Collective design of innovative agroecological cropping systems for the industrial vegetable sector

Camille Puech, Arnaud Brulaire, Jérôme Paraiso and Vincent Faloya

Agricultural Systems, 2021, vol. 191, issue C

Abstract: There is an urgent need to reduce the use of phytosanitary products in industrial vegetables due to environmental and health concerns. However, as in many industrial sectors, vegetables production is characterised by strong constraints related to the expectations of consumers, the profitability of distributors and the processing steps of industrial companies. These constraints impact farming systems through the elaboration of production contracts that hamper innovation and reduce farmers' latitude to evolve toward agroecology.

Keywords: Farming system; Cropping systems design; Industrial vegetables; Agroecology; Innovation; Collective approach (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103153

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