Unravelling agroecological transitions: a multidimensional study of the horticultural sector in Madrid
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Abstract
The growing need for alternative agri-food systems has become prominent, emphasizing local alternatives that prioritize long-term socio-ecological sustainability. Agroecology represents a compelling alternative, promoting the transition toward sustainable food production that balances farmers ‘profitability with biodiversity conservation and the maintenance of ecosystem services. This research assesses the agroecological transition among selected horticultural farms in the Community of Madrid and analyse key barriers that hinder the sector's progress in embracing agroecology. Utilizing the FAO’s Tool for Agroecology Performance Evaluation (TAPE), we conducted 26 interviews to assess farms against the 10 Elements of Agroecology. Our findings reveal that the sector has a long journey in the agroecological transition towards sustainability. The findings highlight a non-linear progression in agroecology, with each farm developing its unique path adapted to its specific context. Among the most frequently cited challenges are economic constraints and limited access to land. Drawing inspiration from existing initiatives, we offer insights for reshaping and guiding our agri-food systems towards sustainability. By presenting a comprehensive analysis of the agroecological transition status and barriers within the horticultural sector, this study contributes to the broader discourse on sustainable food systems and informed interventions and policy recommendations.
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Full frame distilled prediction
Teacher imitationNot calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. Learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and 10,348 direct Gemma labels. Candidate is the union of thresholded teacher heads; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels or direct frontier model labels.
Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Machine scores (provisional)
The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.
Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.
score_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from itClassification
machine, unvalidatedMachine predicted; a candidate call from one teacher head, not a consensus.
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