Acceleration of crop yield gains, coupled with parallel intensification of the livestock sector, would enable Brazil to increase current soybean production by 36% by 2035 without deforestation and with a notable reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared with following present trends.
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A sustainable pathway to increase soybean production in Brazil. Nat Sustain 5, 1009–1010 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-022-00969-7
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