Agricultural Carbon Sequestration, Emission Reduction, and Efficiency Enhancement: Innovative Practices and Prospects
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Farming Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2026 | Viewed by 1248
Special Issue Editors
Interests: agricultural non-point source pollution control in watersheds; water resource management; climate change
Interests: water footprint; agricultural water management; irrigation; virtual water; water use efficiency
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Agricultural systems are significant sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (e.g., methane from livestock and nitrous oxide from fertilizers) and vital carbon sinks through soil sequestration and biomass storage. Globally, agriculture contributes 10–15% of anthropogenic GHG emissions, with regional variations driven by production types and land-use changes like deforestation. China’s "dual carbon" goals (peak emissions by 2030, neutrality by 2060) underscore the urgency of integrating agricultural mitigation strategies with food security needs. In recent years, non-point source pollution (NPSP) control has become central to green transformation. Through measures like fertilizer reduction and waste recycling, China has achieved milestones such as 88.1% straw utilization, 76% livestock manure recycling, and 80% agricultural film recovery rates.
This Special Issue calls for interdisciplinary research that advances the synergy between agricultural productivity and carbon neutrality, with a specific focus on cutting-edge technologies (e.g., soil carbon sequestration, methane mitigation, and circular agroecosystems), non-point source pollution control through ecological interception, pesticide reduction, biodegradable alternatives, and management innovations:
Original research articles and reviews are welcome. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Response analysis of ANPSP in watersheds;
- Risk assessment of ANPSP;
- Nature-based solutions (NbS);
- Soil carbon sequestration;
- Planting and breeding combination model;
- Carbon sequestration accounting of agricultural ecosystems;
- Machine learning-based predictive modeling
Dr. Pingping Zhang
Prof. Dr. Xinchun Cao
Dr. Benliang Zhao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- climate change
- non-point source pollution
- nature-based solutions (NbS)
- risk assessment
- collaborative control
- carbon sequestration accounting
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