Sustainable Agriculture for Food and Nutrition Security
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Security and Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 January 2025 | Viewed by 3413
Special Issue Editors
Interests: crop production; soil–plant interactions; plant nutrition; sustainable food systems; climate change; underutilized crops
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Interests: delivery of cereal water productivity traits; statistical and quantitative genetics; phenomics in breeding; grain yield; filling period
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The fundamental purpose of agriculture is to produce nutritious food for people. This production needs to be carried out in a way that it does not permanently degrade the environment or result in the loss of habitats for other organisms.
These are challenging objectives. As such, the aim of this Special Issue is to examine what ‘sustainable agriculture’ may look like in different parts of the world as the human population continues to increase, climate changes and becomes more variable, and the means to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are implemented. Different views and contributions about how sustainable production systems might emerge are welcome and could include aspects of regenerative, low-input, climate-smart, net-zero, intensified, mixed or conservation production systems. Articles that include data about the nutritional value of the crops and animals to humans in addition to details about production methods and yields are particularly encouraged. We are also keen to explore how sustainable production systems can lead to a more efficient processing of products and thereby contribute to more sustainable food systems.
You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Agronomy.
Prof. Dr. Peter J. Gregory
Dr. Greg Rebetzke
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- production systems
- sustainable intensification
- regenerative agriculture
- vertical farming
- integrated pest management
- nutritious food
- food security
- sustainable agriculture
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