• Farmer surveys in Europe suggest that specialized, intensive farms were more likely to perceive negative impacts from COVID-19 

      Helfenstein, Julian; Bürgi, Matthias; Debonne, Niels; Dimopoulos, Thymios; Diogo, Vasco; Dramstad, Wenche; Edlinger, Anna; Garcia-Martin, Maria; Hernik, Józef; Kizos, Thanasis; Lausch, Angela; Levers, Christian; Mohr, Franziska; Moreno, Gerardo; Pazur, Robert; Siegrist, Michael; Swart, Rebecca; Thenail, Claudine; Verburg, Peter H.; Williams, Tim G; Zarina, Anita; Herzog, Felix (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-08-23)
      It has been shown that the COVID-19 pandemic affected some agricultural systems more than others, and even within geographic regions, not all farms were affected to the same extent. To build resilience of agricultural ...
    • An increase in food production in Europe could dramatically affect farmland biodiversity 

      Jeanneret, Philippe; Lüscher, Gisela; Schneider, Manuel K.; Pointereau, Philippe; Arndorfer, Michaela; Bailey, Debra; Balázs, Katalin; Báldi, András; Choisis, Jean-Philippe; Dennis, Peter; Díaz, Mario; Eiter, Sebastian; Elek, Zoltán; Fjellstad, Wendy Jane; Frank, Thomas; Friedel, Jürgen Kurt; Geijzendorffer, Ilse R.; Gillingham, Pippa; Gomiero, Tiziano; Jerkovich, Gergely; Jongman, Rob H. G.; Kainz, Max; Kovács-Hostyánszki, Anikó; Moreno, Gerardo; Nascimbene, Juri; Oschatz, Marie-Louise; Paoletti, Maurizio Guido; Sarthou, Jean-Pierre; Siebrecht, Norman; Sommaggio, Daniele; Wolfrum, Sebastian; Herzog, Felix (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09-02)
      Conversion of semi-natural habitats, such as field margins, fallows, hedgerows, grassland, woodlots and forests, to agricultural land could increase agricultural production and help meet rising global food demand. Yet, the ...