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Yu, L. Agricultural Sustainability. Encyclopedia. Available online: https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/60221 (accessed on 05 October 2026).
Yu L. Agricultural Sustainability. Encyclopedia. Available at: https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/60221. Accessed October 05, 2026.
Yu, Luyun. "Agricultural Sustainability" Encyclopedia, https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/60221 (accessed October 05, 2026).
Yu, L. (2026, September 22). Agricultural Sustainability. In Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/60221
Yu, Luyun. "Agricultural Sustainability." Encyclopedia. Web. 22 September, 2026.
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Agricultural sustainability refers to the capacity of agricultural systems to maintain long-term productivity, environmental integrity, and socio-economic viability while meeting current and future demands for food, fiber, and ecosystem services [1][2]. The concept emphasizes the balance between agricultural production and the conservation of essential natural resources, including soil, water, biodiversity, and climate-regulating functions, recognizing that conventional production practices may generate significant environmental pressures such as land degradation, resource depletion, and greenhouse gas emissions [3][4]. It encompasses ecological, economic, and social dimensions of agricultural systems, including resource-use efficiency, ecosystem functioning, farm-level economic viability, and the capacity of agricultural systems to adapt to environmental and socioeconomic change [2]. Approaches such as sustainable intensification, agroecology, precision resource management, and regenerative agriculture represent different pathways for addressing these dimensions while maintaining agricultural production and resource conditions over time.

sustainable intensification agroecology ecosystem services climate-smart agriculture regenerative agriculture

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  1. Jules Pretty; Agricultural sustainability: concepts, principles and evidence. Philos. Trans. R. Soc. B Biol. Sci. 2007, 363, 447-465. [CrossRef]
  2. Johan Rockström; John Williams; Gretchen Daily; Andrew Noble; Nathanial Matthews; Line Gordon; Hanna Wetterstrand; Fabrice DeClerck; Mihir Shah; Pasquale Steduto; Charlotte de Fraiture; Nuhu Hatibu; Olcay Unver; Jeremy Bird; Lindiwe Sibanda; Jimmy Smith; Sustainable intensification of agriculture for human prosperity and global sustainability. AMBIO 2016, 46, 4-17. [CrossRef]
  3. Jonathan A. Foley; Navin Ramankutty; Kate A. Brauman; Emily S. Cassidy; James S. Gerber; Matt Johnston; Nathaniel D. Mueller; Christine O’cOnnell; Deepak K. Ray; Paul C. West; Christian Balzer; Elena M. Bennett; Stephen R. Carpenter; Jason Hill; Chad Monfreda; Stephen Polasky; Johan Rockström; John Sheehan; Stefan Siebert; David Tilman; David P. M. Zaks; Solutions for a cultivated planet. Nature 2011, 478, 337-342. [CrossRef]
  4. David Tilman; Kenneth G. Cassman; Pamela A. Matson; Rosamond Naylor; Stephen Polasky; Agricultural sustainability and intensive production practices. Nature 2002, 418, 671-677. [CrossRef]
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