Food and Energy Security
Scope & Guideline
Advancing Sustainable Solutions for Global Food and Energy Challenges
Introduction
Aims and Scopes
- Food Security Research:
Investigates the various dimensions of food security, including availability, access, utilization, and stability across different populations and regions. - Sustainable Agricultural Practices:
Explores agricultural practices that enhance productivity while minimizing environmental impact, including organic farming, agroecology, and integrated pest management. - Climate Change Adaptation:
Examines how climate change affects food systems and agricultural productivity, focusing on adaptation strategies to mitigate its impacts on food security. - Nutritional Quality Improvement:
Studies approaches to enhance the nutritional content of crops through biofortification and improved agronomic practices. - Technological Innovations in Agriculture:
Focuses on the use of advanced technologies such as genetic engineering, CRISPR, and precision agriculture to improve crop yields and resilience. - Economic Aspects of Food Production:
Analyzes the economic factors influencing agricultural practices, food systems, and market dynamics, including trade and policy implications. - Socio-cultural Factors in Food Systems:
Investigates the socio-cultural dynamics that influence food consumption patterns, agricultural practices, and food security outcomes.
Trending and Emerging
- Climate-Smart Agriculture:
Increasing publications on climate-smart agricultural practices highlight the need for resilience in food production systems in response to climate change. - Biofortification and Nutritional Enhancement:
Research focusing on biofortification of crops to improve nutritional quality is gaining momentum, reflecting a growing awareness of the importance of nutrition in food security. - Technological Advancements in Crop Improvement:
There is a notable trend towards exploring cutting-edge technologies like CRISPR and genome editing, which are being embraced for their potential to enhance crop resilience and yield. - Interdisciplinary Approaches to Food Systems:
An increasing number of studies are adopting interdisciplinary frameworks that combine insights from economics, sociology, and environmental science to address food security challenges. - Food Policy and Governance:
Emerging themes related to food policy, governance, and the political economy of food systems are becoming more prominent, particularly in the context of global food security discussions. - Impact of Urbanization on Food Systems:
Research examining the implications of urbanization on food production, distribution, and consumption patterns is on the rise, recognizing the complexities of feeding growing urban populations.
Declining or Waning
- Traditional Crop Varieties:
Research on traditional or indigenous crop varieties has decreased as the focus shifts towards genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and high-yielding varieties to address food security. - Conventional Agricultural Practices:
There is a noticeable decline in studies promoting conventional agricultural practices, as the trend moves towards sustainable and organic farming methods. - Local Food Systems:
Interest in local food systems and community-supported agriculture appears to be waning, possibly overshadowed by larger-scale agricultural solutions and global food systems discussions. - Livestock Production Systems:
Research specifically focused on traditional livestock production systems has decreased, with more emphasis now on integrated or alternative protein sources such as plant-based diets and aquaculture.
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