Article
Ecology
Laura Enthoven, Goedele Van den Broeck
Summary: To promote the trade of PGS-certified vegetables in Huánuco, central Peru, this study applies a value chain perspective and identifies potential incentives and obstacles. The vegetable value chain is dominated by local food and traditional distribution channels, and there are mismatches between farmers, traders, and consumers' perceptions of pesticide-free vegetables. Collaboration and coordination among value chain actors, such as farmer cooperatives and contracts with traders, may boost the trade of PGS-certified produce.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mamen Cuellar-Padilla, Isabel Haro-Perez, Mirene Begiristain-Zubillaga
Summary: Participatory guarantee systems (PGSs) have emerged as an alternative to third-party certification for organic food. This study compares the procedures and decision-making structures of PGSs and certification bodies in Spain. The research finds that while the overall organization is similar, the key differences lie in decision-making procedures and participation. PGSs solve the exclusion problems of third-party certification by offering lower costs, accessible bureaucracy, and fostering trust-building and local empowerment. However, the complexity of official regulation and the time and dedication required for PGS development may limit their wider adoption.
Article
Anthropology
Franziska Marfurt, Tobias Haller, Patrick Bottazzi
Summary: Participatory guarantee systems (PGS) are locally-embedded guarantee systems that allegedly empower local smallholders. Although PGS are often implemented in the realm of labour-intensive agroecological farming, empirical evidence about their labour implications remains sparse. This article addresses this gap by providing data from anthropological fieldwork about a PGS in Senegal. Drawing on feminist reproduction theory and feminist political ecology, the analysis suggests that the elaboration of the PGS was an elite-driven process that did not take into account local realities informed by occupational multiplicity and reproductive responsibilities and complicates distributional outcomes on the grounds of class and gender.
JOURNAL OF PEASANT STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
April M. Roggio, Jason R. Evans
Summary: Participatory guarantee systems (PGS) are locally-rooted agroecological governance mechanisms primarily designed to meet local producers' needs for product certification and cooperative sales. Although they have gained interest in different regions globally, there is little evidence of their development in the United States. Instead, the United States has witnessed the growth of community supported agriculture, farmer's markets, and other mechanisms. This article explores the factors that shape different trajectories for local agriculture and discusses possibilities for more radical food system transformation in the United States.
Article
Agronomy
Anne Elise Stratton, Hannah Wittman, Jennifer Blesh
Summary: The study found that as farms transition from conventional agriculture to agroecological management, ecological management indicators increase, with transitioning farmers increasingly utilizing system redesign to support ecological complexity. While farms in transition reported more difficult working conditions and lower incomes, experienced agroecological farmers were able to achieve similar net agricultural incomes and higher net household incomes by reducing agricultural expenses and diversifying their markets and livelihoods.
AGRONOMY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Sonja Kaufmann, Nikolaus Hruschka, Luis Vildozo, Christian R. Vogl
Summary: This study investigates the consumer participation in Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS) as alternative food networks. The results show a low level of consumer awareness and participation in PGS markets, but a high level of trust in organic quality.
AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN VALUES
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Aloisia Rodrigues Hirata, Luiz Carlos Dias Rocha, Thiago Rodrigo de Paula Assis, Vanilde Ferreira de Souza-Esquerdo, Sonia Maria Pessoa Pereira Bergamasco
Summary: The study found that the control mechanisms used in the PGS-Sul de Minas, combined with participation and trust established among farmers, have provided credibility to this system.
AGROECOLOGY AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Marie-Helene Jeuffroy, Chantal Loyce, Thibault Lefeuvre, Muriel Valantin-Morison, Caroline Colnenne-David, Arnaud Gauffreteau, Safia Mediene, Elise Pelzer, Raymond Reau, Chloe Salembier, Jean -Marc Meynard
Summary: This article analyzes 12 case studies of design workshops in order to provide insights and lessons on the management of these workshops. The research shows that design workshops promote collective creativity in agriculture and contribute to open innovation processes.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Elise Wach
Summary: The agroecology and food sovereignty movements have focused on promoting small-scale producers and peasants as alternatives to industrial food systems, emphasizing reduced input dependency. Some argue that applying the concept of 'market dependency' to capitalism could help strengthen the focus of these movements.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Lanka Horstink, Kaya Schwemmlein, Miguel F. Encarnacao
Summary: Farming regions in Europe, particularly in the South, are facing the negative impacts of climate change, such as drought, extreme weather events, and desertification, which have severe consequences for food security and sovereignty. Additionally, mismanagement and competition for natural resources have further depressed these farming territories. A participatory rural appraisal conducted in Odemira, Southwest Portugal, aimed to diagnose the region's food systems and engage local actors in envisioning fairer and healthier food futures. The study confirmed Odemira as a depressed and contested agro-territory, highlighting the potential of sustainable farming practices and collaboration between food actors for an agroecological transition. However, challenges such as political support for hyper-industrialization and the lack of democratic mechanisms need to be addressed for food democracy and system sustainability.
FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Luosong Jin, Qiang Liu, Jing Yu, Miao Wang, Weihong Wu
Summary: This study analyzes the Chinese electricity market using the Cournot monopoly model and a bank performance guarantee model. The study concludes that the performance guarantee mechanism can effectively prevent risks and can be promoted alongside other supporting systems.
FRONTIERS IN ENERGY RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Mario Gonzalez-Azcarate, Jose Luis Cruz-Macein, Isabel Bardaji
Summary: This paper analyzes the role of third party certified labelling schemes in short food supply chains (SFSCs) in the Region of Madrid (RofM) by surveying 71 producers in 2018. The study finds that producers not interested in third party certifications focus on direct product attributes as well as production methods and their characteristics as producers. Furthermore, these producers recognize SFSCs as solutions with social, economic, and environmental benefits.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2022)
Review
Food Science & Technology
Marwa Y. F. Koko, Hinawi A. M. Hassanin, Baokun Qi, Lu Han, Keyang Lu, Sami Rokayya, Yves Harimana, Shuang Zhang, Yang Li
Summary: Food additives are essential substances in the food and beverage industries. There is an increasing demand for natural and clean-label additives, such as hydrocolloids, especially in developing countries and regions. Hydrocolloids have numerous applications as thickening and gelling agents in various food products.
FOOD REVIEWS INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Aparna Katre, Teresa Bertossi, Abigail Clarke-Sather, Mary Parsatoon
Summary: Nutritional diseases, food insecurity, ecological devastation, and limited farmer livelihoods are unintended consequences when addressing these challenges separately. Agroecology provides a holistic understanding of a community's food system dynamics and offers pathways to transition to a sustainable food system. Using the Duluth-Northland region in Minnesota, USA as a case study, this research combines participatory action research, agroecology, and sustainability transitions literature to analyze the regional food flows, identify factors that enable or inhibit the food system, and explore opportunities to transition to a sustainable food system using agroecological principles.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Annie Drottberger, Martin Melin, Lotten Lundgren
Summary: This study focuses on a new generation of Swedish market gardeners, who are driven by consumer awareness of healthy and locally produced food, advocating for sustainability in the food system. These young producers challenge the existing agricultural system through alternative food networks, facing various sociopolitical barriers while developing necessary competences for their work.
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Bouda Vosough Ahmadi, Dominic Moran, Andrew P. Barnes, Philippe V. Baret
FRONTIERS IN GENETICS
(2015)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
T. Lebacq, P. V. Baret, D. Stilmant
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Gotthard Kunze, Claude Gaillardin, Malgorzata Czernicka, Pascal Durrens, Tiphaine Martin, Erik Boeer, Toni Gabaldon, Jose A. Cruz, Emmanuel Talla, Christian Marck, Andre Goffeau, Valerie Barbe, Philippe Baret, Keith Baronian, Sebastian Beier, Claudine Bleykasten, Ruediger Bode, Serge Casaregola, Laurence Despons, Cecile Fairhead, Martin Giersberg, Przemyslaw Piotr Gierski, Urs Haehnel, Anja Hartmann, Dagmara Jankowska, Claire Jubin, Paul Jung, Ingrid Lafontaine, Veronique Leh-Louis, Marc Lemaire, Marina Marcet-Houben, Martin Mascher, Guillaume Morel, Guy-Franck Richard, Jan Riechen, Christine Sacerdot, Anasua Sarkar, Guilhem Savel, Joseph Schacherer, David J. Sherman, Nils Stein, Marie-Laure Straub, Agnes Thierry, Anke Trautwein-Schult, Benoit Vacherie, Eric Westhof, Sebastian Worch, Bernard Dujon, Jean-Luc Souciet, Patrick Wincker, Uwe Scholz, Cecile Neuveglise
BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS
(2014)
Article
Ecology
Frederic M. Vanwindekens, Philippe V. Baret, Didier Stilmant
ECOLOGICAL MODELLING
(2014)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Laurence Jassogne, Piet J. A. van Asten, Ibrahim Wanyama, Philippe V. Baret
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY
(2013)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Licia Colli, Stephane Joost, Riccardo Negrini, Letizia Nicoloso, Paola Crepaldi, Paolo Ajmone-Marsan
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Louis Tessier, Jo Bijttebier, Fleur Marchand, Philippe V. Baret
Summary: Through 37 semi-structured interviews with beef farmers in Flanders, it was discovered that farmers implement agroecological principles through diverse practices. By categorizing relevant practices based on distinctive pathways of action, it was found that an agronomic interpretation of agroecology as a practice can obscure the social dimensions of farmers' contributions to agroecology. This grounded conceptual framework can be used to assess how beef farmers address different principles together in practice.
AGROECOLOGY AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS
(2021)
Review
Agronomy
Antoinette M. Dumont, Ariani C. Wartenberg, Philippe V. Baret
Summary: The definition of "agroecology" is still controversial, with various interpretations and a lack of standardized methodologies for identifying and evaluating agroecological systems. The inconsistency in study and application restricts the recognition of benefits and drivers of different agroecological systems. Improved recognition of systems in transition and supportive policies are needed to scale up agroecology.
AGRONOMY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2021)
Article
Geography
Veronique De Herde, Yves Segers, Kevin Marechal, Philippe V. Baret
Summary: Drawing on a historical study of the Walloon dairy cooperatives, this paper explores how complex cooperative dynamics impact their trajectories. The research reveals a double social dilemma between farmers and directors, hindering long-term diversification and cooperation. It also highlights the influence of contextual factors on cooperative development and emphasizes the importance of context-specific approaches in fostering collective agency in transition pathways.
JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Christophe Alliot, Delphine Mc Adams-Marin, Diana Borniotto, Philippe V. Baret
Summary: This study assesses the social costs of pesticides in France and finds that these costs account for more than 10% of the annual budget of the French Ministry of Agriculture and Food in 2017. The analysis can be used as a monitoring indicator for the implementation of public policies.
FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Anton Riera, Oceane Duluins, Monica Schuster, Philippe V. Baret
Summary: Livestock production faces significant challenges in terms of sustainability, and there is a need for sustainable livestock systems that are environmentally friendly, economically viable, and socially acceptable. This paper proposes a method that assesses the diversity and sustainability of production systems within one agricultural sector, without compromising either aspect. The method is tested on the Walloon dairy and beef sectors and shows the importance of complementing sustainability assessments with diversity assessments.
AGRONOMY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Geography
Antoinette M. Dumont, Philippe V. Baret
JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
(2017)
Article
Area Studies
Julie Van Damme, An Ansoms, Philippe V. Baret
Proceedings Paper
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Frederic M. Vanwindekens, Didier Stilmant, Philippe V. Baret
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPLICATIONS AND INNOVATIONS, AIAI 2013
(2013)