Incidence of agroecological-based practices in urban vegetable gardens: effect on crop diversity and production levels

Agroecological-based practices (ABPs) play a vital role in urban vegetable gardens, enhancing the quality of life. However, factors driving ABP implementation and their impact on crop production and diversity are not fully understood. Our study assessed the influence of socio-economic and environmen...

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Autores principales: De Paz, Manuel, Nabaes Jodar, Diego, Ocariz, María Paula, Mantiñan, Camila, Raffo, Fernando, Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro
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Publicado: Taylor and Francis 2025
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/21299
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21683565.2024.2416007
https://doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2024.2416007
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author De Paz, Manuel
Nabaes Jodar, Diego
Ocariz, María Paula
Mantiñan, Camila
Raffo, Fernando
Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro
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Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro
Mantiñan, Camila
Nabaes Jodar, Diego
Ocariz, María Paula
Raffo, Fernando
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Ocariz, María Paula
Mantiñan, Camila
Raffo, Fernando
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description Agroecological-based practices (ABPs) play a vital role in urban vegetable gardens, enhancing the quality of life. However, factors driving ABP implementation and their impact on crop production and diversity are not fully understood. Our study assessed the influence of socio-economic and environmental characteristics on ABP adoption, crop diversity, and total weight vegetable production in San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina. Through interviews and a multi-model inference approach, we found that ABP implementation is tied to gardener experience and formative assets (e.g. horticultural experience, specific training). Crop diversity, integral to ABP, is affected by farming practices and farmer characteristics (Farm animals, Pollinator-friendly practices, Experience, Additional training and Environmental knowledge). The Total weight produced was primarily influenced by the type of garden, the gardener’s experience and some ABPs. Long-standing commercial and community objectives and the use of farm animals and commercial seed led to greater production. Strengthening key drivers, such as farmer training, through public policies (e.g. income generation, financing, specific training, land access) can bolster the role of urban gardens in providing a healthy environment and promoting food sovereignty.
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spelling INTA212992025-02-17T10:43:47Z Incidence of agroecological-based practices in urban vegetable gardens: effect on crop diversity and production levels De Paz, Manuel Nabaes Jodar, Diego Ocariz, María Paula Mantiñan, Camila Raffo, Fernando Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro Agroecología Huertos Familiares Zonas Urbanas Producción Agroecology Domestic Gardens Urban Areas Production Agroecological-based practices (ABPs) play a vital role in urban vegetable gardens, enhancing the quality of life. However, factors driving ABP implementation and their impact on crop production and diversity are not fully understood. Our study assessed the influence of socio-economic and environmental characteristics on ABP adoption, crop diversity, and total weight vegetable production in San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina. Through interviews and a multi-model inference approach, we found that ABP implementation is tied to gardener experience and formative assets (e.g. horticultural experience, specific training). Crop diversity, integral to ABP, is affected by farming practices and farmer characteristics (Farm animals, Pollinator-friendly practices, Experience, Additional training and Environmental knowledge). The Total weight produced was primarily influenced by the type of garden, the gardener’s experience and some ABPs. Long-standing commercial and community objectives and the use of farm animals and commercial seed led to greater production. Strengthening key drivers, such as farmer training, through public policies (e.g. income generation, financing, specific training, land access) can bolster the role of urban gardens in providing a healthy environment and promoting food sovereignty. EEA Bariloche Fil: De Paz, Manuel. Universidad Nacional de Rio Negro. Instituto de investigaciones en Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural; Argentina Fil: De Paz, Manuel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de investigaciones en Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural; Argentina Fil: Nabaes Jodar, Diego. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural; Argentina Fil: Nabaes Jodar, Diego. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de investigaciones en Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural; Argentina Fil: Ocariz, María Paula. Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Agencia de Extensión Rural Bariloche; Argentina Fil: Mantiñan, Camila. Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Agencia de Extensión Rural Bariloche; Argentina Fil: Raffo, Fernando. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; Argentina Fil: Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural; Argentina Fil: Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de investigaciones en Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural; Argentina 2025-02-17T10:38:31Z 2025-02-17T10:38:31Z 2025-01 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/21299 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21683565.2024.2416007 2168-3565 2168-3573 https://doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2024.2416007 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess 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 Taylor and Francis Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems 49 (2) : 1-30 (2025)
spellingShingle Agroecología
Huertos Familiares
Zonas Urbanas
Producción
Agroecology
Domestic Gardens
Urban Areas
Production
De Paz, Manuel
Nabaes Jodar, Diego
Ocariz, María Paula
Mantiñan, Camila
Raffo, Fernando
Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro
Incidence of agroecological-based practices in urban vegetable gardens: effect on crop diversity and production levels
title Incidence of agroecological-based practices in urban vegetable gardens: effect on crop diversity and production levels
title_full Incidence of agroecological-based practices in urban vegetable gardens: effect on crop diversity and production levels
title_fullStr Incidence of agroecological-based practices in urban vegetable gardens: effect on crop diversity and production levels
title_full_unstemmed Incidence of agroecological-based practices in urban vegetable gardens: effect on crop diversity and production levels
title_short Incidence of agroecological-based practices in urban vegetable gardens: effect on crop diversity and production levels
title_sort incidence of agroecological based practices in urban vegetable gardens effect on crop diversity and production levels
topic Agroecología
Huertos Familiares
Zonas Urbanas
Producción
Agroecology
Domestic Gardens
Urban Areas
Production
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/21299
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https://doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2024.2416007
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