Article
Science-based intensive agriculture: Sustainability, food security, and the role of technology
Global Food Security
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
12-1-2019
DOI
10.1016/j.gfs.2019.08.003
Abstract
Sustainable agriculture describes crop management approaches that address the interdependent goals of increasing or at least maintaining yield while protecting the environment, conserving natural resources, and slowing climate change. Numerous authors have espoused limiting synthetic fertilizer and pesticides and promoting organic agriculture (Lechenet et al., 2014; Martinez-Alcantara et al., 2016; Muller at al. 2017), less meat consumption (West et al., 2014; Poore and Nemecek, 2018; Springmann et al., 2018), or combinations of these strategies as viable solutions to achieve those goals, thereby improving agricultural sustainability.
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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International
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The Authors
Copyright Date
2019
Language
en
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application/pdf
Citation Information
Jim Gaffney, James Bing, Patrick F. Byrne, Kenneth G. Cassman, et al.. "Science-based intensive agriculture: Sustainability, food security, and the role of technology" Global Food Security Vol. 23 (2019) p. 236 - 244 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/john-sawyer/430/
This article is published as Jim Gaffney, James Bing, Patrick F. Byrne, Kenneth G. Cassman, Ignacio Ciampitti, Deborah Delmer, Jeffrey Habben, H. Renee Lafitte, Ulrika E. Lidstrom, Dana O. Porter, John E. Sawyer, Jeff Schussler, Tim Setter, Robert E. Sharp, Tony J. Vyn, David Warner, Science-based intensive agriculture: Sustainability, food security, and the role of technology, Global Food Security 23 (2019): 236-244. doi: 10.1016/j.gfs.2019.08.003.