Editorial: Challenges and opportunities for multinational corporations in sustainable development

Challenges and Opportunities in Tomato Production Chain and Sustainable Standards

Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) is an important member of the Solanaceae family. It is mainly used as food and cash crop globally. Tomato also serves as an ornamental plant in some parts of the world. In urban areas, this crop is included in the foodscaping systems where it is grown in hanging baskets, growing pots and aquaponics for aesthetic and food purposes. Tomato production is m...

Biotechnology for Sustainable Agricultural Development in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges

The Green Revolution (GR) in Asia was started b y the availability of high yielding pest and disease resistant varieties of wheat and rice from CIMMYT developed by Nobel Prize Laureate Dr. Norman Borlaug clearly showing research when well focus does pay major dividends. These improved varieties became catalystic to Green Revolution, but the overall success was achieved due to increased governme...

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Opportunities and challenges of sustainable agricultural development in China.

This paper introduces the concepts and aims of sustainable agriculture in China. Sustainable agricultural development comprises sustainability of agricultural production, sustainability of the rural economy, ecological and environmental sustainability within agricultural systems and sustainability of rural society. China's prime aim is to ensure current and future food security. Based on projec...

Urban Big Data and Sustainable Development Goals: Challenges and Opportunities

Cities are perhaps one of the most challenging and yet enabling arenas for sustainable development goals. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) emphasize the need to monitor each goal through objective targets and indicators based on common denominators in the ability of countries to collect and maintain relevant standardized data. While this approach is aimed at harmonizing the SDGs at the ...