Sustainability,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
14(3), С. 1689 - 1689
Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2022
It
has
been
claimed
that
Zero
Budget
Natural
Farming
(ZBNF),
a
burgeoning
practice
of
farming
in
India
based
on
low-inputs
and
influenced
by
agro-ecological
principles,
the
potential
to
improve
farm
viability
food
security.
However,
there
is
concern
success
social
movement
fueling
adoption
ZBNF
become
out
step
with
science
underpinning
its
performance
relative
other
systems.
Based
twenty
field
plot
experiments
established
across
six
districts
Andhra
Pradesh
(SE
India),
managed
locally
farmer
researchers,
we
present
first
‘on
ground’
assessment
performance.
We
show
no
short-term
yield
penalty
when
adopting
small
scale
systems
compared
conventional
organic
alternatives.
In
terms
treatment
response,
observed
differences
between
agro-climatic
zones,
but
this
initial
evaluation
cannot
recommend
specific
options
tuned
these
different
contexts.
Food and Agricultural Immunology,
Год журнала:
2021,
Номер
32(1), С. 78 - 104
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2021
Giving
the
rising
interest
in
naturally
grown
foods;
several
studies
have
contrasted
various
features
of
organic
and
conventionally
foods
relation
to
consumer
attitudes,
perceptions,
preference
for
foods.
This
paper
aims
explore
consumers'
willingness
consume
extent
attributes
knowledge
awareness
about
food
as
well
attitudes
preferences
organically
Articles
from
different
peer
review
journals
were
used
develop
this
paper.
The
findings
show
that
human
health,
safety,
perceptions
pay
a
price
premium
are
some
factors
influencing
Therefore,
there
is
need
create
more
industry
relating
health
benefits
consuming
Sustainability,
Год журнала:
2021,
Номер
13(11), С. 6260 - 6260
Опубликована: Июнь 1, 2021
Agri-food
systems
(AFS)
have
been
central
in
the
debate
on
sustainable
development.
Despite
this
growing
interest
AFS,
comprehensive
analyses
of
scholarly
literature
are
hard
to
find.
Therefore,
present
systematic
review
delineated
contours
research
strand
and
analyzed
how
it
relates
sustainability.
A
search
performed
Web
Science
January
2020
yielded
1389
documents,
1289
were
selected
underwent
bibliometric
topical
analyses.
The
analysis
was
informed
by
SAFA
(Sustainability
Assessment
Food
Agriculture
systems)
approach
FAO
structured
along
four
dimensions
viz.
environment,
economy,
society
culture,
policy
governance.
shows
an
increasing
AFS
with
exponential
increase
publications
number.
However,
study
field
is
north-biased
dominated
researchers
organizations
from
developed
countries.
Moreover,
suggests
that
while
environmental
aspects
sufficiently
addressed,
social,
economic,
political
ones
generally
overlooked.
paper
ends
providing
directions
for
future
listing
some
topics
be
integrated
into
a
comprehensive,
multidisciplinary
agenda
addressing
multifaceted
(un)sustainability
AFS.
It
makes
case
adopting
holistic,
4-P
(planet,
people,
profit,
policy)
agri-food
system
studies.
Sustainability,
Год журнала:
2021,
Номер
13(10), С. 5443 - 5443
Опубликована: Май 13, 2021
About
one-third
of
the
food
produced
globally
for
human
consumption
is
lost
or
wasted
each
year.
This
represents
a
loss
natural
resources
consumed
along
supply
chain
that
can
also
have
negative
impacts
on
security.
While
occurs
between
production
and
distribution
prevalent
in
low-income
countries,
waste
mainly
at
consumer
level,
retail
service
sectors,
especially
developed
countries.
Preventing
losses
therefore
potential
strategy
better
balance
demand
essential
to
improve
security
while
reducing
environmental
impact
providing
economic
benefits
different
actors
chain.
In
this
context,
we
specifically
provide
an
overview
case
studies
examples
legislation
from
countries
actions
carried
out
by
various
non-profit
organisations
effectively
prevent
reduce
waste.
We
outline
current
limitations
possible
research
avenues.
conclude
comparison
integration
knowledge,
awareness
where
chain,
which
foods
greatest
are
produced,
decide
how
target
efforts
most
effective
way.
Plant Pathology,
Год журнала:
2021,
Номер
71(1), С. 187 - 206
Опубликована: Окт. 20, 2021
Abstract
Crop
diseases
affect
crop
yield
and
quality
cause
significant
losses
of
total
food
production
worldwide.
With
the
ever‐increasing
world
population
decreasing
land
water
resources,
there
is
a
need
not
only
to
produce
more
but
also
reduce
agricultural
greenhouse
gas
(GHG)
emissions
mitigate
climate
change
avoid
use
biodiversity
loss.
Thus,
alternative
climate‐smart
farming
systems
adapt
per
hectare
in
sustainable
way
than
conventional
high‐input
systems.
In
addition
breeding
new
high‐yielding
cultivars
adapted
future
climates,
deploy
Integrated
Management
(ICM)
strategies,
relying
less
on
synthetic
inputs
for
fertilization
protection
fossil
fuel‐powered
machinery
decrease
due
pest
pathogens
guarantee
security.
this
review,
we
compare
some
low‐input
with
focus
ICM
solutions
being
developed
inputs;
these
include
genetic
resistance
pathogens,
intercropping,
canopy
architecture
manipulation,
rotation.
These
techniques
have
potential
disease
frequency
severity
by
amounts
dispersal
pathogen
inoculum
producing
microclimates
that
are
favourable
development,
while
GHG
improving
environmental
sustainability.
More
research
needed
determine
best
deployment
strategies
various
cropping
maximize
yield,
protection,
other
ecosystem
services
address
trade‐offs
between
