Welcoming BMC Agriculture: A Landmark Journal for Sustainable Agricultural Science
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The Launch of BMC Agriculture: Advancing Sustainable Development Goals
The BMC Series is delighted to announce the upcoming launch of BMC Agriculture – our new broad scope, inclusive, community-led journal aiming to capture all aspects of research being done in this vital field. As we grapple with pressing challenges such as climate change, food security, and biodiversity loss, the importance of innovative agricultural practices has never been more critical.
At the journal’s heart is sustainability; sustainable agricultural practices can protect habitats and watersheds, improve soil health and water quality as well as enhance animal welfare and husbandry practices.
The Importance of Agriculture in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals
Agriculture is at the heart of human survival and prosperity, but it also faces immense pressures from environmental changes and the growing needs of a global population. BMC Agriculture aims to address these issues by advancing research in areas such as crop and livestock production, aquaculture, fisheries, and forestry. It joins our expanding portfolio of journals covering these topics, including BMC Environmental Science, launched only last year, and BMC Veterinary Research, one of our earliest BMC series journals. At the journal’s heart is sustainability; sustainable agricultural practices can protect habitats and watersheds, improve soil health and water quality as well as enhance animal welfare and husbandry practices.
Contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals
Aligned with the objectives of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, BMC Agriculture particularly encourages papers focused on the following goals:
- SDG2: Zero Hunger
- SDG3: Good Health and Well-being
- SDG6: Clean Water and Sanitation
- SDG12: Responsible Consumption and Production
- SDG13: Climate Action
- SDG14: Life Below Water
- SDG15: Life on Land
These focus areas highlight the journal’s commitment to not only advancing scientific understanding but also contributing practical solutions that enhance global welfare.
Open and Transparent Science
Following the ethos of the BMC series, our journal stands for open, robust, and reproducible science with freely available data to speed up the pace of discovery. We support transparent peer review and make editorial decisions based on the validity and rigor of a study rather than its perceived impact.
Join the Editorial Board
BMC Agriculture will be launching this summer, and we are now looking for researchers to join the editorial board. If you are interested in helping to shape and support this exciting new journal, please get in touch – I’d love to hear from you! My email is alison.cuff@biomedcentral.com
SDGs, Targets, and Indicators
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SDG 2: Zero Hunger
- Target 2.4: By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding, and other disasters, and that progressively improve land and soil quality.
- Indicator: The article mentions that sustainable agricultural practices can improve soil health and water quality, which aligns with the target of improving land and soil quality.
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SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being
- No specific targets or indicators mentioned in the article.
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SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
- No specific targets or indicators mentioned in the article.
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SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
- No specific targets or indicators mentioned in the article.
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SDG 13: Climate Action
- No specific targets or indicators mentioned in the article.
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SDG 14: Life Below Water
- No specific targets or indicators mentioned in the article.
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SDG 15: Life on Land
- No specific targets or indicators mentioned in the article.
Table: SDGs, Targets, and Indicators
| SDGs | Targets | Indicators |
|---|---|---|
| SDG 2: Zero Hunger | Target 2.4: By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding, and other disasters, and that progressively improve land and soil quality. | The article mentions that sustainable agricultural practices can improve soil health and water quality, which aligns with the target of improving land and soil quality. |
| SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being | No specific targets or indicators mentioned in the article. | N/A |
| SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation | No specific targets or indicators mentioned in the article. | N/A |
| SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production | No specific targets or indicators mentioned in the article. | N/A |
| SDG 13: Climate Action | No specific targets or indicators mentioned in the article. | N/A |
| SDG 14: Life Below Water | No specific targets or indicators mentioned in the article. | N/A |
| SDG 15: Life on Land | No specific targets or indicators mentioned in the article. | N/A |
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