Smart Agricultural Technology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
8, P. 100499 - 100499
Published: July 2, 2024
In
recent
decades
the
agricultural
intensification
led
to
a
landscape
simplification,
where
once
heterogeneous
landscapes
turned
into
more
monocultured
cropping
regions.
The
main
driver
behind
it
was
be
able
use
larger
and
powerful
machinery
in
order
increase
productivity
specially
decrease
labor
costs.
With
advent
of
robots
combination
with
new
methods
AI
is
obvious
that
this
not
only
step
automated
mechanization.
New
robotic
systems
open
up
opportunities
how
cultivate
crop
plants.
Different
concepts
different
properties
are
discussed
these
might
contribute
achieve
indisputably
needed
improvements
sustainable
environmental-friendly
production
systems.
performed
case
study,
demonstrated
even
if
solutions
when
operated
isolation
still
can
higher
area
outputs,
smaller
often
specialized
substantially
improved
work
quality
seeding.
Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
385(6713)
Published: Sept. 5, 2024
Agriculture's
global
environmental
impacts
are
widely
expected
to
continue
expanding,
driven
by
population
and
economic
growth
dietary
changes.
This
Review
highlights
climate
change
as
an
additional
amplifier
of
agriculture's
impacts,
reducing
agricultural
productivity,
the
efficacy
agrochemicals,
increasing
soil
erosion,
accelerating
expanding
range
crop
diseases
pests,
land
clearing.
We
identify
multiple
pathways
through
which
intensifies
greenhouse
gas
emissions,
creating
a
potentially
powerful
change-reinforcing
feedback
loop.
The
challenges
raised
underscore
urgent
need
transition
sustainable,
climate-resilient
systems.
requires
investments
that
both
accelerate
adoption
proven
solutions
provide
benefits,
discover
scale
new
beneficial
processes
food
products.
Advanced Agrochem,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
3(4), P. 265 - 278
Published: July 16, 2024
Nanopesticides,
as
a
promising
technology,
bring
scientific
and
technological
impetus
to
sustainable
development
green
revolution
of
agriculture.
The
excellent
physicochemical
properties,
beneficial
biological
effects,
functional
potential
nanopesticides
have
significantly
contributed
improving
utilization
rates
pesticides,
enhancing
pest
disease
management,
alleviating
stresses.
However,
agricultural
production
plant
cultivation
are
diverse,
leading
wide
range
application
scenarios
for
pesticides.
These
put
forward
more
precise
requirements
numerous
innovative
opportunities
the
nanopesticides.
Scenario-oriented
customized
various
methods,
aligning
with
principles
economical,
efficient,
future
This
article
outlines
status
then
reviews
research
progress
scenario-oriented
nanopesticides,
encompassing
nine
major
scenarios.
Finally,
priorities
prospects
summarized,
offering
concepts
advancement
Nature Food,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 2, 2025
Abstract
Undernutrition
and
low
dietary
quality
remain
widespread
issues
in
Africa.
As
most
rural
households
the
region
are
involved
farming,
diversification
of
own
farm
production
could
improve
their
access
to
nutritious
foods.
Here
we
use
representative
panel
data
from
six
African
countries
estimate
this
effect
across
different
scales.
We
show
that
diversity
is
positively
associated
with
household
diversity—yet
average
magnitude
association
small,
depends
on
specific
measure
increases
distance
urban
centres.
In
all
countries,
markets
market
more
important
for
than
production.
Because
village-,
town-
district-level
often
diversity,
higher
each
individual
may
not
be
required.
The
appropriate
spatial
scale
should
considered
when
designing
strategies.
Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
3(2)
Published: June 1, 2024
Abstract
Soil
is
central
to
the
complex
interplay
among
biodiversity,
climate,
and
society.
This
paper
examines
interconnectedness
of
soil
climate
change,
societal
impacts,
emphasizing
urgent
need
for
integrated
solutions.
Human‐induced
biodiversity
loss
change
intensify
environmental
degradation,
threatening
human
well‐being.
Soils,
rich
in
vital
ecosystem
function
regulation,
are
highly
vulnerable
these
pressures,
affecting
nutrient
cycling,
fertility,
resilience.
also
crucially
regulates
influencing
energy,
water
cycles,
carbon
storage.
Yet,
poses
significant
challenges
health
dynamics,
amplifying
global
warming.
Integrated
approaches
essential,
including
sustainable
land
management,
policy
interventions,
technological
innovations,
engagement.
Practices
like
agroforestry
organic
farming
improve
mitigate
impacts.
Effective
policies
governance
crucial
promoting
practices
conservation.
Recent
technologies
aid
monitoring
implementing
management.
Societal
engagement,
through
education
collective
action,
stewardship.
By
prioritizing
interdisciplinary
research
addressing
key
frontiers,
scientists
can
advance
understanding
biodiversity–climate
change–society
nexus,
informing
strategies
sustainability
social
equity.
Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
3(3)
Published: Sept. 1, 2024
Abstract
Introduction
Coffee
is
a
ubiquitous
global
commodity
that
cultivated
with
wide
range
of
practices,
each
different,
yet
poorly
understood
trade‐offs
between
management
intensity,
yield,
and
biodiversity.
For
example,
monocultures
prioritise
coffee
production,
but
do
not
necessarily
deliver
the
highest
yields,
nor
greatest
profits.
Understanding
these
key
to
informing
sustainable
production.
Methods
We
synthesized
literature
on
relationships,
finding
agroforestry
farming
systems
support
greater
biodiversity
while
often
producing
yields
are
comparable
monoculture
systems.
Results
Over
half
studies
(57%)
failed
detect
trade‐off
yield
in
Of
16
cases
investigated
pollinators
85%
showed
positive
relationship.
Farm
proximity
natural
forests
also
improved
both
outcomes
yields.
Conclusion
Studies
our
data
set
revealed
can
additional
ecosystem
services
including
carbon
sequestration
pest
control,
economic
benefits
accrued
through
income
diversification
improvements
bean
quality.
Our
results
illustrate
how
within
sector
return
socio‐ecological
outcomes.
CONTEXT-Research
on
cereal-perennial
legume
intercropping
to
produce
forage
for
animal
production
systems
is
scarce.
OBJECTIVES-To
identify
key
factors
determining
yield
of
maize-perennial
strip
intercropping,
assessing
both
above-and
below-ground
interactions.
METHODS-A
field
trial
was
conducted
in
the
Netherlands
from
August
2021
September
2023.
Alfalfa,
white
clover
and
red
were
each
intercropped
with
maize.
Maize
strips
consisted
two
border
rows
one
inner
row.
All
species
also
grown
as
sole
crops,
maize
at
100
or
250
kg
N
ha-1.
RESULTS-In
Year
1,
intercrops
showed
negative
net
effect
values
(maize-alfalfa:-2.7
Mg
ha-1
,
maizewhite
clover:-3.3
maize-red
clover:-2.8
ha-1),
produced
less
biomass
than
In
2
high
N,
maize-alfalfa
had
a
around
zero,
maize-white
(4.8
ha-1)
(3.5
positive
effects,
more
captured
extra
light.
CONCLUSIONS-In
studied
intercrops,
parts
different
competition-recovery
relationships
because
temporal
dynamics
spatial
niche
occupation.
Without
resource
limitation,
early
dominance
