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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Assessing soil security for sustainable agricultural production in nutmeg agroecosystems in Grenada	70
Management and environmental drivers of soilborne pathogens in smallholder systems of western Kenya	50
Manure contribution to rural livelihoods at farm and landscape levels: a systemic approach in semi-arid Central Tunisia	43
Flower-rich legume crops can benefit biodiversity in cereal-dominated agricultural landscapes when properly managed	34
Optimizing a traditional practice of soil fertilization for cassava cultivation in the Brazilian Amazonia	29
Ethnobiological survey to determine the link between health benefits and qualities of Maasai traditional food system in Monduli, Arusha, Tanzania	28
ICT4Agroecology part II: outcomes for maize production systems	26
Soil hydraulic arrangement and agro-ecological practices in organic rotations: effects on crop performance, soil properties and carbon balance	23
From learner to leader: exploring learning, motivations, and roles of regenerative grazing mentors	22
Ecosystem services from smallholder dairy based integrated farming system vis-a-vis double cropping	20
Socioeconomic sustainability of agroecological farming: a quantitative analysis of cucurbit crop production in Eastern Central Tanzania	18
Sustainable intensification through double-cropping and plant-based fertilization: production and plant-soil nitrogen interactions in a 5-year crop rotation of organic vegetables	17
Resurrecting sustainable farming in India’s Granary: current practices, challenges and solutions	17
Which dimensions of livestock farming systems shape social interactions around a farm? The case of two farms valorizing animal domestic biodiversity	17
From diverse foods to hybrid rice: Agroecology’s retreat in an Ifugao village	16
Knowledge of social technologies by rural extension workers in Brazil	16
Adaptive multi-paddock grazing and wellbeing: uptake, management practices and mindset among Canadian beef producers	16
The incidence of cultural practices for managing Drosophila suzukii in raspberry farms: a case study from northwestern Patagonia	15
Constraints and enablers: agroecological transitions in rural Zimbabwe	15
Food production and intra-household dietary diversity: evidence from agroecologically diverse rural households in Ethiopia	14
Comprehensive impacts of diversified cropping on soil health and sustainability	14
What contribution of agroecology to job creation in sub-Saharan Africa? The case of horticulture in the Niayes, Senegal	14
Reviewers for volume 49, 2025	14
Agroecology in the US Heartland	13
Balancing nature and agriculture	13

Assessing the contribution of spontaneous vegetation to carbon storage and biodiversity in a vineyard of Argentina	13
Advancing agroecology through networking in Uganda	12
The ‘inner’ dimension of Dutch farmers’ trajectories of change: drivers, triggers and turning points for sustained agroecological practices	12
Food Systems and climate crisis on the table at the COP 28 negotiations, but substantive change is off the menu thus far	12
Utilitarian and non-utilitarian value orientations animate consumer and producer participation in agroecological initiatives	12
A review of theoretical frameworks of food system governance, and the search for food system sustainability	11
Assessing what food policies lead to on the ground: exploring opportunities and challenges of the MUFPP indicator framework	11
Women’s associations in Cotopaxi, Ecuador: from rights to agroecological markets	11
Can public food procurement drive agroecological transitions? Pathways and barriers to sustainable food procurement in higher education institutions in Spain	10
Spaces of sustainable transformation at territorial level: an analysis of biodistricts and their role for agroecological transitions	9
Codesigning sustainable land uses: framing participatory methods for research and development projects	9
Embedding global sustainable development goals in local agroecology initiatives: experiences from China	9
Exploring the role of a social carrier in advancing agroecology and territorial autonomy	9
A study on value chain integration of coconut in Odisha	9
The political economy of contrasting agroecologies: agrarian movements and agricultural research institutions envisioning alternatives	9
Advancing sustainable agriculture for goal 2: zero hunger - a comprehensive overview of practices, policies, and technologies	9
Ecologization and transformation of work at the meso and micro levels of transition: findings from two territorial food projects in France	9
‘I lost my job suddenly, but I was prepared’: the significance of urban and peri-urban agriculture in Benin City, Nigeria	8
Typology and social network of grassroots initiatives that promote agroecology in Mexico	8
Moving Africa from food security to food sovereignty	8
Organizing sustainable and fair agri-food systems: exploring the role of north-north alternative food networks in the European Union	8
Policies and development models for “sustainable” agriculture in Tunisia an “agroecological transition” in question	8
Agroecology and back-to-land migration in Turkey: asset or obstacle?	8
Changing the food system narrative	8
Agroecological transitions during COVID-19: evidence from Kerala, India	8
Production autonomy and sustainability. On the conventionalization of Mediterranean organic livestock	8
Cladosporium cladosporioides for disease control and defense response induction in upland rice grown under an agroecological system	7
Agricultural land and water are up for grabs	7
Changing the paradigm of science with agroecology	7
Lock-in and Power in Agrifood Systems: a Literature Review and Analytical Framework	7
Groundwater overdrafting: a looming crisis	7
The community contributions of urban farms in Singapore	7
Transitioning to agroecology promotes mutualistic fungi while reducing antagonists in lettuce roots	6
Subtle agroecologies: farming with the hidden half of nature	6
Are we listening to the bees?	6
Agroecological transitions to sustainability and biosphere reserves	6
Exploring the relationship between tree diversity and carbon storage in aboveground biomass of coffee agroforestry systems in southern Manabí, Ecuador	6
On techno-fixes in the era of crises: genomic interventions in food crops	6
Understanding farmer knowledge of soil and soil management: a case study of 13 organic farms in an agricultural landscape of northern California	6
Participatory action research with wheat landrace producers and community supported agriculture groups; a case from Turkey	6
Campesino a Campesino (peasant to peasant) processes versus conventional extension: a comparative model to examine agroecological scaling	6
Pushing back against power: political economy and agroecology	6
Gender, agroecology and local markets at São José de Mipibu in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil	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
“This Feminism is Transformative, Rebellious and Autonomous”: inside struggles to shape the CFS Voluntary Guidelines on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment	6
Correction	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	5
Evolving local agrifood initiatives within a territorial agrifood system: the case of Prato Province, Italy	5
Challenges and opportunities for taking transformational steps toward agroecology in North Africa	5
Organic farmers face persistent barriers to adopting diversification practices in California’s Central Coast	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
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
Estimating economic benefits of cover cropping on carbon and nitrogen storage on organic farms	5
Soil quality and biological and economic efficiency of intercropping in the Brazilian semi-arid region	5
Ecological complexity and avoiding pest resurgence: intuitions from mathematical ecology	5
Agroecology in a changing climate	5
Agroecology as a new frame of reference for French agricultural policy? Insights from a lexicometric analysis of policy documents	5
Atmospheric accumulation of methane from emissions by cattle and oil and gas production	5
Ecosystem services related with Opuntia ficus-indica (prickly pear cactus): a review of challenges and opportunities	5
Agroecological approach in organic greenhouse vegetable systems: weed communities and functional traits dynamics	5
Better performance of organic than conventional tomato varieties in single and mixed cropping	4
Redesign the agroecosystem through biodiversity: revising concepts and integrating visions	4
The importance of traditional seeds in agroecology transitions: a case study from Himachal Pradesh in India	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
Key narratives around agroecological transitions. A systematic literature review of the current debate	4
Does cocoa certification influence vegetation cover and tree cover loss? A case study from Sulawesi, Indonesia	4
Moving toward a decolonial and intersectional notion of justice for socio-ecological problems: the urban agroecology of the Buckets Revolution	4
Agroecosystems in transition: perceptions and motivations for rural settlers of agrarian reform for planting trees	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
Managing agroforestry transitions in a rapidly changing climate	4
Agroecological transitions of pastoralism: a discussion of key concepts and investigation of current dynamics using a political economy lens	4
Hope and action for change. Jane Goodall 1934–2025	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
Towards Sustainable Food Consumption: Emerging Tensions Behind the Plate in a Colombian University Community	4
The leafy greens of India - their diversity, pattern of consumption, and overriding implication on food and nutrition security	4
Reviewers for Volume 47, 2023	4
Unravelling coupled innovation processes between public collective catering and agricultural sectors to support agroecological transition: lessons from an organic potato supply chain	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