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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Regenerative Agriculture: An agronomic perspective	228
Impact of COVID-19 on the Indian agricultural system: A 10-point strategy for post-pandemic recovery	52
“Breaking through the 40% adoption ceiling: Mind the seed system gaps.” A perspective on seed systems research for development in One CGIAR	45
Putting diverse farming households’ preferences and needs at the centre of seed system development	23
The input reduction principle of agroecology is wrong when it comes to mineral fertilizer use in sub-Saharan Africa	23
Is it possible to attain the same soil organic matter content in arable agricultural soils as under natural vegetation?	22
The global rice agriculture towards 2050: An inter-continental perspective	22
Soil biodiversity and nature-mimicry in agriculture; the power of metaphor?	21
Gender inclusivity through maize breeding in Africa: A review of the issues and options for future engagement	20
Why farmers use so many different maize varieties in West Kenya	20
Seed value chain development in the Global South: Key issues and new directions for public breeding programs	16
Options for diversifying agricultural systems to reduce pesticide use: Can we learn from nature?	16
What is the real productivity of organic farming systems?	15
Basket of options: Unpacking the concept	15
Progress Towards Perennial Grains for Prairies and Plains	14
Mimicking nature to reduce agricultural impact on water cycles: A set of mimetrics	13
The key to the development of agricultural cooperatives in Romania from the perspective of those who run them	13
Characterizing cassava farmer typologies and their seed sourcing practices to explore opportunities for economically sustainable seed business models in Rwanda	12
What factors influence the likelihood of rural farmer participation in digital agricultural services? experience from smallholder digitalization in Northern Ghana	12
Herbicides and Zero Tillage in South Asia: Are we creating a gendered problem?	11
Social networks and farming resilience	11
Rural development and transformation of the rice sector in Myanmar: Introduction of best management practices for sustainable rice agriculture	10
Productivity and constraints of small-scale crop farming in the summer rainfall region of South Africa	10
An in-depth evaluation of personal barriers to technology adoption in irrigated agriculture in South Africa	9
Unplanned but well prepared: A reinterpreted success story of international agricultural research, and its implications	9

Revisiting strategies to incorporate gender-responsiveness into maize breeding in southern Africa	9
Irrigation Advisory Services: Farmers preferences and willingness to pay for innovation	9
Banana seed exchange networks in Burundi – Linking formal and informal systems	8
Challenges and innovations in achieving zero hunger and environmental sustainability through the lens of sub-Saharan Africa	8
Socio-economic and environmental barriers to increased agricultural production: New evidence from central Thailand	8
Tailoring rice varieties to consumer preferences induced by cultural and colonial heritage: Lessons from New Rice for Africa (NERICA) in The Gambia	8
Perils of production with perennial polycultures	8
Perceptions of an ageing agricultural workforce and farmers’ productivity strategies: Evidence from Prachinburi Province, Thailand	8
Gender, wheat trait preferences, and innovation uptake: Lessons from Ethiopia and India	7
Strengths and weaknesses of organized crop seed production by smallholder farmers: A five-country case study	7
Farms worldwide: 2020 and 2030 outlook	7
Assessing impacts of COVID-19 and their responses among smallholder farmers in Brazil, Madagascar and Tanzania	7
Spatial changes to climatic suitability and availability of agropastoral farming systems across Kenya (1980–2020)	7
Adoption of improved cassava varieties in Nigeria: Insights from DNA fingerprinting versus self-reporting varietal identification approaches	7
Future agricultures: The promise and pitfalls of a (re)turn to nature	7
Yam seed system characteristics in Nigeria: Local practices, preferences, and the implications for seed system interventions	7
Monodominant natural vegetation provides models for nature-based cereal production	6
A systematic review on the factors governing precision agriculture adoption among small-scale farmers	6
Rethinking the mineral fertilizer subsidy scheme to promote environmental protection in Italy	6
High-density grazing in southern Africa: Inspiration by nature leads to conservation?	6
Commercial uses of antitranspirants in crop production: A review	6
Regenerative agriculture as a biomimetic technology	6
Contextualizing private sector-based seed system development: The case of sorghum in Eastern Africa	5
Why smallholder farms’ practices are already agroecological despite conventional agriculture applied on market-gardening	5
Evaluating quality of science in CGIAR research programs: Use of bibliometrics	5
Digital traceability to enhance circular food systems and reach agriculture emissions targets	5
A systematic review on sustainable agricultural practices among oil palm farmers	5
Exploring climate change adaptation strategies in maize (Zea mays) postharvest management practices among smallholder farmers	5
Measuring agroecology and its performance: An overview and critical discussion of existing tools and approaches	5
Towards net zero in agriculture: Future challenges and opportunities for arable, livestock and protected cropping systems in the UK	5
Drought's implications on agricultural skills in South Africa	4
The use of epic narratives in promoting ‘natural agriculture’	4
Smallholders’ perceptions of policies for preserving the traditional Ongole cattle breed of Indonesia	4
Legume integration for biological control deserves a firmer scientific base	4
Commercialisation of the sweetpotato value chain: Impacts on women producers in Mozambique	4
Inside-out strategic coupling for smallholder market integration – Mango production in Malawi as a test case	4
What does CGIAR do to address climate change? Perspectives from a decade of science on climate change adaptation and mitigation	3
Research and development for sorghum and millets in Sub-Saharan Africa: What have we learned?	3
Technology, infrastructure and enterprise trade-off: Strengthening smallholder farming systems in Tamil Nadu State of India for sustainable income and food security	3
High-yielding seeds in unyielding environments: Examining the learning process of maize and bean producers in eastern and midwestern Uganda	3
Mitigating the impacts of COVID-19 on domestic rice supply and food security in Southeast Asia	3
Smallholder farmers’ perception and adoption of digital agricultural technologies: An empirical evidence from Vietnam	3
Because error has a price: A systematic review of the applications of DNA fingerprinting for crop varietal identification	3
Does the accessibility of a farmer predict the delivery of extension services? Evidence from Rwanda	3
Editorial introduction: Design issues and practical questions for demand-oriented seed systems	3
Concepts of trait diversity – the key to effective IPM for resilience in arable systems?	3
Farmers’ perception of consumer information and adoption intention towards organic rice farming: Evidence from community enterprise in rural Thailand	3
Smash-ridging cultivation improves crop production	3
Does the climate-smart village extension model enhance farmer empowerment?	3
Farm supply and grain marketing businesses: A mixed methods investigation of past and intended future strategies	2

Agroecology: Searching in the wrong place	2
Are positive farmers more productive? Investigating the relationship between positivity ratio and agricultural productivity	2
Farm size and productivity relationship among the farming communities in India	2
Breeding and genetic improvement of Nigeria indigenous cattle: The pitfalls and potential use of post genomic era technologies for national dairy development	2
Problems in the linkage among agricultural research, rural extension and farmers: An international literature review	2
Understanding the capacity of key actors and their role in the seed potato systems: The case of Eritrea	2
Food security, food insecurity, and Canada’s national food policy: Meaning, measures, and assessment	2
South Africa’s increasing climate variability and its effect on food production	2
The role of small abattoirs in the delivery of the UK's new agricultural policy objectives	2
UK agriculture at a crossroads	2
Livestock solutions to regenerate soils and landscapes for sustainable agri-food systems transformation in Africa	2