Can Food–Energy–Water Nexus Research Keep Pace with Agricultural Innovation?
Can Food–Energy–Water Nexus Research Keep Pace with Agricultural Innovation?
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食品—能源—水关系研究能否跟上农业创新的步伐?
DOI:
10.1016/j.eng.2022.08.014
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发表时间:
2022
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影响因子:
12.8
通讯作者:
Sayler, Gary S.
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作者:
Zhuang, Jie;Gill, Tom;Löffler, Frank E.;Jin, Mingzhou;Sayler, Gary S.
The interconnection among food–energy–water (FEW) systems in meeting societal demands is broadly acknowledged [1]. Similarly, competitive or synergistic allocations of water and energy resources for agricultural production, manufacturing, and human consumption are understood, and their economic impacts can be predicted [2]. Far less appreciated and understood are the outcomes of the FEW nexus in response to operation changes in agricultural practices and the associated technological innovations for future generations [3],[4]. Also, the inter-scale and feedback effects of emerging technology-driven resource reallocation and decision-making on FEW systems are largely unknown. For example, how do the agroeconomic feedbacks of intelligent technologies influence the FEW nexus of agricultural production under environmental and demographic changes? How does the necessary water allocation for powering non-powered dams and pumped-storage hydropower generation influence agricultural production and municipal water supply maintenance? How do solar and wind energy farms influence land use for agriculture and the rural economy? In turn, how can the generated solar and wind energy help reduce the cost of groundwater extraction or water desalination?Internationally, it has been a persistent challenge to achieve equality in the agricultural benefits of FEW resources among neighboring countries that depend on the same riverine system (eg, Mekong River in Southeast Asia)[5],[6],[7],[8],[9],[10]. It is evident that the complex and extensive implications of the FEW nexus demand a reorganization of supply chains; however, the required pace of sectoral reorganization and the rebalancing of resource utilization put a strain on the efficient adaptation of agricultural FEW systems to emerging technologies, both locally and globally. The transition phase of sectoral reorganization presents a particular challenge for both developed societies, which are accustomed to a diverse range of FEW resources in terms of availability, abundance, and quality, and developing societies, which suffer from FEW poverty as a result of rapid population growth and low resilience to environmental change. Unfortunately, current FEW models fail to bridge the heterogeneously responding elements of FEW systems from local to regional to global scales and vice versa, as more and more variables and interrelationships (eg, artificial intelligent technology and deglobalization) are being realized. These problems become even more challenging when changing environmental conditions, along with unpredictable economic, social, and political consequences, are integrated into the framework of the FEW nexus in rural regions [11]. This opinion article highlights the increasing challenges due to emerging technologies for agriculture, identifies relevant knowledge gaps, and discusses technological tradeoffs. Systems approaches are suggested to promote our understanding of the agricultural FEW nexus as emerging technologies are applied to food production.
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作者:
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