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Heitor Mancini Teixeira
Researcher at Wageningen University and Research Centre
Publications - 13
Citations - 320
Heitor Mancini Teixeira is an academic researcher from Wageningen University and Research Centre. The author has contributed to research in topics: Agriculture & Agroecology. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 8 publications receiving 108 citations. Previous affiliations of Heitor Mancini Teixeira include Universidade Federal de Viçosa.
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The future of farming: Who will produce our food?
Ken E. Giller,Thomas Delaune,João Vasco Silva,João Vasco Silva,Katrien Descheemaeker,Gerrie W.J. van de Ven,Antonius G. T. Schut,Mark T. van Wijk,James Hammond,Zvi Hochman,Godfrey Taulya,Regis Chikowo,Sudha Narayanan,Avinash Kishore,Fabrizio Bresciani,Heitor Mancini Teixeira,Jens A. Andersson,Martin K. van Ittersum +17 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the interrelations between farms and farming systems in the global food system and highlight trends in major regions of the world and explore possible trajectories for the future and ask: Who are the farmers of the future?
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Linking vegetation and soil functions during secondary forest succession in the Atlantic forest
Heitor Mancini Teixeira,Heitor Mancini Teixeira,Irene Maria Cardoso,Felix J.J.A. Bianchi,Arthur da Cruz Silva,Delphin Jamme,Marielos Peña-Claros +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a wide range of indicators of taxonomic (e.g., number of tree species), structural and functional diversity of tree types, as well as indicators for soil functions related to soil organic matter accumulation, nutrient cycling and soil cover in secondary forest patches ranging from 5 to 80 years were assessed.
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Farmers show complex and contrasting perceptions on ecosystem services and their management
Heitor Mancini Teixeira,Heitor Mancini Teixeira,Ardjan J. Vermue,Ardjan J. Vermue,Irene Maria Cardoso,Marielos Peña Claros,Felix J.J.A. Bianchi +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors studied the management and perception of large scale farmers, conventional family farmers and agroecological family farmers in the Zona de Mata region in Brazil.
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Understanding farm diversity to promote agroecological transitions
Heitor Mancini Teixeira,Heitor Mancini Teixeira,Leonardo van den Berg,Leonardo van den Berg,Irene Maria Cardoso,Ardjan J. Vermue,Felix J.J.A. Bianchi,Marielos Peña-Claros,Pablo Tittonell +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a farm typology combining participatory and quantitative methodologies was developed to assess and categorise farm diversity and its implications for developing strategies to promote agroecological transitions.
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Impact of agroecological management on plant diversity and soil-based ecosystem services in pasture and coffee systems in the Atlantic forest of Brazil
Heitor Mancini Teixeira,Heitor Mancini Teixeira,Felix J.J.A. Bianchi,Irene Maria Cardoso,Pablo Tittonell,Pablo Tittonell,Pablo Tittonell,Marielos Peña-Claros +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the direct and indirect impacts of farmers' management practices on plant diversity, soil quality and crop productivity in coffee and pasture fields belonging to different types of farms: agroecological, conventional, and large scale.