sustainable intensification

SUSTAINABLE INTENSIFICATION

Blog
February 24, 2021
How to encourage farmers to adopt sustainable agriculture
How can policy makers promote a shift toward sustainable agriculture in ways that promote meaningful change? Think incentives-adoption-outcome chain...
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Publications
February 17, 2021
Achieving sustainable agricultural practices: From incentives to adoption and outcomes
The pressure to achieve global food security demands that we rethink current production systems and shift rapidly toward more sustainable models. New IFPRI/PIM/Ceres2030 policy brief explains.
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Blog
November 25, 2019
Can we ignore risk when we study the effects of climate change on agriculture?
Shifting from volatile staples to more climate change-resistant crops such as groundnuts and adjusting land use in response to risks can offset falling yields, research suggests.
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Blog
February 26, 2018
Managing natural resources for sustainable production systems: A research agenda at the crossroads
Policy seminar co-organized by CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC); International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); and CGIAR Research
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Blog
May 5, 2017
Index insurance as an instrument for managing risk and modernizing agricultural production
Many agricultural development programs are ideally positioned to support the widespread adoption of “sustainable intensification” technologies and management practices. While
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Blog
February 2, 2015
BioSight: Understanding tradeoffs in agricultural intensification
Technological dynamism is key to improving the lives of poor farmers worldwide. Understanding the impacts of adoption of superior technology
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Blog
December 13, 2013
“BioSight” Workshop: building a framework for modeling sustainable agricultural intensification
The workshop held over 3-4 December on the BioSight project was attended by over 40 participants from a range of
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