Climate-Smart Agriculture for a Changing World
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Farming Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2024 | Viewed by 729
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Agriculture is a major emitter of greenhouse gases and one of the human activities most affected by the effects of climate change. The main move expected from this sector in the coming years is the adoption of production systems that are more resilient to global warming and which contribute to climate change mitigation by sequestering soil C. In this sense, climate-smart agriculture (CSA) has been put forward to synergistically achieve climate change adaptation, mitigation, and food security. Despite the notoriety that CSA has received in recent years, these practices have been adopted for decades and, certainly, there are plenty of mitigative and adaptive technologies for agriculture worldwide. However, assessing the effectiveness of a management practice for climate change mitigation and adaptation in agricultural systems is a challenge. This Special Issue aims to report on the most recent studies that demonstrate how CSA contributes to ensuring food supply in a changing world. We welcome empirical, modelling, and review contributions, including, but not limited to, integrated landscape management, soil C and greenhouse gas assessments in agricultural systems, crop diversification, fertilizers with controlled nutrient release, no-tillage, soil quality, organic amendments, and crop–livestock–forest integration.
Prof. Dr. Dener Márcio da Silva Oliveira
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- climate change
- soil organic matter
- agricultural systems
- mitigation
- adaptation
- carbon sequestration
- soil quality
- greenhouse gases
- soil management
- climate resilience
