Yield Trends Are Insufficient to Double Global Crop Production by 2050

Several studies have shown that global crop production needs to double by 2050 to meet the projected demands from rising population, diet shifts, and increasing biofuels consumption. Boosting crop yields to meet these rising demands, rather than clearing more land for agriculture has been highlighte...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2013-06, Vol.8 (6), p.e66428-e66428
Hauptverfasser:	Ray, Deepak K, Mueller, Nathaniel D, West, Paul C, Foley, Jonathan A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Agricultural land Agricultural production Agriculture Agriculture - methods Biofuels Calories Cereal crops Clearing Corn Crop production Crop Production - trends Crop yield Crop yields Crops Crops, Agricultural - supply & distribution Earth Sciences Farmlands Food supply Food Supply - statistics & numerical data Harvesting Humans Oryza Population Growth Rice Social and Behavioral Sciences Soybeans Trends Wheat
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