Farming systems that support locally diverse agricultural production and high levels of biodiversity are in rapid decline, despite evidence their benefits for climate, environmental health, food security. Yet, policies, financial incentives, market concentration increasingly constrain the viability diversified farming systems. Here, we present a conceptual framework to identify novel processes ...

The energy in agricultural systems is two-fold: transformation and utilization. assessment proper use of important to achieve economic benefits overall sustainability. Therefore, this study was conducted evaluate the balance crop livestock production, net ratio (NER), water efficiency (WUE) crops a selected farm Sri Lanka using life cycle (LCA) approach. In order assess diversification, 18 5 ty...

Soil arthropods comprise a substantial portion of soil biodiversity and regulate processes in the ecosystem. Despite this, cropping system diversification designed to improve health for agriculture is rarely evaluated its effects on arthropod community structure. As result, are not usually considered management decisions. To address this gap, we agricultural through rotation properties using re...

This study explores the nexus between livelihood goals (LGs) and strategy (LS) selection preferences. We construct a measurement of three (survival, security, self-respect goals) by combining qualitative quantitative analysis classify strategies into groups (agricultural, non-agricultural, diversification) based on household income sources. The multinomial logit model with fixed effects empiric...

This article studies the causes of the low-leveled conditions of agricultural production in Chongqing, the low-degreed organization, scale and standardization on production, the huge income gap between urban and rural residents and the indistinctive diversification and characteristics of agricultural modernization. It analyzes Chongqing made use of industry to nurture agriculture in the context...

Any strategy for economic diversification requires considerable and continuing local effort. No one group can, or should, undertake the task alone. Perhaps local city and county government can serve as a catalyst or coordinator, but many groups and interests should cooperate. Groups that can make important contributions are Chambers of Commerce, downtown development com.mittees, county and regi...