Prospects of Bioenergy Cropping Systems for A More Social-Ecologically Sound Bioeconomy
The growing bioeconomy will require a greater supply of biomass in the future for both bioenergy and bio-based products. Today, many bioenergy cropping systems (BCS) are suboptimal due to either social-ecological threats or technical limitations. In addition, the competition for land between bioener...
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| author | Moritz Von Cossel Moritz Wagner Jan Lask Elena Magenau Andrea Bauerle Viktoria Von Cossel Kirsten Warrach-Sagi Berien Elbersen Igor Staritsky Michiel Van Eupen Yasir Iqbal Nicolai David Jablonowski Stefan Happe Ana Luisa Fernando Danilo Scordia Salvatore Luciano Cosentino Volker Wulfmeyer Iris Lewandowski Bastian Winkler |
| author_facet | Moritz Von Cossel Moritz Wagner Jan Lask Elena Magenau Andrea Bauerle Viktoria Von Cossel Kirsten Warrach-Sagi Berien Elbersen Igor Staritsky Michiel Van Eupen Yasir Iqbal Nicolai David Jablonowski Stefan Happe Ana Luisa Fernando Danilo Scordia Salvatore Luciano Cosentino Volker Wulfmeyer Iris Lewandowski Bastian Winkler |
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| description | The growing bioeconomy will require a greater supply of biomass in the future for both bioenergy and bio-based products. Today, many bioenergy cropping systems (BCS) are suboptimal due to either social-ecological threats or technical limitations. In addition, the competition for land between bioenergy-crop cultivation, food-crop cultivation, and biodiversity conservation is expected to increase as a result of both continuous world population growth and expected severe climate change effects. This study investigates how BCS can become more social-ecologically sustainable in future. It brings together expert opinions from the fields of agronomy, economics, meteorology, and geography. Potential solutions to the following five main requirements for a more holistically sustainable supply of biomass are summarized: (i) bioenergy-crop cultivation should provide a beneficial social-ecological contribution, such as an increase in both biodiversity and landscape aesthetics, (ii) bioenergy crops should be cultivated on marginal agricultural land so as not to compete with food-crop production, (iii) BCS need to be resilient in the face of projected severe climate change effects, (iv) BCS should foster rural development and support the vast number of small-scale family farmers, managing about 80% of agricultural land and natural resources globally, and (v) bioenergy-crop cultivation must be planned and implemented systematically, using holistic approaches. Further research activities and policy incentives should not only consider the economic potential of bioenergy-crop cultivation, but also aspects of biodiversity, soil fertility, and climate change adaptation specific to site conditions and the given social context. This will help to adapt existing agricultural systems in a changing world and foster the development of a more social-ecologically sustainable bioeconomy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0ed386f03d7c4de6b948680372cd8aa02022-12-21T23:36:00ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952019-10-0191060510.3390/agronomy9100605agronomy9100605Prospects of Bioenergy Cropping Systems for A More Social-Ecologically Sound BioeconomyMoritz Von Cossel0Moritz Wagner1Jan Lask2Elena Magenau3Andrea Bauerle4Viktoria Von Cossel5Kirsten Warrach-Sagi6Berien Elbersen7Igor Staritsky8Michiel Van Eupen9Yasir Iqbal10Nicolai David Jablonowski11Stefan Happe12Ana Luisa Fernando13Danilo Scordia14Salvatore Luciano Cosentino15Volker Wulfmeyer16Iris Lewandowski17Bastian Winkler18Biobased Products and Energy Crops (340b), Institute of Crop Science, University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstr. 23, 70599 Stuttgart, GermanyBiobased Products and Energy Crops (340b), Institute of Crop Science, University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstr. 23, 70599 Stuttgart, GermanyBiobased Products and Energy Crops (340b), Institute of Crop Science, University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstr. 23, 70599 Stuttgart, GermanyBiobased Products and Energy Crops (340b), Institute of Crop Science, University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstr. 23, 70599 Stuttgart, GermanyBiobased Products and Energy Crops (340b), Institute of Crop Science, University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstr. 23, 70599 Stuttgart, GermanyInstitute of Physics and Meteorology (120), University of Hohenheim, Garbenstr. 30, 70599 Stuttgart, GermanyInstitute of Physics and Meteorology (120), University of Hohenheim, Garbenstr. 30, 70599 Stuttgart, GermanyEarth Informatics, Wageningen University and Research Centre, P.O. Box 47, 6700 AA Wageningen, The NetherlandsEarth Informatics, Wageningen University and Research Centre, P.O. Box 47, 6700 AA Wageningen, The NetherlandsEarth Informatics, Wageningen University and Research Centre, P.O. Box 47, 6700 AA Wageningen, The NetherlandsCollege of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, ChinaIBG-2: Plant Sciences, Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, GermanyInstitute of Animal Breeding and Husbandry, Kiel University, Olshausenstr. 40, 24098 Kiel, GermanyMEtRICs, Departamento de Ciências e Tecnologia da Biomassa, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Campus de Caparica, 2829-516 Caparica, PortugalDipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente (Di3A), University of Catania, 95123 Catania, ItalyDipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente (Di3A), University of Catania, 95123 Catania, ItalyInstitute of Physics and Meteorology (120), University of Hohenheim, Garbenstr. 30, 70599 Stuttgart, GermanyBiobased Products and Energy Crops (340b), Institute of Crop Science, University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstr. 23, 70599 Stuttgart, GermanyBiobased Products and Energy Crops (340b), Institute of Crop Science, University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstr. 23, 70599 Stuttgart, GermanyThe growing bioeconomy will require a greater supply of biomass in the future for both bioenergy and bio-based products. Today, many bioenergy cropping systems (BCS) are suboptimal due to either social-ecological threats or technical limitations. In addition, the competition for land between bioenergy-crop cultivation, food-crop cultivation, and biodiversity conservation is expected to increase as a result of both continuous world population growth and expected severe climate change effects. This study investigates how BCS can become more social-ecologically sustainable in future. It brings together expert opinions from the fields of agronomy, economics, meteorology, and geography. Potential solutions to the following five main requirements for a more holistically sustainable supply of biomass are summarized: (i) bioenergy-crop cultivation should provide a beneficial social-ecological contribution, such as an increase in both biodiversity and landscape aesthetics, (ii) bioenergy crops should be cultivated on marginal agricultural land so as not to compete with food-crop production, (iii) BCS need to be resilient in the face of projected severe climate change effects, (iv) BCS should foster rural development and support the vast number of small-scale family farmers, managing about 80% of agricultural land and natural resources globally, and (v) bioenergy-crop cultivation must be planned and implemented systematically, using holistic approaches. Further research activities and policy incentives should not only consider the economic potential of bioenergy-crop cultivation, but also aspects of biodiversity, soil fertility, and climate change adaptation specific to site conditions and the given social context. This will help to adapt existing agricultural systems in a changing world and foster the development of a more social-ecologically sustainable bioeconomy.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/9/10/605biodiversitybioeconomybioenergy cropbiomasscarbon captureclimate change adaptationcropping systemindustrial cropmarginal landresilience |
| spellingShingle | Moritz Von Cossel Moritz Wagner Jan Lask Elena Magenau Andrea Bauerle Viktoria Von Cossel Kirsten Warrach-Sagi Berien Elbersen Igor Staritsky Michiel Van Eupen Yasir Iqbal Nicolai David Jablonowski Stefan Happe Ana Luisa Fernando Danilo Scordia Salvatore Luciano Cosentino Volker Wulfmeyer Iris Lewandowski Bastian Winkler Prospects of Bioenergy Cropping Systems for A More Social-Ecologically Sound Bioeconomy Agronomy biodiversity bioeconomy bioenergy crop biomass carbon capture climate change adaptation cropping system industrial crop marginal land resilience |
| title | Prospects of Bioenergy Cropping Systems for A More Social-Ecologically Sound Bioeconomy |
| title_full | Prospects of Bioenergy Cropping Systems for A More Social-Ecologically Sound Bioeconomy |
| title_fullStr | Prospects of Bioenergy Cropping Systems for A More Social-Ecologically Sound Bioeconomy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prospects of Bioenergy Cropping Systems for A More Social-Ecologically Sound Bioeconomy |
| title_short | Prospects of Bioenergy Cropping Systems for A More Social-Ecologically Sound Bioeconomy |
| title_sort | prospects of bioenergy cropping systems for a more social ecologically sound bioeconomy |
| topic | biodiversity bioeconomy bioenergy crop biomass carbon capture climate change adaptation cropping system industrial crop marginal land resilience |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/9/10/605 |
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