OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability is 5. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Effect of information and communication technology-based loyalty incentives on farmers’ use of agricultural inputs and soybean yields: evidence from a field experiment in Uganda	133
Innovation systems for controlled-environment food production in urban contexts: a dynamic case study analysis of combined plant, fish and insect production in Berlin	102
When local customs meet the market: an analysis of coffee value chain in Tebat Benawa customary community, Indonesia	49
Opportunities and limitations to social learning for sustainability: empirical insights from a participatory approach to community-based resource management in the Philippines	46
Laws and regulations enabling and restricting Africa’s vegetable seed sector	39
Evaluation of sustainability in strawberry crops production under greenhouse and open-field systems in the Andes	38
Organizational innovations and access to sustainable finance in agriculture: the case of Shea farmers in Ghana	34
Bridging the gap in agricultural innovation research: a systematic review of push–pull biocontrol technology in sub-Saharan Africa	33
Making decisions about agroecological innovations: perspectives from members of farmers’ organizations in Burkina Faso	32
Food loss and waste in community-supported agriculture in the region of Leipzig, Germany	32
The impact of farm size on sustainability of beef cattle farms: A case study of the Samsun province, Turkey	29
Necessity as a driver in bending agricultural gender norms in the Eastern Gangetic Plains of South Asia	29
Integrating indigenous knowledge into agricultural research and development: a pathway to landrace preservation and food security	29
Assessing the effectiveness of cover crops on ecosystem services: a review of the benefits, challenges, and trade-offs	28
Assessment of socioeconomic and ecological impacts on integrated rice cultivation in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis	28
Green or roasted coffee? How a collective of organic producers challenges the quality construction by overseeing quality attributes, relational approaches and knowledge	27
Impact of weather index crop insurance on smallholder farmers’ multidimensional food security: evidence from Ethiopia	26
Changes in crop mix and the effects on agricultural carbon emissions in China	26
Farmers’ profiles and attitudes towards the implementation of rainwater harvesting systems in intensive agriculture	25
Farmers’ knowledge and practices on pollination and insecticide use in cocoa farming in Ghana	24
Time to treat the climate and nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency	24
The role of responsive heterogeneity in sub-Saharan smallholder farming sustainability: socio-economic and biophysical determinants of mineral and organic fertilizers used in South Western Burkina Fas	23
Exploring relationships among different sustainability aspects in innovative livestock systems in Europe	22
Spatial-temporal patterns of cultivated land expansion and intensification in Africa from 2000 to 2020	22
Saffron growing in Italy: a sustainable secondary activity for farms in hilly and sub-mountain areas	22

Revealing the import dilemma and attributing factors to Indonesia’s inability to achieve soybean self-sufficiency: a bibliometric analysis and systematic literature review	21
A systematic review on the impact of incentives on the adoption of conservation agriculture: new guidelines for policymakers and researchers	21
Farmer experiences with goat raising in Lao PDR: implications for improving husbandry and sustaining viable systems	21
Motivations for women’s participation in urban agriculture: a multivariate probit model analysis	20
Mediterranean farmers’ understandings of ‘good soil management’ and ‘good farmer’ identity in the context of conservation agriculture	20
The influence of digital agricultural technology extension service cognition on farmers' pro-environmental behaviour: the moderating role of policy support	20
Environmental impact of agricultural sprayers used in Japanese rice farming	20
Smallholder coffee farmers’ perceptions of climate variability and the adoption intensity of climate-smart agriculture technologies in Uganda	20
Effects of land recuperation on farmers’ social capital: a Chinese field analysis	19
Assessing the spatiotemporal characteristics and dynamic evolution of non-grain production on cultivated land in China	19
Potential impact of scaling adaptation strategies for drought stress: a case of drought-tolerant maize varieties in Tanzania	18
An optimization model minimizing costs of fertilizer application in Flemish horticulture	18
Sustainable performance of French bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cultivation, a livelihood component in Eastern Himalayan Region	17
Measuring sustainability performance of rice cultivation in Thailand using Sustainable Rice Platform indicators	17
How channels of knowledge acquisition affect farmers’ adoption of green agricultural technologies: evidence from Hubei province, China	17
Eco-efficiency and technical efficiency of different integrated farming systems in eastern India	16
Who claims the rights to livestock? Gendered patterns of asset holdings in smallholder households in Uganda	16
Spatiotemporal analysis of rainfall and temperature variability and trends for climate resilient maize farming system in major agroecology zones of northwest Ethiopia	16
Cost effect or innovation effect? how climate physical risk works on the pressure of agricultural carbon footprint?	16
Green banking innovation for smallholder farmers: a commentary on financial accessibility and sustainability	15
Food and income contributions of root, tuber, and banana crops in South-Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo	15
Cambodian rice farmers’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAPs) regarding insect pest management and pesticide use	15
Integrated emergy and economic evaluation of different planting systems in China: implications for coordinating poverty alleviation and rural revitalization	14
The association of farmers’ cognition, intention and behaviour towards sustainable intensification of cultivated land use in Shandong Province, China	14
Exploring the trade-offs between agricultural water security and grain production capacity in water source areas: a case study of the Han River Basin, China	14
Multidimensional and multiscale assessment of agroecological transitions. A review	14
Influence of fertilizer rates, planting density and light transmittance on yield and quality of P. cyrtonema	14
The welfare enhancing effects of agricultural innovation platforms and soil monitoring tools on farming household outcomes in southeastern Africa	14
Adaptive cycle and outcome response of farmers’ livelihoods under the background of rural transformation: a case study from the arid northwest region of China	13
Sustainable intensification technologies and farm performance: evidence from smallholder sorghum farmers in Nigeria	13
How do the voluntary sustainability standards contribute to enhancing smallholder farmers’ livelihoods and progress towards SDGs? A systematic review of crop-based food commodities in Ghana and Vietna	13
Barriers and enablers of digital extension services’ adoption among smallholder farmers: the case of Cambodia, the Philippines and Vietnam	13
Understanding herders’ risk perceptions and preferences for climate change adaptations: an empirical study of pre and post disaster	13
Development of an integrated assessment framework for agroforestry technologies: assessing sustainability, barriers, and impacts in the semi-arid region of Dodoma, Tanzania	13
Causes and solutions for fruit and vegetable waste: a participatory approach with Romanian farmers for sustainable agriculture	13
Transitioning opportunities for sub-Saharan Africa’s small-scale urban pig farming towards a sustainable circular bioeconomy	13
Shifting perspectives: challenges and changes in policy perspectives on sustainability in the agricultural sector in Flevoland, the Netherlands	13
Farmers' perceptions and management of bacterial wilt disease: the case of gboma eggplant ( Solanum macrocarpon	13
Impact of participatory guarantee systems on sustainability outcomes: the case of vegetable farming in Vietnam	13
Unknotting typologies in smallholder farmers investing in seed potato production in South-Western Uganda	13
How agro-environmental and climate measures are affecting farming system performances in Guadeloupe?: Lessons for the design of effective climate change policies	13
Impact of industrial agglomeration on environmental efficiency of pig farming: an empirical analysis from China	12
Region selection and efficiency improvement for apple production using an indicator system based on cost-effective factors	12
The role of agro-input dealer certification in promoting sustainable pest control: insights from Uganda	12
Understanding youth engagement in cocoa farming: motivations, challenges, access to support services and farm performance in central Cameroon	12
Do England's new Environmental Land Management support schemes meet the requirements for regenerative farmers?	11
Effects of organic farming adoption on farmer’s subjective well-being: evidence from Xiangxi Prefecture, China	11
Assessing the adoption and outcomes of early-sown wheat varieties in Northwest India	11
Advancements and trends in UAV utilization for crop protection: a bibliometric analysis	11
Preparing for, coping with and bouncing back after shocks. A nuanced resilience assessment for smallholder farms and farmers in Northern Ghana	11

Participatory value chain development. Insights from community-based enterprise in rural Thailand	11
Assessing on-farm impacts of the deep bed farming system on soil and water conservation, and maize yields among smallholder farmers in Malawi	11
Can mechanized pesticide application help reduce pesticide use and increase crop yield? Evidence from rice farmers in Jiangsu province, China	10
Assessment of influencing factors and mechanisms to engage the private sector in promoting conservation agriculture production systems in Cambodia	10
A decade of maize yield gap studies in sub-Saharan Africa: how are farm-level factors considered?	10
Drivers and barriers to adoption of regenerative agriculture: cases studies on lessons learned from organic	9
Optimizing sustainability of land resource utilization: a comprehensive analysis of practices in the Tarim Basin, China	9
Influence of perceived value of rural labour in China on the labourers’ willingness to return to their hometown: the moderating effect of social support	9
Amping up soil carbon: soil carbon stocks in California rangelands under adaptive multi-paddock and conventional grazing management	9
Optical imaging for food grain quality evaluation – recent advances and future perspectives	9
Economic and environmental impacts of sustainable wheat intensification: insights from the eastern Indo-Gangetic Plains	9
Assessment of agricultural sustainability performance in Dali Prefecture, China using the DPSIR Model	8
The use of pre-crop values to improve farm performance: the case of dairy farms in southwest Finland	8
The battle of crops: unveiling the shift from grain to non-grain use of farmland in China?	8
The effect of land tenure across food security outcomes among smallholder farmers using a flexible conditional difference-in-difference approach	8
Imprinted in the mind and on the land: identity and farming practices among conventional and regenerative farmers in Kansas	7
Land consolidation and rural aging: challenges and implications in the Red River Delta, Vietnam	7
Sustainable business model strategy for resilience among pisciculture firms in Thailand	7
Climate change awareness and adaptation strategies by smallholder farmers in semi-arid areas of Zimbabwe	7
Assessment of factors influencing farmers’ adoption of flood-tolerant rice varieties in Nepal	7
Are farmers’ minds really too elusive to capture? A novel evaluation framework for the knowledge transfer initiatives in agriculture	7
Does the adoption of Internet digital technologies improve farmers’ fertilizer management performance? An empirical analysis based on the China Rural Revitalization Survey	7
Building a sustainable institutional model for ornamental fish farming export villages in Indonesia	7
Contribution, prospects and trends of livestock production in sub-Saharan Africa: a review	6
The carbon footprint of Conservation Agriculture	6
Doing it right to alleviate poverty: application of the sustainable food value chain development framework to Ghana’s poultry sector	6
Spillovers from foreign land-based investments in agriculture: evidence from a nucleus-outgrower scheme in Zambia	6
Correction	6
Overcoming agricultural sustainability challenges in water-limited environments through soil health and water conservation: insights from the Ogallala Aquifer Region, USA	6
The importance of strengthening the research base and evaluation of climate change mitigation outcomes associated with cropping practices	6
Climate smart crop-livestock integrated farming as a sustainable agricultural strategy for humid tropical islands	6
Trade-offs, synergies and acceptability of climate smart agricultural practices by smallholder farmers in rural Ghana	6
Ghana cocoa agroforestry sustainability modelling: a practical approach for measuring and enhancing sustainability performance	5
The various face(t)s of urban agriculture: evidence from secondary towns in Ethiopia	5
Farmers’ intention towards intercropping adoption: the role of socioeconomic and behavioural drivers	5
Do attributes of happy seeder technology influence its adoption speed? An investigation using duration analysis in Northern India	5
Determinants of adoption of organic conservation agriculture in rainfed Nimar region of Central India	5
Can strengthening farmland property rights promote cooperation? Evidence from China's irrigation system	5
Economic feasibility of replacing chemical insecticides with weaver ant strategies for citrus pest management in Handeni District, Tanzania	5
Forecasting future adoption rates of agroecological innovations using machine learning: perspectives from Burkina Faso’s 45 provinces from 2010 to 2020	5
Unravelling agroecological transitions: a multidimensional study of the horticultural sector in Madrid	5
Does agricultural mechanization promote green development? evidence from an entropy-weighted provincial panel in China (2011–2023)	5
Tackling local environmental challenges with livelihoods strategies: insights from small-scale farmers in the vulnerable region of Ghana	5
Which urban agriculture conditions enable or constrain sustainable food production?	5