Meeting future food demand while mitigating the social and environmental externalities associated with the agricultural sector will require creative, multi-scalar and synergistic strategies.
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Burchfield, E.K. Where and how to grow food. Nat Food 3, 985 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-022-00663-z
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