Around 30% of global food is produced by smallholder farmers, yet they constitute the most
food-insecure group. In Mexico, food self-sufficiency is declining. Rural policies in the …

Background: Tropical soils are characterized by low soil organic carbon (SOC) contents,
which can negatively impact soil fertility, water retention, overall agricultural productivity, and …

ABSTRACT Livestock productivity in East Africa, and especially in Tanzania, remains
persistently low, while greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensities are among the highest …

Farm models have the potential to describe farming systems and livelihoods, identify trade-
offs and synergies, and provide ex-ante assessments of agricultural technologies and …

El deterioro de la calidad de los suelos, debido a la pérdida de fertilidad y su erosión,
pueden limitar la autosuficiencia y la seguridad alimentaria, lo cual afectaría principalmente …

Improving farming systems in resource-poor contexts is often difficult as farmers face
multiple challenges to implement the innovations developed by researchers. Viable …

Although Mexico aims to be self-sufficient in milk, domestic prices for milk are low due to
trade liberalization, which resulted in imports of large amounts of milk powder, mainly from …

Improving farming systems in resource-poor contexts is often difficult as farmers face
multiple challenges to implement the innovations developed by researchers. Viable …

CONTEXT Redesign of farm systems could enable smallholder farms to move towards
sustainability. In farm redesign, the joint participation of researchers and farmers is …

In humid tropics, small and medium farming systems are important for producing food but
also because they retain rainforest patches with high conservation value. Forest …