Innovations in Biosystems Engineering for Sustainable Agriculture

Dear Colleagues,

Traditional farming methods must evolve to meet unprecedented challenges that require balancing increases in productivity while simultaneously reducing their environmental footprint—a transformation that demands innovative and rapidly evolving biosystems engineering solutions that integrate engineering principles, the biological sciences, advanced technologies, and sustainable practices to create an optimized modern agriculture.

This Special Issue aims to seek high-quality research and review articles that present conceptual, methodological, technological, and applied advances in biosystems engineering, which will deliver scalable and resilient solutions that make agriculture more productive, resource-efficient, and environmentally sound. The scope encompasses the interdisciplinary nature of biosystems engineering, from the use of sensors, modelling, automation, and artificial intelligence to energy integration, machinery design, water-/soil-/nutrient-management systems, and post-harvest technology.

Topics covered by the Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Modern farming and cropping systems;
• Land and water use and environment;
• Biosystems engineering;
• Automation and emerging technologies;
• Precision agriculture and precision farming;
• Bioenergy and non-food production;
• Crop production;
• Processing and post-harvest technology and logistics.

Prof. Dr. Manuel Moya Ignacio
Dr. Desirée Rodríguez-Robles
Guest Editors

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