Selected Papers from 10th Iberian Agroengineering Congress
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 November 2019) | Viewed by 116847
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Interests: sensors and actuators; biorrefineries; photocatalysis; waste management and valorization; soil pollution; life cycle analysis; nanomaterials applied to agriculture
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Dear Colleagues,
In 2017, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) issued a report on the challenges that Agriculture is facing and will face into the 21st century, which can be summarized in one question: will we be able to sustainably and effectively feed everyone by 2050 and beyond, while meeting the additional demand for agricultural commodities due to non-food uses? Agricultural engineers can contribute in this process by releasing the biological and technical constraints on crop and animal productivity, reducing the contribution of the agricultural sector to environmental degradation, and enabling agricultural practices to adapt to environmental changes. To achieve optimal results for agribusiness and the society, the expertise of agricultural engineers must be integrated with expertise from other sciences: breakthrough technologies are needed for agricultural enterprises to meet the increasing list of standards and norms in the areas of energy, animal welfare, product quality, water, and volatile emissions. Recognition of trends in society and networking and participation in debates have thus become important activities for agricultural engineers.
The Iberian Agroengineering Congress series brings together Spanish and Portuguese engineers, researchers, educators and practitioners to present and discuss innovations, trends, and solutions to the aforementioned challenges in the interdisciplinary field of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering. This biennial congress, jointly organized by the Spanish Society of Agroengineering and the Specialized Section of Rural Engineering of the Sociedade de Ciências Agrárias de Portugal, is an excellent opportunity to network and discuss future developments. In its 10th edition, the Congress will be held from 3-6 September in Huesca (Spain), at the Escuela Politécnica Superior, located on the Huesca Campus of the University of Zaragoza. The topics of the Congress include the main areas of Agricultural Engineering: Mechanization; soils and water; animal production technology and aquaculture; rural constructions; energy; information technologies and process control; projects, environment, and territory; postharvest technology; educational innovation in agroengineering. Additional information can be found at http://agroing2019.org.
You may choose our Joint Special Issue in AgriEngineering.
Dr. Pablo Martín-Ramos
Prof. Francisco J. García-Ramos
Prof. José Antonio Cuchí-Oterino
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Agronomy
- crop
- food systems
- irrigation and drainage
- renewable energy
- rural engineering
- postharvest
- precision farming
- sustainable agriculture
- technology
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