COVID-19 pandemic and agriculture in Romania: effects on agricultural systems, compliance with restrictions and relations with authorities

Agricultural production systems currently face multiple challenges: Climate change, natural resource depletion, and supply chain disruption, together with global population growth. As sustainable agriculture must simultaneously deliver myriad services (e.g. provide food security, maintain natural resources, retain and improve framers' profitability, and sustain biodiversity), a systemic and multidisciplinary approach is thus needed. In this context, new technologies based on sensors, automatic machines, robots, and digital applications show much potential. The special section of the Agronomy Journal, entitled, "Agricultural and Biological Sciences: Plant, Soil, Animal and Environment Nutrient Management," brings together a coherent set of research studies. All papers published in this special section address current, relevant topics for agriculture, biology and environmental sciences with a multidisciplinary approach aimed at generating new scientific information on digital technologies, bioinformatics, plant science, soil resources, agricultural waste, and environmentally conscious approaches. A total of 58 papers were submitted, each of which was evaluated by expert reviewers using a double-blind reviewing process and 25 full text papers were accepted for publication in the special section. The present paper highlights the findings of the published papers, with the aim of bringing cuttingedge innovation to applied research in agriculture and biology. The published papers here provide new knowledge and viable solutions for better performance in agricultural and biological sciences. New technologies will change the concept of farming and agribusiness making it more profitable, efficient, safer, attractive, simple, smart, and finally sustainable. Rural development and food security policies must support and finance the easiest possible access to new technologies for agricultural producers.

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“…Many farmers have used these technologies to increase yields and overcome environmental issues. (Popescu & Popescu, 2021).…”

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Agricultural sciences and the environment: Reviewing recent technologies and innovations to combat the challenges of climate change, environmental protection, and food security

Popescu

Khondker

et al. 2022

Agronomy Journal

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“…The channels through which the pandemic affects food and nutrition security comprise all four pillars of food security. Food availability and stability are affected by a lack of workers [16], delays in agricultural work [17], an increase in the price of food and materials [18][19][20][21], and trade restrictions [22]. Moreover, major threats to food access and utilization posed by COVID-19 are the loss of household income, reduced purchasing power [23][24][25], and supply chain disruptions caused by lockdown measures [26][27][28].…”

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Impacts of COVID-19 on Nutritional Intake in Rural China: Panel Data Evidence

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The COVID-19 pandemic introduced risks and challenges to global food and nutrition security. In this paper, we examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the nutritional intake of China’s rural residents using panel data and a fixed effects model. The data were collected in 2019 and 2020 and covered nine provinces and 2631 households in rural China. The results reveal that an increase of 100 confirmed cases in a county resulted in a 1.30% (p < 0.01), 1.42% (p < 0.01), 1.65% (p < 0.01), and 1.15% (p < 0.01) decrease in per capita intake of dietary energy, carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, respectively. Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant and negative effect on dietary macronutrient intake in the low-income group at the 5% level of significance. Our study indicates that the potential insufficient nutrition situation, nutritional imbalance, and dietary imbalance of low-income rural residents should be addressed appropriately.

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“…In most cases, these measures prohibited individuals from leaving their home for any reason, except to meet basic needs (e.g., to purchase food or access medical care), and urged firms to accommodate teleworking, where possible. In developing countries that relied on seasonal workers in the food sector, such containment measures translated to labour shortages (Aday & Aday, 2020 ; Blazy et al, 2021 ; Cariappa et al, 2021 ; Farrell et al, 2020 ; Popescu & Popescu, 2021 ). Moreover, the measures also had a negative impact on farmers’ ability to sell crops and livestock products, resulting in a reduction in daily wages and dietary diversity (Jaacks et al, 2021 ).…”

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A review of the effects of COVID-19 on food waste

Borghesi

Morone

2022

Food Sec.

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The COVID-19 pandemic exposed significant vulnerabilities in systems of production and consumption. In particular, the economic and social implications of the pandemic highlighted the urgent need for more sustainable and less impactful practices of food production and consumption. Through a systematic literature review, this paper seeks to assess how the pandemic affected the phenomenon of food waste, with the aim of assessing whether the pandemic stimulated changes amongst food system actors, especially consumers. The findings indicate that consumers generally reported behavioural changes during the pandemic and claimed to have adopted sustainable practices that could contribute to reducing food waste. The results also reflect the rapid diffusion of practices such as food delivery during the pandemic, which requires further investigation in terms of its effects on the environment. Simultaneously, supply–demand shocks and disruptions were reported in the areas of production, processing, and retailing, suggesting the occurence of ripple effects. A call is made for greater resilience in the food system, through the adoption of sustainable and less impactful practices, supported by policy.

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COVID-19 pandemic and agriculture in Romania: effects on agricultural systems, compliance with restrictions and relations with authorities

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Agricultural sciences and the environment: Reviewing recent technologies and innovations to combat the challenges of climate change, environmental protection, and food security

Agricultural sciences and the environment: Reviewing recent technologies and innovations to combat the challenges of climate change, environmental protection, and food security

Impacts of COVID-19 on Nutritional Intake in Rural China: Panel Data Evidence

A review of the effects of COVID-19 on food waste

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