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|IMAGEComponent=Carbon, vegetation, agriculture and water; Land-use allocation; Atmospheric composition and climate;
|IMAGEComponent=Carbon, vegetation, agriculture and water; Land-use allocation;  Agriculture and land use; Water; Carbon cycle and natural vegetation; Atmospheric composition and climate;
|KeyReference=Bondeau et al., 2007; Waha et al., 2012;
|KeyReference=Bondeau et al., 2007; Waha et al., 2012;
|Reference=IPCC, 2007a;  Pitman et al., 2009; Strengers et al., 2010; Müller et al., 2009; Rosenzweig et al., 2013; Fader et al., 2010;  
|Reference=IPCC, 2007a;  Pitman et al., 2009; Strengers et al., 2010; Müller et al., 2009; Rosenzweig et al., 2013; Fader et al., 2010;
|InputVar=Temperature - grid; Precipitation - grid; Number of wet days - grid; Cloudiness - grid; CO2 concentration; Land cover, land use - grid; Change in soil properties - grid; Management intensity crops; Number of wet days - grid; Cloudiness - grid; Irrigation water supply - grid;
|InputVar=Temperature - grid; Precipitation - grid; Number of wet days - grid; Cloudiness - grid; CO2 concentration; Land cover, land use - grid; Change in soil properties - grid; Management intensity crops; Number of wet days - grid; Cloudiness - grid; Irrigation water supply - grid;
|Parameter=Residue management; Soil properties - grid;
|Parameter=Residue management; Soil properties - grid;

Revision as of 13:38, 20 May 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