Context Growing socio-economic development and population poses unprecedented
challenges for agriculture in meeting increasing demand of food, water, and energy …

Climate change is the most critical challenge to achieve sustainability, disrupting national
economies and human lives, especially in vulnerable countries. However, there has been …

Environmental variability poses a major risk to rural communities and farmers, particularly in
dryland regions. Effective adaptive strategies must be implemented to promote the …

Communities in dryland ecosystems face multiple stressors that threaten their livelihood
resilience. While community resilience in socio‐ecological systems is largely determined by …

Agriculture is a major contributor to global anthropogenic emissions, such as waste
production and greenhouse gases. In order to reduce these negative impacts, a circular …

The Thal desert is the third-largest desert in Pakistan, a major part of which consists of
dunes. In recent years, a large portion of the Thal farmers has shifted from conventional …

Background Food insecurity is a global problem that requires a One Health approach. As
many households in low-and middle-income nations rely on crops and livestock that they …

Frequent global climatic disasters are posing a growing threat, especially in populous Africa.
Understanding the intrinsic interactions between climatic disaster and the resulting affected …

Arid and semi-arid drylands cover approximately over 80% of Kenya's landmass and are
home to almost 30 and 70% of the human and livestock populations, respectively. Pastoral …

Accurately identifying the functional orientation of the different components of a circular
agricultural (CA) system is crucial for improving the ecological efficiency of the system …