Composting as a Key Driver for Sustainable Agricultural Scenarios—Volume II

Dear Colleagues，

Currently, agriculture faces the challenge of securing production for an increasing human population, but also including environmental and sustainability aspects, reducing the use of non-renewable resources and energy and favoring climate change mitigation. Composting cannot be considered a new technology and allows not only the management of organic wastes, but also the optimization of the resources contained in them and a brake reduction in the greenhouse effect associated to soil organic matter. However, depending on the organic wastes used and process development, compost can also be a route of entry into the environment for contaminants. Thus, acknowledgment of the link between organic waste management, compost quality, and the sustainable biomass production required for food security and the wider bioeconomy is crucial.

This Special Issue aims to study the strategies based on compost production from different type of organic wastes, compost quality, and the use of compost in different agricultural scenarios to achieve sustainable crop production and to ensure the sustainability of agricultural systems. Original research, reviews, or opinions on composting of different organic waste fractions, with special interest in compost quality, and on the role of compost for sustainable agriculture, the effects on C sequestration, soil quality, and conservation in different environments are welcome.

Dr. Maria Angeles Bustamante Muñoz
Dr. Raul Moral Herrero
Guest Editors

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