The aim of this study was to identify the factors that favor the sustainability of alternative agricultural models using a French case study of a cooperative that produces a Protected Designation of Origin cheese. We used a multi-level perspective framework to better understand the dynamics...

The effect of changes in the hydraulic properties of a loamy topsoil on water transfer under daily drip irrigation was studied over a cropping cycle. Soil water contents were measured continuously with neutron probes and capacitance sensors placed in access tubes (EnviroSMART) and were compared...

Rural development policies are often inspired by narratives that are difficult to challenge because they are based on an apparently obvious and coherent reading of reality. Research may confront such narratives and trigger debates outside the academic community, but this can have a feedback...