Innovation can accelerate the transition towards a sustainable food system

M Herrero, PK Thornton, D Mason-D'Croz, J Palmer… - Nature Food, 2020 - nature.com
Future technologies and systemic innovation are critical for the profound transformation the
food system needs. These innovations range from food production, land use and emissions …

Intercrop** of grain legumes and cereals improves the use of soil N resources and reduces the requirement for synthetic fertilizer N: A global-scale analysis

ES Jensen, G Carlsson… - Agronomy for sustainable …, 2020 - Springer
Planetary boundaries for terrestrial inputs of reactive nitrogen (Nr) are transgressed and
reducing the input of new Nr and its environmental impacts are major global challenges …

Sustained productivity and agronomic potential of perennial rice

S Zhang, G Huang, Y Zhang, X Lv, K Wan, J Liang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
There is an urgent need for agricultural systems to intensify sustainably, increasing crop
productivity, farmer livelihoods and soil health while using fewer resources. Crop …

[HTML][HTML] Soil C sequestration as a biological negative emission strategy

K Paustian, E Larson, J Kent, E Marx, A Swan - Frontiers in Climate, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Soil carbon (C) sequestration is one of three main approaches to carbon dioxide removal
and storage through management of terrestrial ecosystems. Soil C sequestration relies of …

Intercrop** with legume for agroecological crop** systems: Complementarity and facilitation processes and the importance of soil microorganisms. A review

O Duchene, JF Vian, F Celette - Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Intercrop** is a powerful way to promote a more diversified plant community in the field,
thereby enabling complementary and facilitative relationships. In these systems, legumes …

Development pathways toward “zero hunger”

J Blesh, L Hoey, AD Jones, H Friedmann, I Perfecto - World Development, 2019 - Elsevier
Globally, industrial agriculture threatens critical ecosystem processes on which crop
production depends, while 815 million people are undernourished and many more suffer …

[HTML][HTML] Management and utilization of plant genetic resources for a sustainable agriculture

R Pathirana, F Carimi - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Despite the dramatic increase in food production thanks to the Green Revolution, hunger is
increasing among human populations around the world, affecting one in nine people. The …

Soil biodiversity integrates solutions for a sustainable future

EM Bach, KS Ramirez, TD Fraser, DH Wall - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Soils are home to more than 25% of the earth's total biodiversity and supports life on land
and water, nutrient cycling and retention, food production, pollution remediation, and climate …

Restoring soil fertility on degraded lands to meet food, fuel, and climate security needs via perennialization

S Mosier, SC Córdova, GP Robertson - Frontiers in Sustainable Food …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
A continuously growing pressure to increase food, fiber, and fuel production to meet
worldwide demand and achieve zero hunger has put severe pressure on soil resources …