Crop diversification practices in Europe: an economic cross-case study comparison

IF 5.1 2区环境科学与生态学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Sustainability Science Pub Date : 2023-10-13 DOI:10.1007/s11625-023-01413-1

J. A. Zabala, V. Martínez-García, J. M. Martínez-Paz, E. I. López-Becerra, M. Nasso, E. Díaz-Pereira, V. Sánchez-Navarro, J. Álvaro-Fuentes, M. González-Rosado, R. Farina, C. Di Bene, E. Huerta, A. Jurrius, K. Frey-Treseler, D. Lóczy, L. Fosci, E. Blasi, H. Lehtonen, F. Alcon

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Abstract

Abstract Crop diversification practices (CDPs) are alternative strategies aimed to achieve sustainable cropping systems and food production overcoming the agro-environmental impacts of conventional cropping systems such as monoculture. Thus, this paper aims to improve the knowledge of implementing CDPs in different European pedoclimatic regions by assessing the economic performance at the farm level. CDPs are compared with conventional cropping systems and clustered in terms of their gross margin (GM) results and variations. Farm-level assessment shows that CDPs provide positive economic results, representing an adaptive management strategy for ecological transition, without compromising economic sustainability. Particularly, the main findings show that (1) the impact of diversification depends more on crop type than on the selected CDPs, (2) most farms exhibited a low GM with low economic impact, and (3) there is a great likelihood that the CDPs facilitate the buildup of more resilient farming systems.

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欧洲作物多样化实践:经济跨案例研究比较

作物多样化实践(CDPs)是旨在实现可持续种植系统和粮食生产的替代战略，克服传统种植系统(如单一栽培)对农业环境的影响。因此，本文旨在通过评估农场层面的经济表现，提高对在欧洲不同气候地区实施CDPs的认识。将CDPs与传统种植系统进行比较，并根据其毛利率(GM)结果和变化进行分组。农场层面的评估表明，cdp提供了积极的经济效益，代表了生态转型的适应性管理策略，而不损害经济可持续性。特别是，主要发现表明:(1)多样化的影响更多地取决于作物类型而不是选择的CDPs;(2)大多数农场表现出低转基因和低经济影响;(3)CDPs很有可能促进更具弹性的农业系统的建立。

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Sustainability Science 环境科学-环境科学

CiteScore

11.30

自引率

10.00%

发文量

174

审稿时长

3 months

期刊介绍： The journal Sustainability Science offers insights into interactions within and between nature and the rest of human society, and the complex mechanisms that sustain both. The journal promotes science based predictions and impact assessments of global change, and seeks ways to ensure that such knowledge can be understood by society and be used to strengthen the resilience of global natural systems (such as ecosystems, ocean and atmospheric systems, nutrient cycles), social systems (economies, governments, industry) and human systems at the individual level (lifestyles, health, security, and human values).