Transforming African Food Systems

Claire Helen Quinn, Andrew John Dougill, Julian Douglas May

Frontiers Media SA

Overcoming Africa’s development challenges cannot be uncoupled from the need to transform the...

Sustainability Sustainable Food Systems Climate-Smart Food Systems

Keywords: food systems,­Africa,­interdisciplinary approaches,­resilience,­adaptation

Innovative Solutions For Next-Generation Fertilizers

Mohamed Ait-El-Mokhtar, Marouane Baslam, Raffaella Maria Balestrini

Frontiers Media SA

The field of agricultural science is currently grappling with the challenge of feeding a projected...

Sustainability Sustainable Food Systems Crop Biology and Sustainability

Keywords: Next-generation fertilizers,­Agriculture,­Crop Production,­crop quality,­nutrient use efficiency,­Stress Tolerance,­soil fertility,­biostimulants,­Controlled-/slow-release fertilizers,­Nano-fertilizers,­Food security,­Climate Change

Enhancing Food Security and Trade Resilience in Sustainable Agricultural Systems

Wenjin Long,, Catherine Keske, Fuyou Guo

Frontiers Media SA

Food security is a critical global challenge, influenced by complex interactions between...

Sustainability Sustainable Food Systems Agricultural and Food Economics

Keywords: Food security,­sustainable agriculture,­international trade,­Agricultural policies,­food sovereignty

Biotic Pest Disturbance - Risk, Evaluation, and Management in Forest Ecosystems

Roman Modlinger, Milica Zlatkovic, David Janik

Frontiers Media SA

A significant increase of disturbances events in forest ecosystems worldwide has been witnessed...

Sustainability Forests and Global Change Forest Disturbance

Keywords: Insects,­Fungi,­Wind,­fire,­drought,­outbreak,­invasion,­disturbance,­Climate Change,­Trees,­new methods,­Forest ecology,­forest management,­pest management,­resilience,­Forestry,­Natural conservation,­remote sensing,­Population Dynamics,­Biotic disturbance,­Biotic

Agri-Food Waste Utilization for Sustainable Future: Challenges and Opportunities

Muzaffar Hasan, Chirag Maheshwari, Shalini Gaur Rudra

Frontiers Media SA

In the rapidly expanding global agricultural sector, approximately 55 million metric tons of food...

Sustainability Sustainable Food Systems Waste Management in Agroecosystems

Keywords: Agricultural wastes,­bioactive compounds,­Green extraction,­nutrition,­green chemistry

Towards Sustainable Development Goal of Zero Hunger: Exploring the Dynamic Relationships between Food Pricing, Agriculture, and Food Security

Noshaba Aziz, Wioletta Żukiewicz-Sobczak, Ruishi Si

Frontiers Media SA

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 aspires to eradicate hunger by 2030,...

Sustainability Sustainable Food Systems Agricultural and Food Economics

Keywords: Food inflation,­food systems,­Sustainable development goals,­Developing Countries,­Food security

Conservation Agriculture for Sustainable Food Production Systems

Rishi Raj, Prabhu Govindasamy, Muthukumar Bagavathiannan, T. K. Das, Sujayanand G. K., Subhash Babu, Ashish Kumar Gupta

Frontiers Media SA

Conservation agriculture (CA) is a management approach for agroecosystems that aims to improve and...

Sustainability Sustainable Food Systems Agroecology and Ecosystem Services

Keywords: biotic stresses,­crop residue,­Plant Diseases,­Environment security,­productivity,­profitability,­Soil health,­weeds,­Zero-tillage,­conservation agriculture

Advances in Integrated Surface—Subsurface Hydrological Modeling

Matteo Camporese, Oliver S. Schilling, Hoori Ajami

Frontiers Media SA

Integrated Surface—Subsurface Hydrological Models (ISSHMs) are based on mechanistic formulations of...

Sustainability Water Water and Hydrocomplexity

Keywords: catchment,­Groundwater,­coupling methods,­soil-plant-atmosphere continuum,­Heat and mass transport,­human-water systems

Urban Agriculture as Local Food Systems: Benefits, Challenges, and Ways Forward

Tapan Kumar Nath, Sreetheran Maruthaveeran

Frontiers Media SA

Urban agriculture has emerged as a critical area of research due to the increasing pressures of...

Sustainability Sustainable Food Systems Urban Agriculture

Keywords: local food,­urban farms,­Farmers,­Transitioning food systems,­Community gardens,­Global South,­Global north