Review Sustainable agriculture options for production, greenhouse gasses and pollution alleviation, and nutrient recycling in emerging and transitional nations - An overview M.J. Adegbeye a , P. Ravi Kanth Reddy b , A.I. Obaisi c , M.M.M.Y. Elghandour d , K.J. Oyebamiji e , A.Z.M. Salem d, * , O.T. Morakinyo-Fasipe e , M. Cipriano-Salazar f , L.M. Camacho-Díaz f, ** a Department of Animal Science and Livestock Production, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji-Arakeji, P.M.B 5006 Ilesha, Osun State, Nigeria b Veterinary Assistant Surgeon, Veterinary Dispensary, Taticherla, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India c Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, United Kingdom d Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Aut onoma Del Estado de M exico, Mexico e Department of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji-Arakeji, P.M.B 5006 Ilesha, Osun State, Nigeria f Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Aut onoma de Gurrero, Mexico article info Article history: Received 25 June 2019 Received in revised form 4 September 2019 Accepted 5 September 2019 Available online 14 September 2019 Handling Editor: Cecilia Maria Villas B^ oas de Almeida Keywords: Food security Greenhouse gasses Nutrient recycling Pollution mitigation Sustainable agriculture Wastewater abstract Previous and current agricultural practices have contributed to environmental pollution, which is further affecting food security, human health, and climate. Yet, agriculture cannot be eliminated, because, of its promising role in ending hunger, reducing poverty, improving nutrition, and achieving food security in low-middle income countries. Hence, there is a need for shift from ‘unclean’ practices to sustainable practices. Similarly, differences in pollution, among nations call for regional changes or intervention in agri-food practices to reduce global pollution. These practices are essential for African and Asian countries. Of the many methods proposed in this review, localized technology improvement and glob- alized sustainable intensification are of high impact models having the potential of mitigating green- house gases up to an extent of 30%. Various methods of achieving these measures include, but not limited to, the shift in management systems of crop and livestock production, encouraging agriculture and veterinary practices with less environmental impact and high adaptation, enabling nutrient recycling or recovery, resource-use efficiency, mitigation of nitrous oxide and methane from soil, implementation of integrated farming system and insect farming. Government agencies along with agri-food producers, processors, and farmers must be ready to change their current agricultural practices by adopting new methods. The review conclude that the sustainable agricultural production is possible through the use of low-priced local resources that are capable of increasing soil carbon storage, thus combating the pollution in countries with a transition economy. © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Contents 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 2 2. Environmental pollution by agricultural practices ....................................................................................... 2 2.1. Overview of global agricultural pollution ............................................... ......................................... 2 2.2. Nitrogen and phosphorous pollution ................................................. ........................................... 3 * Corresponding author. ** Corresponding author. E-mail addresses: asalem70@yahoo.com, salem@uaemex.mx (A.Z.M. Salem), caamacho@hotmail.com (L.M. Camacho-Díaz). Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Journal of Cleaner Production journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/jclepro https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118319 0959-6526/© 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Journal of Cleaner Production 242 (2020) 118319