Assessment and Principles of Environmentally Sustainable Food and Agriculture Systems

Agriculture, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 13(5), С. 1073 - 1073

Опубликована: Май 17, 2023

Feeding the world depends on protecting our valuable ecosystems and biodiversity. Currently, increasing public awareness of problems posed by current industrialized food system has resulted in increased support for creative market economically, socially, ecologically sustainable production systems enhanced demands variations agricultural policies regulations. In production, restoration protection must be given priority, which requires a forward-looking rational management strategy fundamental changes patterns practices economic development, product, production. Food should redesigned to have neutral positive environmental impact, as well ensure healthy nutrition safety, low impact strategies become priority. This review paper aims discuss, build, guide evaluate systems, principles, transition such agroecological, organic, biodynamic, regenerative, urban, precision agriculture, are imperative visions agriculture To this end, we analyzed evolution established develop created assessment key sustainability issues related food, environment, climate, rural development priorities resource use practices.

Язык: Английский

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Applications of internet of things (IoT) and sensors technology to increase food security and agricultural Sustainability: Benefits and challenges

Ain Shams Engineering Journal, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 15(3), С. 102509 - 102509

Опубликована: Сен. 30, 2023

Agriculture must overcome escalating problems in order to feed a growing population while preserving the environment and natural resources. Recently, it has become clear that sensors Internet of Things (IoT) are effective tools for boosting agricultural sustainability food security. This study provides insights into global market size smart agriculture future years from 2021 2030, In addition, this research offered four levels IoT architecture agriculture: perception or sensing actuator layer, network cloud application layer. The state art sensor technologies is examined review paper, along with some their potential uses, including 1) irrigation monitoring systems, 2) fertilizer administration, 3) crop disease detection, 4) (yield monitoring, quality processing logistic monotoring), forecasting, harvesting, 5) climate conditions 6) fire detection. Additionally, offers number can detect parameters like soil NPK, moisture, nitrate, pH, electrical conductivity, CO2, temperature, humidity, light, weather station, water level, livestock, plant disease, smoke, flame, flexible wearable. Subsequently, highlights advantages agriculture, superior efficiency, expansion, reduced resources, cleaner method, agility, product improvement. However, there still issues need be resolved technology used where covered also provide directions opportunities. will contribute helping readers researchers better understand academic achievement subject.

Язык: Английский

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Enhancing Rhizobium–Legume Symbiosis and Reducing Nitrogen Fertilizer Use Are Potential Options for Mitigating Climate Change

Agriculture, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 13(11), С. 2092 - 2092

Опубликована: Ноя. 3, 2023

This review article explores the impact of nitrogen fertilizers on symbiotic relationship between Rhizobium bacteria and legume plants. Nitrogen fixation has potential to address global protein shortage by increasing supply in agriculture. However, excessive use synthetic led environmental consequences high energy consumption. To promote sustainable agriculture, alternative approaches such as biofertilizers that utilize biological have been introduced minimize ecological impact. Understanding process fixation, where certain convert atmospheric into ammonia, is crucial for knowledge helps reduce reliance maintain soil fertility. The leguminous plants plays a vital role agriculture facilitating access nitrogen, improving fertility, reducing need chemical fertilizers. achieve optimal plant growth, it important effectively manage availability, conditions, stressors. Excessive fertilization can negatively affect association rhizobia, resulting reduced health, altered mutualistic relationships, concerns. Various techniques be employed enhance efficiency manipulating chemotaxis, which ability rhizobia move towards roots. Plant-specific metabolites called (iso)flavonoids play signaling communication bacteria, initiating enhancing growth. fertilizer application disrupt legumes, impacting root exudation patterns, nodulation, relationship. High levels inhibit nitrogenase, critical enzyme leading nitrogenase activity. Additionally, compromise demands decreased discusses disadvantages using nitrogenous these By effective rhizobial strains with compatible cultivars, not only amounts reduced, but also inputs greenhouse gas emissions associated their manufacturing application. approach offers benefits terms saving energy. In conclusion, this paper provides comprehensive overview current understanding It strategies agricultural practices. managing carefully our relationship, we contribute

Язык: Английский

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Fungal Endophytes as Mitigators against Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Crop Plants

Journal of Fungi, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 10(2), С. 116 - 116

Опубликована: Янв. 30, 2024

The escalating global food demand driven by a gradually expanding human population necessitates strategies to improve agricultural productivity favorably and mitigate crop yield loss caused various stressors (biotic abiotic). Biotic stresses are phytopathogens, pests, nematodes, along with abiotic like salt, heat, drought, heavy metals, which pose serious risks security productivity. Presently, the traditional methods relying on synthetic chemicals have led ecological damage through unintended impacts non-target organisms emergence of microbes that resistant them. Therefore, addressing these challenges is essential for economic, environmental, public health concerns. present review supports sustainable alternatives, emphasizing possible application fungal endophytes as innovative eco-friendly tools in plant stress management. Fungal demonstrate capabilities managing plants against biotic via direct or indirect enhancement plants’ innate immunity. Moreover, they contribute elevated photosynthesis rates, stimulate growth, facilitate nutrient mineralization, produce bioactive compounds, hormones, enzymes, ultimately improving overall resistance. In conclusion, harnessing potentiality represents promising approach toward sustainability practices, offering effective alternative solutions reduce reliance chemical treatments address posed stresses. This ensures long-term promotes environmental economic viability agriculture.

Язык: Английский

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Optimizing the Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Vegetable Crops

Nitrogen, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 5(1), С. 106 - 143

Опубликована: Фев. 5, 2024

Nitrogen (N) is the most limiting nutrient for production of vegetable crops, but anthropogenic sources pose risks due to its transformation into several reactive forms and movement throughout environment. The bulk N research date improve Use Efficiency (NUE) has followed a reductionist factorial approach focused on synthetic application rates crop growth response, under monocultures. increased adoption diversified cropping systems, organic sources, alternative management practices makes it more challenging unravel form transformation, movement, uptake dynamics, in time space. Here, based selected review recent literature, we propose holistic highlight key variables as well multilevel system, genetic, environmental, ecological, socioeconomic interactions cycle NUE. best strategies NUE include both inorganic rate calibration studies, germplasm selection, rotations, identification x interactions, pest water management. Agroecological that may vegetational diversification space, integrated crop–livestock conservation tillage, amendment inputs, legume-based landscape

Язык: Английский

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From acute food insecurity to famine: how the 2023/2024 war on Gaza has dramatically set back sustainable development goal 2 to end hunger

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 8

Опубликована: Май 17, 2024

The widespread destruction and the devastating humanitarian toll caused by ongoing war on Gaza have transformed this besieged Strip into a place of death despair. This review will explore implications for food security, focusing Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2, which seeks to fight malnutrition insecurity achieve zero hunger 2030. work is based grey literature, such as reports from government non-governmental agencies, well recent scientific journal publications. Our results show that has exacerbated already acute Gazans been struggling with since blockade was imposed in 2007. Restless bombardment ground operations damaged or even razed agricultural land all production infrastructure (such bakeries, mills, processing facilities), destroying Gaza’s system. Facing catastrophic levels hunger, some families, especially northern recently resorting eating animal feed weeds survive. With starvation civilians being used method warfare, many experts human rights organizations argue now world’s worst crisis its population verge famine, if not there. Moreover, unprecedented could significant consequences global security six pillars, jeopardizing implementation SDG 2. While international are making efforts mitigate shortage more comprehensive sustainable solutions needed address root causes ensure residents access an adequate nutritious diet.

Язык: Английский

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IoT-enabled fire detection for sustainable agriculture: A real-time system using flask and embedded technologies

Results in Engineering, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 23, С. 102705 - 102705

Опубликована: Авг. 15, 2024

In modern agriculture, the threat of fire poses significant economic and environmental risks. Additionally, traditional detection methods are inadequate poorly integrated with advanced technologies. It is crucial to develop a more efficient reliable system. Also, lack real-time accurate monitoring in current systems compromises resilience sustainability farming operations. This article details developing implementing system tailored for smart agriculture. integrates cutting-edge technologies, including Internet Things (IoT), embedded systems, Flask-based web application, fortified by cybersecurity measures such as login authentication secure HTTP protocols. The system's primary aim monitor conditions continuously agricultural fields detect signs smoke or flame swiftly, facilitating preventive actions safeguard crops infrastructure. architecture employs sensors distributed across conditions, Raspberry Pi 3 B+ central processing unit data acquisition transmission, interface developed using Flask, HTML, CSS visualization data. Critical components like MCP3208 analog-to-digital converter ensure reliability accuracy. Experimental results confirm efficacy early via browser. Enhanced security features, authentication, protect sensitive information, while regular updates maintain relevance. study advances prevention farm preservation efforts, offering high-performance technological solution proactive quick response risks, thereby supporting food sustainable practices.

Язык: Английский

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The future of sustainable farming: An evolutionary game framework for the promotion of agricultural green production technologies

Journal of Cleaner Production, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 460, С. 142606 - 142606

Опубликована: Май 17, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Designing sustainable soil conditioners: Nanocomposite-based thermoplastic starch for enhanced soil health and crop performance

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 139747 - 139747

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Contribution of Eco-Friendly Agricultural Practices in Improving and Stabilizing Wheat Crop Yield: A Review

Agronomy, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 13(9), С. 2400 - 2400

Опубликована: Сен. 17, 2023

Wheat is considered to be a strategic crop for achieving food security. Wherefore, one of the current objectives today’s agriculture ensure consistent and sustainable yield this particular while mitigating its environmental footprint. However, along with genetic potential varieties, agricultural practices play key role in ensuring high stable wheat. Under changing climatic conditions, new eco-friendly were adopted wheat farming system recent decades. In review, large number peer-reviewed articles have been screened during last 15 years evaluate some environmentally friendly such as tillage system, biological protection, rotation, intercropping systems, integration resistant varieties yield. The present investigation unveiled that embracing methods holds engender yields, contingent upon normative strategy comprehensively addresses multiple factors. These include intrinsic attributes grown cultivars, plant nutritional parameters, soil agrochemical characteristics, specific conditions. Further in-depth investigations under field conditions are necessary help discernment appropriate techniques can efficaciously optimize different cultivated varieties.

Язык: Английский

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