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Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment describes the relationship of agriculture, society, nature and the environment, sustainable agriculture and sustainable development goals, management of biophysical resources for sustainable food and environment, traditional knowledge and innovative options, and social and policy aspects of sustainable agriculture. The book presents both environmental and economic principles, helping readers in the development and application of robust policy and good institutional systems that execute on sustainable agriculture practices for a healthy environment and to combat climate resilience.
List of contents
Part I: Introduction
1. Sustainable Agriculture and Environment
2. Agriculture, Society, Nature and the Environment
3. Sustainable Agriculture for Food and Nutritional Security
4. Sustainable Agriculture and Sustainable Development Goal
5. Sustainable Agriculture and Soil Biodiversity
Part II: Management of Biophysical Resources for Sustainable Food, Health, and Environment6. Management of Soil and Nutrients for Sustainable Agriculture and Environment
7. Water Harvesting and Management for Sustainable Agriculture and Environment
8. Carbon Management and Sequestration and Mitigation of Gaseous for Sustainable Agriculture and Environment
9. Management of Agricultural Pests for Sustainable Agriculture and Environment
10. Conservation of Biodiversity and Genetic Resources for Sustainable Agriculture
11. Recycling and Management of Agricultural By-Products
Part III: Traditional Knowledge and Innovative Options12. Ecological Processes in Sustainability of Agriculture and Environment
13. Use of Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Resource Management
14. Re-designing and co-designing Farming Systems for Sustainable Agriculture and Environment
15. Alternate Farming Systems for Sustainable Agriculture and Environment
16. Urban and Pre-Urban Agriculture
17. Agroforestry for Sustainable Agriculture and Environment
18. Livestock - Crop Interaction for Sustainable Agriculture and Environment
19. Spatializing Crop Models for Sustainable Agriculture and Environment
Part IV: Social and Policy Aspects of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment20. The Economic, Social, Political and Institutional Context of Sustainability
21. Agricultural Policies and Sustainable Agriculture and Environment
22. Challenges, Constraints and Opportunities in Sustainable Agriculture and Environment
23. Education and Information Dissemination for Sustainable Agriculture and Environment
About the author
Professor Muhammad Farooq is an experienced professional with more than 17 years of blended experience in research, teaching, training, industry, and project management across the globe and has visited over 25 countries for various professional activities including USA, UK, European countries, China, Pakistan, Turkey and the Gulf region. He holds PhD in Mechanical Engineering degree from Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Dr. Farooq is the author of over 150 leading international research articles and his work has been cited more than 3,700 times. He is recognized among the top 2% scientists worldwide, according to the list issued by Stanford University, USA, and Elsevier/Scopus. He is a strong advocate for net-zero and carbon-neutral initiatives for sustainable environmental applications through SDGs and collaborating with more than 20 countries for various professional engagements related to research and development.
As an Editor, Dr. Farooq has handled more than 500 research articles for renowned journals and international conferences, including Journal of Carbon Research (Q1), npj Thermal Science and Engineering (Springer Nature), Discover Sustainability (springer nature-Q2), The Journal of King Saud University – Engineering Sciences (Elsevier-Q1), Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (Q1), Frontiers in Energy Research Journal (Q2), Sustainability Journal (MDPI-Q1), ChemEngineering Journal (MDPI- Q2), Chemistry Journal (MDPI- Q2), Energies Journal (MDPI-Q1), Processes Journal (MDPI-Q2), Journal of Agriculture (MDPI-Q1), Journal of Energy and Environment (SAGE- Q2), and the Pakistan Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences. He has served as a volunteer and recognized reviewer for leading international journals and top-notch conferences, having reviewed over 1,000 research papers and received recognition awards from prestigious publishers such as Elsevier, Springer, SAGE Publishing, MDPI, and the Taylor & Francis Group.
Dr. Farooq has received numerous highly competitive international grants and awards including Faculty Research Grant, NRPU HEC Research Project Award, UK Alumni Award by British Council, Best Paper Award by Institute of Engineers Pakistan, British Council Pak-UK Education Gateway Award for faculty exchange, Neilson Research Award, EU-CO2-TRIP Project funded by Marie Curie for Clean Coal Energy Generation, UK ADNET Research Grant, UK BBSRC and Faculty Development Scholarship. He has conducted various international training sessions as a resource person and frequently serves as a chair of technical sessions, conference secretary, member of technical committees, organizer, and invited keynote speaker at world-renowned international conferences, summer schools, and professional meetings related to energy systems.
Nirmali Gogoi has received her Ph.D. degree form Dibrugarh University,Dibrugarh. Her Thesis title was "METHANE EMISSION ESTIMATION FROM DIFFERENT RICE AGROECOSYSTEMS OF ASSAM". She is a active reviewer for different journals such as Journal of Earth Science and Climate Change, African Journal of Biotechnology, African Journal of Microbial Research and Cogent Food and Agriculture (Taylor and Frencise). She has 56 Original Research Papers, 3 Chapters/Reviews and 1 Papers in proceedings of Conferences. Her research interests include environmental physiology of plants, carbon sequestration in agricultural ecosystems, and greenhouse gas emission from agricultural ecosystems.Michele Pisanteis Professor of Agronomy, Faculty of Biosciences and Agro-Food and Environmental Technology, University of Teramo and member at PhD Course in Crop Science, University of Padova, Italy. Research activity is focused on Sustainable Intensification of Agricultural Production, soil and water conservation, decision-making tools for digital agriculture for improving national and international cooperation for sustainable agriculture growth and natural resource management. Scientific Director of the Edagricole "University and Education" editorial book series. He is author of books and publications, of which 58 on International Journals (Scopus: h-index 17; T-citations 1416); Guest editor of a Special issue of AIMS “Agriculture and Food” international Open Access journal on topic “Sustainable Crop Production Intensification”; "Conservation Agriculture for Ecosystem Services" of the journal Agriculture and Research Topic (article collection) “Digital imaging of plants” of the journal Frontiers in Plant Science. Co-inventor of European patent “Method for increasing the content of useful components in edible plants”.
