Yield gap and resource utilization efficiency of three major food crops in the world–A review

L RONG, K GONG, F DUAN, S LI, Z Ming… - Journal of integrative …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Yield gap analysis could provide management suggestions to increase crop yields, while
the understandings of resource utilization efficiency could help judge the rationality of the …

[HTML][HTML] Mixing process-based and data-driven approaches in yield prediction

B Maestrini, G Mimić, PAJ van Oort, K **do… - European Journal of …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Yield prediction models can be divided between data-driven and process-based models
(crop growth models). The first category contains many different types of models with …

Small farms and development in sub-Saharan Africa: Farming for food, for income or for lack of better options?

KE Giller, T Delaune, JV Silva, M van Wijk, J Hammond… - Food Security, 2021‏ - Springer
Most food in sub-Saharan Africa is produced on small farms. Using large datasets from
household surveys conducted across many countries, we find that the majority of farms are …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing causes of yield gaps in agricultural areas with diversity in climate and soils

JIR Edreira, S Mourtzinis, SP Conley, AC Roth… - Agricultural and forest …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Identification of causes of gaps between yield potential and producer yields has been
restricted to small geographic areas. In the present study, we developed a novel approach …

Narrowing maize yield gaps across smallholder farming systems in Zambia: what interventions, where, and for whom?

JV Silva, F Baudron, H Ngoma, I Nyagumbo… - Agronomy for …, 2023‏ - Springer
Maize production in Zambia must increase with a view towards improved food security and
reduced food imports whilst avoiding cropland expansion. To achieve this, it is important to …

Review of yield gap explaining factors and opportunities for alternative data collection approaches

E Beza, JV Silva, L Kooistra, P Reidsma - European Journal of Agronomy, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Yield gap analysis is gaining increased scientific attention, as estimating and explaining
yield gaps shows the potential for sustainable intensification of agricultural systems …

[HTML][HTML] Integrating agri-environmental indicators, ecosystem services assessment, life cycle assessment and yield gap analysis to assess the environmental …

JE Bergez, A Bethinger, C Bockstaller, C Cederberg… - Ecological …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Agriculture's primary function is the production of food, feed, fibre and fuel for the fast-
growing world population. However, it also affects human health and ecosystem integrity …

Unravelling the variability and causes of smallholder maize yield gaps in Ethiopia

BT Assefa, J Chamberlin, P Reidsma, JV Silva… - Food Security, 2020‏ - Springer
Ethiopia has achieved the second highest maize yield in sub-Saharan Africa. Yet, farmers'
maize yields are still much lower than on-farm and on-station trial yields, and only ca. 20% of …

[HTML][HTML] How sustainable is sustainable intensification? Assessing yield gaps at field and farm level across the globe

JV Silva, P Reidsma, F Baudron, AG Laborte… - Global Food …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Sustainable intensification has been proposed as a pathway to achieve food security and
reduce environmental impacts of agriculture by focusing on narrowing yield gaps on existing …

[HTML][HTML] Reducing the maize yield gap in Ethiopia: Decomposition and policy simulation

M Van Dijk, T Morley, M van Loon, P Reidsma… - Agricultural …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Maize is an important staple crop in Ethiopia. Reducing the yield gap-the difference between
actual and (water-limited) potential yield-has wide implications for food security and policy …