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Agriculture is the cultivation of plants, animals, and some other organisms, such as fungi, for the production of food, fibre, fuel, and medicines used by society.

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News & Views | 08 March 2023

Huge broad-bean genome could improve yields of an underused crop
- Eric J. B. von Wettberg
- & Azalea Guerra-Garcia
Nature 615, 587-588

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23 March 2023 | Open Access

Impact of small farmers' access to improved seeds and deforestation in DR Congo

Availability of modern seed varieties in developing countries has had positive effects on households’ well-being. Here, the authors show that without support to maintain soil fertility, access to modern seed varieties increases primary forest clearance in DR Congo.
- Tanguy Bernard
- , Sylvie Lambert
- & Margaux Vinez
Nature Communications 14, 1603
Research | 23 March 2023

Post-2020 biodiversity framework challenged by cropland expansion in protected areas

This study uses 30-m cropland maps to show that cropland expansion in protected areas accelerated dramatically from 2000 to 2019, compared with the expansion of global croplands, threatening the aspirations of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework.
- Ziqi Meng
- , Jinwei Dong
- & Xiangming Xiao
Nature Sustainability, 1-11
Research
21 March 2023 | Open Access

Survey data on preferences and attitudes towards participatory irrigation management in India and Pakistan
- Bethany Cooper
- , Lin Crase
- & Hung Duy Pham
Scientific Data 10, 152
Research
18 March 2023 | Open Access

Agrimonia: a dataset on livestock, meteorology and air quality in the Lombardy region, Italy
- Alessandro Fassò
- , Jacopo Rodeschini
- & Philipp Otto
Scientific Data 10, 143
Research | 16 March 2023

Crop switching can enhance environmental sustainability and farmer incomes in China

Spatial optimizations of high-resolution data from China on crop-specific yields, harvested areas, environmental footprints and farmer incomes shows that crop switching can enhance environmental sustainability and farmer incomes, and contribute substantially towards China’s agricultural sustainable development targets.
- Wei Xie
- , Anfeng Zhu
- & Kyle Frankel Davis
Nature, 1-6
Reviews | 09 March 2023

Implications of US agricultural data practices for sustainable food systems research

Assumptions built into databases may influence research outcomes and practices. This Perspective identifies and analyses public agricultural data practices in the United States as an under-recognized lever for transformative food systems change.
- Andrea Rissing
- , Emily K. Burchfield
- & Britta L. Schumacher
Nature Food 4, 213-217

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News and Comment

Correspondence | 31 March 2023

Science calls for ambitious European pesticide policies
- Jeroen Candel
- , Guy Pe’er
- & Robert Finger
Nature Food, 1
Correspondence | 28 March 2023

West Africa: make cocoa production truly sustainable
- Thomas Addoah
- , Joss Lyons-White
- & Rachael Garrett
Nature 616, 33
Editorial | 21 March 2023

Flourish with the wild

The wild relatives of our modern crops are of inestimable importance. Their domestication promoted the rise of civilizations and shaped cultures, and they are treasure troves for maintaining food security. However, shrinkage of their populations worldwide demands better conservation to retain their valuable biodiversity.

Nature Plants 9, 373-374
Correspondence | 20 March 2023

The last Afromontane forests in Angola are threatened by fires
- Luke L. Powell
- , Pedro Vaz Pinto
- & Martim Melo
Nature Ecology & Evolution, 1-2
News | 08 March 2023

How the Australian wildfires devastated the ozone layer

Why smoke particles from wildfires lead to ozone depletion, and modelling food systems with ‘digital twins’.
- Benjamin Thompson
- & Nick Petrić Howe
Nature
News & Views | 08 March 2023

Huge broad-bean genome could improve yields of an underused crop

A high-quality reference genome has been generated for the broad bean (also known as the faba or fava bean). The sequence could be used to identify ways to increase yield, improve pest resistance and more.
- Eric J. B. von Wettberg
- & Azalea Guerra-Garcia
Nature 615, 587-588

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Agriculture articles from across Nature Portfolio

Featured

Huge broad-bean genome could improve yields of an underused crop

Latest Research and Reviews

Impact of small farmers' access to improved seeds and deforestation in DR Congo

Post-2020 biodiversity framework challenged by cropland expansion in protected areas

Survey data on preferences and attitudes towards participatory irrigation management in India and Pakistan

Agrimonia: a dataset on livestock, meteorology and air quality in the Lombardy region, Italy

Crop switching can enhance environmental sustainability and farmer incomes in China

Implications of US agricultural data practices for sustainable food systems research

News and Comment

Science calls for ambitious European pesticide policies

West Africa: make cocoa production truly sustainable

Flourish with the wild

The last Afromontane forests in Angola are threatened by fires

How the Australian wildfires devastated the ozone layer

Huge broad-bean genome could improve yields of an underused crop

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