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- Title
Overview of Research on Sustainable Agriculture in Developing Countries. The Case of Mexico.
- Authors
Ochoa-Noriega, Claudia A.; Velasco-Muñoz, Juan F.; Aznar-Sánchez, José A.; Mesa-Vázquez, Ernesto
- Abstract
One of the principal challenges faced by Mexican agriculture is the development of management models that are able to increase production while respecting the environment and generating wealth for society as a whole. In recent years, the number of studies analysing the sustainability of Mexican agriculture has grown significantly. The purpose of this study is to analyse the evolution of the research on the sustainability of agriculture in Mexico. For this purpose, a review and bibliometric analysis of a sample of 867 articles was carried out. The results reveal that the research has focused on the development of sustainable agricultural models in vulnerable rural areas, the sustainable exploitation of agroforestry systems, the development of energy crops for different uses, water resource management and land uses and their changes, conservation farming and climate change. Although research focused on sustainability is still in its early stages, it has become a priority field. A need to promote research from the economic and social disciplines may be observed, together with holistic projects that include the three pillars of sustainability (social, economic and environmental). This study could be useful to researchers in this field as it identifies the recent trends and principal agents that drive knowledge.
- Subjects
MEXICO; MEXICO (Mexico : State); SUSTAINABLE agriculture; AGROFORESTRY; ENERGY crops; DEVELOPING countries; AGRICULTURAL research; AGRICULTURAL development; SUSTAINABLE development
- Publication
Sustainability (2071-1050), 2021, Vol 13, Issue 15, p8563
- ISSN
2071-1050
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/su13158563