The relationships between energy use in food systems, food system productivity, and energy
resource constraints are complex. Moreover, ongoing changes in food production and …

During the second half of the 20th century the global food production more than doubled
and thus responded to the doubling of world population. But the gains in food production …

Managing water resources is one of the most pressing challenges of our times-fundamental
to how we feed 2 billion more people in coming decades, eliminate poverty, and reverse …

With climate change and population growth, the pathways for reducing the environmental
footprint of food production are increasingly sought, but poorly understood. This paper …

Water resources are essential to human development processes and to achieve the
Millennium Development Goals that seek, inter alia, to eradicate extreme poverty and …

Increasing food demand has exerted tremendous stress on agricultural water usages
worldwide, often with a threat to sustainability in agricultural production and, hence, food …

Rural road infrastructure in Indonesia has increased significantly, especially during the last
decade. This study presents an overview of how rural road quality and accessibility affected …

Rainfed agriculture plays and will continue to play a dominant role in providing food and
livelihoods for an increasing world population. Rainfall analyses are helpful for proper crop …

This study was carried out to examine access to rural road infrastructure and its effects on
smallholder farmers' agricultural productivity in Horro Guduru Wollega Zone, Western …

Background There are great disparities in the quantity and quality of infrastructure.
European countries such as Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, and the UK have close to 200 …