OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Renewable Agriculture and 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 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
Why and how farmers manage mixed cattle–sheep farming systems and cope with economic, climatic and workforce-related hazards	11
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
Do cost-share programs increase cover crop use? Empirical evidence from Iowa	10
The environmental and economic efficacy of on-farm beneficial management practices for mitigating soil-related greenhouse gas emissions in Ontario, Canada	9
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
Determinants of smallholder farmers’ adoption of short-term and long-term sustainable land management practices	8
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
Effects of compost, cover crops, and local conditions on degradation of two agricultural mulches in soil	7
Oh my darling clementine: heterogeneous preferences for sustainable citrus fruits	7
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
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
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
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
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
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