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m (Text replace - "Technological change (crops and livestock)" to "Technological change (crops and livestocks)")
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|KeyReference=Woltjer, 2011; Stehfest et al., 2013;
|KeyReference=Woltjer, 2011; Stehfest et al., 2013;
|Reference=Woltjer et al., 2011; Kallio et al., 2004; Carpenter et al., 2006;
|Reference=Woltjer et al., 2011; Kallio et al., 2004; Carpenter et al., 2006;
|InputVar=Population; GDP per capita; Capital supply; Labor supply; Trade policy;  Biofuel policy; Land supply; Potential crop and grass yield - grid; Technological change (crops and livestock);
|InputVar=Population; GDP per capita; Capital supply; Labor supply; Trade policy;  Biofuel policy; Land supply; Potential crop and grass yield - grid; Technological change (crops and livestocks);
|Parameter=Income and price elasticities;
|Parameter=Income and price elasticities;
|OutputVar=Management intensity crops; Management intensity livestock; Food availability per capita; Commodity price; Livestock production; Crop production; Demand (all commodities); Trade (all commodities);
|OutputVar=Management intensity crops; Management intensity livestock; Food availability per capita; Commodity price; Livestock production; Crop production; Demand (all commodities); Trade (all commodities);

Revision as of 15:13, 24 April 2014

Key policy issues

  • What is the area of cropland and grassland required to support future food demand?
  • What are the policy options to reduce agricultural land use and to safeguard global biodiversity, while ensuring food security?
  • How can the implications of biofuels for land use and greenhouse gases be managed sustainably?

Introduction