Diverse perennial circular forage systems are needed to foster resilience, ecosystem services, and socioeconomic benefits in agricultural landscapes

In the current agricultural landscape, which is dominated by annual crop monocultures, vulnerabilities to extreme weather events, soil degradation, water and air pollution, biodiversity loss, as well as negative impacts on human health and social equity, have become pronounced. In pursuit of enhanced resilience, stability, and a broader range of ecosystem services, we advocate for a pragmatic framework that places diversity, perennials, and circularity at its core. This innovative framework holds the potential to drive land transformations that effectively address the sustainability challenges facing agriculture. However, navigating the obstacles posed by policy, economic, and social barriers will necessitate a transdisciplinary approach to equitable knowledge production.

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