Soil health, along with water supply, is the most valuable resource for humans, as human life
depends on the soil's generosity. Soil degradation, therefore, poses a threat to food security …

Degraded lands have often been suggested as a solution to issues of land scarcity and as
an ideal way to meet mounting global demands for agricultural goods, but their locations …

Despite the looming land scarcity for agriculture, cropland abandonment is widespread
globally. Abandoned cropland can be reused to support food security and climate change …

Land use is central to addressing sustainability issues, including biodiversity conservation,
climate change, food security, poverty alleviation, and sustainable energy. In this paper, we …

We discuss recent trends in agricultural productivity in Africa and highlight how
technological progress in agriculture has stagnated on the continent. We briefly review the …

The current food system (production, transport, processing, packaging, storage, retail,
consumption, loss and waste) feeds the great majority of world population and supports the …

Despite significant progress in increasing agricultural production, meeting the changing
dietary preferences and increasing food demands of future populations remain significant …

Rapid urbanization and industrialization has worsened the situation of the scarce cultivated
land resources of China. It's therefore of great importance for sustainable development …

Across South America, the expansion of commodity land uses has underpinned substantial
economic development at the expense of natural land cover and associated ecosystem …

Brazil's Soy Moratorium (SoyM) was the first voluntary zero-deforestation agreement
implemented in the tropics and set the stage for supply-chain governance of other …