Key research challenges to supporting farm transitions to agroecology in advanced economies. A review

L Prost, G Martin, R Ballot, M Benoit, JE Bergez… - Agronomy for …, 2023 - Springer
In response to the sustainability issues that agriculture faces in advanced economies,
agroecology has gained increasing relevance in scientific, political, and social debates. This …

[HTML][HTML] Marginal climate change abatement costs in Swiss dairy production considering farm heterogeneity and interaction effects

R Huber, M Tarruella, D Schäfer, R Finger - Agricultural Systems, 2023 - Elsevier
CONTEXT Climate change mitigation in the agricultural sector is a key policy goal. Marginal
abatement cost curves allow comparing the cost-effectiveness of agricultural greenhouse …

[HTML][HTML] Quantifying the importance of farmers' behavioral factors in ex-ante assessments of policies supporting sustainable farming practices

R Huber, C Kreft, K Späti, R Finger - Ecological Economics, 2024 - Elsevier
Behavioral factors have been identified to determine farmers' uptake of the adoption of
sustainable farming practices. However, the coherent consideration of empirically identified …

Quantifying the impact of farmers' social networks on the effectiveness of climate change mitigation policies in agriculture

C Kreft, R Huber, D Schäfer… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
To reduce agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, farmers need to change current
farming practices. However, farmers' climate change mitigation behaviour and particularly …

Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of European beef production systems based on a farm-level optimization model

L Kokemohr, N Escobar, A Mertens, C Mosnier… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The European Union (EU) is among the largest beef producers in the world.
Besides the economic turnover, beef production causes adverse environmental impacts …

Surrogate modelling of a detailed farm‐level model using deep learning

L Shang, J Wang, D Schäfer, T Heckelei… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Technological change co‐determines agri‐environmental performance and farm structural
transformation. Meaningful impact assessment of related policies can be derived from farm …

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 …

The economic potential of organic production for stockless arable farms importing biogas digestate: a case study analysis for western Germany

J Freytag, W Britz, T Kuhn - Agricultural Systems, 2023 - Elsevier
CONTEXT Most stockless organic farms depend on the import of organic nitrogen. Biogas
digestates offer an interesting solution to address this need for flexible nitrogen fertilizers …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the Dairy Sector in Slovenia: A Modeling Approach for Policy Evaluation and Decision Support

J Žgajnar, S Kavčič - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study investigates the dairy sector in Slovenia, focusing on farm heterogeneity,
efficiency in resource utilization, and policy implementations. Through a modeling approach …