OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems is 6. 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
The choice between organic and inorganic farming: lessons from Pakistan	33
Russia's Role in the Contemporary International Agri-Food Trade System - Edited by Stephen K. Wegren and Frode Nilssen (2022). Palgrave Macmillan. 347pp. ISBN 978-3-030-77450-9. https://doi.org/10.100	23
Organic information: influential authors and organizations in the Midwestern and Northeastern United States organic and sustainable agriculture community	21
Strategies to overcome stagnation in agricultural adoption despite awareness and interest: a case study of conservation agriculture in South Asia	18
Toward greater sustainability: how investing in soil health may enhance maize productivity in Southern Africa	18
Economic trade-offs: analysis of hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) cover crop use in organic tomato (Solanum lycopersicumL.) high tunnel systems across multiple regions	18
Appraisal of the conversion possibilities of pastoral meat sheep systems to the organic production model	16
Effects of cover crop, N and residue management on the financial sustainability of processing tomatoes in Southwestern Ontario	16
Productivity improvement of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) through crop rotation and organic matter application in degraded crop farms of Ethiopian highlands	15
Modern arable and diverse ley farming systems can increase soil organic matter faster than global targets	15
U.S. organic agriculture: 30 years after the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990. Introduction to themed issue	13
Cool-season cover crop effects on forage productivity and short-term soil health in a semi-arid environment	12
‘They convert, I also convert’: the neighborhood effects and tea farmers' intention to convert to organic farming	12
RAF volume 37 issue S1 Cover and Front matter	12
Farmer preferences for adopting drought-tolerant maize varieties: evidence from a choice experiment in Nigeria	11
Contextual realities and poverty traps: why South Asian smallholder farmers negatively evaluate conservation agriculture	11
Motivating organic farmers to adopt practices that support the pest-suppressive microbiome relies on understanding their beliefs	10
Habitat associations and conservation opportunities for priority birds on small, diversified farms in the northeastern USA	10
Missouri natural resource professionals share key insights for supporting agroforestry practices through cost-share funding available from USDA conservation programs	10
Pathways from information to the adoption of conservation agriculture practices in Malawi and Tanzania	10
Supporting organic farmers through information and technical assistance	9
Water scarcity and consumer behavior: an analysis of diet-related water footprint	9
Use of biochar and crude glycerin as additives in the composting of slaughterhouse waste in static piles	8
Assessment of Acacia dealbata as green manure and weed control for maize crop	8
Alternative methods for terminating green manures in organic grain systems	8

Optimizing organic muskmelon production by integrating mesotunnel row covers, inter-bed weed management, and pollination strategies	8
Effect of zinc and protein content in different barley cultivars: use of controlled release matrices	8
In search of a sustainable alternative for meat production: understanding the purchase intention of meat from transhumance origin	8
Long-term organic and conventional management affects corn nutrient composition	8
Tarping and mulching effects on crop yields, profitability, and soil nutrients in a continuous no-till organic vegetable production system	7
‘Never cry for food’: food security, poverty, and recurring themes in news media regarding rabbit farming in East Africa	7
Fungal plant pathogens observed on perennial cereal crops in New York during 2017–2018	7
Water use efficiency, lodging, and yield of tef (Eragrostis tef [Zucc.] Trotter) as influenced by carbonized rice husk application timing and soil amendments	7
Perspectives on new technologies built on anaerobic digestion: insights from Idaho	7
The economic performance of soil health practices in potato production systems	7
Prospects of porous concrete as a plant-growing medium and structural component for green roofs: a review	6
First steps toward developing Lewis flax (Linum lewisii Pursh) as an agronomic crop	6
Cover crop management strategies affect weeds and profitability of organic no-till soybean	6
Performance of organic farming in developing countries: a case of organic tomato value chain in Lebanon	6
Preliminary findings of northeast organic and conventional dairy farmers' perception of benefits and challenges in feeding algae	6
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	6
Improving agri-environmental policy design: farmer and administrator insights on voluntary conservation programs	6
No yield advantage of biodynamic compost preparations in a long-term field trial	6