Is rural food security primarily associated with smallholder agriculture or with commercial agriculture?: An approach to the case of Mexico using structural equation …

JM Galeana-Pizaña, S Couturier, D Figueroa… - Agricultural …, 2021 - Elsevier
CONTEXT The challenge of food security has become more relevant in global agendas
given growing food demands and the persistence of hunger and undernutrition. Due to the …

[HTML][HTML] Characterizing agricultural diversity with policy-relevant farm typologies in Mexico

MC LaFevor - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
The effective targeting of agricultural policy interventions across heterogenous agricultural
landscapes requires an integrated understanding of farm diversity. One pathway to this …

[HTML][HTML] Irrigation increases crop species diversity in low-diversity farm regions of Mexico

MC LaFevor, AK Pitts - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
Although agricultural intensification generally has homogenizing effects on landscapes that
reduce crop diversity, the specific effects of different input strategies on crop diversity are …

[HTML][HTML] Crop species production diversity enhances revenue stability in low-income farm regions of Mexico

MC LaFevor - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
Stabilizing farm revenues is a goal of agricultural policies around the world, especially in
vulnerable regions with limited access to crop insurance. One potential pathway to revenue …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial and temporal changes in crop species production diversity in Mexico (1980–2020)

MC LaFevor - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
Crop species diversity is a key component of agroecosystem resilience, food system
stability, ecosystem services production, and sustainable development. Despite its …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in the Structure of Agriculture in Central and Eastern Europe in the Light of the European Green Deal

K Radlińska - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
The economic transformation following the collapse of the Eastern Bloc and the accession of
Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries to the European Union (EU) are milestones …

Impacts of agricultural production decisions on the safe and just operating space: A systematic literature review

DT Aladesuru, L Cechura, S Neuenfeldt, T Kuhn… - Q Open, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Agricultural production decisions impact how agriculture navigates within the safe and just
operating space (SJOS). The ability to model and assess these impacts is crucial for policy …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial Targeting of Agricultural Support Measures: Indicator-Based Assessment of Coverages and Leakages

MC LaFevor, AG Ponette-González, R Larson… - Land, 2021 - mdpi.com
Agricultural support programs distribute payments to farms based on a diverse set of policy
objectives. Adequate targeting of this support to priority areas is key to efficient and effective …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting irrigation expansion to address sustainable development objectives: a regional farm typology approach

MC LaFevor, AN Frake, S Couturier - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Sustainable water management is a core sustainable development goal (SDG) that also
contributes to other SDGs, including food and water security, ecosystem health, and climate …

Climate change effects on agricultural production systems in México

C Michel-Cuello, N Aguilar-Rivera - … of Climate Change Across the Food …, 2022 - Springer
In México, agricultural production greatly supports the country's economy, the productive
systems of maguey (Agave salmiana), sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum), beans …