Agriculture and Global Climate Change: Threats, Challenges and Adaptations

A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2025 | Viewed by 275

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Dear Colleagues,

Agriculture plays a role in contributing to climate change through the increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the increase in temperatures, and changes in the precipitation regime, although it also has the potential to mitigate these changes by acting as a sink for significant amounts of carbon. The aim of this Special Issue is to present research results, including the latest achievements in agricultural sciences, on challenges related to extreme weather conditions and the implementation of integrated agricultural production. One of the most important aspects of this Special Issue is the presentation of applied research that can be implemented in agricultural practice in response to abiotic stresses (drought, flood, and extreme temperatures) and biotic stresses (new invasive pests, pathogens, and weeds) occurring in agroecosystems.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Integrated crop production as a response to climate change;
  • Agricultural production systems supporting sustainable agriculture;
  • Abiotic and biotic stresses in crops as a result of climate change;
  • Support for biodiversity;
  • Climate change mitigation strategies;
  • The quality of agricultural produce.

All types of articles, such as original research, opinions, and reviews, are welcome.

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Prof. Dr. Mariola Staniak
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  • integrated crop production
  • sustainable agriculture
  • abiotic and biotic stresses
  • climate change
  • biodiversity

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Nature-Based Solutions Contribute to Improve the Adaptive Capacity of Coffee Farmers: Evidence from Mexico
by Patricia Ruiz-García, Alejandro Ismael Monterroso-Rivas and Ana Cecilia Conde-Álvarez
Agriculture 2025, 15(13), 1390; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15131390 - 28 Jun 2025
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Climate change is affecting farmers’ livelihoods and their ability to adapt. Therefore, solutions for adaptation and resilience are required. The objective of the work was to assess how nature-based solutions contribute to improving the adaptive capacity of farmers, taking coffee production in Mexico [...] Read more.
Climate change is affecting farmers’ livelihoods and their ability to adapt. Therefore, solutions for adaptation and resilience are required. The objective of the work was to assess how nature-based solutions contribute to improving the adaptive capacity of farmers, taking coffee production in Mexico as a case study. It followed the theoretical approach of the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework, which involves identifying the capacities, resources, and activities that a population possesses, considering the following six dimensions: natural, social, human, economic, physical, and political. A rapid systematic review was carried out to identify measurement indicators for each dimension. A semi-structured survey was constructed to collect information on the indicators in the field. The surveys were administered to a sample of 60 randomly selected farmers who utilized various management types incorporating nature-based solutions, including diversified polyculture, simple polyculture, and simplified shade. In addition, farmers who do not use nature-based solutions and who grow coffee in full sun were considered. An index of adaptive capacity was then calculated for each coffee agroecosystem assessed, and finally, actions were proposed to strengthen the livelihood dimensions and increase the adaptive capacity of farmers. It was found that farmers using the management types diverse polyculture and simple polyculture had an average value of the adaptive capacity index classified as high (15.06 and 11.61, respectively). Farmers using the simplified shade management type had an average index value classified as medium (8.59). Whereas, farmers producing coffee in full sun were classified with low adaptive capacity in the average index value (−0.49). The results obtained in this research can contribute to informed government decision making (local, state, or federal) in generating policies to improve or design nature-based solutions in the agricultural sector, thereby increasing the adaptive capacity of producers in the face of climate variability. Full article
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