The increasing demand for food production

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Evidence profile

Sourced from the stated research gap and future-work section and stated challenges and abstract of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2023 and 2026, spanning 6 journals. Those papers have been cited 385 times in total.

Supporting evidence — 8 representative gaps

• Food self-sufficiency targets reshape climate trade-offs and synergies in China’s food system (2026) · Environmental Research Letters · doi

  The climate compatibility of China's food self-sufficiency targets is uncertain. There is a need to quantify the impacts of self-sufficiency targets on domestic and trade-embodied GHG emissions. The study addresses this gap by employing a food system integrated assessment model.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: climate compatibility china food self-sufficiency targets uncertain there
• Exploring the Relationship between Climate Variability and Crop Yields in Niger State, Nigeria (2026) · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · doi

  Future studies can examine the impact of climate variability on crop yields in other regions. Studies can use different methods to analyze the relationship between climate variables and crop yields. Research can focus on developing strategies to mitigate the effects of climate variability on agricultural production.

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5
  Keywords: future studies examine impact climate variability crop yields
• Diversifying crop rotation increases food production, reduces net greenhouse gas emissions and improves soil health (2024) · Nature Communications · cited 377× · doi

  There is a need to balance yield increases with environmental sustainability in food production. Conventional food production systems have environmental drawbacks. Diversifying crop rotation can potentially address these challenges.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: there need balance yield increases environmental sustainability food
• Ethephon as a bloom-delaying agent for frost-sensitive tree crop flowers at risk from a changing climate (2026) · BMC Plant Biology · doi

  Climate change is directly threatening crop production and food security. Extreme weather events and changes in abiotic conditions are aggravating production losses. Global fruit and vegetable production must increase by 50 to 150% by 2050 to meet the dietary needs of 10 billion people.

  generalstated challengesevidence 5/5
  Keywords: climate change directly threatening crop production food security
• Food self-sufficiency targets reshape climate trade-offs and synergies in China’s food system (2026) · Environmental Research Letters · doi

  The study faces the challenge of quantifying the climate impact of food systems. The model needs to account for various factors, including agricultural nutrient cycling and associated emissions. The study relies on a single model (GLOBIOM-China) for scenario analysis, which may limit the accuracy of the results.

  generalstated challengesevidence 5/5
  Keywords: study faces challenge quantifying climate impact food systems
• Parental effects on progeny: intergenerational phenotypic plasticity in potato plants (2026) · JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE, FORESTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY · doi

  The increasing demand for food production. The obstacles associated with climate change. The need for sustainable methods to address these challenges.

  generalstated challengesevidence 5/5
  Keywords: increasing demand food production obstacles associated climate change
• Impact of Climate Change on Crop Pests and Diseases: Ensemble Modeling of Time-Varying Weather Effects (2023) · Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists · cited 8× · doi

  The impacts of climate change on crop yields have been extensively studied worldwide, yet the mechanisms underlying changes in yields are not fully understood.

  generalabstractevidence 4/5
  Keywords: yields impacts climate change crop extensively studied worldwide mechanisms underlying changes fully understood
• Food self-sufficiency targets reshape climate trade-offs and synergies in China’s food system (2026) · Environmental Research Letters · doi

  Further research is needed to explore the impacts of climate change on food systems. The study's findings suggest that a combined pathway of self-sufficiency and production efficiency gains can support both food security and climate mitigation goals, which could be explored in future research. The development of more advanced models that account for climate change-induced yield shocks could improve the accuracy of scenario analysis.

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 4/5
  Keywords: further research needed explore impacts climate change food

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