Land use modelling needs to better account for multiple cropping to inform pathways for sustainable agriculture

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http://eprints.org/relation/isVersionOf https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/document/111203 http://eprints.org/relation/isVolatileVersionOf https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/document/111203 http://eprints.org/relation/issmallThumbnailVersionOf https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/document/111203 archive 2 disk0/00/02/08/88 2025-09-22 13:44:42 2025-09-22 13:48:26 2025-09-22 13:44:42 article show Waha K. Folberth C. 2033 0000-0002-6738-5238 Biemans H. Boere E. 2082 Bondeau A. Hartley A.J. Hoogenboom G. Jaegermeyr J. Liu Y. Mathison C. Müller C. Nkwasa A. 9900 0000-0002-8685-8854 Olin S. Ruane A.C. De Vos K. 9463 0000-0002-4607-7877 White J.W. Williams K. Yu Q. Land use modelling needs to better account for multiple cropping to inform pathways for sustainable agriculture pub BNR AFE IBF WAT Multiple cropping, the simultaneous cultivation of several crops in space or time, is a global practice essential for intensifying and diversifying agriculture. Despite its substantial impact on environmental and socioeconomic outcomes of farming, multiple cropping is hardly accounted for in assessments of global food production, sustainability, and climate impacts. Such studies, often relying on modelling of cropping systems, land use change, and eventually the Earth system, are of growing importance in decision-making and policymaking. However, they primarily assume monocropping, neglecting carryover effects between crops and their implications for land use. This limitation compromises the representativeness of these studies and the conclusions they draw, essentially overlooking a substantial option space for sustainable intensification, nature-based solutions, and resulting land-atmosphere feedback. Herein, we outline the relevance of multiple cropping, reflect on its consideration in land-use models, and identify development requirements to enhance their inclusion in informing policymaking for sustainable food systems. 2025-09-19 doi:10.1038/s43247-025-02724-0 92 34 3740 3407 public Communications Earth & Environment 6 1 e756 TRUE 2662-4435 https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.25225829 data Water Resources System Safe Operating Space in a Changing Climate and Society (SOS-WATER, HE 101059264) IntEgrated protection and Restoration apprOaches for natUral Lake EcoSystems (EUROLakes, HE 101157482) Advancing Capacity and analytical Tools for supporting Common Agricultural Policies post 2027 (ACT4CAP27, HE 101134874) yes info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/HE/101134874/EU//ACT4CAP27; info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/HE/101059264/EU//SOS-WATER; info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/HE/101157482/EU//EUROLakes info:eu-repo/semantics/article