Agriculture

Landscape features support natural pest control and farm income when pesticide application is reduced

A. Klinnert, A. L. Barbosa, et al.

Discover how landscape features supporting natural pest control can transform agriculture by reducing pesticide use while maintaining yields. This groundbreaking research by Ana Klinnert and colleagues reveals that areas with higher LF-NPC potential can enhance farm income and productivity, making a strong case for sustainable farming practices.

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Abstract

Landscape features supporting natural pest control (LF-NPC) offer a nature-based solution to reduce pesticide use in agriculture. This paper introduces a novel approach to quantify LF-NPC's contribution to agricultural yields and economic value using EU farm data, a spatially explicit LF-NPC map, and an agro-economic model. Results show that farms in areas with higher LF-NPC potential experience lower productivity losses with reduced pesticide use, reducing yield gaps by 4 percentage points and increasing income similarly. This highlights the significance of LF-NPC for sustainable agriculture.

Publisher

Nature Communications

Published On

Jun 25, 2024

Authors

Ana Klinnert, Ana Luisa Barbosa, Rui Catarino, Thomas Fellmann, Edoardo Baldoni, Caetano Beber, Jordan Hristov, Maria Luisa Paracchini, Carlo Rega, Franz Weiss, Peter Witzke, Emilio Rodriguez-Cerezo

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