OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Socioeconomic sustainability of agroecological farming: a quantitative analysis of cucurbit crop production in Eastern Central Tanzania	93
From learner to leader: exploring learning, motivations, and roles of regenerative grazing mentors	55
Soil hydraulic arrangement and agro-ecological practices in organic rotations: effects on crop performance, soil properties and carbon balance	50
Manure contribution to rural livelihoods at farm and landscape levels: a systemic approach in semi-arid Central Tunisia	44
Ecosystem services from smallholder dairy based integrated farming system vis-a-vis double cropping	30
ICT4Agroecology part II: outcomes for maize production systems	30
Optimizing a traditional practice of soil fertilization for cassava cultivation in the Brazilian Amazonia	29
Climate change, rural out-migration, and food security nexus in Nepal	25
Compost toilet leachate promotes plant growth comparably to traditional fertilizers without altering root microbiome	22
Management and environmental drivers of soilborne pathogens in smallholder systems of western Kenya	21
Assessing soil security for sustainable agricultural production in nutmeg agroecosystems in Grenada	20
Flower-rich legume crops can benefit biodiversity in cereal-dominated agricultural landscapes when properly managed	20
Which dimensions of livestock farming systems shape social interactions around a farm? The case of two farms valorizing animal domestic biodiversity	19
Ethnobiological survey to determine the link between health benefits and qualities of Maasai traditional food system in Monduli, Arusha, Tanzania	19
Knowledge of social technologies by rural extension workers in Brazil	18
What contribution of agroecology to job creation in sub-Saharan Africa? The case of horticulture in the Niayes, Senegal	18
Reviewers for volume 49, 2025	17
The incidence of cultural practices for managing Drosophila suzukii in raspberry farms: a case study from northwestern Patagonia	17
Accidental Shepherd: How a California Girl Rescued an Ancient Farm in Norway	17
Sustainable intensification through double-cropping and plant-based fertilization: production and plant-soil nitrogen interactions in a 5-year crop rotation of organic vegetables	16
Constraints and enablers: agroecological transitions in rural Zimbabwe	16
From diverse foods to hybrid rice: Agroecology’s retreat in an Ifugao village	16
Food production and intra-household dietary diversity: evidence from agroecologically diverse rural households in Ethiopia	16
Resurrecting sustainable farming in India’s Granary: current practices, challenges and solutions	15
Adaptive multi-paddock grazing and wellbeing: uptake, management practices and mindset among Canadian beef producers	15

A review of theoretical frameworks of food system governance, and the search for food system sustainability	13
A deeper dialogue for transformative agroecology can start from within	13
Utilitarian and non-utilitarian value orientations animate consumer and producer participation in agroecological initiatives	13
Agroecology in the US Heartland	13
Assessing the contribution of spontaneous vegetation to carbon storage and biodiversity in a vineyard of Argentina	13
Agroecology and sustainable livestock systems	12
Advancing agroecology through networking in Uganda	12
Food Systems and climate crisis on the table at the COP 28 negotiations, but substantive change is off the menu thus far	12
The ‘inner’ dimension of Dutch farmers’ trajectories of change: drivers, triggers and turning points for sustained agroecological practices	12
Exploring the role of a social carrier in advancing agroecology and territorial autonomy	11
Preparing relay peasants to become intermediaries in the dissemination of local agroecological knowledge: the case of three West African territories	11
Bridging education and employment: a tracer study of BS Agroforestry graduates from the Philippines	11
Can public food procurement drive agroecological transitions? Pathways and barriers to sustainable food procurement in higher education institutions in Spain	11
Ecologization and transformation of work at the meso and micro levels of transition: findings from two territorial food projects in France	11
Spaces of sustainable transformation at territorial level: an analysis of biodistricts and their role for agroecological transitions	10
Embedding global sustainable development goals in local agroecology initiatives: experiences from China	10
Women’s associations in Cotopaxi, Ecuador: from rights to agroecological markets	10
Assessing what food policies lead to on the ground: exploring opportunities and challenges of the MUFPP indicator framework	10
Is community-supported agriculture a case of real utopia? The case of Germany	10
Codesigning sustainable land uses: framing participatory methods for research and development projects	10
A study on value chain integration of coconut in Odisha	10
Advancing sustainable agriculture for goal 2: zero hunger - a comprehensive overview of practices, policies, and technologies	10
Policies and development models for “sustainable” agriculture in Tunisia an “agroecological transition” in question	9
Changing the food system narrative	9
Agroecological transitions during COVID-19: evidence from Kerala, India	9
Agroecology and back-to-land migration in Turkey: asset or obstacle?	9
Moving Africa from food security to food sovereignty	9
Production autonomy and sustainability. On the conventionalization of Mediterranean organic livestock	9
The political economy of contrasting agroecologies: agrarian movements and agricultural research institutions envisioning alternatives	9
Typology and social network of grassroots initiatives that promote agroecology in Mexico	8
‘I lost my job suddenly, but I was prepared’: the significance of urban and peri-urban agriculture in Benin City, Nigeria	8
Contextualizing agroecological transitions: a multidimensional study of diverse farm categories in Malawi	8
Organizing sustainable and fair agri-food systems: exploring the role of north-north alternative food networks in the European Union	8
Correction	7
Are we listening to the bees?	7
Groundwater overdrafting: a looming crisis	7
Pushing back against power: political economy and agroecology	7
The community contributions of urban farms in Singapore	7
Changing the paradigm of science with agroecology	7
Exploring beef cattle–oil palm synergies: a group model building approach for sustainable livestock management in South Lampung, Indonesia	7
Participatory action research with wheat landrace producers and community supported agriculture groups; a case from Turkey	7
Agricultural land and water are up for grabs	7
Re-designing organic maize systems to improve a local maize yield through co-experimentation of complex agroecosystems	7
“This Feminism is Transformative, Rebellious and Autonomous”: inside struggles to shape the CFS Voluntary Guidelines on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment	6
Agroecological transitions to sustainability and biosphere reserves	6
Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Change for Civilization	6
Campesino a Campesino (peasant to peasant) processes versus conventional extension: a comparative model to examine agroecological scaling	6
Lock-in and Power in Agrifood Systems: a Literature Review and Analytical Framework	6
Identification of soil properties associated with the peasant perception of the suitability of the land for growing organic coffee: the case of traditional agriculture in the “Mixteca Alta” mountains	6
Exploring the relationship between tree diversity and carbon storage in aboveground biomass of coffee agroforestry systems in southern Manabí, Ecuador	6

Cladosporium cladosporioides for disease control and defense response induction in upland rice grown under an agroecological system	6
Transitioning to agroecology promotes mutualistic fungi while reducing antagonists in lettuce roots	6
Agroecology as a new frame of reference for French agricultural policy? Insights from a lexicometric analysis of policy documents	5
An analysis of neglected and underutilised species integration in UK alternative food networks: a case study of Dorset	5
Ecological complexity and avoiding pest resurgence: intuitions from mathematical ecology	5
Ecosystem services related with Opuntia ficus-indica (prickly pear cactus): a review of challenges and opportunities	5
Is there a case for broadening the South African rural consumer’s food basket through indigenous crops utilization in the wake of climate change: perspectives and arguments	5
Moving toward a decolonial and intersectional notion of justice for socio-ecological problems: the urban agroecology of the Buckets Revolution	5
Estimating economic benefits of cover cropping on carbon and nitrogen storage on organic farms	5
Gathering the grassroots: farmer groups as vehicles for political mobilization of small-scale farmers in Uganda	5
Analysis of oil palm cultivation practices of smallholders in Thailand: environmental sustainability implications	5
The challenge of science for sustainable agriculture: an Italian early career researchers’ perspective	5
Sustainable harvesting of medicinal plants: balancing therapeutic benefits with environmental conservation	5
Participatory future visions of collaborative agroecological farmer-pastoralist systems in Tanzania	5
Correction	5
Understanding farmer knowledge of soil and soil management: a case study of 13 organic farms in an agricultural landscape of northern California	5
The economics of underutilized crops in Europe: a scoping literature review	5
Atmospheric accumulation of methane from emissions by cattle and oil and gas production	5
On-farm compost and parsley residues extract use on organic fennel crop to improve agronomic performance and environmental sustainability	5
Value created for small-scale farmers in an agroecology movement in the Eastern cape region of South Africa: an application of the value creation framework	5
Challenges and opportunities for taking transformational steps toward agroecology in North Africa	5
What factors motivate the adoption of agroforestry by populations living in protected areas? - the case of quilombola communities in Barra do Turvo, São	5
The importance of traditional seeds in agroecology transitions: a case study from Himachal Pradesh in India	5
On techno-fixes in the era of crises: genomic interventions in food crops	5
Evolving local agrifood initiatives within a territorial agrifood system: the case of Prato Province, Italy	5
Organic farmers face persistent barriers to adopting diversification practices in California’s Central Coast	5
Soil quality and biological and economic efficiency of intercropping in the Brazilian semi-arid region	5
The need for ground-up transitions: exploring the knowledge politics of agroecology in Gujarat, India	5
Redesign the agroecosystem through biodiversity: revising concepts and integrating visions	5
Agroecological approach in organic greenhouse vegetable systems: weed communities and functional traits dynamics	5