Meeting Food Demand through Agronomic Engineering and Incremental Transformation

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Meeting the future global food demand for over 9 billion people will require significantly increasing food production on existing cropland through transformational agronomy and improved input efficiency. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Andrew McGuire

doi:10.7273/000008444

September 1, 2026Open Access

Meeting Food Demand through Agronomic Engineering and Incremental Transformation

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To examine how agronomic engineering and transformational agronomy can sustainably meet growing global food demands using existing cropland.
Synthesized core frameworks from transformational agronomy literature addressing realistic population growth and consumption trends.
Evaluated agricultural interventions across both high-yielding cropping systems and regions with substantial yield gaps.
Identified incremental agronomic innovations and improved input efficiency as vital mechanisms to increase yields without clearing additional cropland.
Emphasized transformational crop and soil management practices to close yield gaps while mitigating off-farm environmental consequences.

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Narrative review examines agronomic engineering strategies for global cropland, highlighting pathways to boost yields sustainably without expanding agricultural land.

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