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|ExternalModel=EFIGTM model;
|ExternalModel=EFIGTM model;
|KeyReference=Woltjer, 2011; Stehfest et al., 2013;
|KeyReference=Woltjer, 2011; Stehfest et al., 2013;
|Reference=Carpenter et al., 2006; Woltjer et al., 2011; Kallio et al., 2004;
|Reference=Woltjer et al., 2011; Kallio et al., 2004; MA, 2005;  
|InputVar=Population; GDP per capita; Capital supply; Labor supply; Trade policy;  Biofuel policy; Land supply; Crop and grass yield - grid; Technological change (crops and livestock); Income and price elasticities of agricultural commodities demand; Land for bioenergy;
|InputVar=Population; GDP per capita; Capital supply; Labor supply; Trade policy;  Biofuel policy; Land supply; Crop and grass yield - grid; Technological change (crops and livestock); Income and price elasticities of agricultural commodities demand; Land for bioenergy;
|OutputVar=Crop production; Management intensity crops; Management intensity livestock; Food availability per capita; Commodity price; Livestock production;  Demand (crop and lifestock); Trade (crop and livestock);
|OutputVar=Crop production; Management intensity crops; Management intensity livestock; Food availability per capita; Commodity price; Livestock production;  Demand (crop and lifestock); Trade (crop and livestock);

Revision as of 16:30, 6 February 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