Sustainability of crop production from polluted lands
| Autor: | Sheikh Adil Edrisi, Pradeep Kumar Dubey, Harikesh Bahadur Singh, Stephen D. Ebbs, Rama Kant Dubey, Vishal Tripathi, Purushothaman Chirakkuzhyil Abhilash, Mansi Bakshi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
Ecology
business.industry Natural resource economics 020209 energy 02 engineering and technology Certification 010501 environmental sciences Environmental Science (miscellaneous) 01 natural sciences Global population Crop production Agriculture Sustainable agriculture Sustainability 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Food processing Environmental science Arable land business Environmental planning 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Energy (miscellaneous) |
| Zdroj: | Energy, Ecology and Environment. 1:54-65 |
| ISSN: | 2363-8338 2363-7692 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s40974-016-0007-x |
| Popis: | Sustainable food production for a rapidly growing global population is a major challenge of this century. In order to meet the demand for food production, an additional land area of 2.7–4.9 Mha year−1 will be required for agriculture. However, one-third of arable lands are already contaminated; therefore, the use of polluted lands will have to feature highly in modern agriculture. The use of such lands comes, however, with additional challenges, and suitable agrotechnological interventions are essential for ensuring the safety and sustainability of relevant production system. There are also other issues to consider, such as cost–benefit analysis, the possible entry of pollutants into the phytoproducts, certification and marketing of such products, in order to achieve the large-scale exploitation of polluted lands. The present article addresses the sustainability challenges of crop production from polluted lands and briefly outlines the plausible strategies for using polluted lands for sustainable agricultural extensification. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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