Sustainable agriculture
Transforming agricultural practices to reduce the environmental impacts of global food production, preserve natural systems and ensure food security is a challenge but the way forward for a sustainable future. In this collection, we feature articles exploring new avenues and policies for agriculture that help reduce environmental footprint and respect people's rights and food needs to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
Editors
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Jinfeng Chang, PhD
Zhejiang University, China
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Daniel Rodriguez, PhD
The University of Queensland, Australia
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Jinfeng Chang, PhD
Zhejiang University, China
Jinfeng Chang is a Researcher at the College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, China and also a guest Research Scholar at International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria. After obtaining his PhD from Universite de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (France), he conducted his post-doctoral research at IPSL (France) on the carbon and nutrient cycles of terrestrial ecosystems, especially grasslands, at regional and global scale. Before his return to China, he worked as a research scholar at IIASA, where his research focused on the impacts of climate and socio-economic land use change on the nutrient balance of agricultural systems. He is now interested in the integrated assessment of land system and the impacts of climate change and management. Dr Chang is an Editorial Board Member for Communications Earth & Environment.
Daniel Rodriguez, PhD
University of Queensland, Australia
Daniel Rodriguez is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Crop Sciences, The University of Queensland, Australia. In his work he strives to inform crop designs that are more profitable and less risky; and farming system designs that are better able to manage the trade-offs between the multiple functions of agriculture i.e., food and fibre production, economic activity, environmental sustainability, social development, and human capacity. His work contributes to research that addresses multiple of the SDGs applying quantitative systems research approaches to support decision-making at the crop, farm, and community levels. Impacts from his work translate in improved food security and poverty alleviation in the developing world, and increased profitability and sustainability of agriculture. Professor Rodriguez is the launch Editor-in-Chief of npj Sustainable Agriculture.
