Sustainable Agriculture: Theories, Methods, Practices and Policies

The progress of science and technology and intensive land usage have promoted the rapid development of modern agriculture. Meanwhile, however, modern agriculture has caused global ecological and environmental problems due to its consumption of large amounts of resources and energy. To meet these cha...

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description The progress of science and technology and intensive land usage have promoted the rapid development of modern agriculture. Meanwhile, however, modern agriculture has caused global ecological and environmental problems due to its consumption of large amounts of resources and energy. To meet these challenges, we must rethink the theories, policies, models, and technologies involved in modern agricultural development, which includes new concepts and methods of agriculture: for example, organic agriculture, compound agriculture, circular agriculture, and ecological agriculture. There is a growing awareness that the development of sustainable agriculture should not only increase yields to meet people's demands, but also should improve product quality and promote multi-functioning of the agricultural ecosystem. Although the study and practices of sustainable agriculture have achieved remarkable results in the past 40 years, the development of the social economy and current challenges of world agriculture require significant consideration for the future of agriculture. Summarizing available knowledge and lessons, analyzing associated problems, and mapping out future developments will help in promoting the practice and policy of sustainable agriculture, as well as in innovating sustainable agricultural theory and methods. This reprint includes 16 articles that focus on theoretical methods, policies, and practical experience related to sustainable agricultural development, aiming to contribute to the sustainable development of agriculture and food security.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1393312024-07-04T09:43:06Z Sustainable Agriculture: Theories, Methods, Practices and Policies Liu, Moucheng Chen, Xin Jiao, Yuanmei payment for ecosystem services grassland eco-compensation eco-compensation policies in China climate-smart agriculture grain yield yield components intercropping system land equivalent ratio cropland abandonment agricultural machinery harvesting services extended regression models rural China microtubers temporary immersion system Tropaeolum tuberosum mashua traditional agriculture rice–fish system aquatic animals meta-analysis genetic diversity microsatellite analysis digital technology land rent-out behavior digital divide China RBP model CMM model CFPS AGSCM Delphi WINGS Grey theory Fuzzy set sustainable development interactions scenarios systems dynamics agriculture South Arica Converting Food Crops to Forage Crops Policy (CFFP) policy effect herbivorous livestock husbandry biodegradable plastic mulch polyethylene starch polylactic acid surface area—weight ratio degradation model carbon sink agriculture green total factor productivity in China re-measurement financial literacy farmland abandonment endogenous switching regression model agricultural intensification Ghana public extension capacity building smallholder farmers Basmati rice cropland–livestock systems index system coupling coordination degree influence factor circular economy efficiency rural revitalization DEA Malmquist Tobit contract-farming regimes land-improvement investment land-use policy productivity technical efficiency organic farming n/a thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSA Life sciences: general issues::PSAF Ecological science, the Biosphere The progress of science and technology and intensive land usage have promoted the rapid development of modern agriculture. Meanwhile, however, modern agriculture has caused global ecological and environmental problems due to its consumption of large amounts of resources and energy. To meet these challenges, we must rethink the theories, policies, models, and technologies involved in modern agricultural development, which includes new concepts and methods of agriculture: for example, organic agriculture, compound agriculture, circular agriculture, and ecological agriculture. There is a growing awareness that the development of sustainable agriculture should not only increase yields to meet people's demands, but also should improve product quality and promote multi-functioning of the agricultural ecosystem. Although the study and practices of sustainable agriculture have achieved remarkable results in the past 40 years, the development of the social economy and current challenges of world agriculture require significant consideration for the future of agriculture. Summarizing available knowledge and lessons, analyzing associated problems, and mapping out future developments will help in promoting the practice and policy of sustainable agriculture, as well as in innovating sustainable agricultural theory and methods. This reprint includes 16 articles that focus on theoretical methods, policies, and practical experience related to sustainable agricultural development, aiming to contribute to the sustainable development of agriculture and food security. 2024-07-04T09:43:03Z 2024-07-04T09:43:03Z 2024 book ONIX_20240704_9783725812615_127 9783725812615 9783725812622 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/139331 eng application/octet-stream Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/9328 https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/9328 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-7258-1262-2 10.3390/books978-3-7258-1262-2 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783725812615 9783725812622 300 open access
spellingShingle payment for ecosystem services
grassland eco-compensation
eco-compensation policies in China
climate-smart agriculture
grain yield
yield components
intercropping system
land equivalent ratio
cropland abandonment
agricultural machinery harvesting services
extended regression models
rural China
microtubers
temporary immersion system
Tropaeolum tuberosum
mashua
traditional agriculture
rice–fish system
aquatic animals
meta-analysis
genetic diversity
microsatellite analysis
digital technology
land rent-out behavior
digital divide
China
RBP model
CMM model
CFPS
AGSCM
Delphi
WINGS
Grey theory
Fuzzy set
sustainable development
interactions
scenarios
systems dynamics
agriculture
South Arica
Converting Food Crops to Forage Crops Policy (CFFP)
policy effect
herbivorous livestock husbandry
biodegradable plastic mulch
polyethylene
starch
polylactic acid
surface area—weight ratio
degradation model
carbon sink
agriculture green total factor productivity in China
re-measurement
financial literacy
farmland abandonment
endogenous switching regression model
agricultural intensification
Ghana
public extension
capacity building
smallholder farmers
Basmati rice
cropland–livestock systems
index system
coupling coordination degree
influence factor
circular economy
efficiency
rural revitalization
DEA
Malmquist
Tobit
contract-farming regimes
land-improvement investment
land-use policy
productivity
technical efficiency
organic farming
n/a
thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science
thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences
thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSA Life sciences: general issues::PSAF Ecological science, the Biosphere
Sustainable Agriculture: Theories, Methods, Practices and Policies
title Sustainable Agriculture: Theories, Methods, Practices and Policies
title_full Sustainable Agriculture: Theories, Methods, Practices and Policies
title_fullStr Sustainable Agriculture: Theories, Methods, Practices and Policies
title_full_unstemmed Sustainable Agriculture: Theories, Methods, Practices and Policies
title_short Sustainable Agriculture: Theories, Methods, Practices and Policies
title_sort sustainable agriculture theories methods practices and policies
topic payment for ecosystem services
grassland eco-compensation
eco-compensation policies in China
climate-smart agriculture
grain yield
yield components
intercropping system
land equivalent ratio
cropland abandonment
agricultural machinery harvesting services
extended regression models
rural China
microtubers
temporary immersion system
Tropaeolum tuberosum
mashua
traditional agriculture
rice–fish system
aquatic animals
meta-analysis
genetic diversity
microsatellite analysis
digital technology
land rent-out behavior
digital divide
China
RBP model
CMM model
CFPS
AGSCM
Delphi
WINGS
Grey theory
Fuzzy set
sustainable development
interactions
scenarios
systems dynamics
agriculture
South Arica
Converting Food Crops to Forage Crops Policy (CFFP)
policy effect
herbivorous livestock husbandry
biodegradable plastic mulch
polyethylene
starch
polylactic acid
surface area—weight ratio
degradation model
carbon sink
agriculture green total factor productivity in China
re-measurement
financial literacy
farmland abandonment
endogenous switching regression model
agricultural intensification
Ghana
public extension
capacity building
smallholder farmers
Basmati rice
cropland–livestock systems
index system
coupling coordination degree
influence factor
circular economy
efficiency
rural revitalization
DEA
Malmquist
Tobit
contract-farming regimes
land-improvement investment
land-use policy
productivity
technical efficiency
organic farming
n/a
thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science
thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences
thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSA Life sciences: general issues::PSAF Ecological science, the Biosphere
topic_facet payment for ecosystem services
grassland eco-compensation
eco-compensation policies in China
climate-smart agriculture
grain yield
yield components
intercropping system
land equivalent ratio
cropland abandonment
agricultural machinery harvesting services
extended regression models
rural China
microtubers
temporary immersion system
Tropaeolum tuberosum
mashua
traditional agriculture
rice–fish system
aquatic animals
meta-analysis
genetic diversity
microsatellite analysis
digital technology
land rent-out behavior
digital divide
China
RBP model
CMM model
CFPS
AGSCM
Delphi
WINGS
Grey theory
Fuzzy set
sustainable development
interactions
scenarios
systems dynamics
agriculture
South Arica
Converting Food Crops to Forage Crops Policy (CFFP)
policy effect
herbivorous livestock husbandry
biodegradable plastic mulch
polyethylene
starch
polylactic acid
surface area—weight ratio
degradation model
carbon sink
agriculture green total factor productivity in China
re-measurement
financial literacy
farmland abandonment
endogenous switching regression model
agricultural intensification
Ghana
public extension
capacity building
smallholder farmers
Basmati rice
cropland–livestock systems
index system
coupling coordination degree
influence factor
circular economy
efficiency
rural revitalization
DEA
Malmquist
Tobit
contract-farming regimes
land-improvement investment
land-use policy
productivity
technical efficiency
organic farming
n/a
thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science
thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences
thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSA Life sciences: general issues::PSAF Ecological science, the Biosphere
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