Can We Grow More Food On Less Land?
Sustainable Intensification Needs to Continue for Trend to Last
The widespread assumption among many environmentalists that agriculture is chewing up more and more habitat at a faster rate each year is simply not correct. While the global food supply per person has increased over the last 15 years, we have simultaneously decreased the total amount of land we’re using to produce it. That’s not to say that all forms of agricultural intensification have been sustainable, and we ought to ensure existing farmland capable of high yields will keep being farmed, rather than converted to other uses. As we improve our metrics of agricultural sustainability, it should be increasingly possible to track how sustainable this intensification actually is.
by Jon Fisherhttp://thebreakthrough.org/index.php/programs/conservation-and-development/can-we-grow-more-food-on-less-land
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