In the Mediterranean forests there is a diversity of agro-forest farms, with different management objectives and socioeconomic characteristics, which need to be accounted in forest management models. Therefore, the following paper presents a proposal of indicators to characterize...

The forest management of the areas in the Mediterranean basin is a problem that needs a careful solution, accounting and valorising all the economical activities that exist there and considering the fire risk decrease and the biodiversity preservation. In order to overcome this problem, this...

Much has been written about 19th century African American and white statures and body mass index values. However, little is known about their physical activity and calories required to sustain height and weight. This paper considers two alternative measures for biological conditions that address...

This paper shows the potential of the Social Metabolism approach to study the industrialization of the agriculture. It provides information about the physical functioning of agrarian systems over time and their spatial differences. It also sheds light on how the industrialisation of agriculture...

Conventional input intensive agriculture practised over the last century has been a major contributor to climate change, second only to energy sector. The communities engaged in pesticide and synthetic input rich agriculture is most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Many emerging...

This paper examined the spatio-temporal variation in ericulture activities in Assam and also tried to analyze the reasons for such variation. The observation revealed that the growth of ericulture in Assam has been associated with significant inter-district variation. There is dominance of the...

Using the New Zealand Monitor Farm Data (NZMFD), this paper explores the cost-effectiveness of two mitigation options to reduce biological greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on farms: reducing stocking rate (SR; the number of cows per effective hectare of dairy land); and increasing animal...

Over the course of several decades, many disadvantaged families who owned property under the tenancy-in-common form of ownership – property these families often referred to as heirs’ property – have had their property forcibly sold as a result of court-ordered partition sales. For several...

The main aim of this study is to analyze the constraints faced by the farmers in cultivation of major crops in Udham Singh Nagar district of Uttarakhand. The study is based on personal interview with 100 farmers of the district. The study finds that the major financial, situational and marketing...

The relationships between food systems, law, and the environment are strong. The ecological costs of modern industrial and large-scale food production are driven by greenhouse gas emissions, fertilizers and pesticides, and food miles, as well as agricultural law. Food choices contribute to the...