The agro-food system needs a genuine sustainability transition to achieve sustainable food
and nutrition security in the face of climate change, population growth, ecosystem …

The main outcome of sustainable agro-food systems is food and nutrition security.
Nevertheless, about half of the global population is affected by food insecurity and …

Developed by leading authors in the field, this book offers a cohesive and definitive
theorisation of the concept of the'good farmer', integrating historical analysis, critique of …

Environmental and political debate concerning the role of agriculture in sustainability has
long been on the agenda. However, owing to climate change, an analysis of the transition to …

Sustainability transitions research increasingly engages with agency and individual actor
perspectives to explain complex system change. This paper introduces the spheres of …

The need for fundamental changes in the way humans interact with nature is now widely
acknowledged in order to achieve sustainable development. Agriculture figures prominently …

Abstract Social Practice Theories (SPT) can contribute to transition studies by deepening our
understanding of the key social mechanisms and dynamics underpinning transitions in …

CONTEXT Diversified crop** systems are a main pillar of agroecological practices, but
their development is hindered by technological lock-in of agri-food systems around a few …

Rural development related to agriculture can roughly be divided into two trajectories: 1) agri-
industrial development or modernisation, and 2) multifunctional or even post-productivist …

Present-day agricultural crop protection relies heavily on synthetic pesticides, which are
known to adversely affect the environment and human health. As remediation, European …