In the LAND lab, we address a seemingly intractable problem: How do we feed the world, while conserving nature at the same time?
Meeting future food demands while reducing the environmental footprints of agriculture is one of the major challenges of the 21st century.
The standard solution to hunger is to increase food production. But our work over the past decade suggests that there are more effective approaches. Our research from across countries and contexts provides solid evidence that agricultural diversification and forests have an important role to play for both the environment, food security, and poverty alleviation.
This research lays the ground for moving beyond treating conservation, food security, and poverty in siloes.
