Agroforestry has been proposed as a regenerative strategy to restore these functions

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Sourced from the stated research gap and future-work section and abstract of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2024 and 2026, spanning 5 journals. Those papers have been cited 16 times in total.

Supporting evidence — 5 representative gaps

• Mediterranean Intercropping Production Systems: Challenges and Opportunities (2026) · Horticulturae · cited 2× · doi

  The literature suggests that diversification in agriculture supports biodiversity and ecosystem services by the cultivation of diverse crop species together. Despite the potential benefits of intercropping, the major caveats of this practice are the competition between different crops on resources and technical challenges of integrating the different requirements of each crop used in the system.

  generalstated research gap
  Keywords: literature suggests diversification agriculture supports biodiversity ecosystem services
• Crop diversification with high-value perennial seed crops drives profitability in crop rotations in northwestern Canada (2026) · Frontiers in Agronomy · cited 2× · doi

  Further research is needed to explore the effects of cropping system diversification on other aspects of farm productivity and sustainability. Studies on the economic and environmental impacts of perennial forage seed crops in different regions and climates are necessary. Research on the optimization of nitrogen fertilizer application rates and timing for perennial forage seed crops is required.

  generalfuture-work section
  Keywords: further research needed explore effects cropping system diversification
• Technical Efficiency and the Role of Crop Diversification among Smallholder Farmers in the Geba Catchment, Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia (2026) · Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development · doi

  The study identifies a gap in the literature on the relationship between crop diversification and technical efficiency. The study aims to fill this gap by investigating the relationship between crop diversification and technical efficiency in a predominantly rain-fed smallholder context.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: study identifies gap literature relationship between crop diversification
• Optimizing Seeding Ratio for Legume Forage to Maximize System Productivity and Resource Use Efficiency in Mixed Cropping Systems (2024) · Agriculture · cited 12× · doi

  Investigate the effects of different mixed cropping systems on forage production in other regions - Explore the optimal mixed cropping systems according to WUE, RUE, productivity, and nutritional indices - Study the relationship between forage productivity and interspecific competition, water utilization, and RUE under different mixed cropping systems

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5
  Keywords: investigate effects different mixed cropping systems forage production
• Agroforestry transition increases insect diversity and reorganizes soil function in a Mediterranean orchard (2026) · bioRxiv · doi

  Agroforestry has been proposed as a regenerative strategy to restore these functions through vegetation diversification, yet its ecological effects at the farm scale remain insufficiently documented, particularly in Mediterranean perennial systems.

  generalabstractevidence 4/5
  Keywords: agroforestry proposed regenerative strategy restore functions vegetation diversification ecological effects farm scale remain insufficiently documented

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