This chapter focuses on the impacts of climate change on intensive maize and wheat production systems. Some technologies to close the yield gap to achieve sustainable intensification are also discussed.
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Shaping Sustainable Intensive Production Systems - Improved Crops and Cropping Systems in the Developing World
Conservation agriculture (CA) has been proposed as an adapted set of management principles that assures a more sustainable agricultural production. It combines the following basic principles: (1) reduction in tillage, (2) retention of adequate levels of crop residues and soil surface cover, (3) u...
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[Conservation agriculture as a means to mitigate and adapt to climate change, a case study from Mexico]
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Conservation agriculture as a means to mitigate and adapt to climate change, a case study from Mexico
The effects of climate change can already be felt around the world, and they will likely impact all facets of human civilization—from health, livelihood security, agricultural production, and shelter to international trade. Since anthropogenic factors are mainly to blame for the current trends in...
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[Greenhouse gas emissions from nontilled, permanent raised, and conventionally tilled beds in the central highlands of Mexico]
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Greenhouse gas emissions from nontilled, permanent raised, and conventionally tilled beds in the central highlands of Mexico