LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A new mapping tool unveiled Monday and developed by the University of Nebraska and other project partners could help boost global crop production while conserving land and water.

The Global Yield Gap Atlas allows farmers, governments and businesses to estimate the “gap” between potential and actual crop yields based on plant, soil and climate data in a specific area, said Roberto Lenton, founder and director of the university’s Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute. Creators of the atlas say the technology could help farmers produce enough food to support more than 9 billion people by 2050 while conserving water and other natural resources.

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