Reliably predicting where crop yields may stagnate in the future can offer a suite of benefits for food system sustainability.
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K.F.D. and E.K. acknowledge support by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (grant no. 2022-67019-37180).
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Davis, K.F., Abou Ali, H., Kebede, E. et al. Where global crop yields may falter next. Nat Food 5, 98–99 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-023-00911-w
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