Agriculture, Food, and Resources for Sustainable Economic Development
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Agriculture".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 1044
Special Issue Editors
Interests: agricultural development; food and health economics; natural resource management; impact evaluation in social sciences
Interests: rural development; agribusiness management; farmer behaviour; applied econometrics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Agriculture, food, and natural resources play a critical role in sustainable rural development by providing livelihoods, ensuring food security, and preserving environmental health. These sectors not only form the backbone of rural communities, supporting millions of farmers, but also affect urban economies in labyrinthine ways. Sustainable agricultural practices conserve soil and water and reduce environmental degradation, thereby maintaining the natural resource base essential for future generations. Modern food systems promote nutritional well-being and strengthen community resilience. Investigating sustainable agriculture, food systems, and resource management is therefore meaningful for assisting intervention designs that seek to boost rural incomes and foster inclusive economic growth and social stability.
This Special Issue, entitled “Agriculture, Food, and Resources for Sustainable Economic Development”, aims to explore the intertwined relationships herein. It welcomes submissions covering, but not limited to, the following topics:
- Sustainable agricultural technology adoption;
- Food security, public nutrition, and broader welfare impacts of sustainable agriculture;
- Food system innovation initiatives and experiences;
- Agribusiness strategies compromising resource conservation and profit generation;
- Agriculture-resource conflicts and resolution strategies;
- Farmers’ perceptual and behavioral aspects in sustainable production;
- Rural institutional changes in sustainable agricultural development;
Evaluation of sustainable agricultural and food policies.
Dr. Di Zeng
Prof. Dr. Xinjian Chen
Prof. Dr. Yun Shen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- agriculture
- food
- resources
- sustainable development
- rural economy
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