Sustainable Development of the Bioeconomy—Challenges and Dilemmas

Dear Colleagues,

Today, science faces vast challenges related to actions undertaken in the frameworks of the sustainable development of the bioeconomy, from economic, social, and ecological perspectives. It seems that the greatest challenge of our time will be to increase the efficiency of translating developed technologies or the proposed solutions into innovative economic successes. The sustainable development of the bioeconomy is not only a prerequisite for the increase of the quality and attractiveness of products or services, but it also leads to the improvement of the quality of life of the whole population. In the bioeconomy model, an extremely important role is ascribed to sustainable agriculture. Its task is not only to ensure food security but also to provide biomass for fuel production or biomass as a raw material for the industry. However, biomass production for the production of energy fuels and other products used in the bioeconomy cannot compete with food manufacture.

This Special Issue will welcome interdisciplinary research, including laboratory research; studies on new methodologies, technologies, and products; case studies; and field experiments that show a critical approach to the possibilities of developing the sustainable bioeconomy and its specific sectors, including agriculture and food industry. This Special Issue aims to identify research and scientific approaches to the important problem of the sustainable bioeconomy that have a huge impact on the global population. We want to identify both the benefits and the obstacles or dilemmas of an economic, social, and ecological nature that determine sustainable development. Therefore, we encourage researchers dealing with natural, economic, technical, or social issues, as well as engineers, decision makers, and practitioners, to submit their work to this Special Issue.

Prof. Dr. Sławomir Kocira
Prof. Dr. Agnieszka Szparaga
Prof. Dr. Pavol Findura
Dr. Ewa Czerwińska
Guest Editors

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