Agricultural Technology and Engineering for Sustainable Agriculture
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Resources and Sustainable Utilization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2026 | Viewed by 43
Special Issue Editors
Interests: soil remediation and protection; electric agricultural machinery; intelligent agricultural machinery; intelligent agriculture; agricultural low-carbon technology
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: agricultural robot; efficient irrigation; transfer learning; remote sensing monitoring; water and fertilizer integration
Interests: electric agricultural machinery; small agricultural machinery; high battery life energy management; multi-machine collaborative operation; intelligent variable operation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Sustainable agriculture is part of a necessary transformation for human society to achieve in order to move from “exploiting nature” to “living in harmony with nature”, and how to achieve sustainable agricultural development is a major issue. Agricultural engineering and technology serve as the core driving force for translating the concept of sustainable agriculture into practical implementation. It systematically breaks through the bottlenecks of “high consumption, high pollution, and low efficiency” in traditional agriculture by integrating multidisciplinary approaches—such as engineering, information technology, and ecology—and dimensions, including the improvement of production efficiency, efficient utilization of resources, reduction in environmental impact, and collaborative optimization of the industrial chain. This concept aims to achieve the coordinated unification of the three goals of “production, ecology, and livelihood” and provide operable and replicable technological paths and engineering solutions for the sustainable development of agriculture.
The goal of this Special Issue is to present the latest findings on the role of agricultural engineering and technology in advancing the sustainable development of agriculture.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but not limited to) the following:
- Soil health management methods and techniques;
- Efficient utilization of water resources;
- Conservation of biodiversity and green pest and disease control;
- Efficient recycling of resources;
- Techniques for reducing losses, lowering consumption, improving quality, and enhancing efficiency in agricultural production processes;
- Low-carbon agricultural technologies.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Zhaoyang Yu
Dr. Zhen Chen
Dr. Jianfei Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- soil remediation and protection
- land management
- efficient irrigation
- planting/farming models
- biological control
- waste resource utilization
- smart agriculture
- artificial intelligence
- agricultural mechanization
- agricultural low-carbon technology
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