Agricultural Food Production Research Articles

Регулювання зовнішньоекономічної діяльності в аграрному секторі України в умовах воєнного стану

It is found that under martial law, the importance of the agricultural sector for the expanded reproduction of the potential of the national economy as a whole along with the provision of the macroeconomic stability in the country increases. It is determined that one of the basic factors of accelerated development of the agrarian sector of the economy of Ukraine is the intensification of foreign economic activity of subjects of agrarian entrepreneurship, intense activities at the processing and food production plants, in particular by increasing the volume of exports of products with high added value and limiting unproductive and increasing high-tech agricultural imports. It is substantiated that the key institutional prerequisite for expanding the spectrum of foreign economic relations of Ukrainian subjects of agrarian and agro-industrial entrepreneurship is the improvement of the system of regulation of foreign economic activity through the introduction of additional regulators in the range of methods, instruments, levers of regulatory influence on export-import flows and the development of logistics and warehousing infrastructure. It is determined that the regulation of foreign economic activity of subjects of agrarian entrepreneurship along with the processing and food production plants is a set of budgetary-tax, customs, loaning, anti-dumping, insurance, licensing and reglementary methods and instruments of regulatory influence on export-import flows of agricultural products and food products, as well as on improving the infrastructure of storage of agricultural products and foods. It is substantiated that in the conditions of martial law, first of all, it is necessary to ensure the diversification of methods and tools of direct and indirect budgetary support for agricultural exports, in particular in terms of ensuring timely and uninterrupted VAT reimbursement to Ukrainian exporters of agricultural products, as well as diversification of methods and tools of loaning support for exporters of high value-added products and operators of high-tech imports for the needs of agrotechnical, veterinary and agrochemical support for the development of the domestic agricultural sector.

POTENTIAL ROLE OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES (AgNPs) AND ZINC NANOPARTICLES (ZnNPs) FOR PLANT DISEASE MANAGEMENT

Plant diseases pose a significant threat to global agriculture, impacting crop yield and food security. Traditional methods of disease management often involve the application of chemical pesticides, which raise environmental and health concerns. In recent years, nanotechnology has emerged as a promising avenue for sustainable and effective plant disease management. This review provides an overview of the applications and mechanisms of action of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) and zinc nanoparticles (ZnNPs) in combating plant pathogens. AgNPs and ZnNPs have garnered attention due to their antimicrobial properties, biocompatibility, and versatility. They exhibit multifaceted mechanisms of action, including membrane disruption, generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), interference with enzymatic processes, and inhibition of microbial growth. These nanoparticles can effectively target a wide range of plant pathogens, including bacteria, fungi, and viruses. Moreover, they can be used as carriers for the controlled release of antimicrobial agents and nutrients, further enhancing their utility in agriculture. Furthermore, AgNPs and ZnNPs have demonstrated compatibility with environmentally friendly and sustainable agricultural practices. Their targeted delivery reduces chemical waste and minimizes environmental contamination. Additionally, these nanoparticles can stimulate the plant's innate defense mechanisms, enhancing its resilience against diseases. This review highlights the potential of AgNPs and ZnNPs as innovative tools for plant disease management, offering sustainable and effective alternatives to conventional pesticides. The ongoing research in this field aims to optimize nanoparticle formulations, assess their safety, and develop integrated disease management strategies to enhance agricultural sustainability and food production.

МОНІТОРИНГ ДІЯЛЬНОСТІ АГРАРНОГО СЕКТОРУ УКРАЇНИ ТА ДОНЕЦЬКОЇ ОБЛАСТІ В УМОВАХ ВОЄННОГО СТАНУ

The article examines the economic situation of the agrarian sphere of Ukraine and the Donetsk region in terms of its ability to produce the necessary amount of agricultural products and ensure food security in the conditions of martial law. A significant amount of damage caused by the war is indicated. An analysis of the production of agricultural products in the five years before the full-scale invasion and in the year of the war was carried out. The distribution of the share of participation in production by categories of farms was considered: enterprises and households. The important role of households in providing the country with food during the period of martial law is determined. It is noted that it is easier for small commodity producers to adapt to changing business conditions than for large commodity enterprises. The dynamics of production of agricultural products per capita for 2017–2021 are presented. However, it should be noted that in wartime it is not appropriate to evaluate the efficiency of agricultural work based on these results, because a large number of the population emigrated, and production volumes are unstable. Despite the difficult times, the activity of the agricultural sector is aimed not only at providing for the domestic consumer, but also at the development of the foreign economic market. Even in wartime, the export of agricultural products has a positive trend. Research for 2017–2022 showed that domestic agriculture stably ensures the inflow of foreign currency into the economic space of Ukraine. The share of agricultural products in the commodity structure of foreign trade of Ukraine is considered. It was determined that the most important part of the export of agricultural products and food products is plant products and fats and oils of animal or vegetable origin. Data on production and export volumes of the main products of crop production, which are grain crops and seeds and fruits of oil crops, are provided. It was determined that a significant part of agricultural exports consists of raw materials, therefore, when implementing agricultural export diversification strategies, it is necessary to systematically increase the share of agricultural products that are produced as a result of high-tech processes and have a high added value.

A wide foodomics approach coupled with metagenomics elucidates the environmental signature of potatoes

The term "terroir" has been widely employed to link differential geographic phenotypes with sensorial signatures of agricultural food products, influenced by agricultural practices, soil type, and climate. Nowadays, the geographical indications labeling has been developed to safeguard the quality of plant-derived food that is linked to a certain terroir and is generally considered as an indication of superior organoleptic properties. As the dynamics of agroecosystems are highly intricate, consisting of tangled networks of interactions between plants, microorganisms, and the surrounding environment, the recognition of the key molecular components of terroir fingerprinting remains a great challenge to protect both the origin and the safety of food commodities. Furthermore, the contribution of microbiome as a potential driver of the terroir signature has been underestimated. Herein, we present a first comprehensive view of the multi-omic landscape related to transcriptome, proteome, epigenome, and metagenome of the popular Protected Geographical Indication potatoes of Naxos.

FOOD WASTE BEHAVIOR OF ORGANIC FOOD CONSUMERS IN TURKEY

The amount of food lost or wasted is increasing in the world. While the problem of food waste is alarming, the existence of people suffering from hunger reveals the problem of the efficient allocation of food. Not only food waste is an economic problem, it is also an environmental problem. Thus, reducing food waste behaviour will be crucial in promoting sustainability and fighting against climate change. A widespread sustainable agricultural food production method is organic agriculture. The organic food demand is globally increasing with one of the main motivation, environmental concern. Organic consumers motivated to contribute to the environment and sustainability are also part of sustainable consumption. In this study, we reveal the food waste behaviour of organic food consumers. We have conducted an econometric analysis using data from 250 organic food consumers in five main districts of Istanbul. Our findings indicate that the frequency of organic food consumption negatively correlates with food waste. We see a general trend of low food waste among organic consumers, whereas their food waste behaviour varies regarding their organic food consumption frequency and product types.

Soil aggregation and associated organic matter under management systems in sandy-textured soils, subtropical region of Brazil.

Increasing the diversity of plant species in agricultural production areas favors the maintenance or improvement of soil quality, particularly for soils with a sandy texture. This beneficial effect is related to the formation of aggregates of different origins. This study aimed to (i) verify whether soil use and management affect the proportion of biogenic (Bio) and physicogenic (Phy) aggregates and (ii) verify whether biogenic aggregation is more likely to lead to soil improvement than physicogenic aggregation. Three management systems were evaluated (permanent pasture, PP; no-tillage system, NT; and no-tillage + Brachiaria system, NT + B) as well as a reference area (Atlantic Forest biome vegetation, NF). According to their origin or formation pathway, the aggregates were separated, identified, and classified as Bio (formed by biological processes) and Phy (resulting from chemical and physical actions). The differentiation between Bio and Phy aggregates was performed based on the visualization of morphological features, such as shape, size, presence of roots, porosity, and subunit arrangements, and junctions. Only the PP area was able to promote greater aggregate formation of biological origin, with greater amounts of Bio aggregates. The highest total organic carbon (TOC) contents and the least negative δ13C values were also quantified in the aggregates of the PP area. The NT + B system provided an increase in the TOC content of its aggregates in comparison with aggregates in the NT and NF areas. Among the formation pathways, the Bio aggregates had the highest TOC and soil organic matter fractions contents and the most negative δ13C values. Perennial forage grasses vegetation was more important than the plant species diversity in favoring Bio aggregate formation. The beneficial effect of Brachiaria can be observed when incorporated as part of intercropping with corn in grain production systems. The biogenic aggregates favored the concentration of more labile soil organic matter fractions. The results of this study can provide important theoretical information for future studies focused on the combination of different plant species in agricultural food production areas on sandy-textured soils.

A Review: Nanofertilizers for the Biofortification and Sustainable Agriculture

Improving nutritional efficiency (NUE) by endangering environmental quality has been a centralissue for agricultural food production (FPS) programs in order to sustain the growing population.Nanotechnology with nanoscale inputs for the production of nano agri-inputs (NAIPs) has alreadyemerged as an important solution to address the problem of low or moderate nutrient utilization withminimal environmental impact. Recently, a few new hybrid nanofertilizer (HNF) formulations have beendeveloped for biofortification and sustainable agriculture. Urea-modified hydroxyapatite was reported,which is a rich source of nitrogen, calcium, and phosphate. Gehan Amaratunga of the University ofCambridge has stated, “such fertilizers could reduce runoff and lead to harmful algal blooms in waterbodies”. The NAE (N Agronomic use Efficiency) for the urea-HA nanohybrids is 48%, while the NAEfor pure urea is 18%, at the field level. However, these fertilizers are expensive and have not been shownto be commercially viable up to date. Recently, nanoparticles such as copper, iron, and zinc wereincorporated into urea-modified hydroxyapatite to further increase the efficiency of the proposed fertilizer.

Land Use Change Threat to Paddy Cultivation Sustainability on the Irrigated Rice Fields in Bengkulu Province, Indonesia

Unpredictable conditions of rice cultivation on fragile peatlands in Indonesia due to land-use changes would be an obstacle to agricultural food production and food security. This study aimed to determine the changes in land usage in Bengkulu, from prospective rice fields to oil palm plantations. The study was conducted from June to October 2020 at Air Manjuto irrigation paddy fields in Mukomuko Regency, Bengkulu Province. The analysis used satellite imagery with appropriate resolutions and multitemporal time from the United States Geological Survey's Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper (TM), Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper + (ETM+), and Landsat 8 Operational Land Imager (OLI) collected from the years of 2000, 2008, and 2019. (USGS). The landscapes covering the Air Manjuto area were mostly marginal swampy peaty soils with ordo of Inceptisols, Histosols, and Entisols, which favor intensive rice cultivation. Oil palm plantation covers about 80% of the area, and in the last ten years, the cultivation by small-scale farmers increased sharply, about 8,219 ha or 68% from the previous decade, and no bush and bare land. In contrast, rice fields were an extraordinary loss of 6,819 ha or about 74% in the last decade, from 9,187 ha in 2008 to 2,308 ha in 2019. The loss of a huge area for rice cultivation at the Air Manjuto irrigation area threatens production in Bengkulu. The loss should be reversed through supporting infrastructure facilities and incentives, agrochemical subsidies, and agricultural insurances, and no more rice fields should be converted.

Soil Collected from a Single Great Smoky Mountains Trail Contains a Diversity of Listeria monocytogenes and Listeria spp.

Listeria monocytogenes, a foodborne pathogen, and other Listeria spp. are present in natural environments. Isolating and characterizing strains from natural reservoirs can provide insight into the prevalence and diversity of Listeria spp. in these environments, elucidate their contribution to contamination of agricultural and food processing environments and food products, and lead to the discovery of novel species. In this study, we evaluated the diversity of Listeria spp. isolated from soil in a small region of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the most biodiverse national park in the U.S. National Park system. Of the 17 Listeria isolates recovered, whole-genome sequencing revealed that 14 were distinct strains. The strains represented a diversity of Listeria species (L. monocytogenes [n = 9], L. cossartiae subsp. cossartiae [n = 1], L. marthii [n = 1], L. booriae [n = 1], and a potentially novel Listeria sp. [n = 2]), as well as a diversity of sequence types based on multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and core genome MLST, including many novel designations. The isolates were not closely related (≥99.99% average nucleotide identity) to any isolates in public databases (NCBI, PATRIC), which also indicated novelty. The Listeria samples isolated in this study were collected from high-elevation sites near a creek that ultimately leads to the Mississippi River; thus, Listeria present in this natural environment could potentially travel downstream to a large region that includes portions of nine southeastern and midwestern U.S. states. This study provides insight into the diversity of Listeria spp. in the Great Smoky Mountains and indicates that this environment is a reservoir of novel Listeria spp. IMPORTANCE Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen that can cause serious systemic illness that, although rare, usually results in hospitalization and has a relatively high mortality rate compared to other foodborne pathogens. Identification of novel and diverse Listeria spp. can provide insights into the genomic evolution, ecology, and evolution and variance of pathogenicity of this genus, especially in natural environments. Comparing L. monocytogenes and Listeria spp. isolates from natural environments, such as those recovered in this study, to contamination and/or outbreak strains may provide more information about the original natural sources of these strains and the pathways and mechanisms that lead to contamination of food products and agricultural or food processing environments.

Fighting Obesity-Related Micronutrient Deficiencies through Biofortification of Agri-Food Crops with Sustainable Fertilization Practices.

Obesity is a critical medical condition worldwide that is increasingly involved with nutritional derangements associated with micronutrient deficiencies, including iron, zinc, calcium, magnesium, selenium, and vitamins A, C, D, and E. Nutritional deficiencies in obesity are mainly caused by poor-quality diets, higher nutrient requirements, alterations in micronutrient metabolism, and invasive obesity treatments. The current conventional agricultural system is designed for intensive food production, focusing on food quantity rather than food quality, consuming excessive agricultural inputs, and producing nutrient-deficient foods, thus generating severe health and environmental problems; agricultural food products may worsen obesity-related malnutrition. Therefore, modern agriculture is adopting new biofortification technologies to combat micronutrient deficiencies and improve agricultural productivity and sustainability. Biofertilization and nanofertilization practices are increasingly used due to their efficiency, safety, and reduced environmental impact. Biofertilizers are preparations of PGP-microorganisms that promote plant growth by influencing plant metabolism and improving the nutrient uptake, and nanofertilizers consist of synthesized nanoparticles with unique physicochemical properties that are capable of increasing plant nutrition and enriching agricultural products. This review presents the current micronutrient deficiencies associated with obesity, the modern unsustainable agri-food system contributing to obesity progression, and the development of bio- and nanofertilizers capable of biofortifying agri-food crops with micronutrients commonly deficient in patients with obesity.

Analysis Of Medicinal Plants On Embryo Development Of Mice (Mus Musculus L.) And White Rats (Rattus Novergicus): A Systematic Review

White rats are often used to assess protein quality, toxicity, carcinogenic, and pesticide content of an agricultural food product. M. Musculus mice are rodents that are very easy to breed, and easy to maintain. Embryogenesis is the process of growth and development of the embryo. The purpose of this study was to analyze medicinal plants on the embryonic development of Mice (Mus musculus L) and White Rats (Rattus Novergicus). This method uses a Systematic Review approach which is based on the Preferred Guide to Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (PRISMA). Total of 700 articles were obtained which then entered the elimination stage resulting in 50 articles on medicinal plants (Mus musculus L) and White Rats (Rattus Novergicus). Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the identification of medicinal plants that are toxic to the embryonic development of Mice (Mus musculus L.) White Rats (Rattus Novergicus).

Export Competitiveness of Mango in India

India is one of the leading producers of mango in the world, contributing more than half of the global mango supply. India exported 27,872.77 MT of mangoes in 2021–2022. Due to the Sanitary and Phyto Sanitary issues, India's export share in recent years was insignificant. Hence, this study focussed on estimating the export competitiveness of mango from the year 2006 to 2020 for India and major exporting countries. The study analysed the time series data of mango and total agricultural commodity export for India and major competitive countries at world level, which have arrived from Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority and UN Comtrade. This have been resulted in positive value where Thailand, Pakistan and Brazil had Revealed Comparative Advantages values greater than one throughout the period. It indicated that, these countries had comparative advantages of mangoes. The RCA value of India was below one. However, by following Good Agricultural practices (GAPs), Indian mangoes might still find a market on a worldwide scale.

Unveiling the impacts of geothermal energy growth on food security in EU27 region: an empirical analysis.

There are many advantages of geothermal energy, as an environmental friend resource. This heat radiation emanating from beneath the earth's surface presents man with good opportunities to harness it and makes a good level of agricultural food production and its processing in the EU region. The primary objective of this research is to examine the impact of geothermal energy on agri-food supply among the 27 European countries (EU27), within the time frame 1990 to 2021. The study adopted the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL), and the findings from this study revealed that agri-food supply can increase significantly among the 13 European countries (EU13 emerging economies), leveraging on geothermal energy and economic growth variables than in the EU14 emerged economies. Furthermore, the outcome of this study showed that there could be a significant decrease in the food products coming from agricultural practices among the 13 European countries (EU13 emerging economies), due to an ineffective population density than in EU14 emerged economies. Furthermore, fossil fuel and institutional quality contribute more positively to the agri-food supply in the EU14 emerged economies than in the EU13 emerging economies. This results in an outcome that means that the agri-food supply among the EU13 emerging economies could be greatly boosted by replacing fossil fuel consumption with geothermal energy, and this facilitates the attainment of the European energy goals by the year 2030. Substituting fossil fuels with geothermal will also assist in minimizing the risks of environmental pollution and climate change. All projected calculations were seen as valid in this study, and this was confirmed by the three estimators adopted which are the pooled mean group, the mean group, and the dynamic fixed effect. This study, therefore, recommends that the 27 European countries should lay more emphasis on geothermal energy production as this will help in ensuring food security in the region. Policymakers and other government authorities as well as local and foreign investors should make more investments in geothermal energy resources as this study has proven that this will lead to agri-food security and sustainability. Not only this, it will as well curb the incidence of climate change and environmental pollution.

A Longitudinal Study of Brazilian Food Production Dynamics

Brazil is among the world’s leading food producers and exporters. The opportunity arose to examine and analyse dynamics of spatiotemporal of major agricultural crop and animal commodities within Brazil. An investigation was carried out on shifts in distribution density across Brazil’s different agricultural production regions between 1990 and 2015. This focused mainly on the midwest region, Brazil’s main agricultural frontier in the 21st century. This process enabled an analysis of the potential areas for maintenance and expansion of food supply chains and confirmed an increase in agricultural production in country’s central region. Geographical transformations were noted in the midwest region’s interior and its frontier with the Amazon biome. Over the study period, geographical midpoints of some key agricultural commodities (e.g., soybean, maize) and beef cattle production shifted towards the midwest’s interior, whereas milk, poultry, and pork production shifted southward. A vital issue in discussing contemporary rural areas, agricultural food production is tied to the quality of life, food supply, distribution, and consumption, as well as social, economic, and spatial inequalities. The development of science and technology applied to agriculture has implications regarding production growth and innovation targeted toward guaranteeing sustainable long-term production.

Functional and Sequence-Specific Screening Protocols for the Detection of Novel Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in Metagenomic DNA.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an increasingly important global challenge for healthcare systems as well as agricultural food production systems. Our ability to prepare for, and respond to, emerging AMR threats is dependent on our knowledge of genes able to confer AMR that are circulating within various environmental, animal, and human microbiomes. Targeted, sequence-specific, detection of AMR genes and functional resistance assays, described here, carried out on metagenomic DNA gives us unique insights into the presence of AMR genes and how these are associated with mobile genetic elements that may be responsible for their dissemination and can also provide important information about the mechanisms of resistance underpinning the phenotype.

Environmental Health: Translating Policy Into Action.

Environmental Health: Translating Policy Into Action.

Eco-Friendly Biocontrol Strategies of Alternaria Phytopathogen Fungus: A Focus on Gene-Editing Techniques

Agricultural food production is greatly affected by postharvest diseases worldwide, such as the diseases caused by Alternaria species, which are very common in several crops. The management of fungal infections around the world largely relies on fungicides. In this context, the control of diseases such as early blight caused by Alternaria solani in potatoes and Alternaria linariae in tomatoes has mainly consisted of the application of fungicides, with negative impacts on the environment and human health. Recently, the application of ‘omics’ and gene editing through the CRISPR/Cas9 system and RNAi technologies demonstrated their effectiveness as emerging greener alternatives for controlling phytopathogenic fungi. Additionally, coatings based on essential oils and microbial antagonists suggest alternative strategies for controlling phytopathogenic fungi that are respectful of the environment. This review presents an exhaustive literature review focused on using greener alternatives to the traditional management of postharvest diseases associated with Alternaria species, such as inhibiting pathogenicity from their phytopathogenic genes using gene editing based on CRISPR/Cas9 and RNAi technologies. The review also presents coatings based on essential oils and microbial antagonists as greener strategies for Alternaria control. Biological processes of maximum efficiency can replace chemical methods for controlling phytopathogenic fungi, preserving healthy conditions in agricultural lands and ecosystems. This is possible with the rise of ‘omic’ technologies, the CRISPR/Cas9 tool, and RNAi technology. Greener control methods of Alternaria fungi can increase agricultural production, improving the economy and global health.

Nano Fertilizer: A Boon to Environment-friendly Agriculture

For modern agriculture Food Production Systems (FPS) to feed the expanding population, improving Nutrient Usage Efficiency (NUE) with little environmental risk has become essential. A novel approach to the problem of poor or falling Nutrient Use Efficiency (NUE) with a little environmental impact has emerged: nanotechnology with nanoscale inputs for the development of Nano Agri-Inputs (NAIPs). The study of nanotechnology holds great promise for providing modern intensive agriculture with long-lasting solutions to its pressing problems. Nanotechnology uses small-sized materials called nano particles (1–100 nm), which offer special properties and advantages. Large surface area to volume ratio provides chance for better and more efficient interaction of nano particles to target areas in addition to many other advantages. In addition to providing crop production systems with sustainability, nano-fertilizers have the potential to meet plant nutritional needs without reducing crop yield. These nano-fertilizers take advantage of the dynamics of surface area, size, shape, and bio-assimilation. Their effectiveness was assessed based on studies conducted in several places with multiple crops over various crop seasons, both by research institutes and on the fields of progressive farmers spread out over 11,000 locations and 94 different crops in India. Separate tests for bio-efficacy, biosafety, toxicity, and environmental compatibility have been conducted on nano-nitrogen, nano-zinc, and nano-copper.

Adaptive Multi-ROI Agricultural Robot Navigation Line Extraction Based on Image Semantic Segmentation.

Automated robots are an important part of realizing sustainable food production in smart agriculture. Agricultural robots require a powerful and precise navigation system to be able to perform tasks in the field. Aiming at the problems of complex image background, as well as weed and light interference factors of the visual navigation system in field and greenhouse environments, a Faster-U-net model that retains the advantages of the U-net model feature jump connection is proposed. Based on the U-net model, pruning and optimization were carried out to predict crop ridges. Firstly, a corn dataset was trained to obtain the weight of the corn dataset. Then, the training weight of the obtained corn dataset was used as the pretraining weight for the cucumber, wheat, and tomato datasets, respectively. The three datasets were trained separately. Finally, the navigation line between ridges and the yaw angle of the robot were generated by B-spline curve fitting. The experimental results showed that the parameters of the improved path segmentation model were reduced by 65.86%, and the mPA was 97.39%. The recognition accuracy MIoU of the Faster-U-net model for maize, tomatoes, cucumbers, and wheat was 93.86%, 94.01%, 93.14%, and 89.10%, respectively. The processing speed of the single-core CPU was 22.32 fps/s. The proposed method had strong robustness in predicting rows of different crops. The average angle difference of the navigation line under a ridge environment such as that for corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, or wheat was 0.624°, 0.556°, 0.526°, and 0.999°, respectively. This research can provide technical support and reference for the research and development of intelligent agricultural robot navigation equipment in the field.

Genome Editing for Sustainable Crop Improvement and Mitigation of Biotic and Abiotic Stresses.

Climate change poses a serious threat to global agricultural activity and food production. Plant genome editing technologies have been widely used to develop crop varieties with superior qualities or can tolerate adverse environmental conditions. Unlike conventional breeding techniques (e.g., selective breeding and mutation breeding), modern genome editing tools offer more targeted and specific alterations of the plant genome and could significantly speed up the progress of developing crops with desired traits, such as higher yield and/or stronger resilience to the changing environment. In this review, we discuss the current development and future applications of genome editing technologies in mitigating the impacts of biotic and abiotic stresses on agriculture. We focus specifically on the CRISPR/Cas system, which has been the center of attention in the last few years as a revolutionary genome-editing tool in various species. We also conducted a bibliographic analysis on CRISPR-related papers published from 2012 to 2021 (10 years) to identify trends and potential in the CRISPR/Cas-related plant research. In addition, this review article outlines the current shortcomings and challenges of employing genome editing technologies in agriculture with notes on future prospective. We believe combining conventional and more innovative technologies in agriculture would be the key to optimizing crop improvement beyond the limitations of traditional agricultural practices.