Innovative, sustainable, and circular agricultural systems for the future
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-2021
Abstract
This special issue presents the outcomes from “Designing sustainable and circular agricultural systems for the year 2100,” the joint scientific workshop of ISOFAR, the Thünen-Institute, and INRA-Morocco, which was held from November 14 to 16, 2019 in Marrakesh, Morocco. Nineteen scientists from a broad array of background and nationalities came together with the understanding that food security globally is at risk, especially in the post-2050 timeframe. Current concepts, strategies, measures, and scientific efforts carried out by governments, NGOs, businesses, and societies do not deliver satisfying solutions for how to sustainably produce enough healthy and affordable food to support the global population. With the economic and social impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, it became even more evident that food security is a challenge. This workshop took an innovative approach to addressing the challenges of future agriculture by considering sustainable, circular agricultural systems. Participants presented research results on algae-based food, edible insects, mushrooms, novel concepts for nutrient management, bioreactor-based farming, sustainable food culture, as well as sensor- and remote-controlled automatic food production. This special issue presents the papers contributed to the workshop and the results of the discussions. © 2021, The Author(s).
Keywords
Circular chains of nutrients, Food security, Landless food, Organic agriculture, Sustainable food production
Divisions
InstituteofBiologicalSciences
Funders
ISOFAR
Publication Title
Organic Agriculture
Volume
11
Issue
2
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media B.V.