Agricultural scientists are pursuing sustainable intensification strategies to increase global food availability, but integration from research impact at the local-level requires knowledge of demographic and human-environment enhance adaptive capacity farmers cultivating <10 ha. Enhancing close collaboration among transdisciplinary teams these smallholders is critical co-elaborate policy...

Abstract Crop intensification is required to meet the food demands of an increasing population. This paper presents data from three paired scaling-up initiatives compare benefits landscape-based interventions over individual plot-level using evidence generated in Indian semi-arid tropics. A range soil and water conservation were implemented a decentralized manner following approach. The approac...

In this paper we address two topical questions: How do the quality of governance and agricultural intensification impact on spatial expansion of agriculture? Which aspects of governance are more likely to ensure that agricultural intensification allows sparing land for nature? Using data from the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Bank, the World Database on Protected Areas, and the Y...

Sustainable intensification of agriculture is a good approach for reducing the yield gap without exacerbating current condition environmental components, which big challenge in modern world. This review provides summary role and approaches sustainable offer ways to increase crop production create long-term sustainability production. The demand food has continued rise as result world's rapidly i...

Abstract Small-scale aquaculture systems can contribute significantly to food and nutritional security, poverty alleviation, rural development, especially in developing countries. However, the intensification of often has negative environmental outcomes. The adoption diversification practices (e.g. polyculture, pond-dike cropping (PDC)) better management (BMPs) been identified as a possible app...

Understanding growth patterns at the metropolitan level is instructive for better planning and policy making on sustainable urban development. Using DMSP/OLS data from 1992 to 2013, this article aims to investigate growth patterns of major metropolitans in Mainland China from the aspects of intensification and expansion. We start by calibrating the DMSP/OLS data and selecting 45 major metropoli...