The forecasted 9.1 billion population in 2050 will require an increase in food production for
an additional two billion people. There is thus an active debate on new farming practices …

Intensive agriculture in Germany is not only highly productive but has also led to detrimental
effects in the environment. Crop diversification together with new field arrangements …

In this article, we analyze the impact of land fragmentation, farm size, land ownership and
crop diversity on farm profit and efficiency of 90 groundwater irrigated farms in the hard rock …

Meeting the goals of sustainable growth of food production and reducing rural poverty
requires assisting family farmers to develop more productive, profitable, resource efficient …

Changes in the sequence of crops grown on agricultural land are well known to enhance the
yield of grain crops such as wheat. A survey of the literature gathered from around the world …

Agricultural systems continuously evolve and are forced to change as a result of a range of
global and local driving forces. Agricultural technologies and agricultural, environmental and …

Methods are needed for the design and evaluation of crop** systems, in order to test the
effects of introducing or reintroducing crops into rotations. The interaction of legumes with …

Farmers must yearly allocate fields to different crops and choose crop management options.
Far from being obvious, these decisions are critical because they modify farm productivity …

Bio-economic farm models (BEFMs) are developed to enable assessment of policy changes
and technological innovations, for specific categories of farming systems. A rapidly growing …

Weeds are among the major constraints to any crop production system, reducing productivity
and profitability. Herbicides are among the most effective methods to control weeds, and …