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X-WR-CALNAME:Agricultural intensification: tradeoffs or synergies with the 
 environment and human wellbeing
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DESCRIPTION:Recent calls for sustainable agricultural intensification striv
 e for increased agricultural production with inclusive growth and reduced 
 environmental impact.  Such integrated goals are indeed important in effor
 ts to feed an expanding population\, yet there are few substantiated examp
 les of how they are or are met at broad scales.  Achieving these multiple 
 goals requires a means of assessing and tracking the various components.  
 Some programs track livelihoods (income\, food security\, nutritional secu
 rity) through household surveys\, other programs monitor crop production b
 y field assessment or surveys\, but few programs measure environmental asp
 ects (land cover change and ecosystem services such as water and energy pr
 ovision\, climate forcing\, and biodiversity) along with agricultural expa
 nsion or intensification. Even when all aspects are measured they are seld
 om done so in the same place or time – which is required to assess the c
 ombined outcomes and make informed\, course corrections to move towards su
 stainable agricultural intensification.  A sampling framework\, a set of i
 ndicators\, protocols for the observations\, measurements and analytics to
  generate the indicators will be presented along with preliminary data to 
 assess tradeoffs and synergies for informed decision making.  Such a syste
 m and information are crucial as Africa moves towards its Green Revolution
  that encompasses the multiple dimensions of sustainable intensification.
GEO:42.448322;-76.475777
LOCATION:Emerson Hall\, 135
SUMMARY:Agricultural intensification: tradeoffs or synergies with the envir
 onment and human wellbeing
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 _tradeoffs_or_synergies_with_the_environment_and_human_wellbeing
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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