Sustainable Food Supply by Peri-Urban Diversified Farms of the Agri-Food Region of Central Córdoba, Argentina
Peri-urban vegetable cropping areas, such as horticultural farms, provide several ecosystem services, such as the provision of fresh food. However, food supply must be estimated on the basis of the current and potential demand of future populations, taking into account the landscape carrying capa...
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| author | Marinelli, María Victoria Arguello Caro, Evangelina Beatriz Petrosillo, Irene Giannini Kurina, Franca Giobellina, Beatriz Liliana Scavuzzo, Carlos Marcelo Valente, Donatella |
| author_browse | Arguello Caro, Evangelina Beatriz Giannini Kurina, Franca Giobellina, Beatriz Liliana Marinelli, María Victoria Petrosillo, Irene Scavuzzo, Carlos Marcelo Valente, Donatella |
| author_facet | Marinelli, María Victoria Arguello Caro, Evangelina Beatriz Petrosillo, Irene Giannini Kurina, Franca Giobellina, Beatriz Liliana Scavuzzo, Carlos Marcelo Valente, Donatella |
| author_sort | Marinelli, María Victoria |
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| description | Peri-urban vegetable cropping areas, such as horticultural farms, provide several ecosystem
services, such as the provision of fresh food. However, food supply must be estimated on the
basis of the current and potential demand of future populations, taking into account the landscape
carrying capacity towards sustainable agricultural planning. From this perspective, the study aimed
at estimating the resilience of the “Agri-food Region of Central Córdoba” (ARCC) and its role in
supporting the provisioning of ecosystem services, such as proximal services, provided by the diversified
agricultural landscape in the peri-urban area of Córdoba (Argentina). A direct field survey
has been carried out to collect data on the main species and types of crops, the annual productivity,
and the area covered by each species and type of horticultural crops. The data have been statistically
elaborated to test the spatial and temporal variability of productivity as well as the spatial autocorrelation.
In relation to crop diversification, a total of 30 vegetable species have been recorded in the
diversified farms under study, with 15 species identified as the most frequent crops as on the basis
of the area dedicated to each vegetable species sampled in the farms (in %). The productivity of 30
species has been integrated into a single value of “vegetable crop productivity mean” (kg/m2), proposed
and measured in this study, which has been 3.46 kg/m2. It can be a useful monitoring indicator
in diversified production contexts. The estimated food supply (ton/year) of vegetable crops for
the 170 farmlands has been 72,881 ton/year. An accurate measurement of the biomass harvested on
a given surface area can be useful to assign productivity data to the pixel of each land use/cover
class, providing accurate input data for remotely sensed-based models supporting decision-making
on food provision in peri-urban systems. In this sense, the paper proposes a methodological framework
that can be useful worldwide when up-to-date official productivity data are not available, but
they are a necessary basis for planning, decision-making, and the implementation of public policies.
Thus, diversity in farming systems can combine high ecological and socio-economic benefits, in
terms of ecosystem service provision and sustainable food production. |
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| spelling | INTA141672023-03-07T18:53:42Z Sustainable Food Supply by Peri-Urban Diversified Farms of the Agri-Food Region of Central Córdoba, Argentina Marinelli, María Victoria Arguello Caro, Evangelina Beatriz Petrosillo, Irene Giannini Kurina, Franca Giobellina, Beatriz Liliana Scavuzzo, Carlos Marcelo Valente, Donatella Ecosystem Services Resilience Horticulture Suburban Areas Servicios de los Ecosistemas Resiliencia Horticultura Cordoba (Argentina) Zonas Periurbanas Peri-Urban Horticulture Planning Mean Horticultural Productivity Horticultural Crop Species Peri-urban vegetable cropping areas, such as horticultural farms, provide several ecosystem services, such as the provision of fresh food. However, food supply must be estimated on the basis of the current and potential demand of future populations, taking into account the landscape carrying capacity towards sustainable agricultural planning. From this perspective, the study aimed at estimating the resilience of the “Agri-food Region of Central Córdoba” (ARCC) and its role in supporting the provisioning of ecosystem services, such as proximal services, provided by the diversified agricultural landscape in the peri-urban area of Córdoba (Argentina). A direct field survey has been carried out to collect data on the main species and types of crops, the annual productivity, and the area covered by each species and type of horticultural crops. The data have been statistically elaborated to test the spatial and temporal variability of productivity as well as the spatial autocorrelation. In relation to crop diversification, a total of 30 vegetable species have been recorded in the diversified farms under study, with 15 species identified as the most frequent crops as on the basis of the area dedicated to each vegetable species sampled in the farms (in %). The productivity of 30 species has been integrated into a single value of “vegetable crop productivity mean” (kg/m2), proposed and measured in this study, which has been 3.46 kg/m2. It can be a useful monitoring indicator in diversified production contexts. The estimated food supply (ton/year) of vegetable crops for the 170 farmlands has been 72,881 ton/year. An accurate measurement of the biomass harvested on a given surface area can be useful to assign productivity data to the pixel of each land use/cover class, providing accurate input data for remotely sensed-based models supporting decision-making on food provision in peri-urban systems. In this sense, the paper proposes a methodological framework that can be useful worldwide when up-to-date official productivity data are not available, but they are a necessary basis for planning, decision-making, and the implementation of public policies. Thus, diversity in farming systems can combine high ecological and socio-economic benefits, in terms of ecosystem service provision and sustainable food production. Instituto de Patología Vegetal Fil: Marinelli, María Victoria. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Manfredi. Observatorio de Agricultura Urbana, Periurbana y Agroecología (O-AUPA); Argentina Fil: Marinelli, María Victoria. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Instituto de Estudios Espaciales Avanzados Mario Gulich (IG). Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE); Argentina Fil: Marinelli, María Victoria. University of Salento. Laboratory of Landscape Ecology. Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies; Italia Fil: Arguello Caro, Evangelina Beatriz. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patología Vegetal; Argentina Fil: Arguello Caro, Evangelina Beatriz. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias; Argentina Fil: Petrosillo, Irene. University of Salento. Laboratory of Landscape Ecology. Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies; Italia Fil: Petrosillo, Irene. National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC); Italia Fil: Giannini Kurina, Franca. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias; Argentina Fil: Giobellina, Beatriz Liliana. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Manfredi. Agencia De Extensión Rural Córdoba. Observatorio de Agricultura Urbana, Periurbana y Agroecología (O-AUPA); Argentina Fil: Scavuzzo, Carlos Marcelo. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Instituto de Estudios Espaciales Avanzados Mario Gulich (IG). Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE); Argentina Fil: Valente, Donatella. University of Salento. Laboratory of Landscape Ecology. Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies; Italia 2023-03-07T18:40:59Z 2023-03-07T18:40:59Z 2023-01 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/14167 https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/1/101 2073-445X (online) https://doi.org/10.3390/land12010101 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf MDPI Land 12 (1) : 101 (January 2023) |
| spellingShingle | Ecosystem Services Resilience Horticulture Suburban Areas Servicios de los Ecosistemas Resiliencia Horticultura Cordoba (Argentina) Zonas Periurbanas Peri-Urban Horticulture Planning Mean Horticultural Productivity Horticultural Crop Species Marinelli, María Victoria Arguello Caro, Evangelina Beatriz Petrosillo, Irene Giannini Kurina, Franca Giobellina, Beatriz Liliana Scavuzzo, Carlos Marcelo Valente, Donatella Sustainable Food Supply by Peri-Urban Diversified Farms of the Agri-Food Region of Central Córdoba, Argentina |
| title | Sustainable Food Supply by Peri-Urban Diversified Farms of the Agri-Food Region of Central Córdoba, Argentina |
| title_full | Sustainable Food Supply by Peri-Urban Diversified Farms of the Agri-Food Region of Central Córdoba, Argentina |
| title_fullStr | Sustainable Food Supply by Peri-Urban Diversified Farms of the Agri-Food Region of Central Córdoba, Argentina |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sustainable Food Supply by Peri-Urban Diversified Farms of the Agri-Food Region of Central Córdoba, Argentina |
| title_short | Sustainable Food Supply by Peri-Urban Diversified Farms of the Agri-Food Region of Central Córdoba, Argentina |
| title_sort | sustainable food supply by peri urban diversified farms of the agri food region of central cordoba argentina |
| topic | Ecosystem Services Resilience Horticulture Suburban Areas Servicios de los Ecosistemas Resiliencia Horticultura Cordoba (Argentina) Zonas Periurbanas Peri-Urban Horticulture Planning Mean Horticultural Productivity Horticultural Crop Species |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/14167 https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/1/101 https://doi.org/10.3390/land12010101 |
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