Providing food and water security for a population expected to exceed 9 billion by 2050 while conserving natural resources requires achieving high yields on every hectare of currently used arable land suitable for intensification. This is especially relevant for sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where, u...
Claessens, Lieven
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Cassman, Kenneth G.
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Wart, Justin van
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Grassini, Patricio
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Ittersum, Martin K. van
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Bussel, Lenny G. J. van
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Boogaard, H.
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Stoorvogel, J.J.
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Wolf, Joost
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Yang, Haishun
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[Soil data for yield gap assessment and soil suitability index for sustainable intensification]
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Soil data for yield gap assessment and soil suitability index for sustainable intensification
Providing food and water security for a population expected to exceed 9 billion by 2050 while conserving natural resources requires achieving high(er) and stable yields on every hectare of currently used arable land suitable for intensification.
Claessens, Lieven
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Cassman, Kenneth G.
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Wart, Justin van
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Grassini, Patricio
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Yang, Haishun
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Ittersum, Martin K. van
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Bussel, Lenny G. J. van
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Wolf, Joost
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Boogaard, H.
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Groot, Hugo de
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Stoorvogel, J.J.
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[Soil suitability for sustainable intensification in smallholder systems in Sub-Saharan Africa]
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Soil suitability for sustainable intensification in smallholder systems in Sub-Saharan Africa
The review by H. C. J. Godfray et al. (12 February, p. 812) and the rest of the special section on Food Security call for a multifaceted approach to future global food security. We would like to emphasize three agricultural issues that were lacking
Porter JR
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Challinor, Andrew J.
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Ewert, Frank
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Falloon, P.
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Fischer T
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Gregory P
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Ittersum, Martin K. van
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Olesen, J.E.
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Moore KJ
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Rosenzweig, Cynthia
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Smith, Pete
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[Food security: focus on agriculture]
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Food security: focus on agriculture
Yield gap analysis, which evaluates magnitude and variability of difference between crop yield potential (Yp) or water limited yield potential (Yw) and actual farm yields, provides a measure of untapped food production capacity. Reliable location-specific estimates of yield gaps, either derived f...
Wart, Justin van
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Bussel, Lenny G. J. van
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Wolf, Joost
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Licker R
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Grassini, Patricio
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Nelson, A.
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Boogaard, H.
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Gerber J
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Mueller ND
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Claessens, Lieven
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Ittersum, Martin K. van
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Cassman, Kenneth G.
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[Use of agro-climatic zones to upscale simulated crop yield potential]
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Use of agro-climatic zones to upscale simulated crop yield potential