The agro-food system needs a genuine sustainability transition to achieve sustainable food
and nutrition security in the face of climate change, population growth, ecosystem …

Agro-food sustainability transitions refer to fundamental changes necessary to move towards
sustainable agriculture and food systems. The young field of research on sustainability …

The main outcome of sustainable agro-food systems is food and nutrition security.
Nevertheless, about half of the global population is affected by food insecurity and …

Pesticides are a major tool for the intensification of agriculture, and helped to increase food,
feed and biofuel production. Yet, there are persistent concerns about the negative effects of …

This introductory article to the special issue contributes to ongoing debates on pesticides in
agriculture by focusing on their alternatives. Through a literature review, we explore the …

Conservation biologists should seek to work with those involved in sustainable agriculture
and rural development in expanded integrated approaches to reduce pesticide harm to …

The majority of the world's food producers depend on pesticides, and most of those users
live in the global south. Especially in places where regulation is weak, the primary mode of …

This study aims to determine the distribution of organochlorine pesticide pollution in water,
sediments, mollusks, and fish at Saguling Dam as baseline data of organochlorine pollution …

Despite decades of research into the negative impacts of synthetic pesticides, farmers in
Latin America continue to use pesticides at high levels and at a high cost to social and …

A critical issue in the context of sustainable agriculture is the reduction of pesticides. Despite
well-known adverse effects, farmers around the world continue using pesticides with mostly …