The literature on the research-practice gap in agriculture has evolved significantly in recent decades. Although there is a well-established body of work on how farmers adopt agricultural research outcomes and the factors that influence their adoption, research on how researchers perceive the...

Contemporary global development discourses recognize the need for adopting inclusive approaches to sustainable development due to the complexities that characterize development and the pervasive inequalities and marginalization between and within states. Social learning approaches can be an...

Total net GHG emissions from Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) averaged around 12.0 GtCO2eq per year during 2007-2016. Approximately 23% of total anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions derive from AFOLU, while the global food system contributes nearly one third of global...

This working paper explores how funding requirements enable transdisciplinary research (TDR) for sustainable development in Africa, focusing on German public funders and their TDR programmes in sustainable land management and agricultural development. It consolidates experiences from Global...

At the beginning of 2024, the Academy of Sciences of Moldova began hearings on reports on the results of scientific research in the field of agriculture, biology and food security for the period 2020-2023. Major importance was given to the results of the technological transfer, achieved during...

The main mission of the Strategic Working Group on Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Research (SWG SCAR AKIS) is to build a knowledge and innovation network across the EU, focusing specifically on speeding and scaling up the impact of...

The main mission of the Strategic Working Group on Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Research (SWG SCAR AKIS) is to build a knowledge and innovation network across the EU, focusing specifically on speeding and scaling up the impact of...

A crucial component of creativity is regarded as a prized asset for long-term corporate success and sustainable competitiveness. As a result, not only academic scholars and policy experts but also business leaders have given the topic more attention. The study of creativity is a dynamic,...

The paper examines the role of higher education institutions (HEIs) in the agribusiness innovation ecosystem in Central Visayas, Philippines, underlining their contributions, the challenges the faced, and the opportunities. Using a mix-methods approach, the research reveals that HEIs serve as...

Developing a long-term view on agricultural research and innovation (R&I) needs, fosters the overall consistency, sequencing and impact of R&I activities. A strategic approach helps to ensure synergies between R&I activities and other EU policies and set a common direction with Member States and...

Ensuring food security is affected by the saturation of agricultural products produced domestically and imported. The military actions in Ukraine have negatively affected the export logistics of Ukrainian agricultural products to third countries, thus posing a threat to food security. The aim of...

Comparing the priority order of different agricultural science and technology services adopted by cotton farmers and exploring the influencing factors of agricultural science and technology service adoption by cotton farmers from the perspective of farmer differentiation is significantly...

Chapter 1: Brazil, the Agricultural Giant -- Chapter 2: The Return of Getúlio Vargas and Agricultural Development, 1951-54 -- Chapter 3: “50 Years in Five” and the Reorientation of Brazilian Agriculture -- Chapter 4: Agricultural Politics and Institutional Ferment, 1961-1964 -- Chapter 5:...

The paper is based on the research carried out during 2018-2020 in a long term trial placed in 2001 on the luvosoil from Agricultural Research and Development Station Oradea. The crop rotation and nutrition regime influence on the biomass and yield were studied in the following device: factor A-...

We are in the race against time to find new solutions amidst the threat of climate change, to increase food production by 70% to feed the ever-growing world population which is expected to double by 2050. Agricultural research plays astonishing roles in crop and livestock improvement through...

The results of the activity of the research/development sphere in the Republic of Moldova play an important role in dynamism of the sustainable development of the basic branches of the national economy: agriculture and the food industry. They contribute essentially to providing the country with...

Adoption of new practices and technologies influences farm productivity and agricultural growth. Countries invest in research and extension to ensure continuous growth both at the farm and industry level. This chapter investigates agricultural technology production, its knowledge transfer, and...

For more than fifty years, international aid for agricultural research has been shaped by an unusual partnership: an ad-hoc consortium of national governments, foreign aid agencies, philanthropies, United Nations agencies, and international financial institutions, known as CGIAR. Formed in 1971...