Strategies for Sustainable Soil, Water and Environmental Management
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sustainability and Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 7 January 2026 | Viewed by 103
Special Issue Editors
Interests: water management; soil salinity management; irrigation and drainage; soil-water-crop modeling; land reclamation; water use efficiencies
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Interests: salinity; horticulture; plant fertilization; crop production; wastewater reuse
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The increasing global population and unsustainable human food production activities present significant challenges for agriculture. It is estimated that by 2050, agriculture will need to produce 60 percent more food globally to meet growing demand. On the other hand, about one-third of the food produced is wasted throughout the supply chain, with enormous financial and environmental costs. Current agricultural production is unsustainable because of increasing water scarcity, soil degradation, and the negative impacts of climate change. Sustainability in agricultural production is vital for coping with these challenges and increasing uncertainty. Sustainability can be achieved by developing technical, policy, governance, and financial frameworks to support agricultural producers and resource managers in adopting innovations. Advances in technologies have shifted the focus from traditional agricultural production systems to intelligent agriculture. Since soil health and water quality directly impact the sustainability of crop production, soil and saline water management is crucial in modern agriculture. Sustainable agricultural practices must make full use of technology, research, and development to ensure the efficient utilization of soil and water resources.
This Special Issue will focus on new insights and advances in soil and water management for sustainable agricultural production. The goal is to understand better the current advances in technologies and knowledge regarding the sustainable use of soil and water resources. This may include evidence-based planning and management, tackling the negative impacts of climate change, and creating a balance between soil and water use by different sectors.
Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:
- Advanced approaches to soil management in agriculture;
- Improving water use efficiency in agriculture;
- Soil and water management in the marginal areas;
- Innovative solutions for agricultural land and water management;
- Sustainable approaches for conjunctive water management for agriculture;
- Water and soil management approaches for dry regions;
- Policies and institutions to provide incentives for the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices;
- Integrated management of ecosystems and/or landscapes;
- Modeling approaches for sustainable land and water management;
- Data-driven soil management for agriculture.
Dr. Asad Sarwar Qureshi
Dr. Redouane Choukr-Allah
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- soil health
- soil degradation
- soil management
- water management
- environmental sustainability
- marginal areas
- saline water use
- policy interventions
- climate change
- soil management technologies
- best practices
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