The environmental impacts of food systems will increase in tandem with rapid urban
population growth, which calls for alternative solutions, such as urban agriculture, to
reach the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Among several urban …

Simultaneous occurrence of flash drought in major croplands can pose challenges
for global food security. However, drivers of flash drought co-occurrence in the
observed and future climate remain unrecognized. Using observations and climate …

Energy poverty represents a considerable challenge that is difficult to quantify,
monitor, and effectively address through policy measures. Efforts to tackle this
problem have proven unsatisfactory for many reasons, including insufficient data on …

Global food demand is rising, and serious questions remain about whether supply
can increase sustainably (FAO 2018). Land-based expansion is possible but may
exacerbate climate change and biodiversity loss, and compromise the delivery of …

Leaf protein concentrates (LPCs) from green leafy biomass have potential as a
sustainable protein source. Here, protein composition, solubility, foamability, and
interfacial properties of LPCs from six different biomass types (beetroot, kale …

The aim of this research is to define different scenarios that optimize the
environmental sustainability of the post-harvest stage of vegetable products
(cauliflower and brassicas mix). These scenarios considered different packaging …

Robust crop yield projections under future climates are fundamental prerequisites for
reliable policy formation. Both process-based crop models and statistical models are
commonly used for this purpose. Process-based models tend to simplify processes …

Agroforestry systems (AFSs) have gained recognition as a land use strategy to
address food security and climate change. They involve intentionally cultivating trees
alongside crops and/or animals. AFSs cover approximately 5% of the global forest …

With the growing global population and climate change, achieving food security is a
pressing challenge. Vertical farming has the potential to support local food
production and security. As a Total Controlled Environment Agriculture (TCEA) …

Owing to the far-reaching environmental consequences of agriculture and food
systems, such as their contribution to climate change, there is an urgent need to
reduce their impact. International and national governments set sustainability targets …