Summary
This systematic review examines the challenges to achieving sustainable crop production systems and maps potential pathways towards alignment with the UN sustainable development goals. The authors synthesise evidence on barriers to sustainable agricultural intensification and identify actionable strategies for integrating environmental stewardship, productivity, and socioeconomic resilience. The work contributes to an emerging evidence base on how farming systems can transition toward sustainability whilst maintaining food security.
UK applicability
The findings are likely relevant to UK policy on agricultural sustainability and Net Zero targets, though the review's global scope may require contextualisation to temperate arable and mixed farming systems typical of the UK. UK implementation would need to account for existing regulations (e.g. Environmental Land Management schemes) and temperate climate constraints.
Key measures
Qualitative synthesis of literature addressing sustainability challenges, agricultural productivity, environmental outcomes, and SDG alignment metrics as suggested by the title and journal scope.
Outcomes reported
The systematic review synthesises challenges and potential solutions for achieving sustainable agricultural crop production whilst meeting UN sustainable development goals (SDGs). The study identifies key barriers and pathways toward integrating sustainability across farming systems.
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