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{"title":"A century of farming systems. Part 1: Concepts and evolution","authors":"John Dixon ,&nbsp;Lingling Li ,&nbsp;Tilahun Amede","doi":"10.1016/j.farsys.2023.100055","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.farsys.2023.100055","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>To review the evolution of Farming Systems, this paper aims to summarise highlights of international perspectives on the development and analysis of Farming Systems and supporting innovations and institutions. Farming Systems concepts have underpinned the strategies and decisions of the managers of natural resources for several million years, from hunter gatherer systems to modern farm management under changing climates, technologies and population densities. The term Farming Systems is used in two ways: first, as a description of the patterns of farm and landscape use and production; and second, as a research and development approach or process of multidisciplinary diagnosis, analysis, testing and scaling for the improvement of farming systems. Throughout history seven major drivers shaped the systematic evolution from hunter gatherer systems to modern farming and food systems, including climate, population density, natural resources, energy, and technologies. During the past Century, the Farming Systems Approach has been applied by agricultural research scientists, extension agents, planners, policy makers, geographers, and other development professionals to characterize and analyse various types of farming and to identify and scale technological and institutional innovations for supporting institutions and small and large farmers. The Farming Systems Approach itself is characterized by multidisciplinary diagnosis, analysis, innovation testing, targeting, and scaling of farming system interventions using systems, participatory and experimentation/learning methods. The Farming Systems Approach has added substantial value to agricultural research and scaling and would merit renewed investment to tackle the current complex climate, poverty, food security and rural development crises. A nested approach comprising farming systems at several level, for example, regional zones, landscapes and farms could facilitate technology adoption and scaling, improve resource use efficiency and address the pressing complex challenges of the food security-climate-rural development nexus.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100522,"journal":{"name":"Farming System","volume":"1 3","pages":"Article 100055"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949911923000576/pdfft?md5=a106ed71d47de24ee862963b6d058de9&pid=1-s2.0-S2949911923000576-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91686500","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring the nexus of climate variability, population dynamics, and maize production in Togo: Implications for global warming and food security","authors":"Kossivi Fabrice Dossa ,&nbsp;Yann Emmanuel Miassi","doi":"10.1016/j.farsys.2023.100053","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.farsys.2023.100053","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Maize, which serves as the primary staple crop in Togo, plays a crucial role in supporting rural communities and ensuring food security. Comprehending the complex relationship between Togo's maize production, population dynamics, and climate variability is crucial for mitigating the impacts of global warming and guaranteeing long-term food security. The present study examines the climate patterns and their impact on maize cultivation in Togo for the period spanning from 1990 to 2020. During this temporal interval, significant variations were seen in important climate indices. The levels of rainfall and the frequency of wet days exhibited notable fluctuations, whereas the temperature and concentrations of air pollutants, specifically carbon dioxide (CO₂) and nitrous oxide (N₂O), had a persistent rising trajectory. The recorded temperature exhibited an increase from 27 ​°C in 1990 to 29 ​°C in 2020. The levels of CO₂ emissions had a substantial increase from 1000 ​kt in 1990 to an estimated 2500 ​kt in 2020. Similarly, the emissions of N₂O witnessed a notable rise of more than 800 ​kt over the same time frame. Using time series analysis, we examined the temporal characteristics and employed ARIMA predictive models to project maize production over the upcoming decade, considering the gradual decrease in rural population density. The studies highlight the significant implications of global warming on a worldwide scale, exerting a profound impact on the Earth. The agriculture sector, specifically maize production, had notable variations in yield and overall output. Notwithstanding the inherent fluctuations in output, maize continues to maintain its position as the most widely consumed and preferred crop in Togo, even in the face of the country's rapidly expanding population. As a result, Togo has increased its imports of maize to satisfy the growing demand. The present study sheds light on the intricate relationship between production parameters, including yield and quantity, and a range of environmental variables such as the frequency of precipitation, temperature, and levels of N₂O, in addition to rural and urban population density. The statement underscores the pressing necessity to confront the issue of global warming and its subsequent impacts on agricultural methodologies. Furthermore, the results underscore the significance of considering population dynamics and climate variables in the prediction of forthcoming agricultural outcomes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100522,"journal":{"name":"Farming System","volume":"1 3","pages":"Article 100053"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50192537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Preserving soil health for generations","authors":"Yash Pal Dang","doi":"10.1016/j.farsys.2023.100044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.farsys.2023.100044","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100522,"journal":{"name":"Farming System","volume":"1 3","pages":"Article 100044"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50192030","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Technical efficiency and its determinants on lentil (Lens culunaris) production in Nepal","authors":"Binod Ghimire ,&nbsp;Shiva Chandra Dhakal ,&nbsp;Santosh Marahatta ,&nbsp;Ram Chandra Bastakoti","doi":"10.1016/j.farsys.2023.100045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.farsys.2023.100045","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Lentil is one of the important pulse crops of Nepal and has high export potential. This study aimed to analyze the technical efficiency of the lentil production system and its determinants. A multistage sampling technique was employed to select respondent farmers from four districts representing three provinces in Nepal. Primary data were collected through face-to-face interviews with randomly selected 473 respondents using a semi-structured interview schedule. To derive the results, the stochastic production frontier and Tobit model were adopted. The average lentil output in the study area was found 672.6 ​kg ha^-1 and the input variables such as seed, labor, tractor use, and area were the significant inputs increasing the output of lentils. The mean technical efficiency percentage for the pooled sample was 61.5% with a range between 23.0% and 89.9%. Further, the result revealed that average-performing farmers and least-performing farmers need to reduce their costs by 42.82% and 85.65%, respectively to attain the status of the most efficient farmer. Education, membership in groups and cooperatives, weeding practice, use of improved seed, and lentil farm size were found as determinants of technical efficiency in lentil production and unit increment of those variables favor lentil yield by 0.3%, 2.6%, 21.5%, 3.1%, and 3.1% respectively. As there is room to increase lentil output by using inputs efficiently, the government and related stakeholders should motivate farmers to get involved in groups and cooperatives to pool resources together and share information. Based on the results, with the application of current available resources farmers are strongly recommended to maintain their lentil farm size between 0.5 and 1 ​ha, use improved varietal seed, and also follow at least one weeding operation to increase their farm technical efficiency level by 21.5%.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100522,"journal":{"name":"Farming System","volume":"1 3","pages":"Article 100045"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50192031","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Comparisons between diversified multicropping systems in terms of crop productivity, economic benefits and carbon footprint in the Pearl River Delta region of South China","authors":"Guangyuan Cai ,&nbsp;Xiaojin Su ,&nbsp;Yuliang Li ,&nbsp;Xiaolong Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.farsys.2023.100051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.farsys.2023.100051","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Increasing crop output while emitting fewer greenhouse gases (GHG) from limited farmland has been a major focus of research in world agricultural production. However, information on diversified multicropping systems involving forage in winter fallow fields has rarely been reported in South China. Therefore, in this study we designed three diversified multicropping systems, including maize−rice−fallow (MRF), maize−rice/ryegrass ​× ​milk vetch mixture (1:1) (MRM1) and maize−rice/ryegrass ​× ​milk vetch mixture (1:2) (MRM2), based on a field trial in the Pearl River Delta region of South China during 2021–2023. The annual crop productivity, economic benefits and carbon footprint (CF) of the diversified multicropping system were jointly analyzed. The results showed that the crop productivity of MRM1 and MRM2 was increased by 14.97% and 14.01%, respectively, compared with MRF, and the increase in MRM1 was significant (P ​&lt; ​0.05). Compared with MRF, the economic benefits of MRM1 and MRM2 were increased by 10.15% and 10.29%, respectively, and the differences were not significant. It was found that the higher the planting index is, the lower the CF value. The CF values of MRM1 and MRM2 based on unit area, unit crop productivity and unit economic benefit decreased by 5.13%–22.83%, respectively; this was mainly due to the significant increase in soil organic carbon content by MRM1 and MRM2, which were 4.12% and 15.66% higher than MRF, respectively (P ​&lt; ​0.05). In summary, the introduction of winter forage in the maize‒rice multicropping systems in the Pearl River Delta region of South China could improve crop productivity, increase economic benefits, and reduce the CF. MRM2, the recommended pattern based on the current results, has higher economic efficiency and lower carbon footprint per unit compared to MRM1. This study provides valuable information for the creation of diversified multicropping systems in South China and a reference for the development of sustainable farming systems in tropical subtropical regions worldwide.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100522,"journal":{"name":"Farming System","volume":"1 3","pages":"Article 100051"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50192032","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"How diverse are farming systems on the Eastern Gangetic Plains of South Asia? A multi-metric and multi-country assessment","authors":"B. Brown ,&nbsp;A. Chaudhary ,&nbsp;A. Sharma ,&nbsp;P. Timsina ,&nbsp;E. Karki ,&nbsp;M.M. Rashid ,&nbsp;K.K. Das ,&nbsp;A. Ghosh ,&nbsp;W. Rahman ,&nbsp;T.M. Jackson","doi":"10.1016/j.farsys.2023.100017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.farsys.2023.100017","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>While crop diversification has many benefits and is a stated government objective across the Eastern Gangetic Plains (EGP) of South Asia, the complexity of assessment has led to a rather limited understanding on the progress towards, and status of, smallholder crop diversification. Most studies focus on specific commodities or report as part of a singular index, use outdated secondary data, or implement highly localized studies, leading to broad generalisations and a lack of regional comparison. We collected representative primary data with more than 5000 households in 55 communities in Eastern Nepal, West Bengal (India) and Northwest Bangladesh to explore seasonally based diversification experiences and applied novel metrics to understand the nuanced status of farm diversification. While 66 crops were commercially grown across the region, only five crops and three crop families were widely grown (Poaceae, Malvaceae, and Brassicaceae). Non-cereal diversification across the region was limited (1.5 crops per household), though regional differentiation were evident particularly relating to livestock and off-farm activities, highlighting the importance of cross border studies. In terms of farmer's largest commercial plots, 20% of systems contained only rice, and 57% contained only rice/wheat/maize, with substantial regional diversity present. This raises concerns regarding the extent of commercially oriented high value and non-cereal diversification, alongside opportunities for diversification in the under-diversified pre-monsoon and monsoon seasons. Future promotional efforts may need to focus particularly on legumes to ensure the future sustainability and viability of farming systems.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100522,"journal":{"name":"Farming System","volume":"1 2","pages":"Article 100017"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50203334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices in sub-Saharan Africa: A review of the progress, barriers, gender differences and recommendations","authors":"Oraye Dicta Ogisi ,&nbsp;Toritseju Begho","doi":"10.1016/j.farsys.2023.100019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.farsys.2023.100019","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Climate change is one of the main challenges facing agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa, a region where many rely on rain-fed farming for their livelihoods. Climate-smart agricultural practices (CSAPs) have been identified as a promising solution to combat this problem. This paper reviews the literature on CSAPs in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Specifically, the review describes the existing literature on the adoption of CSAPs in the region, provides a more up-to-date summary of this expanding and important issue and presents an overview of the current evidence of CSAPs as a reliable means for farmers in SSA to address the climate change issues. The existing literature suggests that the rate of adoption of CSAPs in SSA is comparatively low. However, the adoption of CSAPs varies greatly across the region. The studies that constitute this review also provide evidence of the benefits of adopting CSAPs to farmers and the environment, ranging from increased productivity, resilience, and income for farmers, decreased greenhouse gas emissions to improved soil health. The decision to adopt particular CSAPs is influenced by several factors, including personal and social-psychological factors, environmental, physical, and ecological factors, farm and economic factors, as well as institutional, policy, and structural factors. Also, gender-based barriers in agriculture impact the adoption of CSAPs in SSA, placing women at a disadvantage. The review concludes that it is crucial to address the barriers and leverage the drivers to improve the adoption rates of CSAPs in SSA.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100522,"journal":{"name":"Farming System","volume":"1 2","pages":"Article 100019"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50203977","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Understanding the behavioral drivers of smallholder agro-ecological practice adoption in Benin and Burkina Faso","authors":"Parfait K. Tapsoba ,&nbsp;Augustin K.N. Aoudji ,&nbsp;Felix Ouédraogo ,&nbsp;Innocent S. Dassekpo ,&nbsp;Marie-Paule Kestemont ,&nbsp;Madeleine Kabore Konkobo ,&nbsp;Enoch G. Achigan-Dako","doi":"10.1016/j.farsys.2023.100023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.farsys.2023.100023","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The current international context characterized by environment, and socio-political crises, and the related issue of instability of food supply and agricultural inputs, revives the need for agroecological transition of West African smallholders. This study aims to analyze the socio-psychological determinants of the adoption of crop rotation (CR) and cereal-leguminous intercropping (CLI) practices, two popular agroecological practices in Benin and Burkina Faso, in order to provide additional levers for action for the agroecological transition in these two countries. To this end, a stepwise survey involving all the municipalities of Atacora (9) in Benin and Houet (13) in Burkina Faso was conducted among 400 family farmers. The planned behavior model was then used to analyze their intentions and decisions to adopt these practices through structural equation modeling. Findings show that regardless of the practice, farmers' perceived control influences their intention as well as their adoption decision. Similarly, farmers' intention also had a positive and significant effect on their decision to implement these two practices. These results contribute to a better understanding of farmers' decisions process, and therefore offer opportunities to positively influence it.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100522,"journal":{"name":"Farming System","volume":"1 2","pages":"Article 100023"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50203978","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"No-till with plastic film mulching combined with N fertilizer reduction improves water productivity of spring wheat","authors":"Falong Hu ,&nbsp;Qiang Chai ,&nbsp;Yan Tan ,&nbsp;Cai Zhao ,&nbsp;Aizhong Yu ,&nbsp;Zhilong Fan ,&nbsp;Wen Yin ,&nbsp;Hong Fan ,&nbsp;Wei He","doi":"10.1016/j.farsys.2023.100021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.farsys.2023.100021","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Meeting the challenge of achieving high yields with less water utilization has raised concerns regarding developing water-saving agricultural practices. Conservation tillage and N fertilization are promising and widely used to improve water use efficiency; however, the mechanisms underlying still need to be addressed. Field experiments were conducted at the Hexi Corridor of northwestern China from 2019 to 2020, where tillage practices, i.e., conventional tillage (CT) and no-till with plastic film mulching (NTP), and N fertilizer rates (135 ​kg ​N ha⁻¹ [N135], 180 ​kg ​N ha⁻¹ [N180], and 225 ​kg ​N ha⁻¹ [N225]) were applied. The results showed that NTP led to a soil water change (i.e., water consumption from the soil) increased by 101.7% during the concurrent growth period in a specific soil layer at 0–30 ​cm compared to CT. It also lowered the total soil evaporation (22.3%) and improved the total transpiration (13.4%). Consequently, no significant difference in evapotranspiration between the NTP and CT groups was observed. N135 decreased the soil water change by 9.0% and 15.2%, and improved the total soil evaporation by 3.4% and 8.4%, respectively, compared with N180 and N225. Tillage practices and N fertilization had an interactive effect on water productivity. Under CT, the grain yield and water use efficiency based on evapotranspiration (WUE_ET) of N180 were reduced by 9.4% and 7.6%, respectively, compared to those of N225. In contrast, under NTP, no significant difference was found. Structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis showed that the tillage practices improved WUE_ET by reducing soil evaporation and improving transpiration. However, N fertilization improved WUE_ET uniquely by improving transpiration. Consequently, we concluded that no-till combined with 180 ​kg ​N ha⁻¹ could be used as an effective measure to achieve higher water productivity of spring wheat in arid areas.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100522,"journal":{"name":"Farming System","volume":"1 2","pages":"Article 100021"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50203981","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Unlocking the potential of smallholder farming systems for sustainable development","authors":"Shalander Kumar","doi":"10.1016/j.farsys.2023.100041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.farsys.2023.100041","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100522,"journal":{"name":"Farming System","volume":"1 2","pages":"Article 100041"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50203976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}