The Impact of Regenerative Agriculture on Provisioning Ecosystem Services: An Example in Southeast Spain

Autor: Mistral Van Oudenhove, María Martínez-Mena, María Almagro, Elvira Díaz-Pereira, Efraín Carrillo, Joris de Vente, Cristina Fernández-Soler, Raquel Luján-Soto, Carolina Boix-Fayos
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Biology and Life Sciences Forum, Vol 30, Iss 1, p 28 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2023-1733
2673-9976
DOI: 10.3390/IOCAG2023-17336
Popis: The objective of this work is to evaluate the impact of regenerative agriculture alternatives in rainfed almond crops on a range of ecosystems services. A Multi-Criteria Analysis (MCA) was conducted to evaluate the different land management alternatives integrating different quantitative and qualitative indicators based on long-term field research. Three land management alternatives were analyzed: (i) conventional management, (ii) native cover crops, and (iii) seeded cover crops. MCA was able to evaluate the performance of the three alternatives considering different priorities of two groups of farmers (conventional and regenerative) and score the different scenarios. The alternative of natural cover crops had the best score in almost all the groups of ecosystem services and economic indicators. The sustainability, acceptance, and stability of the scenarios were achieved and provided an integrated view of impacts that can help decision making.
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