Soil Resilience for Sustainable Agricultural Systems

Dear Colleagues,

Soil is the foundation of agricultural systems and plays a key role in the resilience and sustainability of modern farming. Agricultural soils face multiple challenges, including degradation, biodiversity loss, climate change, intensive management, and socio-economic pressures. Enhancing soil resilience is essential to ensure sustainable productivity, food security, and the conservation of natural resources.

Soil resilience refers to the capacity of soils to absorb, adapt, and recover from internal pressures (e.g., nutrient depletion, compaction, organic matter changes) and external pressures (e.g., climate change, policies, markets). It is closely linked to agricultural sustainability, enabling systems to provide essential goods and services in the long term while promoting environmentally responsible and socially inclusive practices.

This Special Issue seeks contributions exploring theories, methodologies, and innovative approaches related to soil resilience in agriculture. Topics include strategies to maintain fertility, restore degraded soils, implement regenerative and organic agriculture, apply circular economy approaches, and develop adaptive solutions to climate change. Interdisciplinary studies connecting soil science, agronomy and ecology are encouraged.

We invite original research articles, case studies, and critical reviews. This is an opportunity to share knowledge, foster collaborations, and advance our understanding of soil’s central role in building resilient and sustainable agricultural systems.

Dr. Carolina Dos Santos Batista Bonini
Prof. Dr. Marlene Cristina Alves
Guest Editors

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