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Pesticides, Organic Contaminants, and Pathogens in Air
include reducing HCFC refrigerants through more environmentally favorable
substitutes (see Chapter 9). Current agricultural practices rely on unstainable
usage of water. Biotechnology offers one of the means of rapidly improving the
drought tolerance of crops and opening new growing environments to meet
the challenges of climate change. Approaches to the FEW Nexus can be seen in
green chemistry and green crop production (Song et al., 2020). We are moving
away from the era of the synthetic revolution into an era of green crop protection, which relies on a healthy, functioning ecosystem, resilient crops, and
biopesticides. Furthermore, recent advances in greener technologies have created a dynamic FEW nexus landscape. The balance of water requirements and
greenhouse gases produced by animals is an example of FEW nexus dynamics
that are impacted by population growth and food preferences.
Opportunities abound in interdisciplinary education, international cooperation, and economic opportunities. At the center of this is the need to attract
and educate our best and brightest to the opportunities that await. The book,
Leadership in Agriculture: Case Studies for a New Generation, is a high-level view
of how research in agriculture is done in the United States (Jordan et al.,
2013). This system is coordinated at the highest levels. It includes the extension services in each state, which serves as outreach to industry, and other
federal and state agencies like California Department of Pesticide Regulation
and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. We hope that the topics on
air quality and human and ecological health in this book will inspire broader
improvements that can attract the coming generation to environmental
improvement and—yes—sustainability.
Our best safeguard of sustainability is expanding knowledge. “The more
we know, the more we grow!” that old saying is true now more than ever. The
bottom line is we need research, education, and public policies that will continue to keep us focused on sustainability. And we need an educated populace able and willing to engage! It is in this sense that we offer this book and
invite your feedback and suggestions.
Stay involved! Now more than ever.
References
Finley, J.W., and Seiber, J.N. (2014). The nexus of food, energy, and water. J. Agric. Food
Chem. 62, 6255–6262.
Jordan, J.P., Buchanan, G.A., Clarke, N.P., and Jordan, K.C. (2013). Leadership in
agriculture: Case studies for a new generation (College Station: Texas A&M
University Press).
Segarra, C. (2020). With Theta, 2020 sets the record for most named Atlantic storms.
Science News. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/2020-storm-theta-recordatlantic-hurricane-climate (Accessed February 4, 2021).
Pesticides, Organic Contaminants, and Pathogens in Air
include reducing HCFC refrigerants through more environmentally favorable
substitutes (see Chapter 9). Current agricultural practices rely on unstainable
usage of water. Biotechnology offers one of the means of rapidly improving the
drought tolerance of crops and opening new growing environments to meet
the challenges of climate change. Approaches to the FEW Nexus can be seen in
green chemistry and green crop production (Song et al., 2020). We are moving
away from the era of the synthetic revolution into an era of green crop protection, which relies on a healthy, functioning ecosystem, resilient crops, and
biopesticides. Furthermore, recent advances in greener technologies have created a dynamic FEW nexus landscape. The balance of water requirements and
greenhouse gases produced by animals is an example of FEW nexus dynamics
that are impacted by population growth and food preferences.
Opportunities abound in interdisciplinary education, international cooperation, and economic opportunities. At the center of this is the need to attract
and educate our best and brightest to the opportunities that await. The book,
Leadership in Agriculture: Case Studies for a New Generation, is a high-level view
of how research in agriculture is done in the United States (Jordan et al.,
2013). This system is coordinated at the highest levels. It includes the extension services in each state, which serves as outreach to industry, and other
federal and state agencies like California Department of Pesticide Regulation
and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. We hope that the topics on
air quality and human and ecological health in this book will inspire broader
improvements that can attract the coming generation to environmental
improvement and—yes—sustainability.
Our best safeguard of sustainability is expanding knowledge. “The more
we know, the more we grow!” that old saying is true now more than ever. The
bottom line is we need research, education, and public policies that will continue to keep us focused on sustainability. And we need an educated populace able and willing to engage! It is in this sense that we offer this book and
invite your feedback and suggestions.
Stay involved! Now more than ever.
References
Finley, J.W., and Seiber, J.N. (2014). The nexus of food, energy, and water. J. Agric. Food
Chem. 62, 6255–6262.
Jordan, J.P., Buchanan, G.A., Clarke, N.P., and Jordan, K.C. (2013). Leadership in
agriculture: Case studies for a new generation (College Station: Texas A&M
University Press).
Segarra, C. (2020). With Theta, 2020 sets the record for most named Atlantic storms.
Science News. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/2020-storm-theta-recordatlantic-hurricane-climate (Accessed February 4, 2021).