Summary
This 2025 synthesis examines the evolving and often conflicting pressures reshaping global cropland systems, integrating evidence on climate change, food security imperatives, biodiversity conservation, and resource limitations. The authors analyse how these converging constraints force difficult trade-offs in land management and production strategy, with implications for food system resilience. The work appears designed as a policy-relevant evidence synthesis to support policymakers navigating competing demands on agriculture.
UK applicability
The analysis of resource constraints (water, nutrients) and biodiversity–production trade-offs will be relevant to UK farmland policy and land-use planning, particularly in the context of Environment Land Management schemes and net-zero commitments. However, specific applicability depends on the extent to which the paper addresses temperate climate systems and UK-scale agricultural economics.
Key measures
Qualitative analysis of competing pressures; land allocation trade-offs; production constraints; resource availability (water, nutrients)
Outcomes reported
The paper synthesises evidence on converging pressures (climate change, food security, biodiversity conservation, water and nutrient limitations) reshaping global cropland management. The analysis documents trade-offs and constraints in land allocation and agricultural production strategy across diverse farming systems.
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