Nature sustainability

Half of all cropland could be returned to nature with no fall in production

Half of the world’s cropland could be used for other purposes if agricultural efficiency were improved through high-yield farming. That would mean making 576 million hectares of land available, more than 10 times the area of Spain (approximately 50 million hectares).

Agricultural efficiency Cropland efficiency High-yield farming Imbalance-p @en International institute for applied systems analysis Josep peñuelas @en Nature sustainability @en