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Monitoring the world's agriculture

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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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  1. Jeffrey Sachs is director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University and special adviser to UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon.,

    Jeffrey Sachs

  2. Roseline Remans is at the Earth Institute, Columbia University, and Leuven Sustainable Earth, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.,

    Roseline Remans

  3. Sean Smukler is at the Earth Institute, Columbia University.,

    Sean Smukler

  4. Leigh Winowiecki is at the Earth Institute, Columbia University.,

    Leigh Winowiecki

  5. Sandy J. Andelman is at Tropical Ecology Assessment & Monitoring Network, Conservation International.,

    Sandy J. Andelman

  6. Kenneth G. Cassman is in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska–Lincoln.,

    Kenneth G. Cassman

  7. David Castle is in the Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa.,

    David Castle

  8. Ruth DeFries is in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology, Columbia University.,

    Ruth DeFries

  9. Glenn Denning is at the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University.,

    Glenn Denning

  10. Jessica Fanzo is at Bioversity International, Rome, Italy.,

    Jessica Fanzo

  11. Louise E. Jackson is in the Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, University of California, Davis.,

    Louise E. Jackson

  12. Rik Leemans is in the Environmental System Analysis Group, Wageningen University.,

    Rik Leemans

  13. Johannes Lehmann is in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University.,

    Johannes Lehmann

  14. Jeffrey C. Milder is at EcoAgriculture Partners, Washington DC.,

    Jeffrey C. Milder

  15. Shahid Naeem is in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology, Columbia University.,

    Shahid Naeem

  16. Generose Nziguheba is at the Earth Institute, Columbia University.,

    Generose Nziguheba

  17. Cheryl A. Palm is at the Earth Institute, Columbia University.,

    Cheryl A. Palm

  18. Prabhu L. Pingali is at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington.,

    Prabhu L. Pingali

  19. John P. Reganold is in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Washington State University.,

    John P. Reganold

  20. Daniel D. Richter is in the Environmental Sciences and Policy Division, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University.,

    Daniel D. Richter

  21. Sara J. Scherr is at EcoAgriculture Partners.,

    Sara J. Scherr

  22. Jason Sircely is in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology, Columbia University.,

    Jason Sircely

  23. Clare Sullivan is at the Earth Institute, Columbia University.,

    Clare Sullivan

  24. Thomas P. Tomich is at the Agricultural Sustainability Institute, University of California, Davis.,

    Thomas P. Tomich

  25. Pedro A. Sanchez is at the Earth Institute, Columbia University.,

    Pedro A. Sanchez

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