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, IRD, Montpellier, FranceWhile small-scale farming households constitute a large part of the population, as well as the producers of the majority of food supplies in low- and middle-income countries, major gaps remain in the ability to produce reliable solutions to achieve sustainability in family farming.This special issue aims to address some blind spots and shed new light on sustainability in family farming using sustainability science. The publications presented in this special issue will enable readers to grasp the importance of a detailed and situated understanding of the needs and practices of family farming, as well as the importance of involving farmers and their families in our research to find solutions for improving the sustainability of family farming that will benefit everyone.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666049023000282Family farmingSolutionsSustainability challengesSustainability science |
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| title | Achieving sustainability in family farming |
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| title_short | Achieving sustainability in family farming |
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| topic | Family farming Solutions Sustainability challenges Sustainability science |
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