Agricultural Engineering for Sustainable Development
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Agriculture".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026 | Viewed by 1129
Special Issue Editors
Interests: automated information and control systems for managing technological processes and production in agro-industrial complexes; data analytics; robotics; IoT; machine learning
Interests: agricultural engineering; control system engineering; computer communications (networks); artificial neural networks
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With the rapid growth of the world's population, there is a need to increase the quantity and quality of agricultural products; therefore, adopting a sustainable approach to research in this area based on advanced engineering solutions and information technology is crucial. At the moment, there are several sustainability issues throughout the entire agricultural production chain and this has necessitated the development and implementation of innovative technological solutions such as autonomous vehicles, navigation, forecasting models, artificial intelligence and machine learning, the Internet of Things and robotics, digitalization, data analytics, etc. It is very important that these innovations bring economic benefits and meet the requirements of consumers, producers, and agriculture-adjacent industries. Today, there are many publications in the field of agricultural engineering, but they are mostly local in nature, dealing with individual problems. We propose to apply an integrated systems approach to innovative solutions in this area aimed at the sustainable development of agriculture. With this in mind, this Special Issue welcomes submissions of original research articles, short communications and reviews focused on identifying the current challenges of and future opportunities/applications in the global agricultural sector.
The aim of this Special Issue is to create a forum for experts, professionals, and readers interested in topics related to agricultural engineering, energy, automation, robotics, information technology, artificial intelligence in agriculture, and its sustainable development.
This Special Issue welcomes original research articles and reviews and research areas may include, but are not limited to:
- Agricultural machinery, vehicle control and navigation, and route optimization;
- Information technology, artificial intelligence, information security for planning, and the forecasting and management of agricultural production;
- The use of machine learning and neural networks for pattern recognition in agronomy and animal husbandry;
- The automation and robotization of agriculture, sensors, IoT, unmanned vehicles, and UAVs;
- Energy efficient agriculture and renewable energy;
- Agricultural economics and management for sustainable agricultural development.
We look forward to your contributions.
Dr. Nikolay Kiktev
Dr. Taras Lendiel
Dr. Oleksii Opryshko
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- smart agriculture
- agricultural machinery navigation
- sustainable agriculture
- artificial intelligence
- automation and robotics
- controlled agricultural environments
- planning, management, and forecasting for agricultural production
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