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A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2021.
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Agronomy, agroforestry, intercropping, plant-soil process modelling, soil carbon dynamics, conservation agriculture, nutrient and water use, arable crops, carbon sequestration, climate-smart agriculture, production system carbon footprint, environmental impacts
Interests: Agroforestry, rural sociology, socio-ecological systems, rural development, resilience, common agricultural policy (CAP)
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Sustainable food, fodder and energy production is critically important due to the increasing demands on the finite land base to achieve food security for a growing global population. At the same time, there is growing awareness and science-based evidence of the on- and off-site adverse impacts of intensive agriculture on the environment. This calls for concerted efforts from all quarters including farmers, advisory services, researchers and policy makers to facilitate adoption of environmentally friendly farming practices without compromising food, fodder and energy production. To facilitate the process, this special issue is inviting high quality and original manuscripts on cropping systems, crop rotations, agroforestry and other relevant production systems that enhance efficient resource (radiation, nutrients and water) use and food, fodder and energy production without adverse impacts on environment. Manuscripts that highlight enhanced environmental performance in terms of provision of ecosystem services are also welcome as are articles that showcase successful uptake of sustainable land management practices and production systems due to innovative knowledge transfer tools and activities.
Dr. Bhim Bahadur Ghaley
Andrea Pisanelli
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All papers will be peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1900 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- crop rotation
- cropping systems
- conservation agriculture
- agroforestry
- resource use efficiency
- ecosystem services
- crop–soil process modeling
- soil health
- carbon sequestration
- climate-smart agriculture
- production system carbon footprint
- environmental impacts