Achieving win-win outcomes for biodiversity and yield through diversified farming

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dc.creatorJones, Sarah K.
dc.creatorSánchez Bogado, Andrea Cecilia
dc.creatorBeilloun, Damien
dc.creatorJuventia, Stella
dc.creatorMosnier, Aline
dc.creatorRemans, Roseline
dc.creatorEstrada-Carmona, Natalia
dc.date2023-03
dc.date2023-01-10T15:09:12Z
dc.date2023-01-10T15:09:12Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T13:23:37Z
dc.descriptionTo leverage agriculture's potential to better benefit both people and nature, policymakers need clear messages about which farming practices positively impact biodiversity and yields, and when trade-offs arise. Existing reviews analyse effects of different agricultural practices on either biodiversity or yield, without considering interactions. Here, we applied multinomial and quantile regression models to synthesize global evidence of synergies and trade-offs between biodiversity and yield, using 764 paired observations (from 43 studies across 18 countries) comparing diversified and simplified farming systems. Results show that farmland diversification led to win-win outcomes for biodiversity and yield in 23% of cases, while a win for biodiversity coupled with a loss in yield was the most likely outcome (28% of cases). Yield and biodiversity responses were negatively correlated, meaning that diversifying farming systems solely in pursuit of production goals is unlikely to lead to markedly better outcomes for biodiversity, or vice-versa. Yet certain situations made win-win significantly more likely, including when crop and animal production, or multiple diversification practices (e.g., intercropping and cover crops), were combined, when no agrochemicals were applied, when diversification occurred in temperate climates, and when diversification enhanced below-ground taxa. Win-win was also more likely than lose-lose when biodiversity was measured as richness or richness-evenness, but not abundance, suggesting that in certain contexts diversified farming can effectively enhance species diversity while increasing agricultural yields. Overall, crop commodity group and bioclimatic location were among the most important contextual factors influencing the likelihood of a synergy or trade-off between biodiversity and yield, and diversification that accounts for these is less likely to lead to unexpected outcomes. Our novel method and up-to-date review show that farmland diversification frequently leads to better outcomes for biodiversity and/or agricultural production when compared to monocultures and farmland stripped of natural habitat, opening a pathway to more sustainable agricultural production.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/126750
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/57990
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceJones, S.K.; Sanchez, A.C.; Beillouin, D.; Juventia, S.D.; Mosnier, A.; Remans, R.; Estrada Carmona, N. (2022) Achieving win-win outcomes for biodiversity and yield through diversified farming. Basic and Applied Ecology, Online first paper (21 December 2022) 49 p. ISSN: 1439-1791
dc.subjectbiodiversity
dc.subjectyields
dc.subjectdiversification
dc.subjectagroecology
dc.subjectliterature reviews-review articles
dc.subjectbiodiversidad
dc.subjectdiversificación-diversificación de cultivos
dc.subjectagroecología
dc.titleAchieving win-win outcomes for biodiversity and yield through diversified farming
dc.typeJournal Article

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