The Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Intensification

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cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of California
cg.howPublishedFormally Published
cg.identifier.urlhttps://cas.cgiar.org/spia/publications/environmental-impacts-agricultural-intensification
cg.number9
cg.placeRome, Italy
cg.reviewStatusInternal Review
cg.subject.systemImpact Assessment
cg.subject.systemResearch
dc.contributor.authorGarcia, Alberto
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-11T14:25:24Zen
dc.date.available2020-08-11T14:25:24Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/108993
dc.titleThe Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Intensificationen
dcterms.abstractAgricultural intensification is necessary to meet growing global food demand, but it has potential environmental costs. Some activities associated with intensification, including increased use of fertilizer and other chemical inputs, are documented to have direct negative impacts on air and water quality, soil fertility, and other parts of the ecosystem. The effect of intensification on the amount of land under cultivation is more complex because it depends on accompanying policies, factor markets, and the spatial and temporal scale of analyses. The impact of these feedbacks and indirect effects on land conversion is relatively well studied, but they may also shape the impact of intensification on other environmental outcomes. A review of the literature helps organize existing results and suggests potential approaches to mitigating the environmental costs of agricultural intensification. Further research is needed to understand causal mechanisms and inform policies designed to meet production goals while minimizing environmental costs.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceCGIAR
dcterms.audienceDonors
dcterms.bibliographicCitationGarcia, A. (2020) The Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Intensification. Technical Note 9. Rome: Standing Panel on Impact Assessment.en
dcterms.isPartOfSPIA Technical Noteen
dcterms.issued2020-07
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
dcterms.publisherCGIAR Advisory Services
dcterms.subjectintensificationen
dcterms.subjectagricultureen
dcterms.subjectenvironmenten
dcterms.subjectimpact assessmenten
dcterms.typeReport

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