Closing Yield Gaps: How Sustainable Can We Be?
Global food production needs to be increased by 60-110% between 2005 and 2050 to meet growing food and feed demand. Intensification and/or expansion of agriculture are the two main options available to meet the growing crop demands. Land conversion to expand cultivated land increases GHG emissions a...
Main Authors: | Prajal Pradhan, Günther Fischer, Harrij van Velthuizen, Dominik E Reusser, Juergen P Kropp |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4470636?pdf=render |
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