Sustainable Management of Grape Production and Vineyards—2nd Edition

A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Production".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 417

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Department of Chemical Engineering, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, Israel
Interests: viticulturer; applied physiology; agrotechnology; irrigation; pruning methods; rootstock; evapotranspiration modeling; machine learning modeling; wine quality; vegetation assessment
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Dear Colleagues,

Agriculture has always been a significant challenge, and this is especially true in times of frequent and rapid global changes, with the viticulture world becoming even more challenging and complex, as old traditions evolve and scientific and technological innovation develops at a rapid pace.

The challenges facing viticulture are related to climate change, manpower shortages and limited resources, along with the desire to improve profitability and wine quality while adhering to the principles of sustainability. Existing solutions to such challenges can emerge from the traditional world of breading, irrigation, fertilization, pruning, canopy and pest management and other agrotechnical practices, as well as from artificial intelligence, remote sensing or advanced sensors. Combining innovative and traditional methods can yield profitable and sustainable solutions, possibly meeting these new challenges.

This Special Issue is a continuation of the previous Special Issue, and it will focus on agrotechnical solutions for more profitable and sustainable viticulture, inviting research works that cover wine quality. Original research articles and reviews will both be accepted.

Prof. Dr. Yishai Netzer
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Keywords

  • viticulture
  • agrotechnology
  • sustainability
  • applied physiology

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Long-Term Global Trends in Vineyard Coverage and Fresh Grape Production
by Noa Ohana-Levi and Yishai Netzer
Agriculture 2025, 15(18), 1976; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15181976 - 19 Sep 2025
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Monitoring and tracking the long-term dynamics of vineyard coverage and fresh grape production can support sustainable agricultural planning under evolving climate, market, and land-use pressures. This study presents a comprehensive, data-driven analysis of global viticulture trends from 1961 to 2023, integrating the official [...] Read more.
Monitoring and tracking the long-term dynamics of vineyard coverage and fresh grape production can support sustainable agricultural planning under evolving climate, market, and land-use pressures. This study presents a comprehensive, data-driven analysis of global viticulture trends from 1961 to 2023, integrating the official statistical database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAOSTAT) for grape-producing countries. We applied statistical trend analysis (Mann–Kendall test), Random Forest regression modeling, cross-correlation functions, and dissimilarity analysis to examine patterns and drivers of change in vineyard area, production volume, yield efficiency, and land-use intensity. Our results reveal a significant global decoupling of production from vineyard areas, driven by increasing yields and technological intensification, particularly in rapidly expanding table grape markets in Asia. While traditional European wine regions are reducing vineyard coverage, emerging producers such as China and India are achieving high production with improved land efficiency. Production volume emerged as the dominant predictor of vineyard-harvested areas, while climatic factors, urbanization, and socio-economic dynamics also exerted significant influence. Our findings point to growing polarization in production amounts, alongside convergence in yield and management efficiency across countries. These findings contribute to the understanding of global viticulture transformation and provide insights into optimizing land-use strategies for sustainable grape production under climate change and market evolution. Full article
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