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Rising temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, and more frequent extreme weather events are disrupting crop growth cycles, reducing yields, and threatening food security. As these challenges intensify, addressing climate change impacts on agricultural resilience becomes increasingly crucial and highlights the importance of innovative strategies to strengthen both resilience and sustainability. This study examined the livelihood assets and adaptation strategies that influence agricultural resilience in Europe through a meta-analysis of 43 original papers (1990–2024). The results show that sustainable and climate-resilient agriculture in Europe is significantly shaped by the availability and quality of livelihood assets—particularly natural assets—which exert a strong influence on agricultural resilience through the lens of economic sustainability. These natural assets not only underpin ecological stability but also provide critical economic value, thereby enhancing the sustainability and resilience of agricultural systems. Furthermore, the analysis of spatiotemporal dynamics revealed that temporal factors have a negative and statistically significant effect on socially and economically sustainable agriculture, underscoring the vulnerability of agricultural systems to time-based changes and uncertainties. Strengthening livelihood assets therefore emerges as a strategic pathway to enhance competitiveness, foster innovation, and ensure a stable supply of essential agricultural resources. Accordingly, the study emphasizes that focusing exclusively on social assets is insufficient for achieving economic sustainability in agriculture. Instead, a more integrated approach—centered on reinforcing natural and other forms of livelihood assets—is imperative for enhancing agricultural resilience and supporting the broader goals of sustainable development across Europe.
| If your abstract is not accepted for an oral presentation, would you be interested in presenting it as a poster instead? | Yes |
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