Solutions for a cultivated planet

The document addresses the conflict between increasing global food demand and the degradation of natural resources. It proposes a set of strategies—halting agricultural expansion, closing yield gaps, increasing cropping efficiency, shifting diets, and reducing waste—that could double food production while significantly lowering environmental impacts.

• Current global agricultural systems are simultaneously failing to address chronic malnourishment for approximately one billion people and causing the degradation of climate, biodiversity, water, and land.
• A combination of five specific strategies—halting agricultural expansion, closing 'yield gaps' on underperforming lands, increasing cropping efficiency, shifting diets, and reducing waste—could result in a doubling of food production and a significant reduction in environmental impacts.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2011). Solutions for a cultivated planet. https://www.sei.org/publications/solutions-for-a-cultivated-planet/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Solutions for a cultivated planet. 2011. https://www.sei.org/publications/solutions-for-a-cultivated-planet/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2011solutions, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Solutions for a cultivated planet}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2011}, month = oct, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/solutions-for-a-cultivated-planet/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }