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

ABSTRACT: Future trajectories of agricultural productivity need to incorporate environmental targets, including the reduction of pesticides use. Landscape features supporting natural pest control (LF-NPC) offer a nature-based solution that can serve as a partial substitute for synthetic pesticides, thereby supporting future productivity levels. Here, we introduce a novel approach to quantify the contribution of LF-NPC to agricultural yields and its associated economic value to crop production in a broad-scale context. Using the European Union as case study, we combine granular farm-level data, a spatially explicit map of LF-NPC potential, and a regional agro-economic supply and market model. The results reveal that farms located in areas characterized by higher LF-NPC potential experience lower prod

SUBMITTER: Klinnert A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11199556 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature