More food, but less land and water for nature: why agricultural productivity gains did not materialize

Realism about productivity gains in agriculture and water is critical to understand if the world can feed itself while protecting nature. We use government-reported data to review progress over 2000–2020 compared to projections for irrigated and rainfed agriculture and trade. Our results over the pe...

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Main Authors:	Seijger, C., Urfels, A., Christoforidou, M., Hellegers, P., Borghuis, G., Langan, Simon, van Halsema, G.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Elsevier 2025
Subjects:	agricultural productivity food security water productivity land productivity water accounting yield gap rainfed farming trade
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/170281