Exploiting ecosystem services in agriculture for increased food security
By R. Bommarco, Giulia Vico, S. Hallin. Global Food Security, 2018
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Abstract Despite contributing to economy and food security, Ecosystem Services (ES) are still not fully exploited in agriculture. Instead, external inputs have been used to boost yields, while exacting costs on public goods. Ecological intensification capitalizes on ecosystem services to enhance and stabilize production and reduce the need for external inputs, while sparing the environment. Of particular relevance are biodiversity-based ES connected to soil fertility, pest control and pollination. Ecological intensification is applicable in all regions, but for food security purposes, particular attention should be dedicated to implement it as ecological enhancement in regions with wide yield gaps, coinciding with poor food security. Diversified cropping system show promise to create win-win situations. Knowledge on ecology and socio-economy of ES will be needed, and agricultural research and innovation need to heed to resource use efficiency, production stability, minimal environmental impact, buffering of extreme events and adaptation to local conditions.
Subfields: Agronomy and Crop Science, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Global and Planetary Change
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- Impact of climate change on biodiversity and associated key ecosystem services in Africa: a systematic review (2018, background): “Moreover, these ecosystems are essential in provisioning important agricultural services like irrigation water, improving soil nutrients, and erosion control (Bommarco, Vico, and Hallin 2018; Georg, Requier, and Fijen 2018).”