Agricultural Land Economics: Balancing Production, Conservation, and Sustainability
A special issue of Land (ISSN 2073-445X). This special issue belongs to the section "Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 9
Special Issue Editors
Interests: agricultural land economics; market and non-market value of agricultural land; sustainable agricultural land use
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Interests: fast-moving changes in technologies; markets; the climate; geopolitics; societies and levels of food security pose major challenges and opportunities for the agricultural sector
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Interests: farmland utilization and conservation; land resources and economy
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Interests: land use; land consolidation; land governance; community development; rural development; regional development; human geography
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Agricultural land underpins the survival of 8 billion people, regulates 30% of terrestrial carbon fluxes, and sustains 75% of terrestrial biodiversity (FAO et al., 2020). Yet, this finite resource faces mounting pressures: 12 million hectares degrade annually, while demand for food and biofuels could surge by 50% by 2050. The crux of balancing agricultural land production, conservation, and sustainability lies in achieving yield increases without eroding ecological resilience—making this interplay a defining focus of agricultural land economics.
This Special Issue seeks to gather innovative strategies, policies, and practices that illuminate pathways for balancing agricultural productivity, ecological conservation, and intergenerational equity.
This Special Issue will welcome manuscripts that link the following themes:
- Multifunctional trade-offs and synergies: Interactions between agricultural land’s production, ecological, and social roles.
- Sustainable land use decisions: Behavioral economics of farmers’ adoption of sustainable practices or technologies, including risk perceptions and credit constraints.
- Economic incentives for sustainability: Payment schemes, certification premiums, and carbon markets that reward soil health and biodiversity conservation.
We look forward to receiving your original research articles and reviews.
Dr. Xin Yang
Dr. Dong Wang
Prof. Dr. Min Song
Prof. Dr. Yurui Li
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- market and non-market value of agricultural land
- agricultural economic and ecological efficiency
- farmland utilization and conservation
- trade-off and synergy among multifunction of agricultural land
- sustainable intensive agricultural land use
- sustainable agricultural technology
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