Can yield gap analysis be used to inform R&D prioritisation?

P. A.J. van Oort; K. Saito; I. Dieng; P. Grassini; K. G. Cassman; M. K. van Ittersum

doi:10.1016/j.gfs.2016.09.005

Can yield gap analysis be used to inform R&D prioritisation?

P. A.J. van Oort, K. Saito, I. Dieng, P. Grassini, K. G. Cassman, M. K. van Ittersum

Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute

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Abstract

The phrase “biggest bang for a buck” is associated with the policy making question that governments and development agencies face: “Where and which crops should receive highest priority for improving local and global food supply?”. A first step of prioritisation is to identify region x crop combinations for which high impact can be anticipated. We developed a new method for this prioritisation exercise and applied it to data from the Global Yield Gap and Water Productivity Atlas (GYGA). Our prioritisation distinguishes between two policy objectives (humanitarian and economic) and builds upon the relative yield gap and climate risk. Results of the prioritisation are presented and visualised in Google Earth.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	109-118
Number of pages	10
Journal	Global Food Security
Volume	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2016.09.005
State	Published - Mar 1 2017

Keywords

Climate risk
Food availability
Food security
Research and development

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Food Science
Ecology
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Safety Research

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