research on sustainable agriculture

By helping farmers to adopt practices that reduce chemical use and conserve scarce resources, sustainable agriculture research and education can play a key role in building public support for agricultural land preservation. Educating land use planners and decision-makers about sustainable agriculture is an important priority. Labor

With the right set of changes in practices and interventions, informed by academic research and practice, there is still hope to achieve SDG 2 on time. ... Sustainable agriculture. Nat Sustain 1 ...

The Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment (JSAE) is a fully open access journal, publishing high quality, original research, review and opinion papers in all areas of agriculture and environmental sciences and relevant policies. We explicitly encourage submissions on mechanistic understanding, sustainable approaches, and emerging tools to fill current gaps in the publishing industry.

Tel.: +49-4131-677-1582. Academic Editor: Marc A. Rosen. Received: 5 March 2015 / Accepted: 10 June 2015 / Published: 18 June 2015. Abstract: The idea of a sustainable agriculture has gained ...

Promoting sustainable agriculture is crucial worldwide to increase incomes, achieve food security, improve nutrition, and balance natural ecosystems, not only for the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Agreement but for the well-being of present and future generations. ... Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research is an ...

By: Brodt Sonja (UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program and Agricultural Sustainability Institute), Six Johan (Department of Plant Sciences, UC), Feenstra Gail (UC Sustainable ...

Nonetheless, the notion of CSA is still developing, and there is little research and extension that looks at the connections between CSA and sustainable agriculture, as well as how CSA practices may be pushed to ensure long-term food and nutrition security [32]. In general, the author selects CSA for sustainability based on three main ...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6, 2021 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today an investment of more than $146 million in sustainable agricultural research projects aimed at improving a robust, resilient, climate-smart food and agricultural system.. This investment is made under the National Institute of Food and Agriculture's (NIFA) Sustainable Agricultural Systems ...

Sustainable agriculture. Transforming agricultural practices to reduce the environmental impacts of global food production, preserve natural systems and ensure food security is a challenge but the ...

Sustainable agriculture—farming in sustainable ways based on an understanding of ecosystem services—is a practical option for achieving global food security while minimizing further environmental degradation. ... The research should develop agricultural practices to promote organic-based fertilizers and bio-pesticides to reduce the ...

1. Theories and Methods of Agricultural Sustainable Development. Food supply is one of the important purposes of sustainable agricultural development. Gilmar et al. [ 1] used an innovative in vitro technique to increase the cultivation of micro tubers, improve the yield and quality of seeds and crops, and ensure regional food supply.

sustainable agriculture, a system of farming that strives to provide the resources necessary for present human populations while conserving the planet's ability to sustain future generations. See also organic farming, regenerative agriculture, permaculture, and agroforestry.. In the wake of World War II, the nature of agriculture both intensified, with more product harvested per unit area ...

Zero loss or waste of food. The Sustainable Development Goal to "End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture" (SDG2) recognizes the inter linkages among supporting sustainable agriculture, empowering small farmers, promoting gender equality, ending rural poverty, ensuring healthy lifestyles ...

A more sustainable future for agriculture that feeds a growing planet while maintaining the livelihoods of farmers is feasible. And industry players, policy makers, and investors can accelerate the path to the future while enabling their own growth. Onyx Bengston is a consultant in McKinsey's Denver office; Sherry Feng is a consultant in the ...

3.1 Selected presentations. The guest editors from Lincoln University (New Zealand) and the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) (Tokyo, Japan) organized a virtual international conference on the special issue theme "Climate-Smart Agriculture: Adoption, Impacts, and Implications for Sustainable Development".The conference was organized on 10-11 October 2023 and was supported by the ADBI.

Sustainable agricultural practices are intended to protect the environment, expand the Earth's natural resource base, and maintain and improve soil fertility. Based on a multi-pronged goal, sustainable agriculture seeks to: Increase profitable farm income. Promote environmental stewardship. Enhance quality of life for farm families and ...

Sustainable Agriculture Research (p-ISSN 1927-050X e-ISSN 1927-0518) is an international, double-blind peer-reviewed, open-access journal. SAR is published quarterly in both print and online versions. It publishes original research, applied, and educational articles monthly in all areas of agricultural science. Sustainable Agriculture Research is striving to provide the best platform for ...

Since the Green Revolution, worldwide agriculture has been characterized by a typical top-down approach. The degree of autonomy, creativity, and responsibility of farmers has been limited by the continuous external inputs of chemicals, machinery, advice, subsidies and knowledge.The issue of sustainability has brought complexity and uncertainty to this mainly linear process of innovation ...

The mission of National Program (NP) 216, Sustainable Agricultural Systems, is to deliver scientific solutions that improve the holistic sustainability of U.S. agricultural and food systems and to design new systems that will be sustainable well into the future. Holistic sustainability includes food and nutrition security for all people ...

npj Sustainable Agriculture is an online open-access journal dedicated to publishing high-quality and impactful research of actionable interventions, transitions and transformational changes ...

water usage in farming practices to ensure sustainable agricultural systems. Rapid population growth, urbanization, and industrial development have. strained water resources worldwide. This has ...

The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative's Sustainable Agricultural Systems (SAS) program area promotes the sustainable supply of abundant, affordable, safe, nutritious, and accessible food and other agricultural products, while enhancing economic opportunities and improving the long-term health and well-being of all Americans.

The Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program is a decentralized competitive grants and education program operating in every state and island protectorate. SARE is divided into four different regions that operate as separate entities and run grant programs for their states. North Central.

Sustainable agriculture: The study on farmers' perception and practices regarding nutrient management and limiting losses March 2018 Journal of Water and Land Development 36(1):67-75

The agriculture industry in the Western world is increasingly using biofertilizers, considering the environmental aspects and organic food. Sustainability in agriculture is the primary priority of the government of the Sultanate of Oman. In order to improve and develop the agricultural sector for community development, the government of Oman is paying special attention to its Vision 2040 in ...

More information: Hugo Storm et al, Research priorities to leverage smart digital technologies for sustainable crop production, European Journal of Agronomy (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2024.127178

Explain your research as you would explain it to someone outside your field, such as your grandparents. I'm a groundwater hydrologist, so I study how water moves underground. My major emphasis is on groundwater in aquifers; these are geologic units that readily yield water to wells (groundwater moves in the very small spaces between the rock ...

The extensive research examines the current state of agricultural food supply chains, with focus on waste management in Bandung Regency, Indonesia. The study reveals that a significant proportion ...

Greve in Chianti, May 10th 2024 -Vecchie Terre di Montefili proudly announces the achievement of the Diversity Ark certification, recognising the company's consistent commitment to sustainable and environmentally friendly agricultural practices.This milestone results from extensive research and collaboration across the farming sector, affirming the work ethic and ecosystem care that ...