Is closing the agricultural yield gap a “risky” endeavor?

CONTEXT: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has the climatic and biophysical potential to grow the crops it needs to meet rapidly growing food demand; however, agricultural productivity remains low. While potential maize yields in Zambia are 9 t per hectare (t/ha), the average farmer produces only 1–2. OBJEC...

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Autores principales:	Gatti, Nicolas, Cecil, Michael, Baylis, Kathy, Estes, Lyndon, Blekking, Jordan, Heckelei, Thomas, Vergopolan, Noemi, Evans, Tom
Formato:	Artículo
Lenguaje:	Inglés
Publicado:	Elsevier 2023
Materias:	Yield Gaps Productivity Risk Farm Inputs Weather Diferencias de Rendimiento Productividad Riesgo Insumos Agrícolas Tiempo Meteorológico Agricultural Inputs
Acceso en línea:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/15610 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308521X23000628 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2023.103657