Stakeholders’ Preferences for Sustainable Agricultural Practices in Mediterranean Cereal Cropping Systems

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dc.contributor.authorCalatrava Leyva, Javier
dc.contributor.authorÁlvaro Fuentes, Jorge
dc.contributor.authorMartínez Granados, David
dc.contributor.authorFranco Luesma, Samuel
dc.contributor.authorGómez López, María Dolores
dc.contributor.funderComisión Europea
dc.contributor.orcidCalatrava Leyva, Javier [0000-0003-1165-7908]
dc.contributor.orcidÁlvaro Fuentes, Jorge [0000-0002-0192-7954]
dc.contributor.orcidMartínez Granados, David [0000-0003-1437-4954]
dc.contributor.orcidFranco Luesma, Samuel [0000-0003-1269-8664]
dc.contributor.orcidGómez López, María Dolores [0000-0001-9445-2056]
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-20T07:53:20Z
dc.date.available2025-05-20T07:53:20Z
dc.date.issued2025-05-07
dc.description.abstractThis study assesses local stakeholders’ perceptions regarding how a Mediterranean cereal-based cropping system could transition to a more sustainable production, focusing on the identification of the most suitable alternatives for their diversification. Fifty-four stakeholders from the Aragon region in Spain, including farmers, technical advisors, public agricultural officers, local researchers, and experts from environmental NGOs, were consulted. Their responses were analysed using multi-criteria decision-making techniques to order their preferences for different farming practices and diversification strategies. Stakeholders’ responses suggest a priority for balancing soil conservation with the economic viability and continuity of farms. This is evident not only in its consideration as a priority objective but also in their preferences for farming practices, where their implications for farm profitability, especially through the choice of less costly alternatives, are a main concern. This economic rationale also influences their choice of crop diversification alternatives, with a preference for short (two-year) rotations in rainfed cereals and double cropping in irrigated cereals, showing a consideration of the balance between environmental and economic sustainability, and for diversification crops that farmers are already familiar with, aiming both to reduce the uncertainties linked to new crops and to minimise the need for technical support.
dc.description.peerreviewedSi
dc.description.sponsorshipEsta investigación fue financiada por la Comisión Europea (acuerdo de subvención 728003).
dc.identifier.citationCalatrava, J., Álvaro-Fuentes, J., Martínez-Granados, D., Franco-Luesma, S., & Gómez-López, M. D. (2025). Stakeholders’ Preferences for Sustainable Agricultural Practices in Mediterranean Cereal Cropping Systems. Sustainability, 17(9), Article 9. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17094219
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10532/7609
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/728003/UE/Crop diversification and low-input farming across Europe: from practitioners engagement and ecosystems services to increased revenues and chain organisation/Diverfarming
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dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Spainen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/
dc.subjectcrop rotations
dc.subjecteconomic sustainability
dc.subjectintercropping
dc.subjectlow-input farming practices
dc.subjectmulticriteria analysis
dc.subjectmultiple cropping
dc.subjectstakeholders’ assessment
dc.subject.agrovocRotación de cultivos
dc.subject.agrovocSostenibilidad
dc.subject.agrovocCultivo intercalado
dc.subject.agrovocAgricultura de bajo insumo
dc.subject.agrovocCultivo múltiple
dc.subject.agrovocProceso con múltiples partes interesadas
dc.subject.sdgHambre cero
dc.subject.sdgProducción y consumo responsables
dc.subject.sdgAcción por el clima
dc.subject.sdgAgua limpia y saneamiento
dc.titleStakeholders’ Preferences for Sustainable Agricultural Practices in Mediterranean Cereal Cropping Systems
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