Sustainable Agricultural Engineering Technology and Development
A Special Issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050) belonging to the section "Sustainable Agriculture".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2027 | Viewed by 215
Editors
Interests: spectroscopic technology application; precision agriculture; crop quality assessment; agricultural remote sensing; non-destructive detection of crops
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Agricultural engineering is central to addressing global sustainability challenges such as resource inefficiency, climate resilience, agricultural waste accumulation, and food insecurity. This Special Issue focuses on Sustainable Agricultural Engineering Technology and Development with a clear emphasis on precision agriculture and smart agricultural systems, anchored in circular-economy- and systems‑based approaches. It aims to collect frontier research that explicitly links intelligent engineering technologies to measurable environmental and socio‑economic outcomes, including improved resource efficiency, carbon reduction, waste valorization, and enhanced livelihoods, especially for smallholder farming systems. The Special Issue encourages critical perspectives covering technological benefits, limitations, adoption barriers, and scalability challenges. We welcome high‑quality original research and review papers that advance interdisciplinary innovation and real‑world impact toward low‑carbon, efficient, and sustainable modern agriculture.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Precision agriculture, IoT, and intelligent farming technologies for resource efficiency and climate resilience
- Smart detection and control systems based on machine vision and deep learning for sustainable agriculture
- Green non destructive testing and intelligent quality evaluation of agricultural products
- Agricultural waste valorization and biomass energy conversion toward circular agricultural systems
- Sustainable design, optimization, and low carbon operation of intelligent agricultural machinery and equipment
- Energy efficient smart facility agriculture and sustainable management models with scalability considerations
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Chao Zhao
Dr. Huimin Fang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
Agricultural engineering is essential for addressing sustainability challenges such as resource inefficiency, climate resilience, agricultural waste, and food insecurity. This Special Issue on Sustainable Agricultural Engineering Technology and Development focuses on precision agriculture and smart agricultural systems through circular-economy and systems-based approaches. It welcomes research linking intelligent engineering technologies to measurable environmental and socio-economic outcomes, including resource efficiency, carbon reduction, waste valorization, and better livelihoods.
We invite original research and review papers that advance interdisciplinary innovation and real-world impact toward low-carbon, efficient, and sustainable modern agriculture. Critical perspectives on technological benefits, limitations, adoption barriers, and scalability are also encouraged.
Topics include: precision agriculture, IoT, and intelligent farming; machine vision and deep learning; green non-destructive testing and quality evaluation; agricultural waste valorization and biomass energy conversion; low-carbon agricultural machinery; and energy-efficient smart facility agriculture.
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