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Understanding the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on sustainable agri-food system and agroecosystem decarbonization nexus: A review.
Adelodun, Bashir; Kareem, Kola Yusuff; Kumar, Pankaj; Kumar, Vinod; Choi, Kyung Sook; Yadav, Krishna Kumar; Yadav, Akanksha; El-Denglawey, A; Cabral-Pinto, Marina; Son, Cao Truong; Krishnan, Santhana; Khan, Nadeem A.
  • Adelodun B; Department of Agricultural Civil Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566, South Korea.
  • Kareem KY; Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, University of Ilorin, PMB 1515, Ilorin, 240103, Nigeria.
  • Kumar P; Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, University of Ilorin, PMB 1515, Ilorin, 240103, Nigeria.
  • Kumar V; Agro-ecology and Pollution Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology and Environmental Science, Gurukula Kangri (Deemed to be University), Haridwar, 249404, Uttarakhand, India.
  • Choi KS; Agro-ecology and Pollution Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology and Environmental Science, Gurukula Kangri (Deemed to be University), Haridwar, 249404, Uttarakhand, India.
  • Yadav KK; Department of Agricultural Civil Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566, South Korea.
  • Yadav A; Institute of Agricultural Science & Technology, Kyungpook, National University, Daegu, 41566, South Korea.
  • El-Denglawey A; Faculty of Science and Technology, Madhyanchal Professional University, Ratibad, Bhopal, 462044, India.
  • Cabral-Pinto M; Institute of Science, Department of Home Science, MMV, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India.
  • Son CT; Department of Physics, College of University College at Turabah, Taif University, P.O. box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia.
  • Krishnan S; Nano and thin film laboratory, Physics Department, Faculty of Science, South Valley University, Qena, 83523, Egypt.
  • Khan NA; Geobiotec Research Centre, Department of Geoscience, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.
J Clean Prod ; 318: 128451, 2021 Oct 10.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1397446
ABSTRACT
The existing finite natural resources have witnessed unsustainable usage in the past few years, especially for food production, with accompanying environmental devastation and ecosystem damage. Regrettably, the global population and consumption demands are increasing ceaselessly, leading to the need for more resources for food production, which could potentially aggravate the sustainability and ecosystem degradation issues, while stimulating drastic climate change. Meanwhile, the unexpected emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic and some implemented measures to combat its spread disrupted agricultural activities and the food supply chain, which also led to a reduction in ecosystem carbonization. This study sets out to explore policy framework and selected feasible actions that are being adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic, which could potentially reduce the emissions even after the pandemic to promote a resilient and sustainable agri-food system. In this study, we reviewed 27 articles that focus on the current state of the agri-food system in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the decarbonization of the agroecosystem. This review has taken the form of a systematic methodology in analyzing the adoption and implementation of various measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 on the impact of the agri-food system and reduction in ecosystem degradation. Up to 0.3 Mt of CO2 reduction from the agri-food system alone was reportedly achieved during the first 6 months of the pandemic in 23 European countries. The various adopted measures indicate that the circular economy approach is a panacea to achieve the needed sustainability in the agri-food system. Also, it dictates a need for a paradigm change towards improvement on localized food production that promotes sustainable production and consumption.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies / Systematic review/Meta Analysis Language: English Journal: J Clean Prod Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.jclepro.2021.128451

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies / Systematic review/Meta Analysis Language: English Journal: J Clean Prod Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.jclepro.2021.128451