Understanding and improving the sustainability of agro-ecological farming systems in the EU

Project Information

UNISECO

Grant agreement ID: 773901

DOI 10.3030/773901

Project closed

EC signature date 27 April 2018

Start date 1 May 2018

End date 30 April 2021

Funded under

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy

Total cost € 4 924 771,00

EU contribution € 4 924 771,00

Coordinated by

JOHANN HEINRICH VON THUENEN-INSTITUT, BUNDESFORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUER LAENDLICHE RAEUME, WALD UND FISCHEREI
Germany

Deliverables

Documents, reports (23)

Report on the prototype of the spatially explicit interactive online tool and functions

Deliverable D6.1 will conceptualise and define the requirements and functions of the spatially explicit interactive online tool and methodological handbook.

Inventory of market and policy incentives supporting AEFS

The inventory will be presented in a report summarising the selection criteria and the main characteristics of the market and policy incentives. The inventory (classification, comparison, connection, trade off, etc.) will inform the governance and policy analysis in the SES case studies.

Synthesis report of the integrated sustainability assessment

Deliverable D6.2 reports the overarching integrated sustainability assessment of AEFS based on the case study assessments and the complementary assessments at territorial level.

Guidelines for MAP members selection

Guidance report on the composition of the MAPs at EU level and in all case study regions.

Adapted SES framework for agro-ecological farming system and guidelines for assessing sustainability of agricultural systems in Europe

Deliverable D2.1 will explain the adapted SES framework for AEFS and operationalise the framework by providing guidance for the analytical WPs (WP3, WP4, WP5, and WP6) and their collection of information and assessment.

Report on key barriers of AEFS in Europe and co-constructed strategies to overcome

Deliverable D3.4 will report on the results of the analysis of barriers hindering the implementation of agro-ecological approaches and identified strategies to overcome the barriers taking account of the complexity of interactions and processes between actors within the examined SES.

Report on innovative market incentives and policy instruments favouring conversion pathways to AEFS

Deliverable D5.4 will summarise the results of the multi-criteria assessment and will report on innovative market incentives and policy instruments favouring conversion pathways to AEFS.

Issue briefs for practitioners and policy makers

Deliverable D6.5 will provide recommendations for promoting good practices for AEFS and for identifying obstacles in farming system sustainability performance in a set of issues briefs to key actors.

Report on assessment of transdisciplinary tools & methods

Deliverable D7.3 will summarises the results of the monitoring and assessment of tools and approaches used in the transdisciplinary approach.

Report on sustainability trade-offs of innovative management strategies, market incentives and policy instruments at farm level

Deliverable 3.5 will report on sustainability trade-offs of innovative management strategies, market incentives and policy instruments at farm level.

Report on governance arrangements and social networks that increase the sustainability of AEFS

Deliverable D5.2 will report the results of the analysis of governance structures assessing the governance (sub)system of SES in each case study. Key networks in place in each case study and their potential role of co-managing the market and policy incentives will be identified.

Report on practice-validated SES framework for sustainability assessments of farming systems and recommendations for future applications

Deliverable D2.3 will report on practice-validated SES framework for sustainability assessments of farming systems and recommendations for future applications.

Report on typology of ago-ecological farming systems and practices in the EU & the selection of case studies

The deliverable D2.2 will provide a typology of AEFS and practices in the EU and summarise case study design and selection across the partner countries.

Report on policy factors enhancing or limiting conversion to AEFS at local level

The report summarises the analytical review of regulatory tools, policy measures and market initiatives relevant to AEFS in the case studies, identifying key policy factors enhancing or limiting conversion to AEFS at local level.

A guide to transdisciplinarity for partners

The deliverable will provide guidance for engagement with MAPs at EU and case study levels and advise on ways to design fora and activities that support co-construction and on approaches to engage with stakeholders and end-users to facilitate full participation and contribution to co-creation opportunities.

Report on communication, dissemination and impact

Deliverable D8.5 will summarise the communication, dissemination and impact of project activities in UNISECO.

Report on territorial impacts and lessons learnt of the diffusion of AEFS under scenarios

Deliverable D4.3 will summarise the results on territorial impacts and lessons learnt of the diffusion of AEFS under different co-constructed scenarios.

Report on environmental, economic and social performance of current AEFS, and comparison to conventional baseline

Deliverable D3.1 will report the results of the performance assessment of the status quo and provide the data basis for the modelling of the “agro-ecological farming status quo” at territorial level in WP4.

Report on participatory scenario development of AEFS

Deliverable D4.2 will report the scenarios of AEFS at EU level co-constructed with the stakeholders combining normative stakeholder positions and quantitative expert data from the modelling.

Methodological handbook

Deliverable D6.4 will provide a methodological handbook for various practitioners involved in the design, implementation or evaluation of sustainability of farming systems.

Report on methodological specification of the spatially-explicit modelling framework

Report explaining methodological specification of the spatially-explicit modelling framework to integrate the environmental, social, economic benefits and impacts of status quo into the assessment.

Interim report on communication, dissemination & and impact of project activities

Interim report on communication, dissemination and impact of project activities will be produced for mid-term review.

Updated Story Maps on lessons learnt from each case study

Integrating case study findings from WPs 3 and 5 Deliverable D3.6 will provide updated Story Maps on lessons learnt from each case study.

Other (3)

Final spatially explicit interactive online tool

The stakeholder-validated spatially explicit interactive online tool will be made available to users on the Knowledge Hub.

Story maps of the SES of the case studies

Deliverable D3.3 will synthesise the results of the assessment of the SES in the case studies in form of story maps describing each SES which will be added to the online tool in WP6.

Database on the performance of current AEFS as an input to the modelling in WP4

Deliverable D3.2 will deliver the database on the performance of current AEFS.

Open Research Data Pilot (1)

Data Management and Quality Assurance Plan

The Data Management and Quality Assurance Plan will set out key principles and operational steps for the project to ensure data security and quality, IPR, whilst also fostering data exchange and cooperation.

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (1)

UNISECO agro-ecological knowledge hub

Deliverable D8.2 will launch the UNISECO agro-ecological knowledge hub to support Multi-Actor Platform exchanges.

Publications

Other (59)

Decision support tools (DST): Brief step by- step guide

Author(s): Landert, Jan, Albanito, Fabrizio, Carolus, Johannes, Schwarz, Gerald
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5104750

Soil conservation farming in Hungary: How policies could be improved to assist agro-ecological transition?

Author(s): Balazs, Katalin, Podmaniczky, László, Szilagyi, Alfréd
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4704719

Mitigation of climate change by humus formation and regenerative arable farming in Eastern Austria

Author(s): Weisshaidinger Rainer, Krobath Margit, & Mayer Andreas
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4724399

Agro-ecological diversification to produce more food from ruminant farms in Sweden: possibilities for economic and environmental sustainability

Author(s): Pia, Chiara, Röös, Elin
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4676259

Farmers' cooperation and networks, a key driver for the transition to agro-ecological farming systems in Navarra and the Basque Country

Author(s): Alba Linares, Uxue Iragui, Carlos Astrain
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4695995

Multi-Criteria Analysis of Market and Policy Instruments: Brief Step-by-Step Guide

Author(s): Galioto, Francesco, Gava, Oriana, Povellato, Andrea, Vanni, Francesco, & Cazacu, Mara
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5104832

Increasing the knowledge about income alternatives to intensive livestock farming of the Swiss Lucerne Central Lakes region

Author(s): Landert, Jan, Frick, Rebekka, Müller, Adrian, Scharrer, Bettina
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4683855

UNISECO Case Study United Kingdom: Transitions to Agro-ecological Farming Systems

Author(s): Miller, David, Albanito, Fabrizio, Kyle, Carol, Irvine, Katherine, Smith, Pete, Aalders, Inge, Christie, Andrew
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4646076

Small family dairy farms - from status quo to agroecological farming systems?

Author(s): Jegelevičius, Gražvydas, Mikšytė, Elvyra, Gulbinas, Justas, Alijošiutė-Paulauskienė, Audronė
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4719201

UNISECO Case study Switzerland: Strategies for reducing stocking densities

Author(s): Landert, Jan, Frick, Rebekka, Bircher, Richard, Scharrer, Bettina, Muller, Adrian
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4644990

Promoting cropping system diversification in a highly specialised and market-oriented winegrowing area

Author(s): Francesco Galioto, Oriana Gava, Andrea Povellato, Francesco Vanni
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4710655

UNISECO Case study: Finland - Transition towards carbon neutral milk in Finland

Author(s): Helin, Janne, Huisman Dellago, David
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4644752

Strategies of agro-ecological transitions

Author(s): Landert, Jan, Prazan, Jaroslav, Vanni, Francesco, Schwarz, Gerald, Hrabalová, Andrea, Helin, Janne, … Christie, Andrew
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4644140

UNISECO Case study: Hungary - Initiating transition to agro ecological farming systems in market oriented arable farming with soil conservation practices

Author(s): Katalin Balázs, Alfréd Szilágyi, László Podmaniczky
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4630360

UNISECO Case study Romania: Small scale farming in Transylvania and Maramures

Author(s): Frățilă, Mihaela, & Cazacu, Mara
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4645988

Enhancing knowledge exchange for the adoption of agroecological practices in vineyards: the Chianti Biodistrict

Author(s): Francesco Galioto, Oriana Gava, Andrea Povellato, Francesco Vanni
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4710698

Pathways of peach growers for a transition towards sustainability: an eco-efficiency and input substitution tree crop-based farming system in Imathia, Greece

Author(s): Smyrniotopoulou, Alexandra, Vlahos, George, Iordanidis, Ioannis.
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4701318

Territorial impact of agro-ecological farming practices and food systems transformation in the EU in 2050

Author(s): Mayer, Andreas, Röös, Elin, Muller, Adrian, Ferguson, Shon, Kalt, Gerald, Hart, Rob, Smith, Pete, Kaufmann, Lisa, Roux, Nico, Erb, Karlheinz
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4644510

Supporting knowledge networks for sustainable farming practices in Lower Saxony

Author(s): Carolus, Johannes; Polaschegg, Marcus; Schwarz, Gerald
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4766207

Enhancing cooperation and capacity building to maintain arable land protection on organic dairy farms in the Czech Republic

Author(s): Hrabalová Andrea, Pražan Jaroslav
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4718337

Supporting advice, education and lifelong learning to promote agroecological transitions

Author(s): Schwarz, Gerald; Prazan, Jaroslav; Landert, Jan; Miller, David; Vanni, Francesco
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5009012

Policy Recommendations

Author(s): Miller, David, Cazacu, Mara, Schwarz, Gerald, Vanni, Francesco, Povellato, Andrea
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4644521

Reducing the uncertainties about income alternatives to intensive animal production in the Swiss Lucerne Central Lakes region

Author(s): Landert, Jan, Frick, Rebekka, Müller, Adrian, & Scharrer, Bettina
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4683836

Improving soil properties on arable land by maintaining organic dairy farming in the Vysočina region

Author(s): Hrabalová Andrea, Pražan Jaroslav
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4718364

UNISECO Project Introduction Final Conference, 18 th March 2021

Author(s): Schwarz, Gerald
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4644114

Connecting farmers to foster the adoption of agroecological practices

Author(s): Guisepelli, Emmanuel; Fleury, Philippe; Vincent, Audrey
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4811668

Adding value to agro-ecological practices in market-oriented arable farming

Author(s): Carolus, Johannes; Polaschegg, Marcus; Schwarz, Gerald
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4766248

The role of collective efforts in fostering agro-ecological transition in Imathia, Northern Greece

Author(s): Vlahos, George, Smyrniotopoulou, Alexandra
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4701810

Setting up a transdisciplinary framework: Brief step-by-step guide

Author(s): Miller, David, Irvine, Kate, Smyrniotopoulou, Alexandra, Vlahos, George, Budniok, Marie-Alice, Schwarz, Gerald
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5104518

UNISECO Case study France: Viticulture and agroecology

Author(s): Guisepelli, Emmanuel, Fleury, Philippe, & Vincent, Audrey
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4645526

Innovative policy tools and grassroots initiatives to foster the agroecological transition of a market-oriented winegrowing area

Author(s): Francesco Galioto, Oriana Gava, Andrea Povellato, Francesco Vanni
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4710576

Role and Experiences of Multi Actor Approach in Agro ecological Transitions

Author(s): Irvine, Katherine, Miller, David, Fleury, Philippe, Vincent, Audrey, Guisepelli, Emmanuel, Vlahos, George, Smyrniotopoulou, Alexandra
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4646090

Mainstreaming the practice of composting in Romanian farms through an integrated package of financial and technical assistance

Author(s): Frățilă, Mihaela; Cazacu, Mara; Constantinescu, Mihai
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4725021

UNISECO Case study Sweden: More food from ruminant farms in Sweden

Author(s): Resare Sahlin, Kajsa, Röös, Elin, Pia, Chiara
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4646038

Support the economic viability of the majority of Romanian farms by investing nationally in storage and processing facilities

Author(s): Frățilă, Mihaela; Cazacu, Mara; Page, Nat
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4710060

UNISECO Case study Germany: Improving biodiversity and water quality while limiting the negative impacts on the economic viability of farms

Author(s): Carolus, Johannes, Schwarz, Gerald, & Polaschegg, Marcus
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4645202

Supporting the development of an agro-ecological market through Measure 16.2 of the Rural Development Program (RDP) in Navarra

Author(s): Alba Linares, Uxue Iragui, & Carlos Astrain
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4696008

UNISECO Case study Italy: Diversifying specialised winegrowing areas Chianti Biodistrict (Tuscany)

Author(s): Galioto, Francesco, Gava, Oriana, Povellato, Andrea, Vanni, Francesco
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4645580

SESSIT - Socio-Ecological System Interaction Tool

Author(s): Helin, Janne, & Gulbinas, Justas
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4644547

Improving accessibility to agroecological farming knowledge and practical skills of Lithuanian farmers to support the transition to agroecology

Author(s): Jegelevičius, Gražvydas, Mikšytė, Elvyra, Gulbinas, Justas, Alijošiutė-Paulauskienė, Audronė
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4719199

Agro-ecological diversification to produce more food from Swedish ruminant farms

Author(s): Pia, Chiara, Röös, Elin
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4676216

Recommendations for future research needs and actions to enhance agro-ecological transitions

Author(s): Schwarz, Gerald, Miller, David, Smith, Pete, Balazs, Katalin, Ruškutė, Egle.
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4964098

Tackling the shortage of skilled and informed labour to deliver transitions to agro-ecological farming systems in North-east Scotland, UK

Author(s): Miller, David, Irvine, Katherine, Kyle, Carol, Smith, Pete, Albanito, Fabrizio, Wang, Chen
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4729482

Strengthening Agro-Ecological Farming Practices and Economic Viability of Organic Dairy Farms in Latvia

Author(s): Zīlāns, Andis, Veidemane, Kristīna
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4680703

Viticulture and agroecology (France). Cooperation between farmers to foster agroecological practices in viticulture

Author(s): Guisepelli Emmanuel, Fleury Philippe, Vincent Audrey
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4674341

Social Network Analysis: Brief Step-by-Step Guide

Author(s): Vanni, Francesco, Gava, Oriana, Povellato, Andrea, Cazacu, Mara
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5104409

Operation of a Multi-Actor Platform in a transdisciplinary project focused on agro-ecological transitions

Author(s): Miller, David; Smyrniotopoulou, Alexandra; Irvine, Kate; Vlahos, George; Schwarz, Gerald; Budniok, Marie-Alice
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4980160

UNISECO Project Selected key findings and possible contributions to the preparation of the European R&I partnership on agro ecology and CAP strategic plans

Author(s): Schwarz, Gerald
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4644583

UNISECO Case study Greece: Collective implementation of alternative plant protection practices in peach trees, Imathia

Author(s): Smyrniotopoulou, Alexandra, Vlahos, George.
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4645721

Monitoring and evaluating Multi-Actor Platforms: Brief step-by-step guide

Author(s): Smyrniotopoulou, Alexandra, & Vlahos, George
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5104821

UNISECO Case study Latvia: Policy measures supporting transition to organic and agro ecological dairy farming systems

Author(s): Zīlāns, Andis, Veidemane, Kristīna
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4644806

UNISECO Case study: Czech Republic - Improvement of soil properties on arable land

Author(s): Hrabalová, Andrea, Pražan, Jaroslav
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4644600

The Agro ecological Knowledge Hub: a project legacy from UNISECO

Author(s): Balázs, Katalin, Schwarz, Gerald, Miller, David, Ruškutė, Eglė, Cazacu, Mara, Monteleone, Daniel
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4644555

UNISECO Case study Austria: Mitigation of climate change by humus formation and regenerative arable farming in Eastern Austria

Author(s): Weisshaidinger, Rainer
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4645431

Soil conservation farming in Hungary - Practical lessons learnt on farm level

Author(s): Balazs, Katalin, Podmaniczky, László, Szilagyi, Alfréd
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4704609

The profitability of biogas investments remains an obstacle to achieving the carbon neutrality objectives of the dairy value chain

Author(s): Helin, Janne, Rikkonen, Pasi, Artell, Janne
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4888884

Differentiation of support for organic farming based on the complexity of agro-ecological farming practices and performance of agro-environmental measures in Latvia

Author(s): Zīlāns, Andis, Veidemane, Kristīna
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4680754

UNISECO Case study Spain: Agro-ecological farming systems in Navarra and the Basque Country (Northern Spain)

Author(s): Linares Quero, Alba, Iragui Yoldi, Uxue
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4645800

Policies Enabling Transition to Organic Dairy Farming Systems in Latvia

Author(s): Zīlāns, Andis, Veidemane, Kristīna
Published in: 2021
Publisher: UNISECO Project
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4680784

Peer reviewed articles (18)

Assessing farming systems in transition to agroecology

Author(s): Andreas Niedermayr, Jan Landert, Fabrizio Albanito, Johannes Carolus, Yann Desjeux, Julia Heinrichs, Andrea Hrabalova, Philippe Jeanneaux, Jochen Kantelhardt, Laure Latruffe, Jürn Sanders, Lena Schaller, Gerald Schwarz
Published in: EuroChoices, Issue 21(3), 2022, Page(s) 48-49, ISSN 1478-0917
Publisher: Quarterly Committee of Queen's University
DOI: 10.1111/1746-692x.12359

Potential yield challenges to scale-up of zero budget natural farming

Author(s): Jo Smith, Jagadeesh Yeluripati, Pete Smith, Dali Rani Nayak
Published in: Nature Sustainability, Issue 3/3, 2020, Page(s) 247-252, ISSN 2398-9629
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
DOI: 10.1038/s41893-019-0469-x

Food systems in a zero-deforestation world: Dietary change is more important than intensification for climate targets in 2050

Author(s): Michaela C. Theurl, Christian Lauk, Gerald Kalt, Andreas Mayer, Katrin Kaltenegger, Tiago G. Morais, Ricardo F.M. Teixeira, Tiago Domingos, Wilfried Winiwarter, Karl-Heinz Erb, Helmut Haberl
Published in: Science of The Total Environment, Issue 735, 2020, Page(s) 139353, ISSN 0048-9697
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139353

Impacts of Scaling up Agroecology on the Sustainability of European Agriculture in 2050

Author(s): Mayer, Andreas; Kalt, Gerald; Kaufmann, Lisa; Röös, Elin; Muller, Adrian; Weisshaidinger, Rainer; Frehner, Anita; Roux, Nicolas; Smith, Pete; Theurl, Michaela Clarissa; Matej, Sarah; Erb, Karlheinz
Published in: EuroChoices, Issue 21(3), 2022, Page(s) 27-36, ISSN 1478-0917
Publisher: Quarterly Committee of Queen's University
DOI: 10.1111/1746-692X.12373

Creating Conditions for Harnessing the Potential of Transitions to Agroecology in Europe and Requirements for Policy

Author(s): David Miller, Sophie Legras, Andrew Barnes, Mara Cazacu, Oriana Gava, Janne Helin, Katherine Irvine, Jochen Kantelhardt, Jan Landert, Laure Latruffe, Andreas Mayer, Andreas Niedermayr, Andrea Povellato, Lena Schaller, Gerald Schwarz, Pete Smith, Francesco Vanni, Lionel Védrine, Davide Viaggi, Audrey Vincent, George Vlahos
Published in: EuroChoices, Issue 21 (3), 2022, Page(s) 72-79, ISSN 1478-0917
Publisher: Quarterly Committee of Queen's University
DOI: 10.1111/1746-692x.12374

Mountain pastures increase the resilience of livestock farming to extreme events in the Ariège department, France

Author(s): Andreas Mayer; Claudine Egger; Adeline Loyau; Christoph Plutzar; Dirk S. Schmeller; Veronika Gaube
Published in: Agronomy for Sustainable Development, Issue 42, 49, 2022, ISSN 1774-0746
Publisher: Springer Verlag
DOI: 10.1007/s13593-022-00779-3

Policy Instruments to Support Agroecological Transitions in Europe

Author(s): Gava, Oriana, Povellato, Andrea, Galioto, Francesco, Prazan, Jaroslav, Schwarz, Gerald, Linares Quero, Alba, Yoldi Iragui, Uxue, Astrain Massa, Carlos, Zilans, Andis, & Carolus, Johannes.
Published in: EuroChoices, Issue 21(3), 2022, Page(s) 13-20, ISSN 1478-0917
Publisher: Quarterly Committee of Queen's University
DOI: 10.1111/1746-692x.12367

Assessing agro-ecological practices using a combination of three sustainability assessment tools

Author(s): Landert, Jan; Pfeifer, Catherine; Carolus, Johannes; Schwarz, Gerald; Albanito, Fabrizio; Muller, Adrian; Smith, Pete; Sanders, Jürn; Schader, Christian; Vanni, Francesco; Prazan, Jaroslav; Baumgart, Lukas; Blockeel, Johan; Weisshaidinger, Rainer; Bartel-Kratochvil, Ruth; Hollaus, Alexander; Mayer, Andreas; Hrabalova, Andrea; Helin, Janne; Aakkula, Jyrki; Svels, Kristina; Guisepelli, Emmanuel; Sm
Published in: Journal of Sustainable and Organic Agricultural Systems (Landbauforschung), Issue 70(2), 2020, Page(s) 129-144, ISSN 2700-8711
Publisher: Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute Institute of Organic Farming
DOI: 10.3220/lbf1612794225000

Delivering “less but better” meat in practice—a case study of a farm in agroecological transition

Author(s): Kajsa Resare Sahlin, Johannes Carolus, Karin von Greyerz, Ida Ekqvist, Elin Röös
Published in: Agronomy for Sustainable Development, Issue 42 (24), 2022, ISSN 1774-0746
Publisher: Springer Verlag
DOI: 10.1007/s13593-021-00737-5

Applying the Human Appropriation of Net Primary Production framework to map provisioning ecosystem services and their relation to ecosystem functioning across the European Union

Author(s): Andreas Mayer, Lisa Kaufmann, Gerald Kalt, Sarah Matej, Michaela C. Theurl, Tiago G. Morais, Adrian Leip, Karl-Heinz Erb
Published in: Ecosystem Services, Issue 51 (2021) 101344, 2021, ISSN 2212-0416
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2021.101344

Exploring the option space for land system futures at regional to globalscales: The diagnostic agro-food, land use and greenhouse gas emissionmodel BioBaM-GHG 2.0

Author(s): Gerald Kalt, Andreas Mayer, Helmut Haberl, Lisa Kaufmann, Christian Lauk, Sarah Matej, Elin Röös, Michaela C. Theurl, Karl-Heinz Erb
Published in: Ecological Modelling, Issue 459 (2021) 109729, 2021, ISSN 0304-3800
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2021.109729

Policies for agroecology in Europe, building on experiences in France, Germany and the United Kingdom

Author(s): Lampkin, Nicolas; Schwarz, Gerald; Bellon, Stephane
Published in: Journal of Sustainable and Organic Agricultural Systems (Landbauforschung), Issue 70(2), 2020, Page(s) 103-112, ISSN 2700-8711
Publisher: Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute Institute of Organic Farming
DOI: 10.3220/LBF1611684471000

Agroecological practices in combination with healthy diets can help meet EU food system policy targets

Author(s): Elin Röös, Andreas Mayer, Adrian Muller, Gerald Kalt, Shon Ferguson, Karl-Heinz Erb, Rob Hart, Sarah Matej, Lisa Kaufmann, Catherine Pfeifer, Anita Frehner, Pete Smith, Gerald Schwarz
Published in: Science of the Total Environment, Issue 847, 2022, Page(s) 157612, ISSN 0048-9697
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157612

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

Author(s): Katarzyna Zawalińska, Alexandra Smyrniotopoulou, Katalin Balazs, Michael Böhm, Mihai Chitea, Violeta Florian, Mihaela Fratila, Piotr Gradziuk, Stuart Henderson, Katherine Irvine, Vasilia Konstantidelli, Vitaliy Krupin, Laure Latruffe, Elvyra Mikšytė, David Miller, Daniel Monteleone, Marcus Polaschegg, Gerald Schwarz, Joseph Tzanopoulos, Irene Tzouramani, George Vlahos, Adrianna Wojciechowska
Published in: EuroChoices, Issue 21 (3), 2022, Page(s) 50-63, ISSN 1478-0917
Publisher: Quarterly Committee of Queen's University
DOI: 10.1111/1746-692x.12378

Assessment of the Common Agricultural Policy 2014–2020 in Supporting Agroecological Transitions: A Comparative Study of 15 Cases across Europe

Author(s): Alba Linares Quero, Uxue Iragui Yoldi, Oriana Gava, Gerald Schwarz, Andrea Povellato, Carlos Astrain
Published in: Sustainability, Issue 14(15), 2022, Page(s) 9261, ISSN 2071-1050
Publisher: MDPI Open Access Publishing
DOI: 10.3390/su14159261

Agroecological measures and circular economy strategies to ensure sufficient nitrogen for sustainable farming

Author(s): Tiago G. Morais; Ricardo F.M. Teixeira; Christian Lauk; Michaela C. Theurl; Michaela C. Theurl; Wilfried Winiwarter; Wilfried Winiwarter; Andreas Mayer; Lisa Kaufmann; Helmut Haberl; Tiago Domingos; Karl-Heinz Erb
Published in: Global Environmental Change, Issue 69, 2021, Page(s) 102313, ISSN 0959-3780
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2021.102313

Exploring Sustainability Implications of Transitions to Agroecology: a Transdisciplinary Perspective

Author(s): Schwarz, Gerald; Vanni, Francesco; Miller, David; Helin, Janne; Prazan, Jaroslav; Albanito, Fabrizio; Fratila, Mihaela; Galioto, Francesco; Gava, Oriana; Irvine, Katherine; Landert, Jan; Linares Quero, Alba; Mayer, Andreas; Monteleone, Daniel; Muller, Adrian; Röös, Elin; Smyrniotopoulou, Alexandra; Vincent, Audrey; Vlahos, George; Zilans, Andis
Published in: EuroChoices, Issue 21 (3), 2022, Page(s) 37-47, ISSN 1478-0917
Publisher: Quarterly Committee of Queen's University
DOI: 10.1111/1746-692X.12377

Insights on Transitions to Agroecological Farming from across Europe

Author(s): Laure Latruffe, Gerald Schwarz
Published in: EuroChoices, Issue 21 (3), 2022, Page(s) 3-4, ISSN 1478-0917
Publisher: Quarterly Committee of Queen's University
DOI: 10.1111/1746-692x.12375