Special Issue "Agroecology, Organic Agriculture and Energy Efficiency of Food Production"

A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Farming Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2022.

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. David Pérez-Neira
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Guest Editor
Department of Economy and Statistics,Faculty of Economics and Business Sciences, Leon University (Spain) Campus de Vegazana S/N 24071 León, Spain
Interests: agroecology; ecological economics;energy and sustainability
Prof. Dr. Gabrijel Ondrasek
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Department of Soil Amelioration, Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Interests: nanostructured aluminosilicates; composite materials; functional materials; ash matrices; adsorbents; drug carrier; drug delivery; bone tissue engineering; biosensors; biomarkers; ecoengineering; bioengineering; waste management; end-to-waste point; circular bioeconomy
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Prof. Dr. Marta Soler-Montiel
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Guest Editor
Department of Applied Economics, University of Seville, 41018 Seville, Spain
Interests: agroecology; ecofeminism aplied to agriculture and rural studies; agrarian energy analysis; alternative food networks
Dr. Xavier Simón Fernández
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Department of Aplied Economics, Universidade de Vigo, Vigo, Spain
Interests: agroecology; ecological economics; renewable energy and sustainability

Special Issue Information

Dear colleagues,

The high dependence on oil and the energy inefficiency of food production are two structural characteristics of conventional food production. Thus, in a context marked by climate change and oil depletion, energy and biophysical indicators should play a fundamental role in analyzing and guiding technical–productive decision making in the reconfiguration of agricultural systems. Organic agriculture, especially agroecological agriculture, is presented as a productive alternative to the dominant model. Numerous peasants, farmers, consumers and social actors around the world are actively working to improve the management of agro-ecosystems and promote agroecological transition processes. The diversification of production through rotations or polycultures, organic fertilization, soil and/or disease management without synthetic chemicals, the reduction in external energy inputs, the integrated design of agro-livestock systems or ecological intensification are some of the techniques used in agroecology and organic agriculture. In this sense, we invite professionals and researchers to submit original articles or reviews that analyze the extent to which the advance of organic/agroecological agriculture improves the energy efficiency of agricultural/livestock systems and/or reduces other environmental impacts measured through strong impact indicators (carbon footprint, water footprint, etc.). We are also interested in discussing the results from an economic and political point of view oriented to change.

Prof. Dr. David Pérez-Neira
Prof. Dr. Gabrijel Ondrasek
Prof. Dr. Marta Soler-Montiel
Dr. Xavier Simón Fernández
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Keywords

  • agroecology
  • organic agriculture
  • energy analysis
  • EROI
  • carbon footprint
  • LCA
  • agricultural policy
  • economic analysis
  • ecological economics

Published Papers

This special issue is now open for submission.
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