Sustainable Agriculture
A section of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
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The global population is set to increase to over 10 billion by 2050 and, with economic development, the average wealth of individuals in developing nations is set to rise—this brings with it a set of challenges for agriculture and the food supply chain. To date, the increase in the supply of food to meet global demand has been one of the great success stories of applied research. However, this success has come at the expense of nature; biodiversity is declining at an accelerating pace, rivers, lakes and aquifers are polluted, soils are polluted or being eroded, forests are being converted to grow crops to supply food and energy and greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture nearly equal those from transport. Things cannot continue as they are; future food security will need to focus on the sustainable supply of food, incorporating innovation in technology, supply chains and social science/economics. Nature can, and does, provide ecosystem services to agriculture and these services need to be incorporated into the management and conservation of biodiversity.
This section will offer findings that address the challenge of feeding the global population whilst protecting the planet. Manuscripts describing new research, new syntheses and new theories are welcome.
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Sustainable Management in Agricultural Irrigated Systems (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Crop Survival Strategies and Agronomic Practices Facing Potential Climate Change Impact (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Improving Information about the Agri-Food Chain: Sustainability Perception and Consumer’s Behavior towards Food of Animal Origin (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Integrated Crop Production Management (ICPM) in Sustainable Agriculture (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Advancing Gender Equality in Rural Areas of Developing Countries (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Integration of Sustainable Agriculture Approaches for Food Security under Climate Change (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Agroecological Approaches for Soil Health and Water Management (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Sustainability in Agricultural Systems and Ecosystem Services (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Sustainability of Farming in Future: Developing of Sustainable Intensification (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Sustainable Human-Animal Relationships (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Sustainable Innovations in Precision Agriculture (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Supply Chain Management for Sustainable Agribusiness (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Sustainable Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Engineering Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Soil Acidity Management: Strategies for Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Development (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Food and Agricultural Security (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Dairy Sector: Opportunities and Sustainability Challenges (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- A Trap or a New Opportunity? The Role of Consumers in Transitioning to Agrifood Supply Chains Based on a Circular Economy (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Sustainable Water Management in Crops in the Tropics and Subtropics (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Groundwater Sustainability - The Role of Managed Aquifer Recharge, Participatory Monitoring and Supply and Demand Side Management (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Farming 4.0: Towards Sustainable Agriculture (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Sustainable Planning and Management of Water Resources in Agriculture (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Food Production and Consumption Strategies for Climate Change Mitigation (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Open Science for Enhanced Global Agriculture (Deadline: 16 October 2021)
- Sustainable Agri-Food Systems (Deadline: 20 October 2021)
- Grazing in Future Multi-Scapes: From Thoughtscapes to Landscapes, Creating Health from the Ground Up (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Resilience (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Sustainable Horticulture: New Tools for Biosecurity (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- The Efficiency of Biochar and Bioslurry toward Sustainable Agriculture and Circular Economy (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Sustainable Weed Control in the Agroecosystems (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Scaling of Food System Innovations through Sustainable Business in the Agriculture, Food, and Forestry Industries (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Water Reuse and Environmental Sustainability (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Gender in Agri-Tech Ecosystems: Lessons for Europe and Beyond (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Cultivation of Horticultural and Medicinal Plants in the Greenhouse and in Plant Factory Systems (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Weed Management in Sustainable Agricultural Production (Deadline: 1 November 2021)
- Sustainable Agricultural Production of Crop Plants (Deadline: 1 November 2021)
- Frontiers in Sustainable Agricultural Crop Production (Deadline: 15 November 2021)
- Sustainable Approaches for Plant Conservation under Emerging Pollutants (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainable Urban Development Planning (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Sustainable Cropping Practices to Counteract Environmental Stresses (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Sustainable Tropical Crop Science and Agriculture Management (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Challenges to Sustainable Development in Family Farms: Global and Local Context (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Land Quality, Environmental Degradation, and Sustainable Land Management in Agricultural Landscapes (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Sustainable Agri-Food Networks (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Sustainable Organic Agriculture (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Sustainable Agricultural Management Practices Effects On: Soil Quality, Productivity and Environmental Resilience (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- From Farm to Table: Sustainable Management in Animal Husbandry (Deadline: 1 December 2021)
- Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change (Deadline: 1 December 2021)
- Sustainable Soil Health Management (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Interdisciplinary Approaches to Mainstreaming Underutilized Crops (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Sustainable Vineyard Management (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Post-COVID-19 Agriculture and Food Security (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Animal Manure and Sustainable Soil Fertility (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Agricultural Environment and Rural Economy, Policy and Sustainable Development (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Advances in the Sustainable Reuse of Sediments in Crop Production: Agronomic, Environmental, and Legal Issues (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- The Sustainability of Agricultural Soils (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Actor-oriented Research for Food Systems Redesign in Agroecological Perspective (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Contemporary Challenges to the Sustainable Development of Agriculture and Rural Areas (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Role of Organic Amendments on the Emission and Mitigation of Greenhouse Gases (CO2, N2O, and CH4) (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Sustainable Agro-Ecosystems: The Role of Innovative Amendments in Crop Production Under Polluted Environments (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Sustainable Groundwater Resource Development for Agriculture (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Omics Sciences and Biotechnologies to Support Agronomy Applications for Sustainable Agriculture (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Sustainable Waste Management through Composting: Advances and Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Recent Advances in Poultry Management (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Agro-Ecosystem Approaches for Sustainable Food Production (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Sustainable Fruit Growing: From Orchard to Table (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Agroecology and Sustainable Organic Farming Systems (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Promising Technologies and Methods to Ensure Sustainable Crop Production (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Sustainable Food Management and Marketing (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Plant Breeding Supporting the Sustainable Field Crop Production (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Smart Agriculture and Innovative Fertilizers for Sustainable Cropping Systems (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Policies for Sustainable Agricultural Productivity and Efficiency (Deadline: 1 January 2022)
- Soil Microbial Diversity and the Sustainability of Agricultural Soils in Eastern Europe (Deadline: 7 January 2022)
- Improvement of the Sustainability of Agricultural Systems through the Ecological Intensification of Cropping Systems (Deadline: 15 January 2022)
- Drought and Salinity Tolerance in Crops for Sustainable Agriculture (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Rethinking Agriculture to Meet Food, Fiber and Energy Demands (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Sustainable Agricultural Development Economics and Policy (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Frontiers in Soil Microbial Ecology and Its Role in Sustainable Agroecosystems (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Scaling up the Agro-Ecological Transition: Experimental and Behavioural Approaches (Deadline: 1 February 2022)
- Green and Bio-technology for Food Corps: Advance, Challenge and Application in the Future of Sustainable Agriculture (Deadline: 25 February 2022)
- Sustainable Management of Weeds and Herbicide Resistance (Deadline: 28 February 2022)
- Assessing Crop Yield and Risk for Sustainability (Deadline: 28 February 2022)
- Automation and Remote Control in Irrigation Systems (Deadline: 28 February 2022)
- Beneficial Microbes for Sustainable Agriculture (Deadline: 28 February 2022)
- Sustainable Healthy Diet: Consumer Demand and Sustainable Food Consumption Patterns (Deadline: 28 February 2022)
- Sustainable Assessment of Agro-Environmental Impacts (Deadline: 28 February 2022)
- Recent Advances on Sustainable Agriculture and Organic Farming: Individual Decisions and Public Policies (Deadline: 1 March 2022)
- Sustainable Agricultural Intensification and Soil Fertility (Deadline: 1 March 2022)
- Sustainable Agrifood Technologies (Deadline: 15 March 2022)
- Soil Fertility Management and Sustainable Agriculture (Deadline: 30 March 2022)
- Heavy Metal Pollution and Remediation of Agricultural Soils (Deadline: 30 March 2022)
- New Perspectives for a More Sustainable Agriculture: From Plant Treatments to Postharvest Technologies (Deadline: 30 March 2022)
- Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Tourism: Advantages for the Agri-Food Chain (Deadline: 31 March 2022)
- In Vitro Tuberization of Potato and Tuber Crops (Deadline: 31 March 2022)
- Tree Hybridization, Evolution and Sustainable Forestry Development (Deadline: 31 March 2022)
- Exploration of Plant-Soil-Microbe Interactions and Soil Fertility Status from a Sustainable Agricultural Perspective (Deadline: 1 April 2022)
- Production and Marketing Systems of Mountain Food Products (Deadline: 1 April 2022)
- Recent Advances in Soil Heavy Metals Remediation, Soil Fertility Management and Crops Productivity: Changing Climatic Conditions (Deadline: 30 April 2022)
- Environmentally-Friendly Agricultural Practices For Achieving Sustainable Ecosystem Services (Deadline: 30 April 2022)
- Plant–Microbe Interactions and Soil Fertility Status for Enhancing Sustainable Agriculture (Deadline: 30 April 2022)
- Sustainable Agricultural Economy and Marketing Management (Deadline: 30 April 2022)
- Sustainable Insect Farming: Feed the Future (Deadline: 31 May 2022)
- Sustainability and Political Agroecology (Deadline: 31 May 2022)
- Sustainable Pest and Disease Management in Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry (Deadline: 1 June 2022)
- Agroforestry and Sustainable Agricultural Production (Deadline: 15 June 2022)
- Sustainable Greenhouse Production strategies to Mitigate Product Carbon Footprint (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Biodiversity 2021: Agriculture, Environment and Wellbeing (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Soil Quality and Ecosystem Services: Towards a New Perspective of Soil Use and Management (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Agriculture, Food, and Environment: Farming, Food Systems and Landscape Planning towards Healthy and Environmentally Friendly Productions (Deadline: 20 July 2022)
- Advance in Plant Breeding and Plant Biotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
- Sustainable Agri-Food Supply Chains: Advanced Engineering Strategies for Climate Change Mitigation (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
- Study on Influencing Factors of Sustainable Crop Production (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
- Optimization of a Circular Bioeconomy for Agriculture and Food Industry (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
- Socio-Economic Functions Across Sustainable Farming Systems (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- Eco-Friendly Agricultural, Fishery, and Forestry Products: Cost, Benefits, and Stylized Facts (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Advances in Biostimulant Applications and Sustainable Crop Production (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Nanobiotechnology: Animal Production, Health and Welfare (Deadline: 12 July 2023)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions: