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Davide Rizzo @daviderizzo.bsky.social · Sep 4

#ESA2026 19th Congress of the European Society for Agronomy in Tartu, Estonia.

Save the dates: 24.-28.08.2026! (finally we know them 🤠)

Deadline for Abstracts 31.01.2026 esa2026.ee

But first, work on your contribution to #IFSA2026! ifsa2026.sciencesconf.org

Davide Rizzo @daviderizzo.bsky.social · Aug 25

How to #coDesign agricultural innovation?

Day 1 of the LINDDA side event at the 8th International Farming System Design Conference (#FSD8) tackled this question, exploring territorialized innovation dynamics in agroecology daviderizzophd.wordpress.com/2025/08/26/f...

#FarmingSystems #FSD8_LINDDA

Farming System Design – notes from the conference

How do we design agricultural innovation for the future? Day 1 of the LINDDA side event at the 8th International Farming System Design Conference (#FSD8) tackled this question head-on, exploring te…

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Davide Rizzo @daviderizzo.bsky.social · Aug 24

Bridging two communities in farming system research: IFSA Europe Group and Farming System Design doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

Bridging two communities in farming system research: IFSA Europe Group and Farming System Design

This study frames the conceptual and methodological bridges between the International Farming Systems Association (IFSA) Europe Group and the Farming System Design (FSD) community to strengthen farmin...

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Davide Rizzo @daviderizzo.bsky.social · Aug 24

🌾Next week, we’ll discuss at #FSD8 how bridging IFSA Europe Group and FSD approaches in #FarmingSystemsResearch

See the slides prepared with some colleagues: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

What are your thoughts on future research needs? Share at #IFSA2026 ifsa2026.sciencesconf.org

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Davide Rizzo @daviderizzo.bsky.social · Aug 21

The report option on Mistral and deep research in SciSpace are interesting alternatives to explore, but #OpenAlex is definitely the best (growing) option, with so many academic-tailored insights. Thanks, Hannah, for sharing this realistic prophecy!

Davide Rizzo @daviderizzo.bsky.social · Aug 21

#GoogleScholar is not forever. Will it soon follow Microsoft Academia to the graveyard?

For those wondering about alternatives: #OpenAlex is wonderfully growing, providing even more tailored insights for academia.

Hannah Shelley provides decisive arguments and a credible prophecy.

Hannah Shelley, MLIS (Metadata, Lattes & Impostor Syndrome) @hannahshelley.bsky.social · Aug 13

Since search is dead, how soon do you think Google Scholar is headed for the Google Graveyard? I'm betting it's soon, and academia is NOT prepared

Google Scholar Is Doomed

Academia built entire careers on a free Google service with zero guarantees. What could go wrong?

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Hannah Shelley, MLIS (Metadata, Lattes & Impostor Syndrome) @hannahshelley.bsky.social · Aug 13

Since search is dead, how soon do you think Google Scholar is headed for the Google Graveyard? I'm betting it's soon, and academia is NOT prepared

Google Scholar Is Doomed

Academia built entire careers on a free Google service with zero guarantees. What could go wrong?

hannahshelley.neocities.org

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Davide Rizzo @daviderizzo.bsky.social · Jul 31

To sign the letter www.change.org/p/stop-the-s...

Davide Rizzo @daviderizzo.bsky.social · Jul 31

Silence is not an option.

"Palestinian children have been disproportionately affected. Since October 7, 2023, Gaza has recorded more child deaths than any other conflict zone and has the highest number of children with amputations per person in the world."

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Break the selective silence on the genocide in Gaza

Substantial and well-documented evidence indicates a catastrophic public health emergency in Gaza (appendix pp 1–5), marked by severe food insecurity and alarming levels of malnutrition-related deaths...

www.thelancet.com

Davide Rizzo @daviderizzo.bsky.social · Jul 29

Commission proposes partial suspension of Israel's association to Horizon Europe.

This suspension comes as a reaction to the review Art. 2 of the EU-Israel Association Agreement.

ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Commission proposes partial suspension of Israel\'s association to Horizon Europe

Today, the European Commission proposed to partially suspend Israel\'s participation to Horizon Europe.

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CIHEAM Montpellier @ciheammontpellier.bsky.social · Jul 18

Call for papers 📣 #IFSA2026
4 themes:
✔️ Transformative changes
✔️ Landscape and communities
✔️ Capacity development to support systemic change
✔️ Food Production, Consumption, Food Landscape & WEFE Nexus
Submit you paper ⚠️
➡️ https://ifsa2026.sciencesconf.org/submission/submit?lang=en ⬅️

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CIHEAM Montpellier @ciheammontpellier.bsky.social · Jul 18

📣 16th International Farming Systems Association Conference
Under the theme “Farming and Agri-Food Systems Dynamics: Facing Crises and Trade-Offs in Transition Pathways”, #IFSA2026 will revisit current progress & debates in co-designing and advancing sustainable farming systems

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Davide Rizzo @daviderizzo.bsky.social · Jun 7

Voici le lien pour la présentation complète. doi.org/10.5281/zeno... #OA
Pour les actes, il faudra attendre le numéro spéciale de Agronomie, Environnement & Société (revue de l'AFA)

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Davide Rizzo @daviderizzo.bsky.social · Jun 2

Entretiens #OlivierdeSerres 13e édition, du 3 au 5 juin au Pradel : "Agronomes et territoires" 20 ans après.

Avec Pierre Gasselin et Philippe Lescoat on se focalise ce qui est nouveau aux interfaces entre agronomie, zootechnie et géographie.

Plus d'infos 👉 agronomie.asso.fr/entretien/2025

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Davide Rizzo @daviderizzo.bsky.social · Mar 13

#FarmingSystemDesign8 ⚠️ LAST reminder: The call closes 15 March 2025 by 23:59 (GMT+1, Paris time) ⚠️ We have a special session about Bridging Theories and Practices in Farming System Research for Resilient Agri-Food Systems

All the information in the post here below 👇

Davide Rizzo @daviderizzo.bsky.social · Mar 5

#FarmingSystemDesign8

With Hatem Belhouchette @ciheammontpellier.bsky.social we propose the special session "Bridging Theories & Practices in Farming System Research"

📝 Call for Abstracts: Max 1000 words or 3 pages [deadline ends soon!].

🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/bridgi...

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Davide Rizzo @daviderizzo.bsky.social · Mar 7

Extended deadline /!\ 15 March 2025 by 23:59 (GMT+1, Paris time)

Davide Rizzo @daviderizzo.bsky.social · Mar 5

#FarmingSystemDesign8

With Hatem Belhouchette @ciheammontpellier.bsky.social we propose the special session "Bridging Theories & Practices in Farming System Research"

📝 Call for Abstracts: Max 1000 words or 3 pages [deadline ends soon!].

🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/bridgi...

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Davide Rizzo @daviderizzo.bsky.social · Mar 5

#FarmingSystemDesign8

With Hatem Belhouchette @ciheammontpellier.bsky.social we propose the special session "Bridging Theories & Practices in Farming System Research"

📝 Call for Abstracts: Max 1000 words or 3 pages [deadline ends soon!].

🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/bridgi...

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Davide Rizzo @daviderizzo.bsky.social · Feb 27

A framework for the sustainable maintenance of permanent runoff management structures in rainfed agriculture under climate change

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

A topic that I have loved from the time of my PhD thesis and now updated with colleagues from #INRGREF & #UMR_LISAH

#OpenAccess

A framework for the sustainable maintenance of permanent runoff management structures in rainfed agriculture under climate change

Rainfed agriculture supports a significant share of global food production, balancing water storage with competing demands through runoff management. …

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Davide Rizzo @daviderizzo.bsky.social · Feb 5

Shout out for a good paper coordinated by a highly motivated and good colleague, Ottone Scammacca.

Assessing and mapping changes in soil ecosystem services and soil threats in agroecosystems through scenario-based approaches – A systematic review

doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...

#Soil #Scenarios #ESS

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Davide Rizzo @daviderizzo.bsky.social · Jan 24

"2025, pour une science ouverte, utile et partagée"--> Un engagement qui me va très bien pour cette nouvelle année de service à l'IRD, comme l'a formulé la présidente-directrice générale dans ses vœux.

www.ird.fr/2025-pour-un...

#OpenScience @ird-fr.bsky.social #IRD

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Davide Rizzo @daviderizzo.bsky.social · Jan 23

Science et développement durable

Un ouvrage qui documente de manière très fouillée les contributions de @ird-fr.bsky.social au renforcement des capacités sur plusieurs fronts et dans de nombreux pays

Enrichi de belles illustrations et très agréable à lire !
www.editions.ird.fr/produit/489/...

Science et développement durable - 75 ans de recherche au Sud - Collectif (EAN13 : 9782709927390) | Un éditeur pour le développement

Science et développement durable - 75 ans de recherche au Sud - Collectif (EAN13 : 9782709927390)

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Farmers Datalab @farmersdatalab.bsky.social · Jan 20

The Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Farmer-Centric On-Farm Experimentation are out. It contains 23 peer-reviewed papers, workshop reports, a Theory of Change for the Global OFE Network, and more. Have a look here: ecommons.cornell.edu/items/80d53d... #OFE2023 #GOFEN

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Davide Rizzo @daviderizzo.bsky.social · Jan 13

The choice of a data repository might be cumbersome.

I shared some working notes about qualitative and structured text datasets

Probably, there are some mistakes to correct or missing information. Would you help to correct them?

daviderizzophd.wordpress.com/2024/10/13/h...

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Davide Rizzo @daviderizzo.bsky.social · Jan 13

Les entrepôts de données d'éditeurs commerciaux : quelle stratégie adopter ?

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#OpenData #OpenAccess #DataRepository

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Davide Rizzo @daviderizzo.bsky.social · Jan 13

Reading Suggestion: "Biodiversity in the Global South – Research for a Sustainable World" 🌿

📖 An accessible book exploring the intersections of ecology, health, and food systems through 25 concrete examples

👉 www.editions.ird.fr/produit/622/...

#Biodiversity
#OpenAccess
@ird-fr.bsky.social

Biodiversity in the global south - Research for a sustainable world - Collectif (EAN13 : 9782709928755) | Un éditeur pour le développement

Biodiversity in the global south - Research for a sustainable world - Collectif (EAN13 : 9782709928755)

www.editions.ird.fr

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