Integrated Crop–Livestock Systems Management for Sustainable Agriculture
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Agricultural Systems and Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 January 2025 | Viewed by 157
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Integrated crop–livestock systems (ICLSs) can be climate-resilient, productive, and improve the sustainability of agricultural systems compared to specialized, intensive systems that often cause environmental degradation. These ICLS practices could increase the productivity of land by combining livestock enterprises with cropping systems. The diversified cropping systems in ICLSs enhance food security through increasing nutritional indicators and the recoupling of carbon and nitrogen stocks. The integration of livestock with crops is gaining much interest in agricultural systems and is a return to natural nutrient cycling with improved agroecosystem benefits. To change livestock and crop production from specialization to integrated crop–livestock production will require supportive data for major changes in many areas.
The focus of this Special Issue will be to explore the latest scientific basis for integrated crop–livestock production systems in various regions of the world and will address recent research in ICLSs to improve nutritional indicators and enhance agroecosystems. Information on socioeconomic views of integrated crop–livestock systems are needed and encouraged to be included. For this reason, we welcome interdisciplinary studies from various research fields including agriculture, animal science, agronomy, environmentalism, and social science. Original research articles and reviews are accepted.
Dr. Rachael Christensen
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nitrogen mineralization
- carbon sequestration
- grazing
- integrated crops and livestock
- climate smart
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