Achieving net-zero emissions in agriculture: a review DOI Creative Commons
Lorenzo Rosa, Paolo Gabrielli

Environmental Research Letters, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 18(6), P. 063002 - 063002

Published: May 16, 2023

Abstract Agriculture accounts for 12% of global annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (7.1 Gt CO 2 equivalent), primarily through non-CO emissions, namely methane (54%), nitrous oxide (28%), and carbon dioxide (18%). Thus, agriculture contributes significantly to climate change is impacted by its consequences. Here, we present a review technologies innovations reducing GHG in agriculture. These include decarbonizing on-farm energy use, adopting nitrogen fertilizers management technologies, alternative rice cultivation methods, feeding breeding enteric methane. Combined, all these measures can reduce agricultural up 45%. However, residual 3.8 equivalent per year will require offsets from removal make net-zero. Bioenergy with capture storage enhanced rock weathering are particularly promising techniques, as they be implemented within result permanent sequestration. While net-zero technically available, come price premium over the status quo have limited adoption. Further research development needed such more affordable scalable understand their synergies wider socio-environmental impacts. With support incentives, transition significant emitter sink. This study may serve blueprint identify areas where further investments accelerate

Language: Английский

Digitalization to achieve sustainable development goals: Steps towards a Smart Green Planet DOI Creative Commons

María E. Mondéjar,

Ram Avtar, Heyker Lellanis Baños Díaz

et al.

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 794, P. 148539 - 148539

Published: June 19, 2021

Digitalization provides access to an integrated network of unexploited big data with potential benefits for society and the environment. The development smart systems connected internet things can generate unique opportunities strategically address challenges associated United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ensure equitable, environmentally sustainable, healthy society. This perspective describes that digitalization provide towards building sustainable future. Smart technologies are envisioned as game-changing tools, whereby their integration will benefit three essential elements food-water-energy nexus: (i) food production; (ii) clean safe potable water; (iii) green energy generation usage. It then discusses catalyze transition manufacturing practices enhance citizens' health wellbeing by providing digital care, particularly underserved communities. Finally, englobes a holistic view on how it contribute serious endangered planet biodiversity climate change.

Language: Английский

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Introducing digital twins to agriculture DOI Creative Commons
Christos Pylianidis, Sjoukje Osinga, Ioannis N. Athanasiadis

et al.

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 184, P. 105942 - 105942

Published: March 18, 2021

Digital twins are being adopted by increasingly more industries, transforming them and bringing new opportunities. provide previously unheard levels of control over physical entities help to manage complex systems integrating an array technologies. Recently, agriculture has seen several technological advancements, but it is still unclear if this community making effort adopt digital in its operations. In work, we employ a mixed-method approach investigate the added-value for agriculture. We examine extent twin adoption agriculture, shed light on concept benefits brings, application-based roadmap extended adoption. report literature review covering years 2017-2020. identify 28 use cases, compare with cases other disciplines. reported benefits, service categories, technology readiness assess level distill characteristics that can from examined applications Then, inspired disciplines, propose consisting examples growing complexity. conclude paper identifying distinctive agricultural twins.

Language: Английский

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398
Artificial intelligence, systemic risks, and sustainability DOI Creative Commons
Victor Galaz, Miguel Ángel Centeno, Peter W. Callahan

et al.

Technology in Society, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 67, P. 101741 - 101741

Published: Sept. 17, 2021

Automated decision making and predictive analytics through artificial intelligence, in combination with rapid progress technologies such as sensor technology robotics are likely to change the way individuals, communities, governments private actors perceive respond climate ecological change. Methods based on various forms of intelligence already today being applied a number research fields related environmental monitoring. Investments into applications these agriculture, forestry extraction marine resources also seem be increasing rapidly. Despite growing interest in, deployment AI-technologies domains critical for sustainability, few have explored possible systemic risks depth. This article offers global overview sectors high impact potential sustainability like farming, resources. We identify including a) algorithmic bias allocative harms; b) unequal access benefits; c) cascading failures external disruptions, d) trade-offs between efficiency resilience. explore emerging risks, questions, discuss limitations current governance mechanisms addressing AI sectors.

Language: Английский

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Emerging strategies for precision microbiome management in diverse agroecosystems DOI

Elizabeth French,

Ian Kaplan, Anjali S. Iyer‐Pascuzzi

et al.

Nature Plants, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 7(3), P. 256 - 267

Published: March 8, 2021

Language: Английский

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Toward the Next Generation of Digitalization in Agriculture Based on Digital Twin Paradigm DOI Creative Commons
Abozar Nasirahmadi, Oliver Hensel

Sensors, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 22(2), P. 498 - 498

Published: Jan. 10, 2022

Digitalization has impacted agricultural and food production systems, makes application of technologies advanced data processing techniques in field possible. Digital farming aims to use available information from assets solve several existing challenges for addressing security, climate protection, resource management. However, the sector is complex, dynamic, requires sophisticated management systems. The digital approaches are expected provide more optimization further decision-making supports. twin agriculture a virtual representation farm with great potential enhancing productivity efficiency while declining energy usage losses. This review describes state-of-the-art concepts along different contexts. It presents general framework twins soil, irrigation, robotics, machineries, post-harvest field. Data recording, modeling including artificial intelligence, big data, simulation, analysis, prediction, communication aspects (e.g., Internet Things, wireless technologies) discussed. systems can support farmers as next generation digitalization paradigm by continuous real-time monitoring physical world (farm) updating state world.

Language: Английский

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Consolidation of agricultural land can contribute to agricultural sustainability in China DOI

Jiakun Duan,

Chenchen Ren, Sitong Wang

et al.

Nature Food, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 2(12), P. 1014 - 1022

Published: Dec. 16, 2021

Language: Английский

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Who drives the digital revolution in agriculture? A review of supply‐side trends, players and challenges DOI
Regina Birner, Thomas Daum, Carl E. Pray

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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 43(4), P. 1260 - 1285

Published: March 15, 2021

Abstract Digital agriculture offers far‐reaching opportunities for accelerating agricultural transformation. Based on empirical evidence and guided by economic theory, this study shows that digital is driven private firms, including established input firms global software start‐ups are new to agriculture. Although there concerns will enhance the market power of large agribusiness enterprises increase divide, a combination actors public action can help accelerate supply technology, manage threats concentration, harness all.

Language: Английский

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Digitalization of agriculture: A way to solve the food problem or a trolley dilemma? DOI
Evagelos D. Lioutas, Chrysanthi Charatsari, Marcello De Rosa

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Technology in Society, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 67, P. 101744 - 101744

Published: Sept. 10, 2021

Language: Английский

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Introducing reticular chemistry into agrochemistry DOI
Da‐Wen Sun, Lunjie Huang, Hongbin Pu

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Chemical Society Reviews, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 50(2), P. 1070 - 1110

Published: Nov. 25, 2020

MOFs and COFs open up a new journey for agrochemistry evolution with the magic of reticular chemistry.

Language: Английский

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Sustainable Agro-Food Systems for Addressing Climate Change and Food Security DOI Creative Commons
Akila Wijerathna‐Yapa, Ranjith Pathirana

Agriculture, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 12(10), P. 1554 - 1554

Published: Sept. 26, 2022

Despite world food production keeping pace with population growth because of the Green Revolution, United Nations (UN) State Food Security and Nutrition in World 2022 Report indicates that number people affected by hunger has increased to 828 million 29.3% global insecure, 22% children under five years age stunted. Many more have low-quality, unhealthy diets micronutrient deficiencies leading obesity, diabetes, other diet-related non-communicable diseases. Additionally, current agro-food systems significantly impact environment climate, including soil water resources. Frequent natural disasters resulting from climate change, pandemics, conflicts weaken exacerbate insecurity worldwide. In this review, we outline knowledge alternative agricultural practices for achieving sustainability as well policies need be implemented an equitable distribution resources several goals UN 2030 Agenda Sustainable Development. According Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, animal husbandry, particularly ruminant meat dairy, accounts a significant proportion greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions land use but contributes only 18% energy. contrast, plant-based foods, perennial crops, lowest environmental impacts. Therefore, expanding cultivation perennials, herbaceous replace annual fostering climate-smart choices, implementing subsidies favoring efficient low impact, empowering women, adopting modern biotechnological digital solutions can help transform toward sustainability. There is growing evidence security adequate nutrition achieved using climate-smart, sustainable practices, while reducing negative impacts agriculture, GHG emissions.

Language: Английский

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