The Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Intensification
Agricultural 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 qu...
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CGIAR Advisory Services
2020
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| author | Garcia, Alberto |
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| description | Agricultural 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. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1089932025-12-28T03:58:52Z The Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Intensification Garcia, Alberto intensification agriculture environment impact assessment Agricultural 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. 2020-07 2020-08-11T14:25:24Z 2020-08-11T14:25:24Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108993 en Open Access application/pdf CGIAR Advisory Services Garcia, A. (2020) The Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Intensification. Technical Note 9. Rome: Standing Panel on Impact Assessment. |
| spellingShingle | intensification agriculture environment impact assessment Garcia, Alberto The Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Intensification |
| title | The Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Intensification |
| title_full | The Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Intensification |
| title_fullStr | The Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Intensification |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Intensification |
| title_short | The Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Intensification |
| title_sort | environmental impacts of agricultural intensification |
| topic | intensification agriculture environment impact assessment |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108993 |
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