A European perspective of innovations towards mitigation of nitrogen-related greenhouse gases

Winiwarter, Wilfried; Leip, Adrian; Tuomisto, Hanna L.; Haastrup, Palle

doi:10.1016/j.cosust.2014.07.006

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“…• Vertical/Sky Farming (VF) Vertical or sky farming is a relatively new strategy for growers that exploits innovative technologies, like aeroponics and hydroponics, in which crops are raised in open air/misty environments or mineral nutrient solutions under indoor controlled conditions instead of soil, which enables raising multiple times during a season and avoids losses caused by unfavourable atmospheric conditions [71]. It also increases the area available for agricultural production by many fold as plants can be grown in several layers, thus lessening the pressure on land resources.…”

Section: • Sustainable Land Management (Slm)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Soil and Crop Management Strategies to Ensure Higher Crop Productivity within Sustainable Environments

2019

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The rising population and reduction in the amount of land and some other resources have created tremendous pressure on current agricultural producers to meet the increasing food demands. To cope with this challenge, certain key inputs, such as fertilizers and other chemicals, are overused, which are worsening the surroundings. This intensive agricultural production without adherence to ecological sustainability has led to declining soil health, land degradation, and severe environmental problems. So, future efforts to feed the growing population should aim for greater agricultural production within sustainable environments. In this regard, innovative steps are needed, as business-as-usual policies lack the potential to cope with these challenges. The concept of agricultural sustainability and various soil and crop management strategies (SCMS) that have been designed to optimize crop yield under sustainable environmental conditions are discussed, including nutrient management, site specific nutrient management (SSNM), integrated nutrient management (INM), integrated soil fertility management (ISFM), integrated soil-crop system management (ISSM), ridge-furrow mulching systems (RFMS), sustainable water management (SWM), conservation agriculture (CA), sustainable land management (SLM), vertical/sky farming, and integrated crop management, and breeding strategies as well as other approaches combined with technological and behavioural changes. The present review suggests that a sustainable production system can be developed by combining the multifaceted efforts under SCMS practices with short- and long-term preventive measures. Reducing chemicals’ usage, such as that of fertilizers and pesticides, plus improvements in the crop input use efficiency could minimize greenhouse gases emissions while protecting the environment. Sustainable agriculture holds promise for humankind and the planet Earth, and it can be successful if all developed and developing nations stand together to seek ‘our common future’ to produce more food while generating less environmental pressure.

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Section: • Sustainable Land Management (Slm)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Soil and Crop Management Strategies to Ensure Higher Crop Productivity within Sustainable Environments

2019

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“…Own-growing, in particular, can play an important role in supplementing the diets of more disadvantaged groups who have limited physical or financial access to fresh food [9,23,26,27,53]. However, importantly, UA can also increase the sustainability of the food system on a larger level, by enabling the recycling of organic urban wastes as fertiliser and reducing reliance on mineral fertilisers, which have considerable environmental costs globally [26,30,[54][55][56]. In addition, making use of spare space in urban areas can increase food production without devoting more scarce land to agriculture, while certain forms of UA can help protect crops from adverse weather effects and enable stable year-round production [39,48,56].…”

Section: Urban Agriculture and Resiliencementioning

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Increasing City Resilience through Urban Agriculture: Challenges and Solutions in the Global North

Gulyas

Edmondson

2021

Sustainability

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Cities, which now host the majority of the global population, are vulnerable to environmental and socio-economic disturbances, which are likely to increase in number and severity in the near future. Urban agriculture (UA) could help increase the resilience of cities to a range of pressures and acute shocks by improving food security and public health, building social capital, and promoting circular economies. However, comprehensive assessments of its potential are still lacking. Here, we use a systematic review of the literature on UA in the global North to identify factors that determine its success in providing resilience benefits, explore challenges that can limit this, and develop a conceptual model to highlight the ways in which it could be enhanced through research, policy, and practice. We define the success of UA in increasing city resilience as determined by five factors, which in turn depend on the amount of institutional and public support for UA, the presence of a sufficient knowledge base, communication and collaboration among different actors, and resourcefulness in finding alternative ways to use space and other resources efficiently. We close with a discussion of specific directions for research and practice based on the conceptual model developed here.

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“…These facts have motivated many researches to search for solutions targeted at lowering the emissions (Franks and Hadingham, 2012;Beukes et al, 2010;Dalgaard et al, 2011;Johnson et al, 2007;Vergé et al, 2007;Guo and Zhou, 2007;Smith et al, 2007;Glenk et al, 2014;Blandford et al, 2014;Eory et al, 2013;Winiwarter et al, 2014 andSnyder et al, 2014).…”

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Carbon dioxide emission reduction by heating poultry houses from renewable energy sources in Central Europe

Kapica

Pawlak

Ścibisz

2015

Agricultural Systems

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A European perspective of innovations towards mitigation of nitrogen-related greenhouse gases

Cited by 16 publications

References 73 publications

Soil and Crop Management Strategies to Ensure Higher Crop Productivity within Sustainable Environments

Soil and Crop Management Strategies to Ensure Higher Crop Productivity within Sustainable Environments

Increasing City Resilience through Urban Agriculture: Challenges and Solutions in the Global North

Carbon dioxide emission reduction by heating poultry houses from renewable energy sources in Central Europe

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