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Agriculture at a Crossroads
E. Toby Kiers,Roger R. B. Leakey,Anne-Marie Izac,Jack A. Heinemann,Erika Rosenthal,Dev Nathan,Janice Jiggins +6 more
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The present path of agricultural development will not achieve development goals according to a recent assessment, but a solid foundation for improvements exists.Abstract:
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Livestock production: recent trends, future prospects
TL;DR: Demand for livestock products in the future could be heavily moderated by socio-economic factors such as human health concerns and changing socio-cultural values, and Livestock production is likely to be increasingly affected by carbon constraints and environmental and animal welfare legislation.
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Sustainable intensification in African agriculture
TL;DR: In this article, the authors report that food outputs by sustainable intensification have been multiplicative and additive, by combining the use of new and improved varieties and new agronomic agroecological management (crop yields rose on average by 2.13-fold).
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Where are the best opportunities for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the food system (including the food chain)
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of food related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at the global, regional and national levels is presented, highlighting both GHG-intensive stages in the food chain, and GHGintensive food types.
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The Systems View of Life: A Unifying Vision
Fritjof Capra,Pier Luigi Luisi +1 more
TL;DR: A broad sweep through history and across scientific disciplines, the authors examine the appearance of key concepts such as autopoiesis, dissipative structures, social networks, and a systemic understanding of evolution.
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The impacts of climate change on livestock and livestock systems in developing countries: A review of what we know and what we need to know
TL;DR: The authors review the literature on climate change impacts on livestock and livestock systems in developing countries, and identify some key knowledge and data gaps, and also list some of the broad researchable issues associated with how smallholders and pastoralists might respond to climate change.
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Forecasting agriculturally driven global environmental change
David Tilman,Joseph Fargione,Brian G. Wolff,Carla M. D'Antonio,Andrew P. Dobson,Robert W. Howarth,David W. Schindler,William H. Schlesinger,Daniel Simberloff,Deborah L. Swackhamer +9 more
TL;DR: Should past dependences of the global environmental impacts of agriculture on human population and consumption continue, 109 hectares of natural ecosystems would be converted to agriculture by 2050, accompanied by 2.4- to 2.7-fold increases in nitrogen- and phosphorus-driven eutrophication of terrestrial, freshwater, and near-shore marine ecosystems.
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Prioritizing Climate Change Adaptation Needs for Food Security in 2030
David B. Lobell,David B. Lobell,Marshall Burke,Claudia Tebaldi,Michael D. Mastrandrea,Walter P. Falcon,Rosamond L. Naylor +6 more
TL;DR: Results indicate South Asia and Southern Africa as two regions that, without sufficient adaptation measures, will likely suffer negative impacts on several crops that are important to large food-insecure human populations.
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Water for Food Water for Life : A Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture
TL;DR: Molden et al. as discussed by the authors presented a comprehensive assessment of water management in agriculture, focusing on water for food, water for life, and water for the future of agriculture.
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Assessing the impact of the Green Revolution, 1960 to 2000
R. E. Evenson,Douglas Gollin +1 more
TL;DR: Over the period 1960 to 2000, international agricultural research centers, in collaboration with national research programs, contributed to the development of “modern varieties” for many crops, which have contributed to large increases in crop production.
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