OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems is 1. 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
Biogas digestate as a renewable fertilizer: effects of digestate application on crop growth and nutrient composition	34
Root traits of cover crops and carbon inputs in an organic grain rotation	28
Using diffusion of innovations theory to understand agricultural producer perspectives on cover cropping in the inland Pacific Northwest, USA	15
Strip-tillage renovation of intermediate wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium) for maintaining grain yield in mature stands	14
City food flow analysis. A new method to study local consumption	14
Multicriteria analysis of the sustainability performance between agroecological and conventional coffee farms in the East Region of Minas Gerais (Brazil)	12
Precision planting impacts on winter cereal rye growth, nutrient uptake, spring soil temperature and adoption cost	11
Organic cotton production may alleviate the environmental impacts of intensive conventional cotton production	11
Why and how farmers manage mixed cattle–sheep farming systems and cope with economic, climatic and workforce-related hazards	11
Do cost-share programs increase cover crop use? Empirical evidence from Iowa	10
Demand for bio-based fertilizers from dairy manure in Washington State: a small-scale discrete choice experiment	9
Structural equation model of young farmers' intention to adopt sustainable agriculture: a case study in Bangladesh	9
The environmental and economic efficacy of on-farm beneficial management practices for mitigating soil-related greenhouse gas emissions in Ontario, Canada	9
Sustainable water management in slaughterhouses by cleaner production methods—a review	8
Performance of organic farming in developing countries: a case of organic tomato value chain in Lebanon	8
Determinants of smallholder farmers’ adoption of short-term and long-term sustainable land management practices	8
Oh my darling clementine: heterogeneous preferences for sustainable citrus fruits	7
Effects of compost, cover crops, and local conditions on degradation of two agricultural mulches in soil	7
Rye-soybean double-crop: planting method and N fertilization effects in the North Central US	6
Perceptions of geographical indication labels as quality indicators inside and outside the labels’ area of influence: the case of spring fruits	6
Sustainable and equitable agricultural mechanization? A gendered perspective on maize shelling	6
Sustainable food production through integrated rice-fish farming in India: a brief review	6
Perceptions of wild bees and farm characteristics associated with the uptake of pollinator-supporting land management practices among Canadian apple growers	6
Understanding producers' perspectives on rotational grazing benefits across US Great Plains	6
Introducing cover crops as fallow replacement in the Northern Great Plains: II. Impact on following wheat crops	6

Contrasting soil microbial abundance and diversity on and between pasture drill rows in the third growing season after sowing	6
The value of agrobiodiversity: an analysis of consumers preference for tomatoes	5
Beyond adoption: the interaction between organic and inorganic fertilizer application, and vegetable productivity in Ghana	5
Potentials and perspectives of food self-sufficiency in urban areas—a case study from Leipzig	5
Organic fertilizer use by smallholder farmers: typology of management approaches in northern Ghana	5
Development status and trends in side-deep fertilization of rice	5
An overview of organic, grassfed dairy farm management and factors related to higher milk production	5
Perspectives on organic transition from transitioning farmers and farmers who decided not to transition	5
The benefits and barriers of geographical indications to producers: A review	5
Annual and perennial crop composition impacts on soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics at two different depths	5
Welfare impacts of conservation agriculture adoption on smallholder maize farmers in South Africa	5
Toward improving nitrogen use efficiency in rice production: the socio-economic, climatic and technological determinants of briquette urea adoption	4
Price promotion of organic foods and consumer demand	4
Environmental factors influencing the growth and pathogenicity of microgreens bound for the market: a review	4
Economic trade-offs: analysis of hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) cover crop use in organic tomato (Solanum lycopersicumL.) high tunnel systems across multiple regions	4
Pertinence of exotic and local green manures for sustainable maize polyculture in Oaxaca, Mexico	4
Motivating cocoa farmers to adopt agroforestry practices for mitigating climate change	4
Restoring degraded landscapes and fragile food systems in sub-Saharan Africa: synthesis of best practices	4
Contextual realities and poverty traps: why South Asian smallholder farmers negatively evaluate conservation agriculture	4
Pro-environmental diversification of pasture-based dairy and beef production in Ireland, the United Kingdom and New Zealand: a scoping review of impacts and challenges	4
Improved nutrition and resilience will make conservation agriculture more attractive for Zambian smallholder farmers	4
Farmer perceived challenges toward conservation practice usage in the margins of the Corn Belt, USA	4
Greenhouse gas emissions from the production of cereals and livestock across high-, middle- and low-income countries	4
Can repeated soil amendment with biogas digestates increase soil suppressiveness toward non-specific soil-borne pathogens in agricultural lands?	4
The prevalence and practice of soil balancing among organic corn farmers	4
Marketing strategies to self-sustainability of autochthonous swine breeds from different EU regions: a mixed approach using the World Café technique and the Analytical Hierarchy Process	4
Sustainability assessment and optimization of legumes production systems: energy, greenhouse gas emission and ecological footprint analysis	4
The effects of farming system and soil management on floristic diversity in sloping olive groves	3
The other way around: the utility of a plant invader	3
Can farmers' participation in contract farming promote the application of organic fertilizer? Empirical evidence from a sample of vegetable farmers in Shandong province of China	3
Introducing cover crops as a fallow replacement in the Northern Great Plains: I. Evaluation of cover crop mixes as a forage source for grazing cattle	3
A bibliometric analysis on the agricultural use of biochar in Brazil from 2003 to 2021: research status and promising raw materials	3
Spring-planted cover crops for weed control in soybean	3
The choice between organic and inorganic farming: lessons from Pakistan	3
Estimation of short- and long-term floor and ceiling prices for manure in a crop and livestock farms exchange	3
Long-term organic and conventional farming effects on nutrient density of oats	3
Survey of organic sweet corn growers identifies corn earworm prevalence, management and opportunities for plant breeding	3
Biodegradable and biobased mulch residues had limited impacts on soil properties but reduced yield of the following crop in a low fertility soil	3
Prospects of porous concrete as a plant-growing medium and structural component for green roofs: a review	3
A critical review of on-farm food loss and waste: future research and policy recommendations	3
On-farm experiments on cultivation of grain legumes for food – outcomes from a farmer–researcher collaboration	3
How about choosing environmentally friendly beef? Exploring purchase intentions among Italian consumers	3
The value of additional calf–mother contact in milk choice: an analysis of US consumers	3
Contextualizing the Farm Bill: questions of food, land and agricultural governance	3
Influence of organic cocoa agroforestry on soil physico-chemical properties and crop yields of smallholders’ cocoa farms, Ghana	3
Late-seeded cover crops in a semiarid environment: overyielding, dominance and subsequent crop yield	3
Commercial bumble bee (Bombus impatiens) hives under exclusion netting systems for apple pollination in orchards	3
Economic analysis of organic cropping systems under different tillage intensities and crop rotations	3
Locally available compost application in organic farms: 2-year effect on biological soil properties	2
Evaluating the capacity of small farmers to adopt aquaponics systems: empirical evidence from Brazil	2

Assessment of Acacia dealbata as green manure and weed control for maize crop	2
Offsetting the cost of community-supported agriculture (CSA) for low-income families: perceptions and experiences of CSA farmers and members	2
Risk and uncertainty of plastic mulch adoption in raspberry production systems	2
Varying tillage promotes weed diversity, while a perennial alfalfa–grass mixture promotes weed control in an organic tillage system experiment in Germany	2
U.S. organic agriculture: 30 years after the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990. Introduction to themed issue	2
Production and use of homemade dry manure-based tea in fertigation systems in North Africa	2
Estimating and comparing cropland nitrogen need with dairy farm nutrient recovery: a case study in Whatcom County, WA	2
Proof of concept for growing lettuce and carrot in a biobased mulch membrane	2
Effect of zinc and protein content in different barley cultivars: use of controlled release matrices	2
Commercial urban agriculture in Florida: a qualitative needs assessment	2
Cropping systems alter plant volatile emissions in the field through soil legacy effects	2
Urban agriculture: local government stakeholders’ perspectives and informational needs	2
‘They convert, I also convert’: the neighborhood effects and tea farmers' intention to convert to organic farming	2
Inconsistent effects of species diversity and N fertilization on soil microbes and carbon storage in perennial bioenergy cropping systems	2
Toward greater sustainability: how investing in soil health may enhance maize productivity in Southern Africa	2
Use of biochar and crude glycerin as additives in the composting of slaughterhouse waste in static piles	2
A nonparametric analysis of climate change nexus on agricultural productivity in Africa: implications on food security	2
Comparative analysis of energy use efficiency among Pakistani and Turkish wheat growers	2
Effect of self-reported attitudes toward organic foods in consumer preferences and willingness to pay	2
Exploring grower strategies and needs for enhancing organic disease management of tomato late blight	1
Does grazing winter cereal rye in Iowa, USA, make it profitable?	1
First steps toward developing Lewis flax (Linum lewisii Pursh) as an agronomic crop	1
Producer preferences for drought management strategies in the arid west	1
Appraisal of the conversion possibilities of pastoral meat sheep systems to the organic production model	1
Farmers' preferences for sustainable intensification attributes in sorghum-based cropping systems: evidence from Mali	1
What's eating North America's edible insect industry? An examination of psychological, cultural and regulatory barriers	1
Stakeholder-driven adaptive research (SDAR): better research products	1
Agroecological and agroforestry strategies to improve organic hibiscus productivity in an Indigenous non-governmental organization from Mexico	1
Organic agriculture in Argentina's Pampas. A case study on Pampa Orgánica Norte farmers	1
Missouri natural resource professionals share key insights for supporting agroforestry practices through cost-share funding available from USDA conservation programs	1
Cover crop management strategies affect weeds and profitability of organic no-till soybean	1
Exploring multifunctionality of summer cover crops for organic vegetable farms in the Upper Midwest	1
Bee discovery suggests the importance of urban gardens in a changing world	1
What are farmers' perceptions about farmland landbirds? A Galapagos Islands perspective	1
Identifying the influential factors, benefits and challenges of hydroponic shipping container farm businesses: a snapshot of farmers' perceptions	1
Intensifying a crop–fallow system: impacts on soil properties, crop yields, and economics	1
The influence of the seasons: how the agricultural calendar impacts farmer perceptions of cover crops	1
Use of narratives to communicate organics with commodity grain farmers	1
Evaluation of two commercial fungal inoculants for improving phosphorus supply to crops grown in soils with contrasting management histories	1
Biology and non-chemical management of Spermacoce verticillata and Spermacoce densiflora	1
Unanswered questions and unquestioned answers: the challenges of crop residue retention and weed control in Conservation Agriculture systems of southern Africa	1
What is recycled water, anyway? Investigating greenhouse grower definitions, perceptions, and willingness to use recycled water	1
Cool-season cover crop effects on forage productivity and short-term soil health in a semi-arid environment	1
Thirty years of organic dairy in the United States: the influences of farms, the market and the organic regulation	1
Productivity improvement of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) through crop rotation and organic matter application in degraded crop farms of Ethiopian highlands	1
The use of an impeller mowing conditioner during haymaking had no effects on feeding behavior, feed intake or performance of organic dairy cows	1
Multi-criteria sustainability performance assessment of horticultural crops using DEA and ELECTRE IV methods	1
Comparison of different piglet diets in organic agriculture using milk powder, enriched lysine, conventional potato protein or high soybean cake content	1
‘Farming with alternative pollinators’ approach supports diverse and abundant pollinator community in melon fields in a semi-arid landscape	1
Alternative methods for terminating green manures in organic grain systems	1
Profiling the consumers of farmers' markets: a systematic review of survey-based empirical evidence	1
Can hemp hurd or paper mulch and biochar application improve weed management in matted-row strawberry production systems?	1