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Examining multi-functionality for crop yield and ecosystem services in five systems of agroecological intensification

Garbach, Kelly, Milder, Jeffrey C., DeClerck, Fabrice A.J., Montenegro de Wit, Maywa, Driscoll, Laura, Gemmill-Herren, Barbara·2017·International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

Abstract

Agroecological intensification (AEI) integrates ecological principles and biodiversity management into farming systems with the aims of increasing farm productivity, reducing dependency on external inputs, and sustaining or enhancing ecosystem services. This review develops an analytic framework to characterize the fulfilment of these objectives by documenting the co-occurrence of positive, neutral, and negative outcomes for crop yield and nine regulating ecosystem services. We provide an illustrative examination of the framework, evaluating evidence for yield and ecosystem service outcomes across five AEI systems: conservation agriculture, holistic grazing management, organic agriculture, precision agriculture, and system of rice intensification (SRI). We reviewed 104 studies containing 245 individual comparisons between AEI and contrasting farming systems. In three of the five AEI systems, conservation agriculture, precision agriculture, and SRI, more than half of reviewed comparisons reported ‘win-win’ outcomes, enhancement of both yield and ecosystem services, or ‘win-neutral’ outcomes relative to contrasting farming systems. The review presents substantial evidence that the five AEI systems can contribute to multi-functional agriculture by increasing ecosystem service provision, or reducing negative externalities associated with agriculture, while maintaining or increasing yields. A framework such as the one presented here can help guide decision-makers considering how best to implement multi-functional agriculture so that both crop yield and ecosystem service delivery can be maintained or increased.

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Authors
Garbach, K., Milder, J. C., DeClerck, F. A. J., Montenegro de Wit, M., Driscoll, L., & Gemmill-Herren, B.
Affiliations
  • Loyola University Chicago (US)
  • Cornell University (US)
  • Alliance Bioversity International - CIAT (IT)
  • Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
  • University of California, Berkeley (US)
  • World Agroforestry Center, Nairobi, Kenya
Corresponding author
Garbach, Kelly
Venue
International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability
Published
2016-04-28
Volume
15
Issue
1
Pages
11-28
ISSN
  • 1473-5903 (ISSN-L)
  • 1747-762X
OpenAlex
W2342557752
Cited by
198
References
110
Citations by year
2026: 10 · 2025: 21 · 2024: 24 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 27 · 2021: 23 · 2020: 26 · 2019: 20 · 2018: 14 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 3
FWCI
12.11
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability (publishedVersion)
  • CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research) (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
  • CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
Keywords
agroecological intensification, multifunctionality, crop yield, ecosystem services, regulating services, conservation agriculture, organic farming, precision agriculture, System of Rice Intensification

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