A new era in agriculture

Abstract

For millennia, agricultural science has been an integral part of human civilization. From the field of "agriculture" to the practice of "cultivation", these concepts have been fundamental in shaping human "culture". As modern humans have existed for around 50,000 years, the total number of people who have ever lived on Earth is estimated to be over 108 billion. However, more than 99% of those people were born within the last 8000 years, following the first agricultural revolution. 1 From "slash-and-burn" to "primitive agriculture", the agricultural revolutions have been significant steps in raising humanity's capabilities. Today, agriculture stands as one of the most vital industries in the world, providing food, fibre, and energy to billions of people every day. However, the field also faces some of the more pressing challenges of our time, including climate change, chemical pollution, soil degradation, water scarcity, and biodiversity loss. Addressing these issues requires innovative, interdisciplinary, and sustainable approaches. This is why we are thrilled to introduce Modern Agriculture, a comprehensive, high-quality journal that will serve as a leading platform for discussions, discoveries, and development in the field of agriculture. By prioritising cutting-edge research and sustainable practices, the journal is poised to make significant impacts on the industry and beyond. It will bridge the gap between excellent scientific research on the bench and the pressing challenges facing the agriculture, bringing together scientists, engineers, farmers, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and the public society.Modern Agriculture aims to provide a comprehensive perspective on innovative agriculture and its impact on society by publishing high-quality articles related to various aspects of agricultural sciences, which can be outlined in three layers. First, the functions of agriculture in modern time, such as producing sufficient food and other products, promoting human health, and ensuring resource and environmental sustainability. Second, fulfiling these functions requires expertise from several disciplines, including green agriculture, smart agriculture, soil science, microbiology, pathology, chemistry, agroecology, economics, policies, social science, and veterinary science. Third, the journal's scope covers cutting-edge sciences and technologies in each of the disciplines, such as agricultural biotechnology, engineering, crop design, breeding, informatics, and farmingThis is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.