Climate Change and Sustainable Agricultural System

Dear Colleagues,

We plan to publish a Special Issue of Sustainability with a focus on “Climate Change and Sustainable Agricultural System”. Climate change is one of the most important challenges facing humanity and affects almost every continent. Agricultural production systems can lead to increased availability of nitrogen in the soil resulting in emissions of nitrous oxide (N₂O). Other agricultural activities that may contribute to N₂O emissions from agricultural soils include the application of synthetic fertilizers and animal manure, as well as irrigation practices used for rice and other crops. Animal production systems, especially those used for ruminants such as dairy cows and cattle, produce methane (CH₄) as part of their normal digestive processes, thereby representing over a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions from the agriculture sector. In addition, manure management (storage, treatment, land application) accounts for about 11% of total greenhouse gas emissions from the agriculture sector in the United States. Smaller amounts of GHG emissions include the burning of crop residues, which produces CH₄ and N₂O. Therefore, we encourage you to submit original research articles related to agricultural production systems, GHG emissions from agriculture, and climate mitigation practices as themes for a possible publication in this Special Issue.

Prof. Dr. Rameshwar Kanwar
Guest Editor

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• sustainable agricultural production systems
• soil, air, and water pollution from agriculture
• climate mitigation technologies and agricultural practices
• management of forest lands to minimize GHG emissions and increase carbon sequestration
• soil health
• carbon sequestration and GHG emissions in agriculture
• land management systems for agriculture and biodiversity
• recycling of drainage water for agriculture
• innovations in irrigation systems for rice and other crops of future innovative policies to implement technologies for mitigating climate change and pollution