Agricultural & Rural Studies

2023 - 2026

Current editor(s): Junbiao Zhang

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Volume 4, issue 1, 2026

Tourist Imaginary and Rural Values: What Are the Agricultural Perceptions? A Reflection on Crossed Imaginaries

Jacinthe Bessiere and Alexis Annes

Farmers Perceived Effectiveness of Agricultural Extension Services for Climate Smart Agricultural Practices: Insights from a Selected Coastal Area of Bangladesh

Avijit Biswas, Probir Kumar Mittra, Shuvrojit Biswas, Dhiman Majumder and Prome Debnath

Mechanism and Effect of Digital Economy on Green Utilization Efficiency of Cultivated Land—Taking the Jiangsu-Zhejiang-Anhui Region as an Example

Peixin Zhu, Yaxuan Wang, Yingying Wang, Jun Ruan and Shugao Lin

Enhancing Rural Households’ Resilience in the Face of Climate Change in Nigeria

Oyebisi Olatunji Olajide, Bolarin Titus Omonona and Victor Okoruwa

Assessment of Impact, Vulnerability, and Farm Households’ Adaptation in the Context of Climate Change: A Study on Six Agro-Climatic Zones of Assam, India

Dikshita Kakoti, Manuranjan Gogoi, Yova Kumar Boro, Pranjal Protim Buragohain and Ajit Debnath

The Welfare Level of Rice Farmers in the Bengawan Solo Watershed, Indonesia

Nur Rahmawati, Chelsea Anindita, Zuhud Rozaki and Triyono Triyono

Volume 3, issue 4, 2025

Exploring Social Forestry Research Trends in Indonesia: A Scientometric Analysis Using CiteSpace

Muhammad Iqbal Nur Madjid, Daris Fahmaa Sutata, Ikhsan Fiqra Naufalianto, Agung Yoga Pangestu and Danis Syahroni

Research on the Impact of Homestead Withdrawal on Rural Residents’ Well-Being—An Analysis of the Mediating Effect of Non-Agricultural Employment

Xue Wang and Xiuli Han

Food Security of Semi-Organic Shallot Farmers in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Zuhud Rozaki, Veri Doni Apriyanto, Mohd Fauzi Kamarudin and Nur Rahmawati

Agricultural Lands in Azerbaijan: Current Usage Situation, Problems and Solutions

Akif Valiyev, Abdulrahim Dadashov, Gulnara Jafarova, Vusala Babayeva and Khayyam Javadzada

Structural Vector Autoregressive Modeling for Carbon Dioxide Emissions—Evidence from India

K. Nirmal Ravi Kumar

Rice, Rules, and Rural Roads: Evolutionary Dynamics of China’s Milled Rice Industry

Changjun He, Rajah Rasiah and Chng Saun Fong

Volume 3, issue 3, 2025

Advancing Sustainable Utilization of Date Palm, Phoenix dactylifera, a Multifunctional Resource for Agro-Industrial Applications

Doris Ying Ying Tang, Yongcai Feng, Lin Chen, Natasa Nastic, Fawzi Banat and Pau Loke Show

Integrated Natural Resource Management and Sustainable Livelihoods: A Review of Ecosystem-Based Approaches for Sustainability and Community Resilience

Mahadev Bera and Pranab Kumar Nag

Differentiated Adaptation Dynamics to Climate Change in the Cameroonian Sahel: Local Perceptions and Agricultural Resilience in a Context of Multidimensional Vulnerability

Claudine Vounba, Ijang Precillia Ngome Tata, Rachid Harbouze, Elisabeth Yaboki, Vivien Nenwala Pa Ai, Valentin Yvan Emmanuel Mvondo, Dairou Saifoullah, Alain Pahimi Loabe, Sobda Gonne and Didier Begoude

Effects of Production and Distribution Factors on Improved Seed Systems in Nigeria: Implications for Scaling Climate Resilient Production and Food Systems

Oladimeji Idowu Oladele and Ekum Oba Ojogu

Exploring the Impact of the Digital Economy on Rural Mexico

Diosey Ramón Lugo-Morin

The Power of Forests: A Study on the Spatio-Temporal Patterns of China’s Forestry Carbon Sinks from the Perspective of GIS-LCA Technology

Yihang Hu, Zijin Mo, Ting Chen, Yufei Zou, Yunshu Ma and Xiaohui Ma

Volume 3, issue 2, 2025

Spatial Modeling of Child Malnutrition and Farming Methods in Rural Sub-Sahara Africa

Brent Lloyd

Investigating the Influence Mechanism of Douyin Live on the Sale of Traditional Handicrafts in China—Based on a Dual Perspective of Youth Participation

Linlin Li, Jiayan Chen, Dubin Dong, Jialu Chen and Luhu Shuai

The Impact of Non-Agricultural Management Experience on Eco-Friendly Practices in Chinese Family Farms

Jia Yue, Siyao Chen, Qiang Liu and Zhixiong Weng

Bayesian Data Fusion Framework for Soil Moisture Interpolation in Entre Ríos, Argentina: Analysis of Topographic Indices

César Augusto Aguirre, Guillermo Antonio Rondán, Carlos Germán Sedano, Macarena Cardozo and Tatiana Rut

Knowledge Domain and Emerging Trends in Monitoring of Forest Fires Using Remote Sensing: A Scientometric Review Based on CiteSpace Analysis

Juan Zhang, Yawen Dong, Yan Liu, Yuelin Kang, Shaofeng Xie and Haizhou Xu

Growing Opportunities: Considering a Thriving Agroforestry Industry in Appalachia, USA

Jason A. Hubbart, Fabricio Comacho, Kathryn Gazal, Larissa Martins, Kirsten Stephan and Kristi Wood-Turner

Volume 3, issue 1, 2025

Communicating Cleaner Production Among Value-Chain Actors Through Actionable Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Implementation in South Africa: A Content Analysis

Oladimeji Idowu Oladele

Land Concentration and Social Progress Decline in Brazilian Amazon Municipalities

Raimundo Fagner Frota Vasconcelos, Mário Lúcio Ávila, Marcelo Ximenes Aguiar Bizerril, Tamiel Khan Baiocchi Jacobson and Marcelo Mateus Trevisan

Exploring the Effects of Climate Change on Rice Yields in Andhra Pradesh, India

Kotamraju Nirmal Ravy Kumar, Tatineni Ramesh Babu, Kavanadala Rangaraju Hamsa, Adinan Bahahudeen Shafiwu and Ishaque Mahama

Investigating Farmers’ Intention to Adopt Renewable Energy Technology for Farming: Determinants of Decision Making in Northern Ghana

Ransford Teng-viel Karbo, Lynn J. Frewer, Francisco J. Areal, Albert Boaitey, Glyn Jones and Guy Garrod

Does the Different Recipients of Land Fertility Protection Subsidy Influence the Scale and Efficiency of Village Land Circulation? Evidence from a Chinese Agricultural City

Zehao Qiao, Maojun Wang, Tao Liu and Guangzhong Cao

Feminist Agroecology: Towards Gender-Equal and Sustainable Food Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa

Michaelin Sibanda

Volume 2, issue 4, 2024

The Impact of Typhoons on Agricultural Productivity—Evidence from Coastal Regions of China

Weicong Ren

Financial Analysis and Cost Implications of Implementing an Agroforestry System in Brazil

Gabriel Cardoso Oliveira, Helena Maura Torezan-Silingardi, Diego Vinícius Anjos, Mariana Abrahão and Larissa Alves-de-Lima

Repopulating and Rewilding a Historical Agricultural Landscape: 2030–2100 Transition

Alejandro de las Heras, Emmanuel Castillo-Villavicencio and Marina Islas-Espinoza

Frequency and Sample Size to Minimize the Cost of a Rapidly Evolving Infectious Animal or Plant Disease

Jean-Philippe Terreaux

Rural Transportation and its Impact on the Output and Income Generated from Cashew Production in Selected Rural Settlements in Kwara State, Nigeria

Olurotimi Joseph Aboyeji and Akinola Samuel Aguda

Malian Farmers’ Perception of Sustainable Agriculture: A Case of Southern Mali Farmers

Tidiani Diallo and Canan Abay

Volume 2, issue 3, 2024

Medical Insurance Benefits and Labor Decisions of Middle-Aged and Elderly People: Evidence from Rural China

Cheng Qin and Yuchen Zhu

Discussion of Consumers’ Preference for Food Product Traceability Information: Beijing Traceable Tomato Case Study

Jiping Sheng, Xiaoge Gao, Mengyao Diao and Ksenia Gerasimova

Socioeconomic and Environmental Prospects of the Food Industry

Aleksandra Bushueva, Tolulope Adeleye and Poritosh Roy

Assessing the Impact of SNAP-Ed: A Comprehensive Evaluation Framework for Healthy Living Promotion in the United States

Babu George and Martha Ravola

Determinants of Information Needs on Climate-Smart Agriculture Among Male and Female Farmers Across Farming Systems and Agroecological Zones in Sierra Leone: Implications for Anticipatory Actions

Augustine Amara, Adolphus Johnson, Paul Mohamed Ngegba and Oladimeji Idowu Oladele

Quality and Safety of Extracted Humic Substances as Fundamental Factor of Natural Regulation for the Sustainable Development

Maksym Melnychuk, Oleksii Petrov, Konstantin Torop, Igor Jakimenko, Linjun Xun and Husheng Zhao

Volume 2, issue 2, 2024

Credit Risk Game Analysis and Control Model of RMSEs—Based on the Perspective of Green Credit

Xi Zhou, Chuang Yang, Caiyu Wan, Wei Gao, Suping Ye, Lingyan Wu and Luyao Liu

The Effect of Covid-19 on Rural Sport: A Case Study of Endurance GB

Julie Jones

Designing and Analyzing Properties of Socio-Culture and Perception from Livestock Farmers: An Evidence in Utilizing Oil Palm Plantation Land-Use of West Papua

Deny Anjelus Iyai, Ambo Ako, Yubelince Yustenci Runtuboi, Sitti Nurani Sirajuddin, Petrus Abraham Dimara, Budiman Nohong, Amilda Auri, Novita Panambe, Stepanus Pakage and Nithanel M. H. Benu

Comparative Study of Agricultural Extension Methods Used by the Public and Private Sectors Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic in Myanmar: A Case Study

Nwaye Ei Khing Phyu, Htar Htar Win, Htet Oo Khin, Win Mar Htay, Hein Zaw, Chaw Su Aye, Nyein Nyein Htwe, Sein Lwin Aung, Soe Paing Oo and Nan Yu Maw

Economic Analysis of the Behavior of Prices and Market Arrivals of Tomatoes—A Case Study of West Bengal, India

Sourakanti Sarkar, Sumanta Das, Suman Dutta, Bimal Bera, Mahadev Bera, Debasish Roy, Md. Mahmudul Hasan Middya and Malini Roy Choudhury

Metabolic Aspects of Rural Life and Settlement Coexistence in China

Peter G. Rowe and Yoeun Chung

Volume 2, issue 1, 2024

It Is Not What We Eat, It's How We Produce It

Jaime Martinez-Valderrama

Securing Agro-Pastoral System and Rural Livelihood Through the Market Gardening in Niger: Unfolding Smallholders’ Resilience to Interwoven Challenges

Abdoulkarim Issoufou Kalidou, Gubo Qi, Adamou Ango Ibro, Andam Andin Ndi Buma, Abdoul Razak Toure, Gabriel Kanuti Ndimbo and Hajer Ahmed Abdalazez Adam

The Impact of Forestry Industry Integration on the Forest Farmers' Income in China: A Theoretical and Empirical Study

Ni Chen, Mingming Jin, Shuokai Wang, Xu Zhang, HaiShen Sun and Fangping Cao

Investigating the Effect of Trade Openness and Agriculture on Deforestation in Cameroon

Joel Sotamenou and Glory Nehgwelah

Effects of Government Price Policies on Major Agricultural Commodities in Andhra Pradesh, India

Kotamraju Nirmal Ravy Kumar, A. A. Aziz and Adinan Bahahudeen Shafiwu

Role of Farmer Information and Advice Center in Technology Transfer and Farm Business Development of Smallholder Farmers: Insights from Bangladesh

Sohel Rana, Md Abdul Halim, Muhammad Mohiuddin, Md. Shajidur Rahman and Md. Masud Rana