Sustainability Science ( IF 5.1 ) Pub Date : 2023-10-13 , DOI: 10.1007/s11625-023-01413-1 J. A. Zabala , V. Martínez-García , J. M. Martínez-Paz , E. I. López-Becerra , M. Nasso , E. Díaz-Pereira , V. Sánchez-Navarro , J. Álvaro-Fuentes , M. González-Rosado , R. Farina , C. Di Bene , E. Huerta , A. Jurrius , K. Frey-Treseler , D. Lóczy , L. Fosci , E. Blasi , H. Lehtonen , F. Alcon
Crop diversification practices (CDPs) are alternative strategies aimed to achieve sustainable cropping systems and food production overcoming the agro-environmental impacts of conventional cropping systems such as monoculture. Thus, this paper aims to improve the knowledge of implementing CDPs in different European pedoclimatic regions by assessing the economic performance at the farm level. CDPs are compared with conventional cropping systems and clustered in terms of their gross margin (GM) results and variations. Farm-level assessment shows that CDPs provide positive economic results, representing an adaptive management strategy for ecological transition, without compromising economic sustainability. Particularly, the main findings show that (1) the impact of diversification depends more on crop type than on the selected CDPs, (2) most farms exhibited a low GM with low economic impact, and (3) there is a great likelihood that the CDPs facilitate the buildup of more resilient farming systems.
中文翻译:
欧洲的作物多样化实践:经济跨案例研究比较
作物多样化实践(CDP)是替代战略,旨在实现可持续种植系统和粮食生产,克服单一种植等传统种植系统对农业环境的影响。因此,本文旨在通过评估农场层面的经济绩效,提高在欧洲不同土壤气候地区实施 CDP 的知识。将 CDP 与传统种植系统进行比较,并根据其毛利率 (GM) 结果和变化进行聚类。农场层面的评估表明,CDP 提供了积极的经济成果,代表了生态转型的适应性管理策略,且不影响经济可持续性。特别是,主要发现表明:(1) 多样化的影响更多地取决于作物类型,而不是所选的 CDP;(2) 大多数农场表现出较低的转基因水平,对经济影响较小;(3) 很可能CDP 有助于建立更具弹性的农业系统。