The yield gap of global grain production: A spatial analysis

Kathleen Neumann; Peter H. Verburg; Elke Stehfest; Christoph Müller

doi:10.1016/j.agsy.2010.02.004

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Yield gapProduction (economics)Yield (engineering)Grain yieldAgricultureAgricultural economicsEconometric analysisIrrigationEconomicsEnvironmental scienceAgricultural engineeringAgricultural productivityAgronomyEconometricsGeographyPhysicsMicroeconomicsBiology

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Year: 2010
Type: article
Volume: 103
Issue: 5
Pages: 316-326
Citations: 570
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                                    Kathleen Neumann, 
                                
                                    Peter H. Verburg, 
                                
                                    Elke Stehfest
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2010). 
                            The yield gap of global grain production: A spatial analysis. 
                            Agricultural Systems
                            , 103
                            (5)
                            , 316-326.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2010.02.004
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2010.02.004