Yield Gap Analysis: Implications for Research and Policy
Yield Gap Analysis: Implications for Research and Policy
Yield Gap Analysis: Implications for Research and Policy
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Need <strong>for</strong> <strong>Yield</strong> Potential--<strong>Yield</strong> <strong>Gap</strong> Atlas<br />
• Interpret historical yield trends <strong>and</strong> yield<br />
plateaus (predict yield plateaus?)<br />
• Prioritize research to ensure global food<br />
security in the face of climate change<br />
– Identify areas with largest unexploited yield gaps,<br />
identify constraints, close yield gaps through<br />
ecological intensification<br />
• Estimate agricultural l<strong>and</strong> requirements <strong>and</strong><br />
indirect l<strong>and</strong> use change (<strong>and</strong> associated<br />
GHG emissions) as influenced by policies<br />
– e.g. competition between food <strong>and</strong> biofuel
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