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

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

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

Diverse Economies and Food Democracy: Implications for Sustainability from an Interdisciplinary Perspective

Andreas Exner, Andreas Mayer, Moya Kneafsey

Frontiers Media SA

In view of the multifaceted challenge of transforming towards inclusive and sustainable food...

Sustainability Sustainable Food Systems Social Movements, Institutions and Governance

Keywords: Alternative agro-food networks,­Civic food networks,­Cooperatives,­diverse food economies,­organizational democracy,­Food democracy,­Food system,­sustainability,­transformation

Global Land Use Intensity Change and Its Impact on Food Security

Xueru Zhang, Wei Song Seetoh, Jinmei Lu, Basanta Paudel, Q. Yuan

Frontiers Media SA

Food security is an important guarantee for world peace and development and has a bearing on the...

Sustainability Sustainable Food Systems Land, Livelihoods and Food Security

Keywords: land use,­Intensity change,­Food security,­food production,­ecosystems,­sustainable development