Pilot analysis of global ecosystems: Agroecosystems

A joint study by International Food Policy Research Institute and World Resources Institute with Analytical Contributions from Niels H. Batjes, ISRIC; Andrew Farrow, CIAT; Jean Marc Faures, FAO; Gunther Fischer, IIASA; Gerhard Heilig, IIASA; Julio Henao, IFDC; Robert Hijmans, CIP; Freddy Nachtergaele, FAO; Peter Oram, IFPRI; and Manuel Winograd, CIAT

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