Nawab Khan

Shandong Agricultural University · College of Economics and Management

Agriculture has a significant role in the wellbeing of the rural households of developing countries. Still, its productivity is very low in these countries due to the low use of mechanization at the farm level. In addition, extreme climate events and labor shortages at required intervals have made decisive pitch for the promotion and adoption of fa...

Introduction The global food system faces numerous challenges, including population growth, pandemics, climate change, natural disasters, and economic instability. These challenges have a profound impact on agriculture, with climate change leading to unpredictable weather and more frequent extreme events that threaten crop yields and farming sustai...

Due to rapid changes in industrialization and urbanization, climate change has been an important issue that impedes sustainable development. Another unavoidable factor related to the national economy and people’s livelihood is food security. It is a global issue, particularly in developing countries. Considering these adverse effects, we investigat...

Introduction Global climate change (CC) significantly impacts sustainable food systems and the agricultural sector, primarily through increasing adverse weather events. This study aims to explore the adaptation strategies farmers use to address these challenges and evaluate the effectiveness of climate-smart agricultural (CSA) practices on food per...

Persistent electricity shortages in Pakistan, causing prolonged grid power load shedding, have adversely impacted various sectors, notably agriculture and the livelihoods of rural farmers. Literature suggests that adopting photovoltaic solar energy can mitigate these issues. This research aims to measure the impact of photovoltaic solar energy on t...

The study assessed the effect of the Leventis Foundation Nigeria (LFN) Agripreneurship programme on beneficiaries' selected livelihood outcomes in Kano State, Nigeria. The study deployed a multi-stage sampling procedure to select 109 LFN agripreneurship programme beneficiaries. Data collected were analysed using percentages, means, standard deviati...

Soybean production, integral to sustainable agriculture and reliant on imports, faces vulnerability to international risk factors impacting domestic food security. The 2021 Central Rural Work Conference advocated strategic adjustments for sustainable soybean production amidst resource constraints, trade conflicts, and the lingering impact of COVID-...

Digital technology plays a crucial role in advancing sustainable farming and ensuring food security, especially in developing countries. This study evaluates the impact of Internet technology usage on technical efficiency in crop productivity, using data from 600 wheat farmers in rural Pakistan. It addresses the imperative need to enhance agricultu...

Efficient allocation of agricultural scientific and technological talents (ASTTs) is crucial for agricultural innovation and economic development. This study aims to systematically evaluate ASTTs’ allocation efficiency in provincial agricultural research institutions in China, aiding decision-making for local governments and research bodies. Utiliz...

Introduction This study delves into the intricate dynamics between fiscal policies supporting agriculture and the non-linear influence of agricultural science and technology innovation on enhancing agricultural resilience. We conducted research across 31 provinces (including autonomous regions and municipalities) in China from 2007 to 2021. Method...

Worldwide, the continuous advancement of off-grid solar photovoltaic irrigation seeks to improve water access, increase food production, and reduce carbon emissions and energy costs associated with fuel usage. Consequently, this enhances human resilience to climate change and contributes to the improvement of farmers’ income. This study investigate...

With the rapid increase of the number of agricultural cooperatives in China, the problem of fake cooperatives has become more and more serious. The core problem is that some members do not use cooperative services, and elite capture phenomenon appears in the organization. Since services are one of the most important public goods attributes of coope...

The hub of the Muslim world and Central Asian countries, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, have many trade agreements. Both countries share a long history as agricultural trading partners since 1969. The study was designed to investigate the challenges and opportunities for increasing bilateral trade. For research purposes, Peshawar in Pakistan and Jalala...

The huge challenges in the transfer of agricultural technology are how close to the final users and how to continue the use of technology to meet upcoming issues. Suitable research techniques to endorse agricultural production and food security are the main priority for several countries. As we all know, the socio-economic background, education lev...

Several countries are currently evaluating the potential health impacts of climate change (CC), particularly in relation to the complex connections between CC-induced weather fluctuations. China, heavily affected by CC, provides clear evidence of its effects. Previous research in animal sciences indicates that factors like temperature, humidity, pr...

Fossil fuel and electricity-powered irrigation techniques boost the water availability expense and increase greenhouse gas emissions. Especially in developing countries, solar-powered irrigation is becoming more popular as a response to the growing energy and environmental issues associated with agriculture systems. The existing study used data fro...

Climate change (CC) is a worldwide environmental issue affecting all economic sectors, especially agriculture. Pakistan is one of the countries most affected by CC due to the country's vulnerability to catastrophic events and limited ability to adapt. Assessing existing activities for adaptation to CC at the farm level is critical to understanding...

Agricultural production and advancement is significantly affected by climate change (CC), especially in drought-prone regions where farmers depend primarily on rainfall for their livelihoods. One of the main threats to the agricultural sector for decades has been global warming, and the sector is particularly susceptible to climatic circumstances....

This study examines the impact of farmers' professional cooperatives (FPCs) on agricultural technical efficiency (TE), using panel data from 30 provinces of China from 2015 to 2020 and the stochastic frontier function (SFF) method. The number of members of each cooperative, the proportion of demonstration cooperatives, and the proportion of standar...

Technically competent public agricultural extension field staff plays a vital role in increasing productivity by dissemination of modern agricultural production technology to the farmers. Main objective of the existing study was to understand the technical competencies possessed by public agricultural extension field workers (EFS) in the Khyber Pak...

Overseeded perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) turf on dormant bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon Pers. L) in transitional climatic zones (TCZ) experience a severe reduction in its growth due to cold stress. Primary plant nutrients play an important role in the cold stress tolerance of plants. To better understand the cold stress tolerance of overse...

The relationship between government intervention and cooperative development has always been a source of controversy in the developing world. This paper aims to examine the rationale and successful conditions of government intervention to promote cooperative development in poor areas of rural China. In the context of the "targeted poverty alleviati...

Introduction National parks, defined as the mainstay of the nature reserve system in China, pursue to achieve scientific protection and rational utilization of natural resources. However, eco-environmental and socioeconomic benefits are rarely considered together. Hereby, how to quantitatively express the relationship between humanity and nature in...

Sustainable green development, cost saving, and efficiency improvement have become the main theme of the high-quality development of China’s animal husbandry and the problem of overuse of feed should be paid more attention. Based on the 3-year input–output data of 169 beef cattle farmers, a trans-logarithmic stochastic frontier function was used to...

Agricultural technological change plays a crucial role in food security and agricultural development. In the case of considering economic risks and technical risk tolerance, farmers will use different technologies to match production factors to achieve the optimal production state. Therefore, under different farmland management modes, farms show di...

Agricultural cooperatives are professional organizations that increase farmers' incomes through market failure corrections, livelihood resilience, and sustainable rural development. The main purpose of this paper was to evaluate the policy effects of the construction of demonstration cooperatives for farmers in China. The authors of this paper used...

The world faces a once-in-a-century transformation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, adversely affecting farmers’ employment, production practices, and livelihood resilience. Meanwhile, climate change (CC) is a crucial issue limiting agricultural production worldwide. Farmers’ lives, severely affected by extreme weather conditions, are resulting in the...

Advances in crop breeding techniques and economic evaluation are critical to ensuring and improving crop yields and sustainable development. Based on the provincial data on food leg-umes breeding (FLB) in China from 2001 to 2020, the research and development (R&D) expenditure distribution, FLB contribution rate, and R&D expenditure on FLB were esti...

Whether promoting cash crop production can increase household welfare has long been the focus of the food policy debate. This study first investigated the determinants of household behavior in commercial pulse farming. It then examined how households' commercial pulse production improves their economic welfare. We used a dataset of 848 households c...

Minor beans other than soybeans or peanuts are edible beans (EBs) that significantly contribute to the Chinese agricultural sector and play a vital role in the sustainability of agricultural production, diversification of food consumption, and income generation for producers. These beans are an important source of protein in a healthy diet, helping...

Shading is one of the most chronic restrains which can lead to the lodging of intercropped plants. In order to increase the soybean stem lodging resistance, a 2-year field trial was conducted to evaluate the impact of different ratios and concentrations of NH4⁺/NO3– on the morpho-physiological and biochemical characteristics of soybean stem under s...

The development of introduced pulse varieties has made valuable contributions to the development of the global agricultural industry, and China is one of the largest pulse producers in the international market. A special type of pulse, the red kidney bean, has made a major contribution to improving the rural economy. Taking Kelan County, Shanxi Pro...

Honeybee pollination plays a significant role in sustaining the balance and biodiversity of sustainable rural development, agricultural production, and environments. However, little research has been carried out on the agricultural and economic benefits of pollination, especially for small farmers. This study investigated the adoption of honeybee p...

This study uses a binary logistic regression model to evaluate the impact of tourism on the hotel industry and analyze its role in economic development. The results show that quality food, meal delivery timing, and freshwater are positively related to consumer willingness to pay for quality services. The overall results have been significant, and t...

The adoption of mobile Internet technology (MIT) in organizational systems is rapidly increasing. MIT has developed agricultural structures and dramatically altered farming activities to improve agricultural systems. MIT is considered one of the most essential technologies because of its huge impact on agriculture, economy, and our daily lives. In...

Mobile internet technology (MIT) is considered a significant advancement in information and communication technology (ICT), due to its crucial impact on the financial system and social life. In addition, it is an essential technology to overcome the digital divide between urban and rural areas. In terms of agricultural advancement, MIT can play a k...

Healthcare workers in Pakistan are still fighting at the frontline to control the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and have been identified as the earliest beneficiaries for COVID-19 vaccination by the health authorities of the country. Besides, the high vaccination rates of frontline healthcare workers (FHWs)...

Healthcare workers in Pakistan are still fighting at the frontline to control the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and have been identified as the earliest beneficiaries for COVID-19 vaccination by the health authorities of the country. Besides, the high vaccination rates of frontline healthcare workers (FHWs)...

Soil organic carbon (SOC) is an important soil parameter of agricultural soils, ensuring food security and agricultural sustainability. It plays a critical role in the global carbon budget and carbon sequestration. Spatial mapping of SOC can help develop sustainable management approaches to enhance soil carbon sequestration and mitigate greenhouse...

The production and consumption of disease-free and organic food have recently gained increased focus despite the lower productivity of organic crops. Okra is an important economic vegetable crop that can reach optimum production in the absence of fertilizers/chemicals application and produce promising yields within a short period. However, several...

This study was conducted in the Ziarat district of Balochistan to determine the socioeconomic determinants of the awareness and adoption of apple production practices in 2019. This study selected Ziarat district to investigate socioeconomic determinants of the awareness and adoption of apple production because it is located in the center of the hig...

Global climate change may result in major environmental issues that have already affected and will continue to affect agricultural sector in the future. A continuing effort to utilize and adopt new agricultural technologies is necessary to mitigate climate change and increase agricultural income. Agricultural cooperatives are gradually being used i...

Mobile phone and Internet technology usage (MPITU) in organizational systems are rapidly escalating. MPITU has advanced agricultural structures and has considerably revolutionized agricultural activities to enhance smart agriculture. The main objective of this research was to effectively evaluate the impact of MPITU on the selection of sales produc...

In developed countries, the local agricultural product market is often called an oligopoly market, which prevents growers from selling products at prices below wholesale rates. However, with emerging trends of mobile phones (MP), the marketing situation has been improved and changed. By acquiring market knowledge, this study aimed to explore the us...

Understanding business trails among promising aspirants may contribute to an actual motive for diminishing ecological tracks and escort to developing devotion toward deciding intentions across various entrepreneurial types and tiers solely from the sustainability domains. Therefore, this study endeavors to comprehend and seek to employ the Theory o...

Today, the latest technology made tremendous progress and various devices and methods can be utilized in smart farming. In order to increase productivity, efficiency, worldwide market and decrease manual intervention, cost, and time, it is necessary to transfer modern technology called IoT. The Internet of Things is the best network of devices that...

Citation: Khan, N.; Ray, R.L.; Kassem, H.S.; Hussain, S.; Zhang, S.; Khayyam, M.; Ihtisham, M.; Asongu, S.A. Potential Role of Technology Innovation in Transformation of Sustainable Food Systems: A Review. Agriculture 2021, 11, 984. https:// Abstract: Advanced technologies and innovation are essential for promoting sustainable food systems (SFSs) b...

Increasing agricultural production and optimizing inorganic fertilizer (IF) use are imperative for agricultural and environmental sustainability. Mobile phone usage (MPU) has the potential to reduce IF application while ensuring environmental and agricultural sustainability goals. The main objectives of this study were to assess MPU, mobile phone p...

The emergence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has considerably changed global food production, processing, and consumption at different levels. Sojourners are among those who have experienced a higher level of food insecurity during the crisis of the COVID-19 outbreak. The current research aimed to investigate the immediate consumption behav...

The agricultural industry is getting more data-centric and requires precise, more advanced data and technologies than before, despite being familiar with agricultural processes. The agriculture industry is being advanced by various information and advanced communication technologies, such as the Internet of Things (IoT). The rapid emergence of thes...

Global epidemics and illness outbreaks are the huge threats to human prosperity and sustainability. In mankind history, humans have faced many epidemics that have caused millions of deaths and destroyed the global economy, politics, etc. Under the existing era, the globe is facing another pandemic, namely the Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19). Aw...

Global epidemics and illness outbreaks are huge threats to human prosperity and sustainability. In mankind's history, humans have faced many epidemics that have caused millions of deaths and destroyed the global economy, politics, etc. Under the existing era, the globe is facing another pandemic, namely the Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19). Awar...

A griculture serves as the major source of livelihood for rural people in Pakistan. It is the single main sector for the economy of the country because it provides industrial raw material to the agro-based industries of the country and also significantly contributes to foreign exchange earnings (UK Essays, 2018). It contributes about 18.9 % of the...

The garlic production of local growers in Baluchistan, Pakistan, has the potential to be increased with the role of agricultural extension workers. Therefore, this study was organized with the aim to examine the agricultural extension worker role in the transfer of garlic production technology in the Ziarat District of Balochistan, Pakistan. The re...

Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers) turf is the most widely used turfgrass in urban landscapes. Large amounts of fertilizer are usually applied for maximum turf performance, while relatively little attention has been paid to efficient nutrient management of bermudagrass turf. The design opted for was a 3-factor and 5-level Central Composite R...

The agricultural sector worldwide is facing many issues relating to crop productivity due to the lack of communication between extension workers and farmers. To reduce this gap, information technology like mobile phones are one of the essential communication devices in numerous fields as well as agriculture. This review aims to analyze mobile phone...

Streptomyces scabies is a Gram-positive bacterial pathogen that causes common scab disease to several crops, particularly in the potato. It is a soil borne pathogen, a very devastating scab pathogen and difficult to manage in the field. Streptomyces has several species that cause common scab such as S. scabiei, S. acidiscabies, S. europaeiscabiei,...

Abstract: Gustatory stimuli and olfactory can elicit strong emotional responses and are crucial in the perception of food. Yet, the major theories of emotion frequently underrepresent them, and our understanding of emotional phenomena mainly relies on experimental research on visual and auditory stimuli. Though clue is still being collected today,...

The media role in Pakistan's agricultural sector is high, and in Balochistan province, its role has become diverse. Against this background, this research was conducted to investigate the significance of the mass media (newspapers and radio) for delivering the better information about agriculture to farmers. The usefulness of the medium was measure...