A new more sustainable agricultural system needs to be developed to increase production
without compromising human and animal health and preserving essential resources, such …

Food plants play a crucial role in human survival, providing them essential nutrients.
However, traditional breeding methods have not been able to keep up with the demands of …

Agricultural production in the EU has increased strongly since the 1940s, partly driven by
increased nitrogen (N) fertiliser and manure inputs. Increased N inputs and associated …

Revealing multi-scale cascading change in land use is crucial for developing urbanization
strategies and ecological restoration in China. This study used an integrated assessment of …

Humanity is continuing a path towards ecological instability. While resource consumption is
unprecedented, significant parts of the human population are still deprived of decent living …

There is broad scientific consensus that current food systems are neither sustainable nor
resilient: many agricultural practices are very resource-intensive and responsible for a large …

Agriculture plays a central role in achieving most Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Sustainable intensification (SI) of agriculture has been proposed as a promising concept for …

In the last decades, livestock species have been severely affected by heat stress because of
increasing temperatures, which has threatened animal welfare and decreased production …

CONTEXT Eco-efficiency offers a promising approach for the sustainable intensification of
production systems in Sub-Saharan Africa. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), which is …

Meeting European policy targets for reducing nitrogen (N) pollution while maintaining crop
production is a large challenge. Strategies to tackle this dual challenge should assess …