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SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

Boosting the benefits of compost

Nature Food volume 3, pages 682–683 (2022)Cite this article

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A precision compost strategy (PCS) has been proposed to improve soil fertility and achieve higher yields. For wider adoption of the PCS, costs and environmental trade-offs need to be considered, knowledge dissemination enhanced, and financial incentives implemented.

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Fig. 1: Tailored compost use is critical for soil fertility, food security and climate resilience.

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  1. School of Agriculture and Food, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

    Shu Kee Lam & Deli Chen

  2. Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

    Longlong Xia

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Lam, S.K., Xia, L. & Chen, D. Boosting the benefits of compost. Nat Food 3, 682–683 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-022-00597-6

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