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A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Air, Climate Change and Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2022.
Special Issue Editors
Interests: agrometeorology; carbon management; climate change adaptation; sustainable agriculture
Interests: agrometeorology; climate-smart agriculture; farming systems; soil science
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Today, the agriculture sector is facing a number of challenges, climate change being one of the most detrimental factors that deters the global initiatives for sustainable development. There is a dire need for the agricultural sector to undergo a significant transformation in order to enhance food security and sustainable agriculture. Climate variability, in terms of extreme weather events (drought and flooding), is threatening food and nutrition security, socio-economic development and sustainability of natural resources and ecosystems
Redesigning the existing agricultural production systems is crucial to (1) increase agricultural productivity; (2) protect the environment; (3) build up resilience and mitigate climate change effects; (4) strengthen livelihoods.
Adapting to climate change requires consolidated efforts of all stakeholders to ensure resilience of agricultural systems. Even though farmers are at the heart of the system, other key players, such as government departments, research institutions, academic institutions, private sector and non-governmental organizations, can each contribute towards building resilient agricultural production systems.
It is vital for the agricultural sector to also reduce greenhouse gas emissions so as to ensure that the efforts by many countries around the world to reach carbon neutral economy in the near future are successful.
This Special Issue invites scientific articles, review papers, concept notes, protocols and communications that address the sustainability of agricultural production. Manuscripts covering (but not limited to) the following key areas are welcomed:
- Improved agricultural systems for sustainable agriculture;
- Climate-smart agricultural practices;
- Agriculture and climate change mitigation;
- Early warning systems for agriculture;
- Agricultural adaptation strategies to climate change;
- Policy briefs and strategies for sustainable agriculture;
- Integrated crop–livestock production system.
Dr. Mokhele Moeletsi
Dr. Walter Mupangwa
Dr. Mehreteab Tesfai
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
- adaptation strategies
- climate change mitigation
- climate variability and agriculture
- sustainable agriculture