OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems is 4. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Soil hydraulic arrangement and agro-ecological practices in organic rotations: effects on crop performance, soil properties and carbon balance	66
Socioeconomic sustainability of agroecological farming: a quantitative analysis of cucurbit crop production in Eastern Central Tanzania	48
Manure contribution to rural livelihoods at farm and landscape levels: a systemic approach in semi-arid Central Tunisia	38
Flower-rich legume crops can benefit biodiversity in cereal-dominated agricultural landscapes when properly managed	27
Optimizing a traditional practice of soil fertilization for cassava cultivation in the Brazilian Amazonia	26
Ethnobiological survey to determine the link between health benefits and qualities of Maasai traditional food system in Monduli, Arusha, Tanzania	25
From learner to leader: exploring learning, motivations, and roles of regenerative grazing mentors	25
Ecosystem services from smallholder dairy based integrated farming system vis-a-vis double cropping	22
ICT4Agroecology part II: outcomes for maize production systems	17
Which dimensions of livestock farming systems shape social interactions around a farm? The case of two farms valorizing animal domestic biodiversity	17
Knowledge of social technologies by rural extension workers in Brazil	16
The incidence of cultural practices for managing Drosophila suzukii in raspberry farms: a case study from northwestern Patagonia	16
Resurrecting sustainable farming in India’s Granary: current practices, challenges and solutions	16
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
Food production and intra-household dietary diversity: evidence from agroecologically diverse rural households in Ethiopia	16
What contribution of agroecology to job creation in sub-Saharan Africa? The case of horticulture in the Niayes, Senegal	15
From diverse foods to hybrid rice: Agroecology’s retreat in an Ifugao village	15
Adaptive multi-paddock grazing and wellbeing: uptake, management practices and mindset among Canadian beef producers	13
Food Systems and climate crisis on the table at the COP 28 negotiations, but substantive change is off the menu thus far	13
Comprehensive impacts of diversified cropping on soil health and sustainability	13
Balancing nature and agriculture	13
A review of theoretical frameworks of food system governance, and the search for food system sustainability	13
Agroecology in the US Heartland	13
Assessing the contribution of spontaneous vegetation to carbon storage and biodiversity in a vineyard of Argentina	13
Exploring the role of a social carrier in advancing agroecology and territorial autonomy	11

The ‘inner’ dimension of Dutch farmers’ trajectories of change: drivers, triggers and turning points for sustained agroecological practices	11
Women’s associations in Cotopaxi, Ecuador: from rights to agroecological markets	11
Codesigning sustainable land uses: framing participatory methods for research and development projects	10
Assessing what food policies lead to on the ground: exploring opportunities and challenges of the MUFPP indicator framework	10
Moving Africa from food security to food sovereignty	9
Spaces of sustainable transformation at territorial level: an analysis of biodistricts and their role for agroecological transitions	9
Agroecological transitions during COVID-19: evidence from Kerala, India	9
The political economy of contrasting agroecologies: agrarian movements and agricultural research institutions envisioning alternatives	9
Can public food procurement drive agroecological transitions? Pathways and barriers to sustainable food procurement in higher education institutions in Spain	9
Organizing sustainable and fair agri-food systems: exploring the role of north-north alternative food networks in the European Union	9
Embedding global sustainable development goals in local agroecology initiatives: experiences from China	9
Typology and social network of grassroots initiatives that promote agroecology in Mexico	9
Advancing sustainable agriculture for goal 2: zero hunger - a comprehensive overview of practices, policies, and technologies	9
Cladosporium cladosporioides for disease control and defense response induction in upland rice grown under an agroecological system	8
‘I lost my job suddenly, but I was prepared’: the significance of urban and peri-urban agriculture in Benin City, Nigeria	8
Policies and development models for “sustainable” agriculture in Tunisia an “agroecological transition” in question	8
Changing the paradigm of science with agroecology	8
Changing the food system narrative	8
Production autonomy and sustainability. On the conventionalization of Mediterranean organic livestock	8
Agroecology and back-to-land migration in Turkey: asset or obstacle?	8
Participatory certifications for the sustainability transition of food systems in Costa Rica: barriers and opportunities for scaling out	8
Agricultural land and water are up for grabs	7
Exploring the relationship between tree diversity and carbon storage in aboveground biomass of coffee agroforestry systems in southern Manabí, Ecuador	7
The community contributions of urban farms in Singapore	7
Groundwater overdrafting: a looming crisis	7
Campesino a Campesino (peasant to peasant) processes versus conventional extension: a comparative model to examine agroecological scaling	6
“This Feminism is Transformative, Rebellious and Autonomous”: inside struggles to shape the CFS Voluntary Guidelines on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment	6
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	6
Agroecology in a changing climate	6
Are we listening to the bees?	6
Agroecological transitions to sustainability and biosphere reserves	6
On techno-fixes in the era of crises: genomic interventions in food crops	6
Transitioning to agroecology promotes mutualistic fungi while reducing antagonists in lettuce roots	6
Participatory action research with wheat landrace producers and community supported agriculture groups; a case from Turkey	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
Gender, agroecology and local markets at São José de Mipibu in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil	6
Evolving local agrifood initiatives within a territorial agrifood system: the case of Prato Province, Italy	5
Ecological complexity and avoiding pest resurgence: intuitions from mathematical ecology	5
Agroecological approach in organic greenhouse vegetable systems: weed communities and functional traits dynamics	5
Soil quality and biological and economic efficiency of intercropping in the Brazilian semi-arid region	5
Understanding farmer knowledge of soil and soil management: a case study of 13 organic farms in an agricultural landscape of northern California	5
On-farm compost and parsley residues extract use on organic fennel crop to improve agronomic performance and environmental sustainability	5
The need for ground-up transitions: exploring the knowledge politics of agroecology in Gujarat, India	5
Organic farmers face persistent barriers to adopting diversification practices in California’s Central Coast	5
Challenges and opportunities for taking transformational steps toward agroecology in North Africa	5
Participatory future visions of collaborative agroecological farmer-pastoralist systems in Tanzania	5
Agroecology as a new frame of reference for French agricultural policy? Insights from a lexicometric analysis of policy documents	5
Sustainable harvesting of medicinal plants: balancing therapeutic benefits with environmental conservation	5
Unpacking the agroclimatic challenges and determinants of sweetpotato seed conservation and multiplication strategies by smallholder farmers in Southern Ethiopia	5
Estimating economic benefits of cover cropping on carbon and nitrogen storage on organic farms	5

Subtle agroecologies: farming with the hidden half of nature	5
Crop diversification in southwest coastal Bangladesh: insights into farming adaptation	4
Atmospheric accumulation of methane from emissions by cattle and oil and gas production	4
Global challenges and local beekeeping practices: a case study of the beekeeping group “20 de noviembre” in the municipality of Emiliano Zapata, Chiapas	4
Agroecological transitions of pastoralism: a discussion of key concepts and investigation of current dynamics using a political economy lens	4
Co-creating a common language for an agroecological transition through local food governance: lessons learned from discussion and practice in Mashue, Los Ríos, Chile	4
The leafy greens of India - their diversity, pattern of consumption, and overriding implication on food and nutrition security	4
Ecosystem services related with Opuntia ficus-indica (prickly pear cactus): a review of challenges and opportunities	4
Key narratives around agroecological transitions. A systematic literature review of the current debate	4
Can we feed the world without destroying it?	4
Exploring crop maturity times as a conservation tool for improving resilience to human-elephant conflict: elephant crop-raiding	4
Managing agroforestry transitions in a rapidly changing climate	4
Redesign the agroecosystem through biodiversity: revising concepts and integrating visions	4
Moving toward a decolonial and intersectional notion of justice for socio-ecological problems: the urban agroecology of the Buckets Revolution	4
Towards Sustainable Food Consumption: Emerging Tensions Behind the Plate in a Colombian University Community	4
Better performance of organic than conventional tomato varieties in single and mixed cropping	4
The role of home gardens in empowering minority women and improving food and nutrition insecurity: a case of Mbororo community in Cameroon’s Northwest region	4