The study identifies the challenge of competing land use
Research gap analysis derived from 3 agriculture papers in our local library.
The gap
The study identifies the challenge of competing land use for food and energy production. It also mentions the need for efficient and sustainable agricultural practices in AVS.
Evidence profile
Sourced from the abstract and stated challenges and stated research gap of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2024 and 2026, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 10 times in total.
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Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps
- Assessing the integration of agroecological principles in smallholder farming systems in North African irrigated plains (2024) · Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems · cited 9× · doi
Although producers’ dominant rationale was to improve their market access, thereby often resorting to more conventional practices, we nevertheless noted interesting practices such as mixed crop and livestock production, which could facilitate the transition to more agroecological systems in these lowlands where production factors are scarce.
generalabstractevidence 5/5Keywords: practices production producers dominant rationale improve market access thereby often resorting conventional nevertheless noted interesting - Optimizing Fertilizer Use and Planting Density for Lowland Rice Production in Agrivoltaic Systems (2026) · International Journal of Plant Production · doi
The study identifies the challenge of competing land use for food and energy production. It also mentions the need for efficient and sustainable agricultural practices in AVS.
generalstated challengesevidence 5/5Keywords: study identifies challenge competing land use food energy - Politics and practices of avocado cultivation in the West Bank: contested agrarian imaginaries and emerging cropscapes (2026) · Agriculture and Human Values · cited 1× · doi
The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of small-scale farmers' positions in the debate between specialized and agroecological modes of farming. It highlights the need to examine the politics and practices of avocado cultivation in the West Bank. The paper identifies a lack of research on the emergence of new agrarian imaginaries and cropscapes in the region.
generalstated research gapevidence 5/5Keywords: paper identifies gap understanding small-scale farmers positions debate
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