Sustainable commercialization of new crop for the agricultural bieconomy

Society is now calling on agriculture to provide goods and services that begin with enhanced production of food and other materials, but range far beyond. For example, agriculture is under increasing pressure to achieve complex sustainability goals such as food security, stewardship of biodiversity, compatibility with energy and water systems, and resilience to climate change and other potential shocks.

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Title Sustainable commercialization of new crop for the agricultural bieconomy
Description Society is now calling on agriculture to provide goods and services that begin with enhanced production of food and other materials, but range far beyond. For example, agriculture is under increasing pressure to achieve complex sustainability goals such as food security, stewardship of biodiversity, compatibility with energy and water systems, and resilience to climate change and other potential shocks.
Agroecology Category
  • Seed management
  • Soil health
  • Nutrition and diets
  • Sustainable food system
  • Biodiversity
  • Climate
  • Natural resources governance
  • Collaboration
Agroecology Keyword
  • Annual crop
  • Seed bank
  • Biomass
  • Cover crop
  • Nutrient
  • Certification
  • Food security
  • Biodiversity
  • Bioeconomy
  • Habitat
  • Climate change
  • Ecosystem service
  • Farmers union
Contributing organisations Science of the Anthropocene
Author N.R. Jordan; K. Dorn; B. Runch; P. Ewing; A. Williams;  K.A. Anderson; L. Felice; K. Haralson; J. Goplen; K. Alterdorf; A. Fernandez; W. Phippen; J. Sedbrook; M. Marks; K. Wolf; D. Wyse; G. Johnson
Year 2016
Type of document Factsheet
Language English
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Country Global
Administrative Level 1
Administrative Level 2
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