Call for papers/Topics

Full Articles/ Reviews/ Shorts Papers/ Abstracts are welcomed in the following research fields:

Independent Domain: Agriculture

• Soil Health and Management: Soil microbiology, nutrient cycling, cover cropping, erosion control, and soil organic carbon sequestration.

• Crop Production Systems: Agroecology, precision farming, genetic modification and biotechnology, vertical farming, and crop rotation strategies.

• Livestock and Animal Science: Intensive vs. extensive grazing systems, animal health and nutrition, livestock emissions management, and pasture management.

• Agro-Forestry and Land Use: Silvopasture, alley cropping, land degradation prevention, and land-use allocation dynamics.

• Agricultural Economics and Policy: Farm subsidies, crop insurance, international trade, supply chain logistics, and smallholder farmer livelihoods.

Independent Domain: Food Security

• Availability: Global yield projections, post-harvest loss management, strategic food reserves, and trade distribution networks.

• Access: Purchasing power, socioeconomic equity, urban food deserts, price volatility, and social safety net programs.

• Utilization: Nutritional quality, micronutrient fortification, dietary diversification, cultural food preferences, and metabolic health.

• Stability: Climate-induced supply shocks, geopolitical conflict impacts, market speculation, and supply chain resilience.

• Food Safety and Hygiene: Cold chain technology, pathogen control, food contamination standards, and trace-and-recall systems.

Independent Domain: Water Treatment

• Drinking Water Purification: Coagulation-flocculation, sedimentation, sand filtration, chlorination, and ozonation.

• Wastewater Treatment: Primary clarification, secondary biological treatment (activated sludge), tertiary filtration, and biosolids management.

• Advanced Separation Technologies: Reverse osmosis, nanofiltration, electrodialysis, and ultrafiltration membranes.

• Industrial Effluent Management: Heavy metal removal, neutralizing synthetic organic compounds, zero liquid discharge systems, and chemical oxidation.

• Water Quality Assessment: Contaminant sensing (microplastics, PFAS, pharmaceuticals), biological indicator testing, and turbidity measurement.

Interrelated Domain: Agriculture and Water Treatment

• Agricultural Wastewater Treatment: Remediation of runoff containing pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, nitrate, and phosphorus using constructed wetlands or bioreactors.

• Wastewater Reuse for Irrigation: Treating municipal or industrial effluent to safety standards suitable for crop irrigation (fit-for-purpose water).

• Desalination for Farming: Utilizing brackish water or seawater desalination processes to supply fresh water for high-value agricultural production.

• On-Farm Water Recycling: Closed-loop hydroponic and aquaponic treatment systems that continuous clean and recirculate nutrient-rich water.

Interrelated Domain: Food Security and Agriculture

• Sustainable Crop Intensification: Increasing crop yield per unit of land without causing environmental degradation to meet global food demand.

• Climate-Resilient Crops: Developing drought, heat, and flood-tolerant crop varieties to protect yields against changing climate conditions.

• Diversification for Nutrition: Moving from high-yield monocultures to diverse cropping systems that supply balanced micronutrients.

• Post-Harvest Food Loss Prevention: Optimizing harvest timing and farm-level storage techniques to reduce direct losses at the source.

Interrelated Domain: Water Treatment and Food Security

• Microbiological Safety in Food Processing: Applying treated water for food washing, equipment sanitation, and beverage manufacturing to prevent foodborne illness outbreaks.

• Contaminant Removal from Food Sources: Removing heavy metals, microplastics, and endocrine disruptors from water supplies used in food preparation and aquaculture.

• Salinity Management in Arid Zones: Treating saline groundwater to maintain freshwater supply for food crops, preventing soil salinization and localized food collapse.

Trilateral Nexus: Agriculture, Food Security & Water Treatment

• Circular Resource Recovery (Fertilizer Extraction): Capturing and treating phosphorus and nitrogen from municipal wastewater to produce sustainable agricultural fertilizers (like struvite), reducing synthetic input dependence and protecting food yields.

• Safe Wastewater-Irrigated Agriculture: Establishing legal and operational frameworks that govern the treatment, delivery, and application of recycled wastewater to produce safe food crops without contaminating soil or food supplies.

• Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) for Food Systems: Balancing basin-wide water treatment policies, agricultural allocation, and municipal supply to protect food production networks against freshwater scarcity.

• Desalinated Agriculture for Arid Food Production: Integrating advanced water treatment systems to convert marginal water into agricultural supply, securing local food production in water-scarce regions