OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Outlook on Agriculture is 7. 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
The input reduction principle of agroecology is wrong when it comes to mineral fertilizer use in sub-Saharan Africa	23
Putting diverse farming households’ preferences and needs at the centre of seed system development	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
Options for diversifying agricultural systems to reduce pesticide use: Can we learn from nature?	16
Seed value chain development in the Global South: Key issues and new directions for public breeding programs	16
Basket of options: Unpacking the concept	15
What is the real productivity of organic farming systems?	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
What factors influence the likelihood of rural farmer participation in digital agricultural services? experience from smallholder digitalization in Northern Ghana	12
Characterizing cassava farmer typologies and their seed sourcing practices to explore opportunities for economically sustainable seed business models in Rwanda	12
Social networks and farming resilience	11
Herbicides and Zero Tillage in South Asia: Are we creating a gendered problem?	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
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
An in-depth evaluation of personal barriers to technology adoption in irrigated agriculture in South Africa	9
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
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
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
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