Biophysical Risks and Sustainability

Agricultural activity depends largely on environmental conditions and the sustainable management of resources. The sustainable intensification of agricultural systems includes optimized management of the soil and its nutrients, water, and biotic competition for resources (pests, diseases, weeds). It also includes a better integration of the plant and animal productive subsystems. All of this must be carried out in a context of 1) the design of adaptation to climate variability and change and the management of associated uncertainties; 2) greenhouse gas mitigation; 3) the Green Deal and the Farm to Fork Strategy.