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Urban agriculture in a changing world: a thematic review of global trends,...
Urban agriculture (UA) has emerged as a key strategy to address food insecurity, climate change, and urban sustainability. This review synthesizes global evidence on the... -
What regulates decomposition in agroecosystems? Insights from reading the tea leaves
Litter decomposition is a critical Earth process, recycling nutrients and setting a portion of plant tissue on a path toward soil organic matter. Despite this importance, we... -
Microplastic abundance and characterization in the anaerobic co-digestion of...
Microplastics (MP) are an emerging contaminant in organic waste recycling, yet their occurrence and fate in anaerobic digestion (AD) systems remain poorly understood due to... -
High-shade dryland agrivoltaic conditions enhanced carbon uptake and...
The increasing global demand for food and energy is intensifying land-use competition. Agrivoltaic systems are a multifunctional land-use approach that vertically integrates the... -
Applying mulch and manure in smallholder cropping systems: challenges,...
Soil fertility plays an important role in crop production. However, continuous cropping with minimal fertilizer application has resulted in declining soil fertility and... -
Incorporating biodiversity into the sustainability assessment of livestock...
Livestock significantly contribute to biodiversity loss, primarily due to changes in land use, overexploitation of natural resources, pollution, and climate change. Intensive... -
The availability, price, and marketing characteristics of organic foods and...
Background: Demand for organic foods remains low, despite the potential of organic products to contribute to sustainable food systems. Food purchasing decisions are influenced... -
A critical review of food waste and poultry manure anaerobic co-digestion:...
Anaerobic co-digestion (AcoD) has emerged as an effective technology for treating poultry manure (PM) and food waste (FW), converting these organic materials into valuable... -
Agroecological Transitions: A Systematic Review of Research Approaches and...
There have been many calls for an agroecological transition to respond to food shocks and crises stemming from conventional food systems. Participatory action research and...