Roberto Henke and Filiberto Altobelli of CREA are the Guest Editors of a Special Issue on "MDPI Agriculture" - Roberto Henke and Filiberto Altobelli of CREA are the Guest Editors of a Special Issue on "MDPI Agriculture" - Agricultural Policies and Bioeconomy

In this special issue of "Agriculture" different topics will be addressed, moving from the common knowledge that sustainability is increasingly becoming a keyword for viable agricultural activity and food production. According to Agenda 2030, agricultural and food products are highly influenced by climate change, increasing scarcity of natural resources and changes in the availability and use of land. The combination of the intensification of productive systems, overexploitation of natural resources, food waist and bad diet regimes calls for a redirection of the way primary activity and food production are approached.

A sustainable approach to agriculture, in a global governance context, can bring to a general improvement of the eco-systems, a reduction of food waste and natural resource depletion, more equitable food access, and social and economic justice. Applying the principles of sustainability to agriculture and food production means to take into consideration, simultaneously, the three main dimensions of sustainability: economic (in terms of fair incomes to farmers and other actors of the supply chain), social (in terms of access to food for consumers, livelihood of rural areas and proper labor conditions for workers), and environmental (in terms of reduced impact of the production process and a more efficient rise of natural resources).

This Special Issue is an occasion to investigate, discuss at a scientific level, and disseminate in an international arena, the possible economic strategies and set of policies to implement sustainable agricultural systems and food products, in both the developed world and the developing regions. Guest Editors invite to submit scientific papers and surveys on these matters, encouraging multidisciplinary contributions and multidimensional approaches to sustainability.

For more details, topics and manuscript submission information, please refer to this link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/agriculture/special_issues/4RSZQV08K4