?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1007%2Fs13280-025-02154-4&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2Fid%2Feprint%2F57176%2F&rft.title=How+to+square+the+circle%3F+A+conceptual+framework+synergising+strategies+for+circular+agriculture+to+tackle+climate+change+and+enhance+overall+on-farm+sustainability&rft.creator=O%E2%80%98Keeffe%2C+Sin%C3%A9ad&rft.creator=Stein%2C+Sophie&rft.creator=Curran%2C+Michael&rft.creator=Baumgart%2C+Lukas&rft.creator=Zikeli%2C+Sabine&rft.creator=Siegmund-Schultze%2C+Marianna&rft.subject=+Recycling%2C+balancing+and+resource+management&rft.subject=+Social+aspects&rft.subject=+Air+and+water+emissions&rft.subject=+Biodiversity+and+ecosystem+services&rft.subject=Farm+nutrient+management&rft.description=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%2C+reducing+extractive+practices+and+helping+farmers+to+adapt+to+a+changing+climate.+However%2C+there+are+still+many+barriers+for+farmers+to+adopt+these+desired+circular+agriculture+(CA)+practices%2C+among+others%2C+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%E2%80%99+climate+neutrality+and+its+long-term+sustainability.+Therefore%2C+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%2C+thus+supporting+farmers+in+transitioning+their+farms+towards+greater+circularity.&rft.date=2025-08&rft.type=Journal+paper&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.rights=cc_by_4&rft.identifier=%2Fid%2Feprint%2F57176%2F1%2FO%25E2%2580%2598Keeffe%2520et%2520al.%2520-%25202025%2520-%2520How%2520to%2520square%2520the%2520circle%2520A%2520conceptual%2520framework%2520s%25201.pdf&rft.identifier=+++O%E2%80%98Keeffe%2C+Sin%C3%A9ad%3B+Stein%2C+Sophie%3B+Curran%2C+Michael%3B+Baumgart%2C+Lukas%3B+Zikeli%2C+Sabine+and+Siegmund-Schultze%2C+Marianna+++(2025)+How+to+square+the+circle%3F+A+conceptual+framework+synergising+strategies+for+circular+agriculture+to+tackle+climate+change+and+enhance+overall+on-farm+sustainability.+++Ambio%2C+54+(8)%2C+pp.+1334-1352.++++++++&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1007%2Fs13280-025-02154-4&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1007%2Fs13280-025-02154-4&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1007%2Fs13280-025-02154-4