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|InputVar=Temperature - grid; Precipitation - grid; Nr of wet days - grid; Cloudiness - grid; CO2 concentration; Land cover, land use - grid; Change in soil properties; Management intensity crops; Nr of wet days - grid; Cloudiness - grid;
 
|InputVar=Temperature - grid; Precipitation - grid; Nr of wet days - grid; Cloudiness - grid; CO2 concentration; Land cover, land use - grid; Change in soil properties; Management intensity crops; Nr of wet days - grid; Cloudiness - grid;
|OutputVar=Change in potential crop and grass yield; Crop irrigation water demand - grid; Potential bioenergy yield - grid;
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|OutputVar=Change in potential crop and grass yield; Crop irrigation water demand - grid; Potential bioenergy yield - grid; Actual crop and grass production; Rain water consumption - grid; Irrigation water consumption - grid;  
 
|Parameter=Removal of crop residues; Soil properties;
 
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Revision as of 13:49, 30 January 2014

Key policy issues

  • How will climate change affect the productivity of current and future agricultural areas?
  • How could management improve agricultural productivity under current and future water constraints?
  • How will agriculture affect the Earth system with respect to carbon emissions, freshwater availability and nutrient cycles?

Introduction