The future of farming: Who will produce our food?
Achieving SDG2 (zero hunger) in a situation of rapid global population growth requires a
continued focus on food production. Farming not merely needs to sustainably produce …
continued focus on food production. Farming not merely needs to sustainably produce …
[HTML][HTML] How sustainable is sustainable intensification? Assessing yield gaps at field and farm level across the globe
Sustainable intensification has been proposed as a pathway to achieve food security and
reduce environmental impacts of agriculture by focusing on narrowing yield gaps on existing …
reduce environmental impacts of agriculture by focusing on narrowing yield gaps on existing …
[HTML][HTML] Big data, small explanatory and predictive power: Lessons from random forest modeling of on-farm yield variability and implications for data-driven agronomy
Context Collection and analysis of large volumes of on-farm production data are widely seen
as key to understanding yield variability among farmers and improving resource-use …
as key to understanding yield variability among farmers and improving resource-use …
[HTML][HTML] Agronomic gain: Definition, approach, and application
Meeting future global staple crop demand requires continual productivity improvement.
Many performance indicators have been proposed to track and measure the increase in …
Many performance indicators have been proposed to track and measure the increase in …
A farmer data-driven approach for prioritization of agricultural research and development: A case study for intensive crop systems in the humid tropics
Context Intensive rice-maize sequences in Southeast Asia can include up to three crop
cycles per year. Indonesia is the third and fifth largest rice and maize producing country …
cycles per year. Indonesia is the third and fifth largest rice and maize producing country …
Revisiting yield gaps and the scope for sustainable intensification for irrigated lowland rice in Southeast Asia
CONTEXT Recent studies on yield gap analysis for rice in Southeast Asia revealed different
levels of intensification across the main 'rice bowls' in the region. Identifying the key crop …
levels of intensification across the main 'rice bowls' in the region. Identifying the key crop …
[HTML][HTML] Rice yield gaps and nitrogen-use efficiency in the Northwestern Indo-Gangetic Plains of India: Evidence based insights from heterogeneous farmers' practices
A large database of individual farmer field data (n= 4,107) for rice production in the
Northwestern Indo-Gangetic Plains of India was used to decompose rice yield gaps and to …
Northwestern Indo-Gangetic Plains of India was used to decompose rice yield gaps and to …
[HTML][HTML] Can yield variability be explained? Integrated assessment of maize yield gaps across smallholders in Ghana
MP van Loon, S Adjei-Nsiah, K Descheemaeker… - Field Crops …, 2019 - Elsevier
Agricultural production in Ghana should more than double to fulfil the estimated food
demand in 2050, but this is a challenge as the productivity of food crops has been low …
demand in 2050, but this is a challenge as the productivity of food crops has been low …
Domestic and international impacts of the rice trade policy reform in the Philippines
Faced with high domestic rice prices that have fueled inflation above the 2018 target and
penalized poor consumers the most, the government of the Philippines has decided to …
penalized poor consumers the most, the government of the Philippines has decided to …
A Review of Trade-Offs in Low ILUC-Risk Certification for Biofuels—Towards an Integrated Assessment Framework
Indirect land use change (ILUC) is considered a significant challenge, resulting from an
increasing demand for biomass and bioenergy. On a political level sustainability certification …
increasing demand for biomass and bioenergy. On a political level sustainability certification …