Reducing net forest loss while maintaining agricultural
Research gap analysis derived from 3 agriculture papers in our local library.
The gap
Reducing net forest loss while maintaining agricultural productivity. Balancing the need for fertilizer use with the risk of N2O emissions. Managing livestock production to minimize CH4 emissions.
Evidence profile
Sourced from the stated challenges and future-work section and stated research gap of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2023 and 2026, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 97 times in total.
Research trend
Established — well-defined area with open sub-problems.
Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps
- Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Agriculture: Pathways to Sustainable Reductions (2024) · Global Change Biology · cited 97× · doi
Reducing net forest loss while maintaining agricultural productivity. Balancing the need for fertilizer use with the risk of N2O emissions. Managing livestock production to minimize CH4 emissions.
generalstated challengesKeywords: reducing net forest loss maintaining agricultural productivity balancing - Cost-effective mitigation of nitrogen pollution from global croplands (2023) · Nature · doi
To develop more effective measures to reduce nitrogen losses from croplands. To evaluate the potential impacts of the package of measures on different regions and countries. To develop innovative policies to support the adoption of these measures.
generalfuture-work sectionKeywords: develop effective measures reduce nitrogen losses croplands evaluate - National-scale nitrogen budgets reveal large inefficiencies in Indian agriculture (2026) · Communications Earth & Environment · doi
There is a need for a comprehensive system-scale budget to identify existing inefficiencies in agricultural nitrogen use. There is a lack of understanding of the key drivers of nitrogen emissions and losses.
generalstated research gapevidence 5/5Keywords: there need comprehensive system-scale budget identify existing inefficiencies
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