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Sustainable Land Management, Climate Change and Food Security

A special issue of Land (ISSN 2073-445X). This special issue belongs to the section "Land–Climate Interactions".

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Dr. Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong

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Department of Geography & the Environment, Boettcher Center West, 2050 E. Iliff Ave., Denver, CO 80208, USA
Interests: climate change; food security; agroecology; sustainability; political ecology
Dr. Daniel Kpienbaareh

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Department of Geography, Geology and the Environment, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790-4100, USA
Interests: GIS and remote socio-ecological systems; biodiversity; conservation; ecosystem services; sustainable agriculture
Dr. Moses Kansanga

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Department of Geography, Columbian College of Arts & Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA
Interests: agriculture and sustainable food systems; political ecology; natural resource management; environment and health
Prof. Dr. Isaac Luginaah

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Department of Geography and Environment, Social Science Center, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5C2, Canada
Interests: environment and health; food security; climate change

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Climate change is currently posing serious threats to all aspects of global food security and food systems sustainability. It is reducing crop yields, the nutritional quality of major cereals, and lowering livestock productivity. Further, it is increasing the prevalence of invasive crops and pests, with detrimental effects on the potential for achieving key Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for poverty and zero hunger, among others. Substantial investments in adaptation and sustainable land management practices will be required to maintain current yields and to achieve production and food quality increases to meet future demand. While climate change is affecting agriculture, agriculture itself is also a major part of the climate crisis. Conventional agricultural practices currently generate significant amounts of greenhouse gas emissions, which consequently magnify the climate crisis. Thus, there is an urgent need for investment in sustainable land management practices that can reduce agriculture’s emission levels.

More research is needed to better understand the types of land management practices that can help to adapt agriculture to a changing climate, as well as reduce its contributions to the climate crisis. In this Special Issue, we invite the submission of original contributions that consider the complex climate–agriculture nexus, with a particular focus on sustainable land management practices broadly defined. The Special Issue is linked to this journal’s focus on land–climate interactions, biodiversity, and multifunctionality and sustainability. Contributions can be empirical case studies, modeling, and systematic reviews. We are also open to diverse methods (quantitative, qualitative, and mixed). The key thematic focus for submissions could include, but is not limited to, the following areas: 

  • Food security and nutrition;
  • Agroecology;
  • Sustainable land management;
  • Climatesmart agriculture;
  • Climate change adaptation and mitigation;
  • Climate justice;
  • Agricultural water security;
  • Seed security;
  • Remote sensing applications for sustainable agriculture;
  • Precision agriculture;
  • Community based adaptation research;
  • Participatory scenario planning for sustainable land management;
  • Gender dynamics in agricultural development;
  • Smallholder agriculture;
  • Agriculture’s contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals;
  • Agriculture, biodiversity and ecosystem services;
  • Land degradation and mobility/migration;
  • Just transitions.

Dr. Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong
Dr. Daniel Kpienbaareh
Dr. Moses Kansanga
Prof. Dr. Isaac Luginaah
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • sustainable land management
  • climate change
  • food security
  • land degradation
  • climate justice
  • biodiversity

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“We Make It Work Because We Must”: Narrating the Creation of an Urban Indigenous Food Bank in London, Ontario, Canada
by Chantelle Richmond and Brian Dokis
Land 2023, 12(11), 2028; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12112028 - 7 Nov 2023
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This research draws from a community-engaged methodology and qualitative interviews to narrate the creation and daily operations of an Indigenous food bank in London, Ontario, Canada. In-depth interviews (n = 10) with program leaders, volunteers, and recipients detailed the day-to-day operations, including [...] Read more.
This research draws from a community-engaged methodology and qualitative interviews to narrate the creation and daily operations of an Indigenous food bank in London, Ontario, Canada. In-depth interviews (n = 10) with program leaders, volunteers, and recipients detailed the day-to-day operations, including where and how foods were collected and distributed, and a preliminary analysis of the meanings and challenges of the food bank. The key strengths of the food bank are its focus on cultural safety, provision of traditional foods, and its community-led approach. The limitations of the food bank relate to the structure of the workload and sustainability of program funding. Community-led research with Indigenous non-profit organizations, such as that presented here, offer approaches that are critically important for creating culturally relevant and inclusive data that can both explain and address Indigenous health inequities, and provide the evidence needed to advocate for change. Full article
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Climate and Food Insecurity Risks: Identifying Exposure and Vulnerabilities in the Post-Food Production System of Northern Ghana
by Balikisu Osman
Land 2023, 12(11), 2025; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12112025 - 7 Nov 2023
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Evidence shows how food system activities, from production to consumption, underpin food security. However, studies exploring climate impacts on food security in northern Ghana have overly focused on production systems, neglecting post-production activities that loom large in food security. This paper addresses the [...] Read more.
Evidence shows how food system activities, from production to consumption, underpin food security. However, studies exploring climate impacts on food security in northern Ghana have overly focused on production systems, neglecting post-production activities that loom large in food security. This paper addresses the research need to comprehensively analyze how climate change and weather variabilities affect post-production activities and exacerbate food insecurity risks in northern Ghana. It analyzes data on climate hazards, impacts, and food system vulnerabilities using questionnaires and participatory engagement with farming households in northern Ghana. Results show that climate-induced food insecurity risks in northern Ghana are not just products of persistent exposure to climate hazards and their impacts on food production in the region. Instead, risks are inextricably connected to the vulnerability contexts within which food is harvested, processed, stored, and marketed. Specifically, the results reveal that climate hazard events such as floods, extreme temperatures, and droughts damage stored grain, disrupt food supply to the market, and cause seasonal volatilities in food prices. However, these impacts are not solely externally generated circumstances. The food system is highly vulnerable; most households lack access to threshing and grinding machines, warehouse storage, post-harvest management information, and transportation services. These underlying characteristics of the post-food production system of northern Ghana, which is ultimately quite remote from climate change and weather variabilities, exacerbate household-level food insecurity risks. Full article
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Early Warnings and Perceived Climate Change Preparedness among Smallholder Farmers in the Upper West Region of Ghana
by Cornelius K. A. Pienaah, Evans Batung, Suleman Ansumah Saaka, Kamaldeen Mohammed and Isaac Luginaah
Land 2023, 12(10), 1944; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12101944 - 20 Oct 2023
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The impacts of climate change are already pushing beyond the threshold for sustainable agriculture and rural livelihoods. In Sub-Saharan Africa, smallholder farmers are particularly vulnerable due to limited resources and adaptive capacity. Early warnings are critical in mitigating and reducing climate-related dangers and [...] Read more.
The impacts of climate change are already pushing beyond the threshold for sustainable agriculture and rural livelihoods. In Sub-Saharan Africa, smallholder farmers are particularly vulnerable due to limited resources and adaptive capacity. Early warnings are critical in mitigating and reducing climate-related dangers and building resiliency. That notwithstanding, there needs to be higher coverage of early warnings in developing countries, and there is even less knowledge of their contribution to rural development. Using a cross-sectional survey involving smallholder farmer households (n = 517), this study investigates the relationship between early warnings and perceived climate preparedness in Ghana’s semi-arid Upper West Region. From ordered logistic regression presented as an odds ratio (OR), factors that influenced climate preparedness in the past 12 months before the study include exposure to early warnings (OR = 2.238; p < 0.001) and experiences of prior climate events such as drought (OR = 9.252; p < 0.001), floods (OR = 6.608; p < 0.001), and erratic rain (OR = 4.411; p < 0.001). The results emphasize the importance of early warning systems and various socioeconomic factors in improving the climate resilience of smallholder farmers in Ghana. In conclusion, the study puts forth policy suggestions worth considering. Full article
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Mid- and End-of-the-Century Estimation of Agricultural Suitability of California’s Specialty Crops
by Gabriel Granco, Haoji He, Brandon Lentz, Jully Voong, Alan Reeve and Exal Vega
Land 2023, 12(10), 1907; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12101907 - 11 Oct 2023
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Specialty crops with long economic life cycles have lower adaptability and flexibility to climate change, making long-term planning crucial. This study examines the impact of climate change on almond, citrus, pistachio, and walnut production in California, using a machine learning approach to estimate [...] Read more.
Specialty crops with long economic life cycles have lower adaptability and flexibility to climate change, making long-term planning crucial. This study examines the impact of climate change on almond, citrus, pistachio, and walnut production in California, using a machine learning approach to estimate crop suitability under current and future environmental conditions. We used recent satellite-observed cropland data to generate an occurrence dataset for these crops. Ecological data including bioclimatic variables derived from global circulation models developed under the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6) and surface variables were used to model suitability. The bioclimatic variables relating to temperature and precipitation had the largest effect on each crop’s suitability estimation. The results indicate that suitable areas for almonds, citrus, and walnuts will change significantly within 20 years due to climatic change, and the change will be even greater by the end of the century, indicating a potential loss of 94% of the current suitable area. The results for pistachios indicate change in the spatial distribution of suitable area but the total area is predicted to remain near the current suitable area. Policymakers, researchers, and farmers must work together to develop proactive adaptation strategies to mitigate the negative effects of climate change on specialty crop production. The application of a species distribution model for agriculture suitability provides critical information for future work on adaptation to climate change, identifying areas to target for further analysis. Full article
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Drought Stress Affects the Reproductive Biology of Avena sterilis ssp. ludoviciana
by Mohammad Ali, Alwyn Williams, Michael Widderick, Mohammad Anamul Haque and Steve Adkins
Land 2023, 12(9), 1745; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12091745 - 8 Sep 2023
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Avena sterilis ssp. ludoviciana (hereafter, A. ludoviciana) is considered the most difficult-to-control winter weed in the Northern Grains Region (NGR) of Australia. The abundance of this weed has increased after the adoption of the no-tillage conservation agriculture (NTCA) approach, which does not [...] Read more.
Avena sterilis ssp. ludoviciana (hereafter, A. ludoviciana) is considered the most difficult-to-control winter weed in the Northern Grains Region (NGR) of Australia. The abundance of this weed has increased after the adoption of the no-tillage conservation agriculture (NTCA) approach, which does not bury seeds deep in the soil profile. In addition, the increasing frequency and intensity of drought stress events during the late winter to early spring period in the NGR may modify this weed’s persistence mechanisms, which may further impact crop production. The present study focused on plant maturity time and seed production, dormancy, and longevity of four NGR A. ludoviciana biotypes in relation to the severity of drought stress over 2 consecutive years. Plants of all four A. ludoviciana biotypes were grown under 100% plant available water capacity (PAWC) until panicle initiation. At panicle initiation, very mild (80% PAWC), mild (60% PAWC), moderate (40% PAWC), and severe (20% PAWC) drought stresses were imposed on plants and continued through to maturity; an additional subset of plants were maintained at 100% PAWC through to maturity (control). Plants exposed to severe drought stress matured 24 days earlier than control plants, and produced 34% fewer filled seeds, with seeds having a 42% lower mass, 70% less dormancy, and shorter predicted longevity of at least 2 years compared to the seeds produced on control plants. All reproductive traits were less affected when the severity of the drought stress was decreased. The increasing frequency of drought stress in combination with the widely adopted practice of NTCA favours seeds of A. ludoviciana to undergo rapid germination in the following autumn/winter NGR planting season. However, effective control of A. ludoviciana remains a challenge in the NGR due to this weed’s genetic variability with respect to its response toward the seasonal variability of the NGR. Full article
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Is Controlled Drainage of Agricultural Land a Common Used Practice?—A Bibliographic Analysis
by Barbara Kęsicka, Rafał Stasik, Michał Kozłowski and Adam Choryński
Land 2023, 12(9), 1737; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12091737 - 7 Sep 2023
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Controlled drainage (CD) is one of the basic techniques used to manage groundwater levels. Farmers can optimize water levels for crop growth at different stages of the growing season. Proper drainage water management can reduce the risk of soil erosion and surface water [...] Read more.
Controlled drainage (CD) is one of the basic techniques used to manage groundwater levels. Farmers can optimize water levels for crop growth at different stages of the growing season. Proper drainage water management can reduce the risk of soil erosion and surface water pollution. By controlling drainage, sediment and nutrient runoff can be minimized, leading to improved water quality in nearby streams and rivers. A mixed methods approach was used, which was based on the bibliometric analysis and content analysis of 462 articles using the bibliometrix R package and VOSviewer software. The article aimed to analyze the Author Keywords and KeyWords Plus to indicate the resulting clusters of complex interdependence that emerge from the main research areas. Continuous research continues to improve drainage techniques and systems to optimize agricultural water use. The results indicated the importance of researching the feasibility of CD for agriculture. The innovation of this study is that it points out the relevance of taking up the possibility of changing the use of unilateral subsurface drainage systems with another method of controlling drainage outflows as a current global challenge, contributing to filling this gap in the literature. Full article
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Spatio-Temporal Variation Characteristics of North Africa’s Climate Potential Productivity
by Mo Bi, Lei Wan, Zhenke Zhang, Xingqi Zhang and Chengzhi Yu
Land 2023, 12(9), 1710; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12091710 - 1 Sep 2023
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Africa is becoming one of the most sensitive and vulnerable regions of the global ecosystem due to its variable climate, complex topography, and diversity of natural ecosystems. In the context of global warming, climate change not only alters the spatial distribution of temperature [...] Read more.
Africa is becoming one of the most sensitive and vulnerable regions of the global ecosystem due to its variable climate, complex topography, and diversity of natural ecosystems. In the context of global warming, climate change not only alters the spatial distribution of temperature and precipitation in North Africa, but also affects the spatial distribution of vegetation as well as the structure and function of ecosystems, causing changes in the North African ecosystem and inducing a series of food security problems. In this regard, this paper analyzed the spatio-temporal distribution of climate change, climate production potential (CPP), and influencing factors in Africa based on meteorological data for 1901–2019, using the Thornthwaite Memorial model, Mann–Kendall mutation test, and Pearson correlation model. The results indicated that from 1901 to 2019, the CPP in North Africa decreased by 4.9%, while the region’s precipitation experienced a decline of 5.2%. The phased trend in CPP was consistent with the change in precipitation. Temperature and precipitation were the main limiting factors for CPP in North Africa, with precipitation being more limiting. In general, North Africa’s CPP was more sensitive to precipitation, and a continued ‘warm and dry’ climate in the future could lead to an increasing downward trend. Full article
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Cultivating Change: Perceptions and Attitudes of Agricultural Experts towards the Sustainable Development Goals
by Moheb Qasemi, Mohammad Sadegh Allahyari, Tarek Ben Hassen, Mohammad Iman Askari and Hamid El Bilali
Land 2023, 12(8), 1604; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12081604 - 15 Aug 2023
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The agricultural sector is crucial to attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) since it ensures food security, protects natural resources, and promotes rural livelihoods. However, the success of sustainable agricultural practices depends not only on effective policies and technologies but also on agricultural [...] Read more.
The agricultural sector is crucial to attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) since it ensures food security, protects natural resources, and promotes rural livelihoods. However, the success of sustainable agricultural practices depends not only on effective policies and technologies but also on agricultural experts’ perceptions and attitudes, as well as their willingness to embrace sustainable practices. Therefore, this study aims to: (i) investigate the perceptions and attitudes of agricultural experts in Guilan Province (Iran) towards the SDGs, and (ii) determine their educational needs regarding the SDGs and identify specific areas requiring more attention and targeted interventions. This research adopts a quantitative approach and relies on a survey with a random sample of 152 agricultural experts. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 26 software and descriptive and inferential statistics. Agricultural experts perceived most SDGs as having high educational needs. Priority SDGs for education and training included SDG 14 (Life below water), whereas areas requiring increased knowledge among the employees relate, inter alia, to SDGs 1 (No poverty) and 2 (Zero hunger). The study contributes to the effective implementation of the SDGs by encouraging a more sustainable and resilient agricultural sector connected with broader goals of sustainable development. Full article
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Post-Tin-Mining Agricultural Soil Regeneration Using Local Organic Amendments Improve Nitrogen Fixation and Uptake in a Legume–Cassava Intercropping System
by Rizki Maftukhah, Katharina M. Keiblinger, Ngadisih Ngadisih, Murtiningrum Murtiningrum, Rosana M. Kral, Axel Mentler and Rebecca Hood-Nowotny
Land 2023, 12(5), 1107; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12051107 - 22 May 2023
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The low nitrogen content of Bangka Island’s post-tin-mining soil may limit its suitability for agricultural production. In this study, we investigated the effect of locally available organic soil amendments on nitrogen fixation (N2–fixation) and crop nitrogen (N) uptake in a cassava–legume [...] Read more.
The low nitrogen content of Bangka Island’s post-tin-mining soil may limit its suitability for agricultural production. In this study, we investigated the effect of locally available organic soil amendments on nitrogen fixation (N2–fixation) and crop nitrogen (N) uptake in a cassava–legume intercrop system. Cassava was intercropped with centrosema in post-tin-mining soils with six treatments, including a control and different soil amendments, such as dolomite, compost, charcoal, a combined treatment of charcoal and compost, and a combined treatment of compost and sawdust. The percentages of N derived from N2-fixation (%Ndfa) with the different seasons and treatments were comparable. Nonetheless, due to the higher shoot biomass accumulation, the mass of N2–fixation in soil amended with compost and when combined with charcoal was significantly higher than the control (50 to 73 kg ha−1). Treatments with compost and its combination with charcoal exhibited higher N uptake from the cassava–centrosema intercropped system (82 and 137 kg ha−1) and higher inorganic ammonium (NH4+) concentrations in the soil at harvest time (5.5 and 6.7 µg g−1). When combined with organic soil amendments, N2–fixation from centrosema produces not only higher biomass, but also higher N contribution to the system. Overall, locally available organic amendments, particularly the combined application of charcoal and compost, showed promise for improving N2–fixation of intercrop centrosema as well as for increasing N availability in the soil, which is of critical importance for crop growth in post-mining soils that have lost fertility. Full article
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Dietary Power and Self-Determination among Female Farmers in Burkina Faso: A Proposal for a Food Consumption Agency Metric
by Zoé Tkaczyk and William G. Moseley
Land 2023, 12(5), 978; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12050978 - 28 Apr 2023
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Although food security is traditionally defined with four dimensions, there are increasing calls for an additional two: agency and sustainability. However, it is especially challenging to measure agency, a person’s control over their food production and consumption. Measuring women’s agency is especially critical [...] Read more.
Although food security is traditionally defined with four dimensions, there are increasing calls for an additional two: agency and sustainability. However, it is especially challenging to measure agency, a person’s control over their food production and consumption. Measuring women’s agency is especially critical in African regions south of the Sahara, where women play prominent roles in farming and food preparation. This paper explores the feasibility of creating a metric to measure agency within food systems using data related to food security and dietary diversity among female rice farmers in southwestern Burkina Faso. Informed by the literature on agency, autonomy, and food sovereignty, we developed an agency index based upon a subset of questions in the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS). We call this metric the Food Consumption Agency Metric (FCAM). By applying the FCAM, we then sought to understand how agency complements our understanding and measurement of food security. In exploring the relationship between agency and food security more broadly, we found that agency can be quantified in a way that increases its accessibility to policymakers to create more just food systems and expand how we approach food justice. Full article
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Impact of Climate Change on Agroecosystems and Potential Adaptation Strategies
by Teodoro Semeraro, Aurelia Scarano, Angelo Leggieri, Antonio Calisi and Monica De Caroli
Land 2023, 12(6), 1117; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12061117 - 23 May 2023
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Agriculture is currently one of the leading economic sectors most impacted by climate change. Due to its great field of application and its susceptibility to meteorological variability, the effects of climate change on agriculture have significant social and economic consequences for human well-being. [...] Read more.
Agriculture is currently one of the leading economic sectors most impacted by climate change. Due to its great field of application and its susceptibility to meteorological variability, the effects of climate change on agriculture have significant social and economic consequences for human well-being. Moreover, the increasing need for land spaces for population growth has produced strong competition between food and urbanization, leading to a loss of the agroecosystem that supports food security. This review aims to understand the main risks generated by climate change in agricultural production and the potential strategies that can be applied to increase agriculture’s resilience. Agricultural risk can be linked to the decrease in the productivity of foods, weed overgrowth at the crops expense, increase in parasites, water availability, soil alteration, negative impact on production costs and consequent change in the adopted cultivars, reduction in the pollination process, intense fires, and alteration of product quality. Thus, climate change can impact the provisioning of ecosystem services, reducing food security in terms of quantity and quality for future generations. Finally, in this review, we report the main adaptation strategies to increase agroecosystem resilience in adverse environments generated by climate change. Mainly, we highlight new technologies, such as new breeding technologies and agrivoltaic and smart agricultural applications, which, combined with agroecosystems, can reduce the agricultural risks following climate change (for example, drought events and low availability of water). We suggest that the combination of natural capital and technologies can be defined as an “innovation-based solution” able to support and increase ecosystem service flow in agroecosystems. Full article
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