Environmental Research Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
19(8), P. 084036 - 084036
Published: July 19, 2024
Abstract
Brazil’s
Atlantic
Forest
is
a
global
restoration
hotspot.
Most
of
the
remaining
forest
areas
are
degraded
and
separated
by
large
cities,
agricultural
lands
essential
for
national
food
security.
agenda
defined
multiple
targets
policies,
including
Native
Vegetation
Protection
Law
(No.
12,651/2012)
also
known
as
Code,
which
sets
minimum
levels
native
vegetation
to
be
maintained
or
restored
in
rural
properties.
In
this
study
we
simulate
impacts
alternative
policies
addressing
Brazil,
explore
their
on
selected
terrestrial
species
development
potential
biome.
Our
results
show
several
policy
options
could
result
different
amounts
spatial
distributions
being
implemented
between
2020
2050,
but
trade-offs
agriculture,
biodiversity
livelihoods
differ.
Compared
baseline
scenario
(implementation
Code),
focuses
small
farms
(not
mandated
undergo
under
current
legislation)
increase
area
6.7
Mha
across
biome
(139%
more
than
with
while
maximizes
gains
lead
an
additional
3.9
2050
(81%
compared
Code).
We
find
that
our
scenarios
still
allow
cropland
expansion
cattle
herd,
pasturelands
decrease.
There
relatively
production
losses
when
(up
14.4%),
meaning
ranching
intensification
critical
enable
large-scale
co-exist
production.
suggest
ambitious
15.5
Mha,
consistent
existing
regional
initiatives)
feasible
necessary
improvements
pasture
yield
focus
scaling
up
support
developing
smallholder
farmers.
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
7
Published: Jan. 11, 2024
The
world’s
population
is
expected
to
grow
by
30%–35%
over
the
next
60
years.
Forecasts
indicate
that
will
reach
almost
10
billion
2050,
with
India
and
China
as
most
populous
countries.
As
a
result,
demand
for
global
food
production,
particularly
protein
dairy
products,
their
nutritional
quality
need
increase
50%–75%.
In
addition
increasing
it
also
necessary
consider
reduce
impact
on
environment
ecosystem.
On
one
hand,
threat
of
climate
change,
reduction
arable
land
agricultural
expansion,
economic
geopolitical
conflicts,
human
animal
health
pandemics,
conjuncture
domestic
political
environments,
new
technologies
are
main
bottlenecks
sustainable
production
worldwide.
contrast,
notable
technological
advances
have
been
achieved
in
current
agriculture
through
basic
advanced
scientific
research,
development,
innovation,
technology
transfer
agribusiness
sector.
Technological
various
sectors
become
increasingly
important
minimize
environmental
impacts.
This
review
study
briefly
highlights
major
world
contributed
substantial
from
early
days
extractive
high-performance
agriculture.
It
then
key
breakthroughs,
disruptive
technologies,
change
agriculture,
contributions
molecular
sciences
revolutionizing
focusing
Brazilian
livestock,
agribusiness.
Subsequently,
evolution
highlighted
based
market
share
products
its
relevance
national
GDP.
Finally,
potential
decision-making
could
positive
sector
affect
import
export
were
addressed.
Therefore,
importance
supporting
healthy
higher
less
life
was
highlighted.
European Journal of Soil Science,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
76(1)
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
ABSTRACT
Over
the
past
60
years,
efforts
to
enhance
agricultural
productivity
have
mainly
focussed
on
optimising
strategies
such
as
use
of
inorganic
fertilisers,
advancements
in
microbiology
and
improved
water
management
practices.
Here,
we
emphasise
critical
role
pedology
a
foundation
soil
long‐term
sustainability.
We
will
demonstrate
how
overlooking
intrinsic
properties
soils
can
result
detrimental
effects
overall
Communication
between
academia,
extension
experts,
consultants
farmers
often
results
an
overemphasis
surface
layer,
for
example,
20
40
cm,
neglecting
functions
that
occur
at
depth.
Soil
health
regenerative
agriculture
must
be
coupled
with
understanding
dynamic
system.
find
pedological
knowledge
digital
mapping
technologies
are
underused
achieving
sustainable
agriculture.
By
bridging
gap
emerging
technologies,
provide
land
users
tools
needed
make
informed
decisions,
ensuring
their
practices
not
only
increase
production
but
also
preserve
future
generations.
Soil Science Society of America Journal,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
89(2)
Published: March 1, 2025
Abstract
Here,
we
review
the
prediction
accuracy
for
soil
properties
using
portable
X‐ray
fluorescence
(pXRF),
mid‐infrared
(MIR),
and
visible
near‐infrared
(Vis‐NIR)
factors
impacting
predictions
its
accuracy.
In
total,
305
published
papers
were
reviewed,
most
of
them
from
Australia,
Brazil,
China,
United
States.
About
44%
focused
on
organic
carbon
(SOC)
Vis‐NIR
spectra.
Partial
least
squares
regression
was
frequently
used.
Most
studies
sampled
Alfisols,
Inceptisols,
Entisols,
up
to
40‐cm
depth.
Researcher‐based
(type
or
brand
spectrometers,
which
differ
in
hardware,
spectral
range,
resolution,
calibration
protocols;
preprocessing
methods;
models;
analysis
methods
calibration)
soil‐based
(horizon
depth)
explored.
MIR
spectra
had
better
with
a
mean
R
2
over
0.8
sand,
clay,
total
N,
C
(TC),
SOC
inorganic
(SIC),
cation
exchange
capacity
compared
pXRF.
past
20
years,
tended
increase
silt,
SIC,
matter,
EC
when
spectra,
TC
CaCO
3
pXRF
Preprocessing
methods,
calibration,
type
models
(i.e.,
machine
deep
learning),
source
(Vis‐NIR,
MIR,
pXRF),
are
used
reduce
noise
multicollinearity,
calibrate
data,
smooth
all
affected
prediction.
general,
obtained
highest
properties.
Future
should
focus
effects
(parent
material,
mineralogy,
pedogenesis,
type,
horizon/depth)
physical
chemical
IntechOpen eBooks,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 14, 2025
The
growth
of
agriculture
in
Central
Brazil
brought
opportunities
as
well
treats
when
we
think
about
natural
resources.
Soil’s
lack
organic
matter
and
plant
nutrients
became
challenging
to
many
agricultural
practices
adopted
so
far.
Cover
crops
agroforestry
systems
are
able
improve
soil
fertility
management
Brazilian
Cerrado
lands,
strategically
face
recent
adverse
weather
conditions.
As
have
water
limiting
nitrogen
phosphorus
nutrient
efficiency,
research
was
done
understand
how
several
leguminous
grass
species
can
interfere
with
quality
for
production.
However,
successional
were
not
enough
guarantee
better
a
long
time,
the
intercropping
consortiated
started
be
adopted,
an
option
some
systems.
Crotalaria
Urochloa
cover
crop
fertilizers
effect
production
by
50%.
We
intend
present
review
these
both
groups
linked
influence
use,
this
part
Brazil.
