In our journal Advances in Modern Agriculture, a special issue is calling for papers about intensive farming.

Intensive farming, also known as intensive agriculture (as opposed to extensive farming), traditional farming or industrial farming, is crop and animal agriculture with high levels of input and output per unit of agricultural land area. It is characterized by low fallow rates, high use of inputs such as capital and labor, and high crop yields per unit of land area.

Intensive farming has helped improve agricultural production requiring less labor compared to eco-friendly farming methods because chemical pest and weed controls are easier to implement. More types of food can be produced with a high crop yield. More efficient growing, affordable food prices, regulated farming, and a sustainable supply of food can be ensured.

On the contrary, intensive farming has also led to increased pollution and several other environmental concerns, such as poor living conditions, hygiene of livestock, excessive use of agrochemicals, deforestation and alteration of the natural environment, threats to human health, higher risks of cancer, birth defects, use of chemical hormones in food, and the possibility of poor food products quality. In this circumstance, traditional farmers do not make enough profit and have fewer opportunities to create employment.

In this issue, we are looking forward to collecting papers on intensive farming. Potential topics include but are not limited to the pros and cons, crops in intensive farming, livestock in intensive farming, balance with sustainability, techniques and technologies of intensive farming, and challenges faced.

 the pros and cons, crops in intensive farming, livestock in intensive farming, balance with sustainability, techniques and technologies of intensive farming, and challenges faced.