Sustainable Circular Agricultural Food Production Systems
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Innovative Cropping Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 May 2024) | Viewed by 11850
Special Issue Editors
Interests: agroforestry; agroecology; intercropping; sustainable agriculture
Interests: organic agriculture; agroclimatology; climate change and agriculture
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Circular agriculture was widely practiced in the pre-industrial era. However, with the appearance of intensive agriculture, it has been abandoned as an unprofitable practice. Intensive large-scale farming focused on maximizing profit over environmental protection has led to the soil degradation of agricultural land. Recently, the return to circular agriculture has been encouraged more and more to restore agricultural soils and reduce CO2 emissions as well as the overall ecological footprint of agriculture. Circular agriculture promotes sustainable agricultural production across every food production step, growing and harvesting crops, packaging and processing of food, and finally transport, marketing and consumption of the products. The most common practices of circular agriculture include mixed crop–livestock farming, organic farming, and agroforestry which aim to reduce CO2 emissions, use natural resources efficiently, and reduce inputs.
Research in circular agriculture promotes the development of new methods in agriculture supporting sustainable practices. Cutting-edge research in the development of such practices is necessary to assess the productivity and sustainability of such systems. The scope of the Special Issue will include original research papers and review papers addressing the issues raised above.
Dr. Vladimir Ivezić
Dr. Darija Bilandzija
Prof. Dr. Bal Ram Singh
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- agroforestry
- diversified cropping
- food safety
- intercropping
- mixed crop–livestock farming
- organic farming
- sustainable agriculture
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