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Can soil-less crop production be a sustainable option for soil conservation and future agriculture?
Adrian Müller,Marie Ferré,Stefanie Engel,Andreas Gattinger,Andreas Gattinger,Annelie Holzkämper,Robert Huber,Moritz Müller,Johan Six +8 more
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In this article, the authors scrutinize the notion of sustainable agricultural production and the role these approaches may play for such, in particular addressing the controversy of "naturalness" versus "artificiality" in production systems.About:
This article is published in Land Use Policy.The article was published on 2017-12-01. It has received 61 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Sustainable agriculture & Sustainable gardening.read more
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Beyond agricultural innovation systems? Exploring an agricultural innovation ecosystems approach for niche design and development in sustainability transitions
TL;DR: In this article, the authors consider how the existing agricultural innovation systems (AIS) approach might be opened up to better support the creation of innovation niches, which may facilitate transitions towards sustainable agricultural futures, such as agroecology, local place-based food systems, vertical farming, bioeconomy, urban agriculture and smart farming or digital farming.
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The Vertical Farm: A Review of Developments and Implications for the Vertical City
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the emerging need for vertical farms by examining issues related to food security, urban population growth, farmland shortages, food miles, and associated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Soil biodiversity and human health
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors show that soil biodiversity can be maintained and partially restored if managed sustainably and promote the ecological complexity and robustness of soil biodiversity through improved management practices, which represents an underutilized resource with the ability to improve human health.
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The naturalistic fallacy
TL;DR: There may be as much philosophical controversy about how to distinguish naturalism from non-naturalism as there is about which view is correct as discussed by the authors, however, there is considerable agreement about the status of certain historically influential philosophical accounts as nonnaturalist.
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Consolidating the current knowledge on urban agriculture in productive urban food systems: Learnings, gaps and outlook
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors look at a breadth of novel insights that are indicative for sensible future development, including new possibilities for nutrient circularity, opportunities for increased sustainability and open questions regarding logistics and economics and development pathways.
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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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Comparing the yields of organic and conventional agriculture
TL;DR: A comprehensive meta-analysis is used to examine the relative yield performance of organic and conventional farming systems globally, and shows that, overall, organic yields are typically lower than conventional yields.
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Global food security, biodiversity conservation and the future of agricultural intensification
Teja Tscharntke,Yann Clough,Thomas C. Wanger,Thomas C. Wanger,Louise E. Jackson,Iris Motzke,Iris Motzke,Ivette Perfecto,John Vandermeer,Anthony M. Whitbread +9 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that the true value of functional biodiversity on the farm is often inadequately acknowledged or understood, while conventional intensification tends to disrupt beneficial functions of biodiversity.
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Green Revolution: Impacts, limits, and the path ahead
TL;DR: A detailed retrospective of the Green Revolution, its achievement and limits in terms of agricultural productivity improvement, and its broader impact at social, environmental, and economic levels is provided.