To feed the world without further damaging the planet, Jeffrey Sachs and 24 food-system experts call for a global data collection and dissemination network to track the myriad impacts of different farming practices.
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Sachs, J., Remans, R., Smukler, S. et al. Monitoring the world's agriculture. Nature 466, 558–560 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/466558a
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