Sustainable Agriculture
A section of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Section Information
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.
Keywords
precision farming; organic agriculture; sustainable horticulture; crop yield; agri-food supply chain; sustainable agri-food systems; food security; agricultural irrigated systems; sustainable weed management; agricultural economy; environmental sustainability; greenhouse gas emission; bioenergy; postharvest biology and technology; agricultural biotechnology; agricultural engineering technology; agricultural land use
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Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Sustainable Insect Farming: Feed the Future (Deadline: 31 May 2022)
- Sustainability and Political Agroecology (Deadline: 31 May 2022)
- Open Science for Enhanced Global Agriculture (Deadline: 31 May 2022)
- Sustainable Pest and Disease Management in Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry (Deadline: 1 June 2022)
- Sustainable Management of Weeds and Herbicide Resistance (Deadline: 15 June 2022)
- Agroforestry and Sustainable Agricultural Production (Deadline: 15 June 2022)
- Production and Marketing Systems of Mountain Food Products (Deadline: 15 June 2022)
- Sustainable Horticulture: New Tools for Biosecurity (Deadline: 20 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)
- Sustainable Agro-Ecosystems: The Role of Innovative Amendments in Crop Production Under Polluted Environments (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Sustainable Food Value Chain for Rural Development: The Use of Smart Agriculture (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- New Perspectives for a More Sustainable Agriculture: From Plant Treatments to Postharvest Technologies (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Sustainable Waste Management through Composting: Advances and Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Organic Farming as Social Innovation (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Land Quality, Environmental Degradation, and Sustainable Land Management in Agricultural Landscapes (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Sustainable Greenhouse Systems and Controlled Environment Agriculture (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Sustainable Agriculture and Plant Biotechnology (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Soil Quality and Ecosystem Services: Towards a New Perspective of Soil Use and Management (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Sustainable Agrifood Technologies (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Plant Breeding Supporting the Sustainable Field Crop Production (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Gender in Agri-Tech Ecosystems: Lessons for Europe and Beyond (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Agrifood Production and Conservation Agriculture (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Agriculture, Food, and Environment: Farming, Food Systems and Landscape Planning towards Healthy and Environmentally Friendly Productions (Deadline: 20 July 2022)
- Sustainable Agricultural Land Management: Co-benefits and Challenges in 21st Century (Deadline: 25 July 2022)
- Food Waste Management and Sustainability in the Food System (Deadline: 30 July 2022)
- Sustainable Farming through Building Soil Health and Climate-Smart Innovations (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
- The Sustainability of Agricultural Soils (Deadline: 31 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)
- Management Science in the Context of Sustainability in Agrifood (Deadline: 28 August 2022)
- Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition in Sustainable Crop Production (Deadline: 30 August 2022)
- Sustainable Use of Chemicals and Materials in Agriculture Practice (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
- Advances in the Sustainable Reuse of Sediments in Crop Production: Agronomic, Environmental, and Legal Issues (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
- Improving Information about the Agri-Food Chain: Sustainability Perception and Consumer’s Behavior towards Food of Animal Origin (Deadline: 31 August 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)
- Multicriteria Assessment for Sustainable Agriculture (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
- Heavy Metal Pollution and Remediation of Agricultural Soils (Deadline: 15 September 2022)
- Agriculture, Food and Landscape in Policy and Planning: Current Challenges (Deadline: 15 September 2022)
- Sustainable Agricultural Management Practices, Policies and Governance (Deadline: 22 September 2022)
- Promising Technologies and Methods to Ensure Sustainable Crop Production (Deadline: 29 September 2022)
- Sustainable Innovations in Precision Agriculture (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- Nanotechnological Applications in Sustainable Agriculture (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- Sustainable Management of Agriculture with a Focus on Water and Soil (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- Socio-Economic Functions Across Sustainable Farming Systems (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Tourism: Advantages for the Agri-Food Chain (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- Sustainable Agricultural Engineering Technologies and Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- Farming 4.0: Towards Sustainable Agriculture (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- Innovation and Sustainability in the Agro-Food System (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- Organic Fertilizers: Applications and Research (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- Recent Advances in Robotics and Its Application for Intelligent Agriculture (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- Rural Revitalization and the Green Transformation of Global Agriculture (Deadline: 1 October 2022)
- Soil Microbiomes in the Light of Sustainable Agriculture (Deadline: 15 October 2022)
- Agricultural Management and Critical Zone Resilience to Climate Extremes (Deadline: 15 October 2022)
- Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Resilience (Deadline: 20 October 2022)
- Green and Bio-technology for Food Corps: Advance, Challenge and Application in the Future of Sustainable Agriculture (Deadline: 22 October 2022)
- From Farm to Table: Sustainable Management in Animal Husbandry (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
- Policy for Sustainable and Healthy Food Systems (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
- Plant Nutrition, Plant-Soil Relationships and Sustainable Agriculture (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
- Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition for Sustainability (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
- Integrated Crop Production Management (ICPM) in Sustainable Agriculture (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
- Food Processing, Characterization, Treatment, and Conversion of Waste to Value (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
- Food and Agriculture Economics: A Perspective of Sustainability (Deadline: 31 October 2022)
- Exploration of Plant-Soil-Microbe Interactions and Soil Fertility Status from a Sustainable Agricultural Perspective (Deadline: 15 November 2022)
- Agroforestry for Sustainable Rural Development (Deadline: 15 November 2022)
- Sustainable Agricultural Approaches in Developing Climate Smart Crops (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
- Integration of Sustainable Agriculture Approaches for Food Security under Climate Change II (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
- Advances in Heavy Metals Contaminated Soil Management for Sustainable Agriculture and Environment (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
- Recent Advances in Poultry Management (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
- New Food Waste Horizons (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
- Oilseed Crops: Sustainable Management and Prospects for Crop Diversification (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
- Agricultural Water Saving Technologies in Yield Enhancing (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
- Recent Advances in Soil Heavy Metals Remediation, Soil Fertility Management and Crops Productivity: Changing Climatic Conditions (Deadline: 1 December 2022)
- Biocontrol for Sustainable Crop and Livestock Production (Deadline: 20 December 2022)
- Recent Advances on Sustainable Agriculture and Organic Farming: Individual Decisions and Public Policies (Deadline: 30 December 2022)
- Novel Sustainable Approaches for the Management of Soil and Water (Deadline: 30 December 2022)
- Transition of Sustainable Agri-Food Supply Chains: Business and Governance Solutions from Agricultural Primary Production to Food Consumption (Deadline: 30 December 2022)
- Impact of COVID-19 on Sustainable Global Agriculture 4.0: Technical Studies (Deadline: 30 December 2022)
- Organic Agriculture: How Does Agroecology Contribute to Promote Sustainable Practices in a New Agricultural System? (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Eco-Friendly Agricultural, Fishery, and Forestry Products: Cost, Benefits, and Stylized Facts (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Good Practices of Sustainable Development in Agriculture (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Agricultural Environment and Rural Economy, Policy and Sustainable Development (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- The Efficiency of Biochar and Bioslurry toward Sustainable Agriculture and Circular Economy (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Advances in Biostimulant Applications and Sustainable Crop Production (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Sustainable Fruit Growing: From Orchard to Table II (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Soil Fertility Status for Enhancing Sustainable Agriculture (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Sustainable Crop Production and Management: The Perspective of Controlled Environment Agriculture (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Biochar and Its Use as a Promising Soil Conditioner for Agricultural and Environmental Sustainability (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Dynamics of Heat Spots and Sustainable Agriculture (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Sustainable Agricultural Production of Crop Plants (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Geoinformation Technologies in Agriculture and Environment Protection for a Sustainable Future (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Artificial Intelligence-Driven Green Agriculture for Sustainable Development (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Life Cycle Assessment Approach for Evaluating Sustainable Agroecosystem (Deadline: 19 January 2023)
- Rural Policy, Governance and Sustainable Rural Development (Deadline: 31 January 2023)
- Impacts of Climate Change and Extreme Events on Agricultural Production (Deadline: 31 January 2023)
- Advanced Technologies, Techniques and Process for the Sustainable Precision Agriculture (Deadline: 31 January 2023)
- Multiscale Nitrogen Emission and Its Impacts (Deadline: 31 January 2023)
- Sustainable Agricultural Development Economics and Policy (Deadline: 31 January 2023)
- Frontiers in Soil Microbial Ecology and Its Role in Sustainable Agroecosystems (Deadline: 31 January 2023)
- Sustainable Livestock Production and Management (Deadline: 31 January 2023)
- Achieve Sustainability in the Nexus of Forest and Agricultural Ecosystems (Deadline: 16 February 2023)
- Advances of Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture and Forestry (Deadline: 20 February 2023)
- Waste Utilization in Agriculture and Sustainable Development (Deadline: 23 February 2023)
- Exploring Agriculture-Food Supply Chain from Innovation, Design, and Management (Deadline: 1 March 2023)
- Low Carbon Utilization of Agricultural Waste (Deadline: 1 March 2023)
Mitigate Hunger through Enhancing Plant Resistance to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses
(Deadline: 5 March 2023)- Frontiers in Agrifood Value Chain and Sustainable Agriculture Economics (Deadline: 15 March 2023)
- Sustainable Crop Plants Protection: Implications for Pest and Disease Control (Deadline: 25 March 2023)
- Application of Biotechnologies in Crop Improvement and Plant Development (Deadline: 31 March 2023)
- Towards a More Sustainable Agriculture and Pesticide Pollution Prevention (Deadline: 31 March 2023)
- Irrigation, Water Conservation and Sustainable Agricultural Harvesting (Deadline: 1 April 2023)
- Sustainable Management of Agro-Biodiversity for Agricultural Production and Climate Mitigation (Deadline: 1 April 2023)
- Farmland Soil Pollution Control and Ecological Restoration (Deadline: 15 April 2023)
- Opportunities and Challenges for the Promotion of Transitions to Agroecological Practices for Sustainable Food Production in Middle and Low-Income Countries (Deadline: 30 April 2023)
- Creative Peasantries: Bio-Cultural Transitions and Local Regeneration in Rural and Mountainous Regions (Deadline: 30 April 2023)
- Plant Nutrition for Environmental and Production Sustainability (Deadline: 30 April 2023)
- Emerging Green Technologies in Emissions Control and Wastewater Treatment in Agricultural System (Deadline: 30 April 2023)
- Towards Food Systems Transition to Tackle Future Challenges (Deadline: 30 April 2023)
- Climate Change and Sustainable Food Production (Deadline: 25 May 2023)
- Strengthening the Circular Economy: The Reuse of Agri-Food Waste (Deadline: 31 May 2023)
- The Impact of Soil Microbiome Capability, Nutrient Bioavailability, and Plant Resilience in Sustainable Agriculture (Deadline: 31 May 2023)
- From Sustainable Agriculture to Sustainable Fashion and Sustainable Lifestyle (Deadline: 31 May 2023)
- Sustainability in the Global Dairy Sector: Challenges and Opportunities (Deadline: 31 May 2023)
- Sustainable Agriculture and Agri-Food (Deadline: 1 June 2023)
- Nanobiotechnology: Animal Production, Health and Welfare (Deadline: 12 July 2023)
- Advances in Sustainable Bioenergy Production and Biomass Waste Reutilization (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Sustainable Development of Agricultural Marketing (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
