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The use of agricultural resources for global food supplyIbarrola Rivas, Maria José
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The use of agricultural resources for
global food supply
Understanding its dynamics and regional diversity
María José Ibarrola Rivas
Colophon
This PhD project was carried out at the Center for Energy and Environmental Sciences
(IVEM), which is part of the Energy and Sustainability Research Institute (ESRIG) of the
University of Groningen in the Netherlands. IVEM funded the participation of courses
and conferences during the project and an extension of the PhD scholarship.
The PhD scholarship was financed by the CONACYT scholarship Becarios en el
Extranjero No. 209 358 and the Erasmus Mundus ECW Lot 20 programme during four
years (2010 - 2014).
ISBN: 978-90-367-7787-2
ISBN: 978-90-367-7786-5 (electronic version)
© 2015, María José Ibarrola Rivas
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The use of agricultural resources for
global food supply
Understanding its dynamics and regional diversity
PhD thesis
to obtain the degree of PhD at the
University of Groningen
on the authority of the
Rector Magnificus Prof. E. Sterken
and in accordance with
the decision by the College of Deans.
This thesis will be defended in public on
Friday 1 May 2015 at 12:45 hours
by
María José Ibarrola Rivas
born on 7 March 1983
in Mexico City, Mexico
Supervisor
Prof. H.C. Moll
Co-supervisor
Dr. S. Nonhebel
Assessment Committee
Prof. J.W. Erisman
Prof. D. Strijker
Prof. M.J. Wassen
para mi gezin
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Content
Chapter 1. General Introduction……………………………………………………………….... 9
Chapter 2. Increasing inequality between poor and rich countries as to
availability of land and water by 2050……………………………………………………... 17
Chapter 3. Estimating future global needs for nitrogen based on regional
changes of food demands……………………………………………………………………….... 33
Chapter 4. Nitrogen fertilizer use per person and its trade-off with land
use: An international comparison of agricultural production systems and
diets………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 57
Chapter 5. Farm labour footprint of food: an international comparison
of the impact of diets and mechanization………………………………………………….. 79
Chapter 6. Future global use of resources for food: the huge impact of
regional diets…………………………………………………………………………………………. 101
Chapter 7. Identifying challenges for a sustainable future of the global food
system…………………………………………………………………………………………………... 127
References…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 147
Summary…………………………………………………………………………………………........ 157
Resumen...................................................................................................................................... 161
Samenvatting............................................................................................................................ 165
Acknowledgments.................................................................................................................. 169
About the Author..................................................................................................................... 171
