Productivity in Agriculture for a Sustainable Future

cg.contributor.affiliationVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationHarvestLACen_US
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananasen_US
cg.contributor.donorBill & Melinda Gates Foundationen_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50991-0_2en_US
cg.isbn9783030509903en_US
cg.isbn9783030509910en_US
cg.placeCham, Switzerlanden_US
cg.subject.cipBIGDATAen_US
cg.subject.cipFOOD SYSTEMSen_US
cg.subject.cipIMPACT ASSESSMENTen_US
cg.subject.cipINCLUSIVE GROWTHen_US
cg.subject.cipSOCIAL AND NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES SNSen_US
dc.contributor.authorSteensland, A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorZeigler, M.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-14T13:57:11Zen_US
dc.date.available2021-02-14T13:57:11Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/111291en_US
dc.titleProductivity in Agriculture for a Sustainable Futureen_US
dcterms.abstractThe Malthusian predictions of the future have not come to pass due largely to innovative agricultural technologies and practices that stimulated significant gains in agricultural productivity. This chapter examines the linkages between innovation, productivity, and sustainability. The definition of agricultural productivity, measured as total factor productivity (TFP), will be explained, as well as the contribution of innovation to global TFP growth and the contribution of TFP to sustainable food and agriculture systems. To illustrate these connections, this chapter highlights innovative technologies and practices used by crop and livestock producers in the United States, Colombia, India, Kenya, and Vietnam. These cases demonstrate how advanced seed technologies, improvements in soil health and nutrient management, mechanization, and an emphasis on animal health drive productivity growth around the world. Many of these cases feature partnerships between the public sector, private sector, and producers where innovations and new practices are used to increase productivity, incomes, food security, and nutrition. Creating an enabling policy environment is essential for agricultural innovation, productivity, and sustainability; the chapter gives examples of public policies that stimulate such productivity: investing in public sector research and development (R&D), embracing science-based technologies, and establishing smart regulatory environments. The chapter includes a discussion of innovation, productivity, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.available2020-10-08en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationSteensland A., Zeigler M. (2021) Productivity in Agriculture for a Sustainable Future. In: Campos H. (eds) The Innovation Revolution in Agriculture. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50991-0_2en_US
dcterms.issued2021en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherSpringeren_US
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/110623en_US
dcterms.subjectinnovationen_US
dcterms.subjectinnovation systemsen_US
dcterms.typeBook Chapteren_US

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