Strategic Analysis of Sustainable Agriculture and Future Foods
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Farming Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2023) | Viewed by 20944
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The shifting of food consumption structure in developing countries brings substantial pressure on agricultural development, especially in the context of increasing population and limited natural resources and environment. Thus, it is urgent to develop new technologies for more sustainable agriculture and expend novel food sources for more sustainable food systems. In the era of information and technology, precision farming, smart farming, and digital agriculture may play important roles in improving the productivity and sustainability of agriculture. Innovation of agri-food by using alternative proteins sources, such as plant-based meat, cultured meat, synthetic meat, algae, insects etc., which have a relatively low ecological footprint and environmental costs, provides a new choice for future foods.
In this Special Issue, we aim to improve scientific understanding of sustainable agriculture, agri-food innovation, and future foods by a systematic review and related empirical studies, as well as propose corresponding recommendations on policy design and development strategies.
Topics of interest for submission not limited to:
- Agricultural sustainability, green agriculture, agricultural technology innovation;
- Precision farming, smart farming, and digital agriculture;
- Agri-food innovation, biofortified crops, cultured meat, algae, insects etc.
Dr. Shi Min
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- agriculture
- sustainability
- transformation
- agri-food innovation
- alternative protein
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