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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
ICT4Agroecology part II: outcomes for maize production systems	69
Optimizing a traditional practice of soil fertilization for cassava cultivation in the Brazilian Amazonia	58
Ethnobiological survey to determine the link between health benefits and qualities of Maasai traditional food system in Monduli, Arusha, Tanzania	55
Management and environmental drivers of soilborne pathogens in smallholder systems of western Kenya	33
Compost toilet leachate promotes plant growth comparably to traditional fertilizers without altering root microbiome	30
From learner to leader: exploring learning, motivations, and roles of regenerative grazing mentors	25
Manure contribution to rural livelihoods at farm and landscape levels: a systemic approach in semi-arid Central Tunisia	23
Assessing soil security for sustainable agricultural production in nutmeg agroecosystems in Grenada	22
Climate change, rural out-migration, and food security nexus in Nepal	21
Flower-rich legume crops can benefit biodiversity in cereal-dominated agricultural landscapes when properly managed	21
Ecosystem services from smallholder dairy based integrated farming system vis-a-vis double cropping	21
Socioeconomic sustainability of agroecological farming: a quantitative analysis of cucurbit crop production in Eastern Central Tanzania	20
Sustainability assessment of three alternative food networks in Mexico City	19
Knowledge of social technologies by rural extension workers in Brazil	19
Resurrecting sustainable farming in India’s Granary: current practices, challenges and solutions	18
Reviewers for volume 49, 2025	18
Adaptive multi-paddock grazing and wellbeing: uptake, management practices and mindset among Canadian beef producers	18
Food production and intra-household dietary diversity: evidence from agroecologically diverse rural households in Ethiopia	18
From diverse foods to hybrid rice: Agroecology’s retreat in an Ifugao village	17
The incidence of cultural practices for managing Drosophila suzukii in raspberry farms: a case study from northwestern Patagonia	17
Constraints and enablers: agroecological transitions in rural Zimbabwe	16
Accidental Shepherd: How a California Girl Rescued an Ancient Farm in Norway	16
Obstacles and driving forces of the French pig organic production and value chain	15
Sustainable intensification through double-cropping and plant-based fertilization: production and plant-soil nitrogen interactions in a 5-year crop rotation of organic vegetables	15
The indigenous management of biodiversity and agriculture in the Andes and Amazon regions	14

Utilitarian and non-utilitarian value orientations animate consumer and producer participation in agroecological initiatives	14
What contribution of agroecology to job creation in sub-Saharan Africa? The case of horticulture in the Niayes, Senegal	14
A deeper dialogue for transformative agroecology can start from within	13
Advancing agroecology through networking in Uganda	13
Food Systems and climate crisis on the table at the COP 28 negotiations, but substantive change is off the menu thus far	13
Preparing relay peasants to become intermediaries in the dissemination of local agroecological knowledge: the case of three West African territories	13
Agroecology in the US Heartland	13
Agroecology and sustainable livestock systems	13
Exploring the role of a social carrier in advancing agroecology and territorial autonomy	12
Is community-supported agriculture a case of real utopia? The case of Germany	12
Assessing the contribution of spontaneous vegetation to carbon storage and biodiversity in a vineyard of Argentina	12
A study on value chain integration of coconut in Odisha	12
The ‘inner’ dimension of Dutch farmers’ trajectories of change: drivers, triggers and turning points for sustained agroecological practices	12
Bridging education and employment: a tracer study of BS Agroforestry graduates from the Philippines	11
Ecologization and transformation of work at the meso and micro levels of transition: findings from two territorial food projects in France	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	11
The political economy of contrasting agroecologies: agrarian movements and agricultural research institutions envisioning alternatives	11
Correction	11
Codesigning sustainable land uses: framing participatory methods for research and development projects	11
Advancing sustainable agriculture for goal 2: zero hunger - a comprehensive overview of practices, policies, and technologies	10
Production autonomy and sustainability. On the conventionalization of Mediterranean organic livestock	10
Embedding global sustainable development goals in local agroecology initiatives: experiences from China	10
Agroecological pathways to nutrition: does agroecological transition automatically translate to better diets? Evidence from smallholder farmers in Vihiga County, Kenya	10
Re-designing organic maize systems to improve a local maize yield through co-experimentation of complex agroecosystems	10
New ruralities and their relationship to wild and domesticated biodiversity: reflections from tuscan local sheep herds	10
Moving Africa from food security to food sovereignty	10
Organizing sustainable and fair agri-food systems: exploring the role of north-north alternative food networks in the European Union	9
‘I lost my job suddenly, but I was prepared’: the significance of urban and peri-urban agriculture in Benin City, Nigeria	9
Typology and social network of grassroots initiatives that promote agroecology in Mexico	9
Contextualizing agroecological transitions: a multidimensional study of diverse farm categories in Malawi	9
Agroecology and back-to-land migration in Turkey: asset or obstacle?	8
Groundwater overdrafting: a looming crisis	8
Photo-sorting reveals diverging preferences for soil conservation and land-use intensification among Mediterranean farmers	8
Everyday agroecologies in the Mixteca Alta, Mexico: gendered knowledge and practices in homegarden agroecosystem management	8
Agricultural land and water are up for grabs	8
Policies and development models for “sustainable” agriculture in Tunisia an “agroecological transition” in question	8
Agroecological transitions during COVID-19: evidence from Kerala, India	8
Changing the paradigm of science with agroecology	8
The community contributions of urban farms in Singapore	7
Pushing back against power: political economy and agroecology	7
Cladosporium cladosporioides for disease control and defense response induction in upland rice grown under an agroecological system	7
Agroecological sustainability of traditional green leafy vegetable value chains in central Uganda: a supply-side perspective	7
When success becomes a model: troubling agroecological transitions from the perspective of those who left farming	7
Are we listening to the bees?	7
Correction	7
Campesino a Campesino (peasant to peasant) processes versus conventional extension: a comparative model to examine agroecological scaling	7
Socio-economic determinants of livestock keepers’ coping and adaptation practices to climate variability in the Atwima Mponua district, Ghana	7
Participatory action research with wheat landrace producers and community supported agriculture groups; a case from Turkey	7
Exploring beef cattle–oil palm synergies: a group model building approach for sustainable livestock management in South Lampung, Indonesia	7

Exploring the relationship between tree diversity and carbon storage in aboveground biomass of coffee agroforestry systems in southern Manabí, Ecuador	7
Agroecological transitions to sustainability and biosphere reserves	7
Socioecological resilience and the use of agroecological practices in coffee farming in the face of climate change and variability: a case study in Trujillo, Colombia	6
Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Change for Civilization	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
An analysis of neglected and underutilised species integration in UK alternative food networks: a case study of Dorset	6
Rice, representation, and resistance: ecological agency of farmers in Egypt’s Nile Delta	6
Transitioning to agroecology promotes mutualistic fungi while reducing antagonists in lettuce roots	6
Participatory future visions of collaborative agroecological farmer-pastoralist systems in Tanzania	5
Ecological complexity and avoiding pest resurgence: intuitions from mathematical ecology	5
The need for ground-up transitions: exploring the knowledge politics of agroecology in Gujarat, India	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
Evolving local agrifood initiatives within a territorial agrifood system: the case of Prato Province, Italy	5
Correction	5
Estimating economic benefits of cover cropping on carbon and nitrogen storage on organic farms	5
The challenge of science for sustainable agriculture: an Italian early career researchers’ perspective	5
Atmospheric accumulation of methane from emissions by cattle and oil and gas production	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
Gathering the grassroots: farmer groups as vehicles for political mobilization of small-scale farmers in Uganda	5
On-farm compost and parsley residues extract use on organic fennel crop to improve agronomic performance and environmental sustainability	5
On techno-fixes in the era of crises: genomic interventions in food crops	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
Agroecology as a new frame of reference for French agricultural policy? Insights from a lexicometric analysis of policy documents	5
Understanding farmer knowledge of soil and soil management: a case study of 13 organic farms in an agricultural landscape of northern California	5
Challenges and opportunities for taking transformational steps toward agroecology in North Africa	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