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Spatial frameworks for robust estimation of yield gaps [PDF]
Nature Food, 2021 Abstract Food security interventions and policies need reliable estimates of crop production and the scope to enhance production on existing cropland. Here we assess the performance of two widely used ‘top-down’ gridded frameworks (Global Agro-ecological Zones and Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Project) versus an ...
Juan I. Rattalino Edreira +5 more
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Diversification practices reduce organic to conventional yield gap. [PDF]
Proc Biol Sci, 2015 Agriculture today places great strains on biodiversity, soils, water and the atmosphere, and these strains will be exacerbated if current trends in population growth, meat and energy consumption, and food waste continue. Thus, farming systems that are both highly productive and minimize environmental harms are critically needed. How organic agriculture
Ponisio LC +5 more
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Increasing paddy yields and improving farm management: results from participatory experiments with good agricultural practices (GAP) in Tanzania [PDF]
, 2018 Rice is an increasingly important commodity in sub-Saharan Africa. In Tanzania, the rice yield gap is as high as 87%, due to a combination of production constraints and sub-optimal crop management.
Mghase, J. +3 more
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Environmental Research Letters, 2013 In this letter, we investigate the effects of crop yield and livestock feed efficiency scenarios on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture and land use change in developing countries.
H Valin +5 more
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Yield Gap Analysis of Alfalfa Grown under Rainfed Condition in Kansas
Agronomy, 2022 The yield and production of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) have not been significantly improved in Kansas for the last 30 years even though farmers are using improved varieties.
Rudra Baral +3 more
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Labour productivity: The forgotten yield gap
Agricultural Systems, 2022 Crop yields and labour productivity have increased markedly over the past 70 years. In agriculturally advanced countries, increases in labour productivity – that is, increases in the economic output per unit of labour input – have been several-fold greater than corresponding increases in yield.
James H. Cock +3 more
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An open-source tool for improving on-farm yield forecasting systems
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023 IntroductionThe increased frequency of extreme climate events, many of them of rapid onset, observed in many world regions, demands the development of a crop forecasting system for hazard preparedness based on both intraseasonal and extended climate ...
Javier Tomasella +2 more
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Water limits to closing yield gaps [PDF]
Advances in Water Resources, 2017 Agricultural intensification is often seen as a suitable approach to meet the growing demand for agricultural products and improve food security. It typically entails the use of fertilizers, new cultivars, irrigation, and other modern technology. In regions of the world affected by seasonal or chronic water scarcity, yield gap closure is strongly ...
Davis, Kyle Frankel +5 more
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Assessing Opportunities to Increase Yield and Profit in Rainfed Lowland Rice Systems in Indonesia
Agronomy, 2021 In this study, we aimed to improve rice farmers’ productivity and profitability in rainfed lowlands through appropriate crop and nutrient management by closing the rice yield gap during the dry season in the rainfed lowlands of Indonesia.
Erythrina Erythrina +13 more
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Frontiers in Agronomy, 2020 The growing recognition of the environmental and health issues associated to pesticide use requires to investigate how to manage weeds with less or no herbicides in arable farming while maintaining crop productivity.
Nathalie Colbach +7 more
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