Sustainable Agriculture for Food and Nutrition Security
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 May 2024 | Viewed by 119
Special Issue Editors
Interests: crop production; soil–plant interactions; plant nutrition; sustainable food systems; climate change; underutilized crops
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Interests: delivery of cereal water productivity traits; statistical and quantitative genetics; phenomics in breeding; grain yield; filling period
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The fundamental purpose of agriculture is to produce nutritious food for people. This production needs to be carried out in a way that it does not permanently degrade the environment or result in the loss of habitats for other organisms.
These are challenging objectives. As such, the aim of this Special Issue is to examine what ‘sustainable agriculture’ may look like in different parts of the world as the human population continues to increase, climate changes and becomes more variable, and the means to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are implemented. Different views and contributions about how sustainable production systems might emerge are welcome and could include aspects of regenerative, low-input, climate-smart, net-zero, intensified, mixed or conservation production systems. Articles that include data about the nutritional value of the crops and animals to humans in addition to details about production methods and yields are particularly encouraged. We are also keen to explore how sustainable production systems can lead to a more efficient processing of products and thereby contribute to more sustainable food systems.
You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Foods.
Prof. Dr. Peter J. Gregory
Dr. Greg Rebetzke
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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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. Agronomy is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
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Keywords
- production systems
- sustainable intensification
- regenerative agriculture
- vertical farming
- integrated pest management
- nutritious food
- food security
- sustainable agriculture
