<> "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license."^^ . <> . . . "Contributions of biodiversity to the sustainable intensification of food production – Thematic study for The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture"^^ . "Biodiversity supports sustainable food production, although recognition of its roles has\r\nbeen relatively neglected in the sustainable intensification literature. In the current study,\r\nthe roles of biodiversity in sustainable food production are considered, assessing how these\r\nroles can be measured, the current state of knowledge and opportunities for intervention.\r\nThe trajectory of global food production, and the challenges and opportunities this presents\r\nfor the roles of biodiversity in production, are also considered, as well as how biodiversitybased\r\ninterventions fit within wider considerations for sustainable food systems.\r\nThe positive interactions between a diverse array of organisms, including annual crops,\r\nanimal pollinators, trees, micro-organisms, livestock and aquatic animals, support food\r\nproduction globally. To support these interactions, a range of interventions related to\r\naccess to materials and practices are required. For annual crops, major interventions include\r\nbreeding crops for more positive crop–crop interactions, and the integration of a wider range\r\nof crops into production systems. For animal pollinators, major interventions include the\r\nintroduction of pollinator populations into production landscapes and the protection and\r\nimprovement of pollinator habitat. For trees, a major required intervention is the greater\r\nintegration of perennial legumes into farmland. For micro-organisms, the implementation\r\nof agronomic practices that support beneficial crop-microbe interactions is crucial. For\r\nlivestock production, breed and crop feedstock diversification are essential, and the\r\nimplementation of improved methods for manure incorporation into cropland. Finally, in\r\nthe case of aquatic production, it is essential to support the wider adoption of multi-trophic\r\nproduction systems and to diversify crop- and animal-based feed resources. These and other\r\ninterventions, and the research needs around them, are discussed.\r\nLooking to the future, understanding the drivers behind trends in food systems is essential\r\nfor determining the options for biodiversity in supporting sustainable food production.\r\nThe increased dominance of a narrow selection of foods globally indicates that efforts to\r\nmore sustainably produce these foods are crucial. From a biodiversity perspective, this\r\nmeans placing a strong emphasis on breeding for resource use efficiency and adaptation to\r\nclimate change. It also means challenging the dominance of these foods through focusing on\r\nproductivity improvements for other crop, livestock and aquaculture species, so that they\r\ncan compete successfully and find space within production systems.\r\nNew biodiversity-based models that support food production need not only to be\r\nproductive but to be profitable. Thus, as well as describing appropriate production system\r\nmanagement practices that enhance production and support the environment, the labour,\r\nknowledge, time required to operationalize, and other costs of new production approaches,\r\nmust be considered and minimized.\r\nTo support the future roles of biodiversity in sustainable food production, we recommend\r\nthat particular attention be given to the longitudinal analysis of food sectors to determine\r\nhow the diversity of foods consumed from these sectors has changed over time. Analysis\r\nis already available for crops, but related research is needed for livestock and aquaculture\r\nsectors. This analysis will then support more optimal cross-sectoral interactions, in\r\nterms of the contributions each sector provides to supplying the different components of\r\nhuman diets.\r\nAdditional meta-analyses and synthetic reviews of case studies are required as an evidence\r\nbase for biodiversity-based food production system interventions, but future studies\r\nshould pay more attention to articulating the potential biases in case study compilation (the\r\nproblem of ‘cherry picking’ positive examples) and the measures that have been taken to\r\nminimize such effects."^^ . "2019" . . . "FAO 2"^^ . . "FAO 2"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "W"^^ . "Powell"^^ . "W Powell"^^ . . "J M"^^ . "Roshetko"^^ . "J M Roshetko"^^ . . "T"^^ . "Sunderland"^^ . "T Sunderland"^^ . . "A"^^ . "Ashok Kumar"^^ . "A Ashok Kumar"^^ . . "A"^^ . "Amri"^^ . "A Amri"^^ . . "C"^^ . "Staver"^^ . "C Staver"^^ . . "S J"^^ . "Attwood"^^ . "S J Attwood"^^ . . "V"^^ . "Vadez"^^ . "V Vadez"^^ . . "B"^^ . "Ekesa"^^ . "B Ekesa"^^ . . "D"^^ . "Karamura"^^ . "D Karamura"^^ . . "J"^^ . "Benzie"^^ . "J Benzie"^^ . . "R"^^ . "Kindt"^^ . "R Kindt"^^ . . "G E"^^ . "Sabastian"^^ . "G E Sabastian"^^ . . "P"^^ . "van Breugel"^^ . "P van Breugel"^^ . . "P N"^^ . "Hoebe"^^ . "P N Hoebe"^^ . . "L"^^ . "Graudal"^^ . "L Graudal"^^ . . "I K"^^ . "Dawson"^^ . "I K Dawson"^^ . . "J"^^ . "Baddeley"^^ . "J Baddeley"^^ . . "W"^^ . "Ocimati"^^ . "W Ocimati"^^ . . "J P B"^^ . "Lilleso"^^ . "J P B Lilleso"^^ . . "M"^^ . "Phillips"^^ . "M Phillips"^^ . . "S"^^ . "McMullin"^^ . "S McMullin"^^ . . "R"^^ . "Jamnadass"^^ . "R Jamnadass"^^ . . "M E"^^ . "Hossain"^^ . "M E Hossain"^^ . . "E"^^ . "Karamura"^^ . "E Karamura"^^ . . "S"^^ . "Carsan"^^ . "S Carsan"^^ . . "S E"^^ . "Park"^^ . "S E Park"^^ . . . . . . 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