
Editor(s)-in-chief(1)

prof. guangzhong luan
College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, China
qlgz@nwsuaf.edu.cn | website
Research interests: Grain and Oil Food Science; Structure–Function Relationships of Proteins; Processing Technologies for Plant Proteins and Traditional Soybean Products; Research and Development of Plant-Based Foods; Staple-Food Processing Research on Minor Cereals and Pulses; Key Technology Development for Gluten-Free Foods Based on Coarse Grains
Associate editors(5)

christian bruns
Organic Farming and Cropping, University of Kassel, Germany
ch.bruns@uni-kassel.de | website
Research interests: Organic Farming; Cropping Systems

eric gallandt
School of Food and Agriculture, University of Maine, United States
gallandt@maine.edu | website
Research interests: Sustainable Agriculture; Cropping Systems; Weed Ecology and Management

susanne padel
Thünen Institute for Farm Economics, Germany
susanne.padel@thuenen.de | website
Research interests: Socio-Economic; Aspects of Organic Farming

mette vaarst
Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Aarhus University, Denmark
mette.vaarst@anivet.au.dk | website
Research interests: Livestock Farming; Farm-Related Actors; Organic and Agroecological Animal Husbandry; Organic Systems and Agroecology

ziyan li
College of Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, China
liziyan0161@126.com | website
Research interests: Soil Health and Organic Nutrient Management; Efficient Crop Nutrient Utilization and Organic Fertilization; Development and Effect Evaluation of Novel Biofertilizers and Organic Inputs; Soil Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Organic Farming Systems
Board members(15)

knut schmidtke
Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Switzerland
knut.schmidtke@htw-dresden.de | website
Research interests: Organic Farming; Crop Science; Renewable Raw Materials Cultivation and Use; Land Use Analysis; Sustainability

johann bachinger
Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Germany
jbachinger@zalf.de | website
Research interests: Organic Farming Systems; Soil Fertility Management; Climate Change Adaptation; Crop Rotation and Diversification; Nutrient Management

subrahmanyeswari bodapati
NTR College of Veterinary Science, India
eswariext@gmail.com | website
Research interests: Organic Farming; Development Studies; Economic Development; Sustainable Development Strategies; Poverty Analysis; Community Development

michael bomford
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Canada
michael.bomford@kpu.ca | website
Research interests: Food-Energy Intersection; Agricultural Energy Consumption; Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Food Systems; Renewable Energy for Small Farms; Agroecosystem Management; Sustainable Food Systems

heather darby
Department of Agriculture, Landscape and Environment, University of Vermont, United States
heather.darby@uvm.edu | website
Research interests: Soil Quality and Nutrient Management; Grain Production; Organic Farming; Forages; Hops; Oilseed Crops

martine dorais
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Pavillon Envirotron, Université Laval, Canada
martine.dorais@fsaa.ulaval.ca | website
Research interests: Greenhouse Crop Physiology; Organic Horticulture

thomas felix döring
Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation, University of Bonn, Germany
tdoering@uni-bonn.de | website
Research interests: Organic Farming; Agro-Ecology; Field Crops; Cropping Systems; Legumes; Host Finding; Aphids; Stability and Resilience Within Changing Climate

charles a. francis
Department of Agronomy & Horticulture, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, United States
charles.francis@unl.edu | website
Research interests: Sustainable Agricultural Systems; Agroecology; Plant-Microbiome-Interactions; Sustainable Agro-Ecosystems

andreas gattinger
Department of Soil Sciences, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Switzerland
andreas.gattinger@agrar.uni-giessen.de | website
Research interests: Organic Farming; Climate Change

marcel van der heijden
Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zürich, Switzerland
marcel.vanderheijden@agroscope.admin.ch | website
Research interests: Soil Microbiomes; Ecological Interactions; Sustainable Agriculture; Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning

anna maria häring
Unit of Policy and Markets in the Agri-Food-Sector, Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development, Germany
anna.haering@hnee.de | website
Research interests: Evaluation of Rural Develoment Policies; Sustainable Development of Food Value Chains; Adapation Strategies of Agricultural Businesses; Rural Innovation Networks

henning høgh jensen
Technical University of Denmark, DTU Food, Denmark
hehje@food.dtu.dk | website
Research interests: Legumes; Symbiotic Fixation of Atmospheric Nitrogen; Sustainability of Agricultural Systems

radics lászló
Association for Hungarian Organic Farming, Hungary
laszlo.radics@mogert.hu | website
Research interests: Ecological Farming; Non-Chemical Weed Management; Organic Farming

michael raviv
Institute of Plant Science, Agricultural Research Organization - Volcani Institute, Newe Ya’ar Research Center, Israel
mraviv@volcani.agri.gov.il | website
Research interests: Compost; Composting; Organic Farming; Growing Media

gladis zinati
Rodale Institute, United States
gladis.zinati@rodaleinstitute.org | website
Research interests: Cropping Systems; Nutrient Cycling; Carbon Sequestration; Vegetable Nutrient Density; Plant Resistance to Pests
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