SOCIAL SCIENCE / Agriculture & Food

Paper · Semantic Scholar

This study presents a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of global agricultural research on the efficiency of water and fertilizer use. As agricultural systems face increasing pressure to meet the growing global demand for food while minimizing environmental impacts, understanding the optimal use of water and fertilizers has become crucial. Through bibliometric techniques, this study analyzes key trends, influentia…

Reference · Wikidata

science and technology of producing and using plants for food, fuel, fiber, and reclamation

Encyclopedia · Wikipedia

Agronomy is the sub-discipline of plant agriculture focused on the science and technology of crop production and soil management as it pertains to field crops in the context of industrial agriculture and cultivation with Intensive farming methods. Agronomy has come to include the research of plant genetics, plant physiology, meteorology, and soil science. It is the application of a combination of sciences such as bi…

Book · DOAB

Global food demand is projected to rise by 59–98% by 2050, raising concerns about a potential food crisis. To address this challenge, sustainable food systems—defined by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization as environmentally friendly, socially beneficial, and economically viable—have gained significant attention. Achieving sustainability requires innovation across all stages of the food industry, from productio…

Full text · Open Library

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Image · DPLA

Brown rice became popular in the United States as part of the whole and organic foods movement that began in the 1960s and 1970s. Health food stores sprang up to meet the new consumer demands for such things as whole wheat products, tofu, miso, and brown rice (to produce the familiar white rice, rice is "polished" by removing its nutritious outer coat of bran). Today, organic and whole foods are found in every neigh…