Food systems transformations are necessary, but will be difficult to achieve without disrupting current political framings and governance mechanisms. The academic community can do more to drive change at the science–policy interface to open a larger political, social and economic space for progress.
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Benton, T.G. Academics can do more to disrupt and reframe the solution space for food system transformation. Nat Food 4, 928–930 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-023-00876-w
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