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Black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) frass and sheddings as a compost ingredient 将黑兵蝇幼虫(Hermetia illucens)的碎屑和脱落物作为堆肥成分
IF 4.7 2区 农林科学
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems Pub Date : 2024-01-05 DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2023.1297858
Beatrice Jasso, Luisa Quinchia, T. M. Waliczek, M. Drewery
{"title":"Black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) frass and sheddings as a compost ingredient","authors":"Beatrice Jasso, Luisa Quinchia, T. M. Waliczek, M. Drewery","doi":"10.3389/fsufs.2023.1297858","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1297858","url":null,"abstract":"One of the byproducts from rearing Black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) is its excrement, referred to as frass, and sheddings. As the commercial insect rearing industry is emerging in the U.S., there is not yet an established market for frass although the yield often exceeds that of BSFL by two- to three-fold. It has been suggested that frass could be converted into compost; however, there is a lack of literature investigating the effect of frass and larval sheddings inclusion on final compost quality. Accordingly, the objective of this study was to determine if BSFL frass and sheddings are a viable compost ingredient with the overarching purpose of identifying a potential market for an otherwise waste product of the insect-rearing industry. To address this objective, four experimental compost piles (6.12 m3 each) with increasing levels of BSFL frass and sheddings (18.75, 22.87, 27.13, 31.25%) were developed. Across piles, wood chips (37.50%) and unscreened compost (18.75%) were consistent and frass and sheddings displaced food waste. Piles were mixed and tested for moisture and temperature weekly. Once internal temperatures decreased to 38°C, piles cured until internal temperatures were consistently <32°C. After curing, samples were collected from each pile and analyzed for pH, macro- and micro-nutrients, particle size, stability, and maturity. The entire composting process, including 2 months of curing, required 5 months. For each pile, pH, nitrogen, carbon, carbon:nitrogen, and potassium were within optimal ranges. Further, stability, measured as mg CO2-C/g solids/day, and maturity, measured as seed emergence and seedling vigor, were also within optimal ranges. However, moisture/solids; organic matter; phosphorus; and stability, measured as mg CO2-C/g organic matter/day, were out-of-specification for each pile given compost quality tests. Our findings indicate BSFL frass and sheddings may be a viable compost ingredient, but further research is recommended to establish optimal inclusion levels to maximize finished compost quality.","PeriodicalId":36666,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems","volume":"32 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139383006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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A call for collaboration among food systems programs in higher education to train the future workforce 呼吁高等教育中的食品系统专业合作培养未来的劳动力
IF 4.7 2区 农林科学
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems Pub Date : 2024-01-05 DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2023.1306525
Sarah M. Collier, Alan Ismach, Victoria Jansen, Aba Kiser, Holly Henning, Laura R. Lewis, Marie L. Spiker, Jennifer J. Otten
{"title":"A call for collaboration among food systems programs in higher education to train the future workforce","authors":"Sarah M. Collier, Alan Ismach, Victoria Jansen, Aba Kiser, Holly Henning, Laura R. Lewis, Marie L. Spiker, Jennifer J. Otten","doi":"10.3389/fsufs.2023.1306525","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1306525","url":null,"abstract":"A well-trained food systems workforce is in high demand, and food systems education programs are proliferating in higher education. However, these programs often struggle to embody the full interdisciplinary scope of the field of food systems, in part due to the limitations of traditional academic structures. Here, we present an inventory of existing U.S. food systems educational programs which showcases the breadth of their geographic distribution and disciplinary contexts. We pair this with a case study of two geographically proximal, highly complementary programs, one at a land grant university and one within a school of public health. While the individual programs face challenges in achieving full interdisciplinarity, their pairing showcases that striking opportunities exist to augment interdisciplinarity through inter-institutional collaboration. More models of successful inter-institutional collaborative food systems education are needed. Growth in this area would be aided by external funding for proof-of-concept models, fostering learning networks across disciplinarily distinct programs, and fighting the mission creep of individual programs striving to “do it all” at the expense of quality, stability, or an appreciation for the value of diverse core strengths.","PeriodicalId":36666,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems","volume":"20 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139383186","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Supporting Inuit food sovereignty through collaborative research of an at-risk caribou herd 通过对濒危驯鹿群的合作研究支持因纽特人的粮食主权
IF 4.7 2区 农林科学
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems Pub Date : 2024-01-05 DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2023.1306521
Andrea N. Hanke, Amanda Niptanatiak Dumond, J. Di Francesco, Cindy Adams, Terry Milton, L. Leclerc, Beverly Maksagak, Rosemin Nathoo, Amélie Roberto-Charron, Gwendolyn Blue, Susan Kutz
{"title":"Supporting Inuit food sovereignty through collaborative research of an at-risk caribou herd","authors":"Andrea N. Hanke, Amanda Niptanatiak Dumond, J. Di Francesco, Cindy Adams, Terry Milton, L. Leclerc, Beverly Maksagak, Rosemin Nathoo, Amélie Roberto-Charron, Gwendolyn Blue, Susan Kutz","doi":"10.3389/fsufs.2023.1306521","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1306521","url":null,"abstract":"Climate change is increasing vulnerability to food insecurity and biodiversity loss for many Indigenous Peoples globally. For Inuit, food sovereignty is one expression of Indigenous self-determination, and it includes the right of all Inuit to define their own conservation policies. Caribou conservation is particularly pertinent because of the central role caribou play in Inuit food systems. The “Dolphin and Union” (DU) caribou herd is a critical component of Inuit food systems in the Canadian Arctic and has declined by 89% in 2020 (3,815) from the peak measured by aerial survey in 1997 (34,558).Our first objective was to identify insights about this herd from and with Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (knowledge). Using thematic analysis, we created a collective account on the DU caribou herd through a research partnership among Indigenous knowledge keepers, government, and academia. Our second objective was to put our findings into the broader literature on the DU caribou herd and connect isolated data on their abundance and distribution.We found understanding Inuit knowledge of caribou meant situating harvesters’ knowledge within their family history, harvesting methods, conservation ethics, and in relation to other harvesters. Through this framework, we conceptualized Inuit-described metrics of caribou status, resulting in three sub-themes of caribou trends over time – their abundance, distribution, and health, − and ending with conservation concerns and potential actions. The synthesized data indicated that the overall population size increased since ~1990s and then decreased after ~2000s alongside a range contraction. Our results add value to co-management literature by (1) articulating Inuit-described metrics of a population decline that inform continued monitoring and incorporation of these metrics into management planning and (2) synthesizing data from various studies on the DU caribou herd abundance and distribution that assists management to make informed conservation decisions based on Inuit and Western knowledge.Results from this research contribute to understanding the six dimensions of environmental health, i.e., availability, stability, accessibility, health and wellness, Inuit culture, and decision-making power and management relating to caribou. The results contribute information that is used by to support environmental health, i.e., knowledge systems, policy, and co-management relating to caribou. Thus, this collaborative research study supports the expression of Inuit food sovereignty through caribou conservation.","PeriodicalId":36666,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems","volume":"20 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139382838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Exploring the factors influencing urban farmers’ perception and attitude toward the use of excreta-based organic fertilizers in Arba Minch City, Ethiopia 探讨影响埃塞俄比亚阿尔巴明奇市城市农民对使用排泄物有机肥的看法和态度的因素
IF 4.7 2区 农林科学
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems Pub Date : 2024-01-05 DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2023.1271811
Abrham Kassa Ejigu, Kumelachew Yeshitela
{"title":"Exploring the factors influencing urban farmers’ perception and attitude toward the use of excreta-based organic fertilizers in Arba Minch City, Ethiopia","authors":"Abrham Kassa Ejigu, Kumelachew Yeshitela","doi":"10.3389/fsufs.2023.1271811","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1271811","url":null,"abstract":"This study assesses the factors influencing urban farmers’ intentions to adopt excreta-based organic fertilizers in Arba Minch City, Ethiopia, to address the pressing global resource use challenge, particularly the linear system of organic nutrient use and the practice of closing the nutrient loop. To do this, the study applies the Combined Model of Theory of Planned Behavior and Technology Acceptance Model (C-TPB-TAM) to examine the links between attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and farmers’ intentions. Surveys that were given to a sample of urban farmers in Arba Minch City were used to get the data. The results shed light on the factors that influence farmers’ decisions to use organic fertilizers and offer useful information for resolving the problem of resource use in the context of urban agriculture. The findings specifically show how attitudes, perceived behavioral control, perceived usefulness, and perceived ease of use significantly affect farmers’ intentions. However, it was discovered that the subjective norm did not significantly affect the farmer’s intention. These results highlight how critical it is to address farmers’ attitudes, perceived behavioral control, perceived usefulness, and perceived ease of use to encourage the adoption of sustainable farming methods and close the nutrient loop. Farmers can help mitigate the negative environmental effects of the linear nutrient system and speed up the transition to a more resource- and sustainably efficient agriculture system by implementing organic fertilizers. This study not only adds to the body of knowledge but also has applications for practitioners and policymakers who want to encourage the use of organic fertilizers. To better understand the adoption of organic fertilizer in various locations and nations, future research projects should think about extending the geographical reach and examining real adoption behavior. We can encourage sustainable agricultural practices and work toward a more resource-oriented and resilient future by building on these lessons.","PeriodicalId":36666,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems","volume":"72 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139383662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Male gametogenesis in flowering plants 开花植物的雄配子发生
IF 4.7 2区 农林科学
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems Pub Date : 2024-01-05 DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2023.1333544
Dan-Lu Cui, Chun-Xia Xu, Ping Wang, Tianjun Gao, Bo Wang, Tian-Ying Yu
{"title":"Male gametogenesis in flowering plants","authors":"Dan-Lu Cui, Chun-Xia Xu, Ping Wang, Tianjun Gao, Bo Wang, Tian-Ying Yu","doi":"10.3389/fsufs.2023.1333544","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1333544","url":null,"abstract":"The life cycles of plants are characterized by significant alternations between the diploid sporophytic and the haploid gametophytic generations. Meiosis and fertilization are the prerequisites for achieving the alternation of generations. Diploid sporophytes undergo meiosis to produce haploid gametes, and male–female gametes fuse (double fertilization) to revert to the diploid sporophyte. The formation and development of male gametophytes are crucial for the alternation of generations in higher plants. During the long evolution of plants from aquatic to terrestrial, the way of sexual reproduction has undergone subversive innovations. From sperm swimming for fertilization to relying on the precise delivery of pollen tubes to female gametes for the fusion of the male–female gametes, higher requirements are placed on the male gametophytes’ development and fertilization process. The formation of male gametophytes has undergone significant changes to meet the needs for delivery and transportation of the male gametes. With the emergence of more and more evidence, the molecular mechanism underlying male gametophytes’ development, especially the initiation and specialization of germline cells has been better understood. Focusing on the latest studies, we reviewed and elucidated the critical proteins and factors involved in male gametophyte formation, highlighting the decisive role of auxin in archesporial cell specialization and the importance of microspore maturation in pre-mitosis, and analyzed the molecular mechanisms underlying male gametogenesis, with a view to providing insights for further exploration of male gametophytes formation in the future.","PeriodicalId":36666,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems","volume":"45 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139384160","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Management interventions of pearl millet systems for attaining cereal self-sufficiency in Senegal 塞内加尔为实现谷物自给自足而对珍珠粟系统采取的管理干预措施
IF 4.7 2区 农林科学
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems Pub Date : 2024-01-05 DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2023.1281496
Nilson Aparecido Vieira Junior, Ana J. P. Carcedo, Doohong Min, A. Diatta, Alemie Araya, P. V. V. Prasad, Amadiane Diallo, Ignacio Ciampitti
{"title":"Management interventions of pearl millet systems for attaining cereal self-sufficiency in Senegal","authors":"Nilson Aparecido Vieira Junior, Ana J. P. Carcedo, Doohong Min, A. Diatta, Alemie Araya, P. V. V. Prasad, Amadiane Diallo, Ignacio Ciampitti","doi":"10.3389/fsufs.2023.1281496","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1281496","url":null,"abstract":"Critical management interventions to target the yield potential for each environment are key to food security, increasing the resilience of current agricultural systems in Senegal. Cereal production is highly dependent on pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) rainfed systems as one of the major field crops for smallholders. This study aims to (i) quantify the production of pearl millet at the department level for the last quinquennial (until 2020), (ii) assess the impact of weather (temperature and precipitation) on the millet-based supply of cereal demand, and (iii) investigate, through crop modeling, the impact of millet-based supply of cereal demand by comparing recommended management interventions with smallholder-based strategies at the department level. Millet-based cereal supply–demand was estimated considering the observed population and the supply via the simulated pearl millet production (obtained using the APSIM-Millet model) at the department level from 1990 to 2021. High temperature and low precipitation occurrence presented a frequency of 35% across departments, leading to a reduction in millet production by roughly 6% relative to the normal average for 32 years. Adoption of recommended management showed the potential to increase the millet supply, more than doubling the current cereal supply, closing the current supply–demand gap (89 kg inhabitant−1). Achieving future cereal self-sufficiency will also require an intensification of other cereal production.","PeriodicalId":36666,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems","volume":"2 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139380964","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Impact of irrigation on vulnerability of winter wheat under extreme climate change scenario: a case study of North China Plain 灌溉对极端气候变化情景下冬小麦脆弱性的影响:华北平原案例研究
IF 4.7 2区 农林科学
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems Pub Date : 2024-01-05 DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2023.1291866
Yulian Gao, Lin Wang, Yaojie Yue
{"title":"Impact of irrigation on vulnerability of winter wheat under extreme climate change scenario: a case study of North China Plain","authors":"Yulian Gao, Lin Wang, Yaojie Yue","doi":"10.3389/fsufs.2023.1291866","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1291866","url":null,"abstract":"An inadequate understanding of the impacts of adaptation countermeasures tends to exaggerate the adverse effects of climate change on agricultural systems. Motivated by proposing reasonable climate change adaptation countermeasures, the present study applied the EPIC model to quantify the impacts of climate change and irrigation changes with future socioeconomic development on agricultural production. Winter wheat yield losses using dynamic irrigation parameters in the North China Plain (NCP) from 2010 to 2099 under a scenario coupling climate change and future socioeconomic development (RCP8.5-SSP3), and those under an extreme climate change scenario (RCP8.5), were simulated. Results show that EPIC model demonstrates superior performance in simulating winter wheat yields in NCP (RMSE = 12.79 kg/ha), with the distribution of simulated and observed yields is relatively consistent. The winter wheat yield loss in the NCP was high in the south and low in the north. The yield loss rate of winter wheat was 0.21 under the RCP8.5-SSP3 scenario, compared with 0.35 under the RCP8.5 scenario, indicating a superior climatic adaptation of irrigation. However, under the RCP8.5-SSP3 scenario, the yield loss rate increased from 0.17 in the near term to 0.26 in the long term, implying the benefits of irrigation will be diminished with long-term climate change. It is noteworthy that yield improvement was facilitated by irrigation in part of the NCP (accounting for 14.6% area), suggesting that irrigation may lead to an increase in winter wheat yields in some regions even under extreme climate change conditions. This study highlights the significance of quantitatively revealing the benefits and limitations of adaptive countermeasures which could assist in enhancing climate change adaptation while preserving a sustainable agricultural system.","PeriodicalId":36666,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems","volume":"18 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139382995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Analysis of low-carbon rice farming behavior and its influencing factors in farmers under the distributed cognition perspective—empirical study based on 2,173 farmers in Jiangxi Province 分布式认知视角下农民低碳水稻种植行为及其影响因素分析--基于江西省 2173 户农民的实证研究
IF 4.7 2区 农林科学
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems Pub Date : 2024-01-05 DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2023.1296922
Qinglong Huang, Meiqiu Chen, Ting Zhang, Fulin Zhang, Jie Zhang
{"title":"Analysis of low-carbon rice farming behavior and its influencing factors in farmers under the distributed cognition perspective—empirical study based on 2,173 farmers in Jiangxi Province","authors":"Qinglong Huang, Meiqiu Chen, Ting Zhang, Fulin Zhang, Jie Zhang","doi":"10.3389/fsufs.2023.1296922","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1296922","url":null,"abstract":"Rice production is the core component of the food security strategy in China, but it is also a major source of methane and nitrous oxide. Promoting low-carbon rice farming (LCRF) to increase the carbon sink, decrease carbon emissions, and achieve low-carbon, high-yield production is an inevitable “win-win” choice for achieving “double carbon” targets and guaranteeing national food security. This study contributes to the advancement of research on farmers’ adoption decisions and fills gaps in LCRF’s technical research on farmers’ decision-making behavior. The results also provide a basis for formulating policies to encourage LCRF and protect cultivated land.This study conducted field research on 2,173 farming households in Jiangxi Province, a traditional agricultural province in China, and examined the effects of personal forces, local forces, and cultural forces on LCRF adoption behavior by introducing the distributed cognition theoretical framework based on a status quo analysis and employing the multivariate ordinal logistic model.The results of the study showed that: 1) the overall acceptance of LCRF behavior is currently not very high. In the 2173 questionnaires, the mean number of LCRF behavior items accepted by farmers was 3.10 items; 153 farmers did not adopt any LCRF behavior, and only 77 farmers adopted all LCRF behaviors. Most farmers (n = 535) adopted three LCRF behaviors. 2) In distributed cognition affecting LCRF behavior, acceptance was primarily affected by cultural forces, followed by local forces, while the effects of personal forces were limited. Therefore, it is recommended that training and promotion should be increased, policy subsidies should be increased, the land market should be improved, and LCRF demonstrations should be carried out to increase the acceptance of LCRF behavior among rice farmers.","PeriodicalId":36666,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems","volume":"2 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139383145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Adapting to urban gardening in China: how will policymaking help migrant and native gardeners? 适应中国的城市园艺:政策制定将如何帮助农民工和本地园艺师?
IF 4.7 2区 农林科学
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems Pub Date : 2024-01-05 DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2023.1287150
Yusi Xie, Zhong Xing
{"title":"Adapting to urban gardening in China: how will policymaking help migrant and native gardeners?","authors":"Yusi Xie, Zhong Xing","doi":"10.3389/fsufs.2023.1287150","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1287150","url":null,"abstract":"China’s current urban gardening promotion policies mainly focus on community gardens and lack in-depth research on the differentiated needs of different urban gardeners. To meet the diverse needs of China’s gardeners, this study proposes a typology that classifies gardeners into urban native and migrant ones based on their urban and rural living experiences in China. A questionnaire survey conducted in the core area of Chongqing city revealed significant differences and some similarities in gardening motivations and behaviors between urban native and migrant gardeners: (1) Although most of the gardeners approved of the value of food production and green scenery creation that Chinese urban gardening has, and disapproved of its value for family income generation, the urban native gardeners’ disapproving attitude towards family income generation, and their approval of green scenery creation were more assertive, while on the contrary, the urban migrant gardeners had a more robust approval attitude towards food production. (2) The urban native gardeners preferred proximity and small private spaces for a combination of ornamental vegetation and edible vegetables. In contrast, the urban migrated gardeners preferred larger areas for gardening in non-community spaces and leaned towards edible vegetables. (3) Both have shared motivations related to the recreation and ecological conservation values of urban gardening. Given the above differences and similarities, this paper proposes an urban gardening development strategy that meets the needs of the two types of gardeners in China, including space planning and design, operation, and management of gardening spaces, and organization of activities.","PeriodicalId":36666,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems","volume":"44 31","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139382354","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Integrating social dynamics in the participatory modeling of small-scale cattle farmers’ perceptions and responses to climate variability in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico 将社会动态纳入墨西哥尤卡坦半岛小规模养牛场主对气候变异的看法和应对措施的参与式建模中
IF 4.7 2区 农林科学
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems Pub Date : 2024-01-05 DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2023.1321252
Fernanda Pérez-Lombardini, Jesús M. Siqueiros-García, F. Solorio-Sánchez, Francisco Galindo
{"title":"Integrating social dynamics in the participatory modeling of small-scale cattle farmers’ perceptions and responses to climate variability in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico","authors":"Fernanda Pérez-Lombardini, Jesús M. Siqueiros-García, F. Solorio-Sánchez, Francisco Galindo","doi":"10.3389/fsufs.2023.1321252","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1321252","url":null,"abstract":"Climate variability poses multifaceted challenges for livestock production. Rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns impact crop and pasture yields, reduce water availability, and contribute to livestock diseases, particularly affecting small-scale cattle producers dependent on climate-sensitive resources. Sustainable livestock farming promotes integrating best practices to enhance productivity while responsibly managing natural resources, but often overlooks relevant social dynamics. Social factors are excluded when promoting and studying the adoption of practices for sustainable cattle farming. This study aims to understand the factors and interactions between the social, animal and ecological systems within the small-scale cattle socioecosystems in the southern region of the Yucatan Peninsula, exploring cattle farmers’ perspectives on climate change, as well as their strategies and responses to extreme events like drought. Using fuzzy cognitive maps and scenario development as participatory and reflection methodologies, we found a conceptual gap between climate change and drought, indicating a lack of sustainable adaptive thinking toward these challenges. Interestingly, we found that local social organization, cultural dynamics, and spiritual practices are equally significant factors than technical and environment-oriented changes to the management of ranches in shaping an optimal cattle farming scenario. Our findings reveal that the management of cattle farms involves complex interplay among technical, environmental, social, political, and cultural elements, highlighting the inherent need to consider social values and preferences as fundamental components of sustainability. This study establishes the initial groundwork for employing participatory modeling with social actors engaged in the small-scale cattle context in Yucatan. The goal is to emphasize the importance of the social dimension in the general management of the small-scale cattle socioecosystem, thus in promoting sustainable cattle farming.","PeriodicalId":36666,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems","volume":"18 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139383015","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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