CONTEXT Adoption and diffusion of digital farming technologies are expected to help
transform current agricultural systems towards sustainability. To enable and steer …

Understanding the factors associated with adoption of ecological farming practices is a well‐
established topic of interest to agricultural economists. As the transition to more sustainable …

Climate change poses significant challenges to agriculture, with serious impacts on
smallholder farmers' food security and livelihoods. Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is being …

Agricultural systems support societies in various ways but also cause substantial
sustainability challenges. Sustainable agricultural practices are key to achieving …

The process of adopting innovation, especially with regard to precision farming (PF), is
inherently complex and social, and influenced by producers, change agents, social norms …

Abstract Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia as European Union candidate
countries, have to follow EU directives that include the adoption of several agri …

Research and development in agricultural sector are becoming a crucial issue, especially to
answer to growing global market needs and, in general, for rural innovation development …

The scarcity of water resources, climate change, and water-wasting behavior have
contributed to a worsening water crisis in many countries. This has raised concerns among …

Highlights•Social psychology studies of conservation practice adoption bridge the gap
between intrinsic and extrinsic farmer motivations.•Policy recommendations include …

A transition towards a bio-based economy is accompanied by a growing demand for
biomass resources as fossil fuels need to be replaced for the more sustainable production of …