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- 2021 GAP Report Launch: Strengthening the Climate For Sustainable Agricultural GrowthSteensland, Ann (Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 2021-10-20)During the launch of the 2021 Global Agricultural Productivity Report (GAP Report), the newest data on agricultural productivity across the globe was revealed to be well below the Global Agricultural Productivity Index target. Through a solution-oriented discussion, experts across the globe discuss what we can do now to address the looming crisis.
- Breakthroughs in Agricultural Productivity: Participatory Research and the PhytobiomeSteensland, Ann; Zeigler, Margaret (Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences, 2022-01-17)Agriculture and food systems must provide nutrition and agricultural products for nearly 10 billion people by 2050. Agriculture is a powerful economic driver and by prioritizing agricultural productivity and innovation, food systems can become more resilient and improve the wider economy while generating employment. Yet, powerful solutions and approaches are needed that must move beyond “low-hanging fruit” when investing in low-income country agriculture systems. As part of the solution, we discuss innovations such as participatory research models from the International Potato Center (CIP) as well as how to unlock and harness existing plant genetics through the phytobiome.
- The Case for Productivity: Invigorating agricultural systems for the twenty-first centurySteensland, Ann; Thompson, T. (Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 2021-06-15)Accelerating agricultural productivity growth at all scales of production is imperative to meet the needs of consumers and address threats to human and environmental well-being.
- The Case for Productivity: Invigorating agriculture for the twenty-first centurySteensland, Ann (Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 2021-06-15)Animation covering the basics of productivity growth.
- Innovative agricultural technologies and practices promote productivity and resilienceSteensland, Ann (Global Agricultural Productivity Initiative, Virginia Tech, 2021-04-13)Agricultural productivity is not just essential for sustainably meeting the demands of a growing world. The technologies and practices that enable producers to produce more output with the same amount, or less inputs, can also be harnessed to cultivate resilience. In addition to COVID-19, agricultural communities battle pandemic-scale pest and disease outbreaks every year. The health and productivity of people, livestock, and crops are all vulnerable, and resilience in the face of these threats has never been more important. The stories below describe how the GAP Initiative’s Supporting Partners are working with communities around the world to improve their productivity and resilience.
- International Women's Day: Hellen's storySteensland, Ann; Corder, Erica (Global Agricultural Productivity Initiative, Virginia Tech, 2021-03-02)Hellen Wanjiko Waweru, a Kenyan smallholder farmer, shares her farming practices, challenges, and hopes for the future in this documentary short.
- Wei Zhang named GAP Initiative VT Faculty Research FellowSteensland, Ann (Global Agricultural Productivity Initiative, Virginia Tech, 2021-04-23)For 2021-2022, Wei Zhang, assistant professor in agricultural and applied economics has been awarded the fellowship for her proposal to research the dynamic relationship between extreme climate events and the resilience of agricultural systems, through the lens of TFP growth.
- World Water Day: Efficient water management essential for agricultural productivity and resilienceJain Irrigation,; Steensland, Ann; Thompson, Tom (Global Agricultural Productivity Initiative, Virginia Tech, 2021-03-19)Current irrigation efficiencies are below 50 percent, as a large amount of water used in irrigation is lost in the conveyance system or through inefficient application to the plants. Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd., an India based Ag-Tech leader and world’s largest integrated irrigation systems manufacturer offers solutions to address the water use inefficiency in agriculture. Driven by its mission- “Leave this world better than you found it”, the company brings innovations in the field of agriculture, irrigation, food technology and green energy sectors. With their hi-tech micro-irrigation products and extension services, Jain provides access of knowledge and technology to the farmers in India and abroad.