Nitrogen pollution policy beyond the farm

Kanter, David; Bartolini, Fabio; Kugelberg, Susanna; Leip, Adrian; Oenema, O.; Uwizeye, Aimable

doi:10.1038/s43016-019-0001-5

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“…There is increased focus in developing digital technologies that allow farmers to maximise productivity while minimising the environmental impacts of agricultural production indicating the potential for improved sustainability outcomes (Kernecker et al 2021 ; Klerkx and Rose 2020 ; Rose and Chilvers 2018 ). Nitrogen losses at the farm level are the main contributor to global nitrogen pollution (Kanter et al 2020 ) and are threatening the health of aquatic ecosystems by causing degradation through eutrophication (Fowler et al 2013 ). In Australia, nitrogen pollution is threatening the health of a world-heritage listed ecosystem, the Great Barrier Reef (GBR).…”

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Grasping at digitalisation: turning imagination into fact in the sugarcane farming community

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Nutrient runoff from catchments that drain into the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is a significant source of stress for this World Heritage Area. An alliance of collaborative on-ground water quality monitoring (Project 25) and technologically driven digital application development (Digiscape GBR) projects were formulated to provide data that highlighted the contribution of a network of Australian sugar cane farmers, amongst other sources, to nutrient runoff. This environmental data and subsequent information were extended to the farming community through scientist-led feedback sessions and the development of specialised digital technology (1622™WQ) that help build an understanding of the nutrient movements, in this case nitrogen, such that farmers might think about and eventually act to alter their fertilizer application practices. This paper reflects on a socio-environmental sustainability challenge that emerged during this case study, by utilising the nascent concept of digi-grasping. We highlight the importance of the entire agricultural knowledge and advice network being part of an innovation journey to increase the utility of digital agricultural technologies developed to increase overall sustainability. We develop the digi-MAST analytical framework, which explores modes of being and doing in the digital world, ranging from ‘the everyday mystery of the digital world (M)’, through digital ‘awareness (A)’, digitally ‘sparked’ being/s (S), and finally the ability of individuals and/or groups to ‘transform (T)’ utilising digital technologies and human imaginations. Our digi-MAST framework allows us to compare agricultural actors, in this case, to understand present modes of digi-grasping to help determine the resources and actions likely to be required to achieve impact from the development of various forms of digital technological research outputs.

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Grasping at digitalisation: turning imagination into fact in the sugarcane farming community

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“…For example, overexpression of miR169o, which is down-regulated by N deficiency, significantly improves N use efficiency in rice [ 137 ]. This approach could increase crop yields and promote sustainable agriculture while reducing use of N fertilizers and environmental pollution [ 138 ]. However, ncRNA overexpression using a constitutive promoter may be prone to cause undesirable effects, such as reduced resistance to bacterial infection as is the case with miR169o overexpression [ 137 ].…”

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Roles of Non-Coding RNAs in Response to Nitrogen Availability in Plants

Fukuda

Fujiwara

Nishida

2020

IJMS

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Nitrogen (N) is an essential nutrient for plant growth and development; therefore, N deficiency is a major limiting factor in crop production. Plants have evolved mechanisms to cope with N deficiency, and the role of protein-coding genes in these mechanisms has been well studied. In the last decades, regulatory non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs), such as microRNAs (miRNAs), small interfering RNAs (siRNAs), and long ncRNAs (lncRNAs), have emerged as important regulators of gene expression in diverse biological processes. Recent advances in technologies for transcriptome analysis have enabled identification of N-responsive ncRNAs on a genome-wide scale. Characterization of these ncRNAs is expected to improve our understanding of the gene regulatory mechanisms of N response. In this review, we highlight recent progress in identification and characterization of N-responsive ncRNAs in Arabidopsis thaliana and several other plant species including maize, rice, and Populus.

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“…Policy interventions are possible. Yet, the correct actors need to be targeted, knowledge of effective changes is limited, and enforcement can be a challenge [26]. Redirecting finance and engaging keystone transnational corporations can be key leverage points for systemic transformations in global production ecosystems [12].…”

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The Post-Anthropocene Diet: Navigating Future Diets for Sustainable Food Systems

Mazac

Tuomisto

2020

Sustainability

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This article examines how future diets could reduce the environmental impacts of food systems, and thus, enable movement into the post-Anthropocene. Such non-anthropocentric diets are proposed to address global food systems challenges inherent in the current geological epoch known as the Anthropocene-a period when human activity is the dominant cause of environmental change. Using non-anthropocentric indigenous worldviews and object-oriented ecosophy, the article discusses changes in ontologies around diets to consider choices made in the present for sustainable future food systems. This article conceptually addresses, how can pre-Anthropocene ontologies guide an exit of current approaches to diets? Considering temporality, what post-Anthropocene ontologies are possible in future diets for sustainable food systems? Through the ontological positions defining three distinct temporalities, considerations for guiding future diets in(to) the post-Anthropocene are proposed. Indigenous ontologies are presented as pre-Anthropocene examples that depict humans and non-humans in relational diets. Underlying Anthropocene ontologies define current unsustainable diets. These ontologies are described to present the context for the food systems challenges this article aims to address. A post-Anthropocene illustration then employs object-oriented ecosophy along with indigenous ontologies as theoretical foundations for shifting from the dominant neoliberal paradigm in current ontologies. Ontologically-based dietary guidelines for the post-Anthropocene diet present the ontological turns, consideration of temporality, and outline technological orientations proposed for sustainable future food systems. This is a novel attempt to integrate non-anthropocentric theories to suggest possible futures for human diets in order to exit the Anthropocene epoch. These non-anthropocentric ontologies demonstrate how temporal considerations and relational worldviews can be guidelines for transforming diets to address public health concerns, the environmental crisis, and socioeconomic challenges.

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Nitrogen pollution policy beyond the farm

Cited by 140 publications

References 35 publications

Grasping at digitalisation: turning imagination into fact in the sugarcane farming community

Grasping at digitalisation: turning imagination into fact in the sugarcane farming community

Roles of Non-Coding RNAs in Response to Nitrogen Availability in Plants

The Post-Anthropocene Diet: Navigating Future Diets for Sustainable Food Systems

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