In response to the sustainability issues that agriculture faces in advanced economies,
agroecology has gained increasing relevance in scientific, political, and social debates. This …

Agricultural soils provide multiple ecosystem services (ES) that can replace chemical inputs
to support agricultural production. However, most arable cropping systems are managed …

Agriculture's primary function is the production of food, feed, fibre and fuel for the fast-
growing world population. However, it also affects human health and ecosystem integrity …

Agriculture accounts for 61% of fresh water consumption in China. Although population and
diet have a significant impact on water consumption, little is known about the reasons for …

Agricultural stakeholders disagree on how to put the general concept of sustainability into
practice. But most recognize the need for assessment methods to characterize the current …

Agricultural modernization is the foundation and pillar of national modernization, and its
security should not be ignored. However, the traditional efficiency assessment does not take …

Increasing the levels of ecosystem services that contribute to agricultural production (ES) is
a challenge for the sustainability of agricultural systems. Agricultural advisors lack low-data …

Comprehensive but interpretable assessment of the environmental performance of diets
involves choosing a set of appropriate indicators. Current knowledge and data gaps on the …

Profiling eco-environmentally vulnerable (EV) areas can contribute to the development of
mechanisms for environmental protection and sustainable management of ecological …

Abstract Evaluation of the sustainability and environmental footprint of different agricultural
production systems, such as organic and conventional systems, is an open scientific debate …