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<p>Efforts to balance economic, environmental, and social aspects of agricultural sustainability have gained importance in recent years. However, little is known about the consequences of technological and management changes in Argentina’s remarkable agricultural growth. This study assesses sustainability practice adoption across six Argentine cropping subregions using 152 farmer surveys. While productive practices (e.g., no-till, crop rotation) showed high adoption (avg. score: 6/10), social sustainability lagged, particularly in community engagement and labor welfare. Larger, owner-operated farms in intensification hotspots (Buenos Aires, Córdoba) achieved higher scores, underscoring the interplay of scale, tenure, and policy in sustainable transitions. The top 10 most adopted practices were related to agricultural intensification and diversification, soil health, fertilizer use, and pesticide use. Four contrasting patterns of sustainable practice adoption were found, attributed to different adoption levels of social sustainability practices. This highlights a potential inequality between natural resource-focused management and social aspects of farm management. The study emphasizes the need to balance economic, environmental, and social aspects of agriculture to achieve long-term sustainability.</p>

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Survey-based exploration of sustainability patterns in productive and social dimensions across six Argentine cropping regions

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    2026年6月20日

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  • Diego Omar Ferraro,
  • Karen Kazlauskas,
  • María Florencia Accame,
  • Alfredo Gabriel Cirilo,
  • Rodolfo Gil,
  • Marcelo López de Sabando,
  • Gustavo Martini,
  • Jorge Luis Mercau,
  • Emilio Horacio Satorre

摘要

Efforts to balance economic, environmental, and social aspects of agricultural sustainability have gained importance in recent years. However, little is known about the consequences of technological and management changes in Argentina’s remarkable agricultural growth. This study assesses sustainability practice adoption across six Argentine cropping subregions using 152 farmer surveys. While productive practices (e.g., no-till, crop rotation) showed high adoption (avg. score: 6/10), social sustainability lagged, particularly in community engagement and labor welfare. Larger, owner-operated farms in intensification hotspots (Buenos Aires, Córdoba) achieved higher scores, underscoring the interplay of scale, tenure, and policy in sustainable transitions. The top 10 most adopted practices were related to agricultural intensification and diversification, soil health, fertilizer use, and pesticide use. Four contrasting patterns of sustainable practice adoption were found, attributed to different adoption levels of social sustainability practices. This highlights a potential inequality between natural resource-focused management and social aspects of farm management. The study emphasizes the need to balance economic, environmental, and social aspects of agriculture to achieve long-term sustainability.