OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Outlook on Agriculture is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Regenerative Agriculture: An agronomic perspective	186
Impact of COVID-19 on the Indian agricultural system: A 10-point strategy for post-pandemic recovery	46
“Breaking through the 40% adoption ceiling: Mind the seed system gaps.” A perspective on seed systems research for development in One CGIAR	36
Fixing our global agricultural system to prevent the next COVID-19	36
Is it possible to attain the same soil organic matter content in arable agricultural soils as under natural vegetation?	20
Sustainable rice production in the Mekong River Delta: Factors influencing farmers’ adoption of the integrated technology package “One Must Do, Five Reductions” (1M5R)	18
Not only the seed matters: Farmers’ perceptions of sources for banana planting materials in Uganda	17
Why farmers use so many different maize varieties in West Kenya	17
Putting diverse farming households’ preferences and needs at the centre of seed system development	16
Gender inclusivity through maize breeding in Africa: A review of the issues and options for future engagement	16
Potential returns to yam research investment in sub-Saharan Africa and beyond	16
Basket of options: Unpacking the concept	15
The global rice agriculture towards 2050: An inter-continental perspective	15
Soil biodiversity and nature-mimicry in agriculture; the power of metaphor?	14
Divergent understandings of agroecology in the era of the African Green Revolution	13
Progress Towards Perennial Grains for Prairies and Plains	13
Mimicking nature to reduce agricultural impact on water cycles: A set of mimetrics	12
Options for diversifying agricultural systems to reduce pesticide use: Can we learn from nature?	12
Effect of varietal attributes on the adoption of an orange-fleshed sweetpotato variety in Upper East and Northern Ghana	12
Grain legume seed systems for smallholder farmers: Perspectives on successful innovations	11
What is the real productivity of organic farming systems?	11
Seed value chain development in the Global South: Key issues and new directions for public breeding programs	11
Confronting genetic gains with markets: Retrospective lessons from New Rice for Africa (NERICA) in Uganda	10
Herbicides and Zero Tillage in South Asia: Are we creating a gendered problem?	10
Assessing technological change in agri-food systems of the Global South: A review of adoption-impact studies in wheat	10

The input reduction principle of agroecology is wrong when it comes to mineral fertilizer use in sub-Saharan Africa	10
Rural development and transformation of the rice sector in Myanmar: Introduction of best management practices for sustainable rice agriculture	9
Challenges and opportunities toward sustainable consumption and value addition of cashew apples in Tanzania	9
Social networks and farming resilience	8
Food security issues in the former Yugoslav countries	8
Female farmers in Greece: Looking beyond the statistics and into cultural–social characteristics	8
What factors influence the likelihood of rural farmer participation in digital agricultural services? experience from smallholder digitalization in Northern Ghana	8
Revisiting strategies to incorporate gender-responsiveness into maize breeding in southern Africa	8
The key to the development of agricultural cooperatives in Romania from the perspective of those who run them	7
Characterizing cassava farmer typologies and their seed sourcing practices to explore opportunities for economically sustainable seed business models in Rwanda	7
A call to focus on farmer intuition for improved management decision-making	7
Perils of production with perennial polycultures	7
Factors facilitating sustainable scientific partnerships between developed and developing countries	7
Tailoring rice varieties to consumer preferences induced by cultural and colonial heritage: Lessons from New Rice for Africa (NERICA) in The Gambia	7
Unplanned but well prepared: A reinterpreted success story of international agricultural research, and its implications	7
Irrigation Advisory Services: Farmers preferences and willingness to pay for innovation	7
Adoption of improved cassava varieties in Nigeria: Insights from DNA fingerprinting versus self-reporting varietal identification approaches	6
Farms worldwide: 2020 and 2030 outlook	6
Socio-economic and environmental barriers to increased agricultural production: New evidence from central Thailand	6
Banana seed exchange networks in Burundi – Linking formal and informal systems	6
Productivity and constraints of small-scale crop farming in the summer rainfall region of South Africa	6
An in-depth evaluation of personal barriers to technology adoption in irrigated agriculture in South Africa	6
Gender dynamics in banana seed systems and impact on banana bunchy top disease recovery in Cameroon	5
Strengths and weaknesses of organized crop seed production by smallholder farmers: A five-country case study	5
Regenerative agriculture as a biomimetic technology	5
Why smallholder farms’ practices are already agroecological despite conventional agriculture applied on market-gardening	5
Rethinking the mineral fertilizer subsidy scheme to promote environmental protection in Italy	5
Smallholders’ perceptions of policies for preserving the traditional Ongole cattle breed of Indonesia	4
Future agricultures: The promise and pitfalls of a (re)turn to nature	4
Exploring climate change adaptation strategies in maize (Zea mays) postharvest management practices among smallholder farmers	4
Yam seed system characteristics in Nigeria: Local practices, preferences, and the implications for seed system interventions	4
Mitigating the impacts of COVID-19 on domestic rice supply and food security in Southeast Asia	4
Assessing impacts of COVID-19 and their responses among smallholder farmers in Brazil, Madagascar and Tanzania	4
Food price spikes: Is a cereal export ban the right response for Ethiopia?	4
Evaluating quality of science in CGIAR research programs: Use of bibliometrics	4
Designing genetic impact assessment for crossbreeding with exotic beef breeds in mixed farming systems	4
High-density grazing in southern Africa: Inspiration by nature leads to conservation?	4
Perceptions of an ageing agricultural workforce and farmers’ productivity strategies: Evidence from Prachinburi Province, Thailand	4
Understanding the decline of smallholders in contemporary Russia	4
Editorial introduction: Design issues and practical questions for demand-oriented seed systems	3
Contextualizing private sector-based seed system development: The case of sorghum in Eastern Africa	3
Gender, wheat trait preferences, and innovation uptake: Lessons from Ethiopia and India	3
Monodominant natural vegetation provides models for nature-based cereal production	3
Challenges and innovations in achieving zero hunger and environmental sustainability through the lens of sub-Saharan Africa	3
Commercial uses of antitranspirants in crop production: A review	3
Children’s work in African agriculture: Time for a rethink	3
A systematic review on sustainable agricultural practices among oil palm farmers	3
Agricultural technology is unavoidable, directional, combinatory, disruptive, unpredictable and has unintended consequences	3
Drought's implications on agricultural skills in South Africa	3
The use of epic narratives in promoting ‘natural agriculture’	3

Carbon-free conferencing in the age of COVID-19	3
Commercialisation of the sweetpotato value chain: Impacts on women producers in Mozambique	2
Farm supply and grain marketing businesses: A mixed methods investigation of past and intended future strategies	2
The role of small abattoirs in the delivery of the UK's new agricultural policy objectives	2
Food security, food insecurity, and Canada’s national food policy: Meaning, measures, and assessment	2
High-yielding seeds in unyielding environments: Examining the learning process of maize and bean producers in eastern and midwestern Uganda	2
Breeding and genetic improvement of Nigeria indigenous cattle: The pitfalls and potential use of post genomic era technologies for national dairy development	2
Understanding the capacity of key actors and their role in the seed potato systems: The case of Eritrea	2
Smash-ridging cultivation improves crop production	2
Towards net zero in agriculture: Future challenges and opportunities for arable, livestock and protected cropping systems in the UK	2
Assessing trajectories for innovation in farming from a profit theory perspective: The case of Ontario, Canada	2
Digital traceability to enhance circular food systems and reach agriculture emissions targets	2
Measuring agroecology and its performance: An overview and critical discussion of existing tools and approaches	2
What does CGIAR do to address climate change? Perspectives from a decade of science on climate change adaptation and mitigation	2
Are innovative ready to use therapeutic foods more effective, accessible and cost-efficient than conventional formulations? A review	2
Does the accessibility of a farmer predict the delivery of extension services? Evidence from Rwanda	2