ArticleNature communications2021
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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 11 papers.
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Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Agricultural machinery could contribute 20% of total carbon and air pollutant emissions by 2050 and compromise carbon neutrality targets in China.Nature food · 2025Article
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- Energy input and food output: The energy imbalance across regional agrifood systems.PNAS nexus · 2024Article
- Regional irrigation expansion can support climate-resilient crop production in post-invasion Ukraine.Nature food · 2024Article
- Global energy use and carbon emissions from irrigated agriculture.Nature communications · 2024Article
- Feasibility of mitigation measures for agricultural greenhouse gas emissions in the UK. A systematic review.Agronomy for sustainable development · 2024Review
- Global impacts of extractive and industrial development projects on Indigenous Peoples' lifeways, lands, and rights.Science advances · 2023Article
- Global expansion of sustainable irrigation limited by water storage.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2022Article
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
Authors and funding
9 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
The ongoing agrarian transition from small-holder farming to large-scale commercial agriculture is reshaping systems of production and human well-being in many regions. A fundamental part of this global transition is manifested in large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) by agribusinesses. Its energy implications, however, remain poorly understood. Here, we assess the multi-dimensional changes in fossil-fuel-based energy demand resulting from this agrarian transition. We focus on LSLAs by comparing two scenarios of low-input and high-input agricultural practices, exemplifying systems of production in place before and after the agrarian transition. A shift to high-input crop production requires industrial fertilizer application, mechanization of farming practices and irrigation, which increases by ~5 times fossil-fuel-based energy consumption compared to low-input agriculture. Given the high energy and carbon footprints of LSLAs and concerns over local energy access, our analysis highlights the need for an approach that prioritizes local resource access and incorporates energy-intensity analyses in land use governance.
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