Dataset
Joint environmental and social benefits from diversified agriculture
Dryad
12/04/2023
Abstract
Agricultural simplification continues to expand at the expense of more
diverse forms of agriculture. This simplification in the form of, for
example, intensively-managed monocultures, poses a risk to keeping the
world within safe and just Earth system boundaries. Here, we estimate how
agricultural diversification simultaneously affects social and
environmental outcomes. Drawing from 24 studies in 11 countries across
2,655 farms, we show how five diversification strategies focusing on
livestock, crops, soils, non-crop plantings, and water conservation
benefit social (human well-being, yields, food security) and environmental
(biodiversity, ecosystem services, reduced environmental externalities)
outcomes. We find that applying multiple diversification strategies
creates more positive outcomes than individual management strategies
alone. To realize these benefits, well-designed policies are needed to
incentivize the adoption of multiple diversification strategies in unison.
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- Title
- Joint environmental and social benefits from diversified agriculture
- Creators
- Laura Vang Rasmussen - University of CopenhagenIngo Grass - University of HohenheimZia Mehrabi - University of Colorado BoulderOlivia Smith - Michigan State UniversityRachel Bezner Kerr - Cornell UniversityJennifer Blesh - University of MichiganLucas Garibaldi - National University of Río NegroMarney Isaac - University of TorontoChristina Kennedy - The Nature ConservancyHannah Wittman - University of British ColumbiaPeter Batery - HUN-REN Centre for Ecological ResearchDamayanti Buchori - IPB UniversityRolando Cerda - Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ensenanza CatieJulián Chará - Centro para la Investigación en Sistemas Sostenibles de Producción AgropecuariaDavid Crowder - Washington State UniversityKevin Darras - Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementKathryn DeMaster - University of California, BerkeleyKarina Garcia - University of KentuckyManuel Gómez - Federación Nacional de Cultivadores de Palma de AceiteDavid Gonthier - University of KentuckyPurnama Hidayat - IPB UniversityJuliana Hipólito - Universidade Federal da BahiaMark Hirons - University of OxfordLesli Hoey - University of MichiganDana James - University of British ColumbiaInnocensia John - University of Dar es SalaamAndrew Jones - University of MichiganDaniel Karp - University of California, DavisYodit Kebede - Université de MontpellierCarmen Kerr - University of TorontoSusanna Klassen - University of British ColumbiaMartyna Kotowska - University of GöttingenHolger Kreft - University of GöttingenChristian Levers - University of British ColumbiaDiego Lizcano - The Nature ConservancyRamiro Llanque - Rural ResourcesAdrian Lu - University of California, BerkeleySidney Madsen - University of British ColumbiaRosebelly Marques - Universidade de São PauloPedro Martins - Universidade de São PauloAmerica Melo - The Nature ConservancyHanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong - University of DenverElissa Olimpi - Virginia TechJeb Owen - Washington State UniversityHeiber Pantevez - Federación Nacional de Cultivadores de Palma de AceiteMatin Qaim - University of BonnSarah Redlich - University of WürzburgChristoph Scherber - University of BonnAmber Sciligo - The Organic CenterSieglinde Snapp - Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz Y TrigoWilliam Snyder - University of GeorgiaIngolf Steffan-Dewenter - University of WürzburgAnne Stratton - University of MichiganJoseph Taylor - Michigan State UniversityTeja Tscharntke - University of GöttingenVivian Valencia - Bishop's UniversityCassandra Vogel - Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesClaire Kremen - University of British Columbia
- Publisher
- Dryad
- Grant note
- 390732324 / Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (https://ror.org/018mejw64) NE/P001092/1 / NERC (https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000305) 796451 (FFSize) / European Research Council (https://ror.org/0472cxd90) NKFIH KKP 133839 / National Research, Development and Innovation Office (https://ror.org/03g2am276) 1852587 / U.S. National Science Foundation (https://ror.org/021nxhr62) 01LC11804A / Federal Ministry of Education and Research (https://ror.org/04pz7b180) 2015- 67019- 23147/1005662 / United States Department of Agriculture (https://ror.org/01na82s61) BiodivERsA (https://ror.org/05cvqmv08) NE/K010379-1 / Natural Environment Research Council (https://ror.org/02b5d8509) 295442 / The Research Council of Norway (https://ror.org/00epmv149)
- Identifiers
- 99901398986201842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Dataset