How to square the circle? A conceptual framework synergising strategies for circular agriculture to tackle climate change and enhance overall on-farm sustainability.

Sinéad O'Keeffe, Sophie Stein, Michael Curran, Lukas Baumgart, Sabine Zikeli, Marianna Siegmund-Schultze

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Sinéad O'KeeffeAgrosystems Research Group, Wageningen University & Research, 6700AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands. Sinead.okeeffe@wur.nl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0465-8822

Sophie SteinUniversity of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstr. 14-16, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7368-4795

Michael CurranResearch Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Ackerstrasse 113, 5070, Frick, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1858-5612

Lukas BaumgartResearch Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Ackerstrasse 113, 5070, Frick, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5858-5123

Sabine ZikeliCenter for Organic Farming, University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstr. 14-16, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0818-6968

Marianna Siegmund-SchultzeAgrosystems Research Group, Wageningen University & Research, 6700AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6774-5205

Funding

Cofund Era-Nets SusCrop 771134FACCE ERA-GAS 696356ICT-AGRI-FOOD 862665Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung 40B2-0_203539Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung CRSII5_202300SusAn 696231

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Abstract

There is an urgent need to change the current extractive and resource-intensive agricultural practices. Adopting circular practices within the agricultural system could provide multiple benefits of slowing global climate change, reducing extractive practices and helping farmers to adapt to a changing climate. However, there are still many barriers for farmers to adopt these desired circular agriculture (CA) practices, among others, a lack of information about on-farm circular practices. There is a need to support farmers in recognising which strategies can increase the circularity of their farm and what this means in terms of their farms' climate neutrality and its long-term sustainability. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to develop a novel conceptual framework to facilitate a broader and integrated understanding of how on-farm CA strategies and practices contribute to the goals of climate change mitigation and on-farm sustainability, thus supporting farmers in transitioning their farms towards greater circularity.

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AgricultureClimate ChangeConservation of Natural ResourcesFarmsCircular agricultureCircularity strategiesClimate change strategiesFarm scaleSustainability

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PMID40208549

DOI10.1007/s13280-025-02154-4

PMCPMC12214233

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