Agricultural health refers to the field of study concerned with the relationships between agricultural production systems, agricultural environments, and the health conditions of people, animals, and ecosystems associated with farming activities [1]. The concept encompasses the assessment and management of biological, chemical, physical, and environmental factors arising from agricultural practices that may influence human, animal, and ecosystem health [2]. Agricultural health includes considerations related to occupational exposures among agricultural workers, food production environments, livestock–human interactions, environmental contamination, and the ecological conditions that affect agricultural systems [3]. Unlike general public health, which primarily focuses on population health outcomes, agricultural health emphasizes health-related processes occurring within agricultural environments and production systems [1]. Within food and agricultural sciences, the concept integrates perspectives from agriculture, food safety, veterinary science, environmental health, and life sciences to understand the interactions between farming practices and health outcomes across interconnected biological systems [4].
Food and Agricultural Sciences • Food Science • Agricultural and Biological Sciences • Life Sciences