Nature Food

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Publishes research, reviews & comments on all aspects of food production, processing, distribution & consumption that contribute to human & planetary health

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Jan 20

January's issue: #climate dividends of #EAT-#Lancet #diet, global #cropland expansion, impacts on #crop production of #civilwar in #Syria & #ozone #pollution in East #Asia, #serum-free cellular #agriculture, #pests & #pathogens under #climatechange & more! nature.com/natfood/volume

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Food Physics

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Feb 1

Food Physics 2022 conference has started. Group chair John Bows giving the introduction. This is our 6th annual conference, in addition to two shorter food modelling events. Check our group page to see what we do.

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Nature Reviews Earth & Environment

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Jan 31

New #ResearchHighlight An article in

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by Zhaozhong Feng reveals that surface ozone generates annual crop losses totaling US$63 billion for wheat, rice and maize across East Asia. nature.com/articles/s4301

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Jan 31

Air pollution takes a bite out of Asia’s grain crops

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Air pollution takes a bite out of Asia’s grain crops

Nature - Ozone costs billions of dollars in yields of wheat and other staple crops in China and other East Asian nations.

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NatureClimate

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Jan 27

We're hiring! NatureClimate Change is recruiting a fixed term editorial role - covering biogeochemistry, climate impacts, adaptation & global enviro change content. This is a great opportunity to gain insight to the publishing process. Closes 13 February go.nature.com/3ABY33B

Nature Food

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Jan 21

Article: Overexposure to #ozone compromises #crop yields. Relative yield losses of #rice, #wheat & #maize are quantified in #Japan, #China, and #SouthKorea through #O3 exposure–response relationships from monitoring data & experiment-based sensitivities.

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Ozone pollution threatens the production of major staple crops in East Asia

Nature Food - Overexposure to ozone compromises crop yields, yet accurate estimates of such impact in Asia have been hindered by limited empirical data. This study assesses relative yield losses of...

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Jan 21

Article: Daytime and night-time #satellite #data from #Syria between 1998 and 2019 is used to assess the link between #civil #war impacts on #infrastructure and #urban areas with #cropland dynamics. #conflict #foodsystems

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Civil war hinders crop production and threatens food security in Syria

Nature Food - Conflicts are known to disrupt agriculture, food supply chains and the economy at large. Mapping and quantifying such disruptions, although key for aid planning, remains a challenge...

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Jan 21

Article: Avoided #greenhousegas #emissions that would result from a shift to #EAT–#Lancet reference #diet in 54 high-income countries via agricultural production and the restoration of natural vegetation in saved lands are quantified. #foodsystems #climate

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Dietary change in high-income nations alone can lead to substantial double climate dividend

Nature Food - The exact contribution of alternative diets to climate change mitigation depends on several factors, including where these diets are adopted. This study quantifies avoided greenhouse...

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Jan 21

Open Access: During the first two decades of the twenty-first century, global #cropland area increased by 9%, per-capita cropland area decreased by 10%, and per-capita annual cropland net primary production increased by 3.5%. #foodsystems #Satellite #data

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Global maps of cropland extent and change show accelerated cropland expansion in the twenty-first...

Nature Food - High-resolution satellite observations provide an accurate and cost-effective solution to monitoring national and global progress towards Sustainable Development Goals. With a new...

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Jan 21

Review: Building productive relationships for #farmers and #scientists through on-farm experimentation is an effective approach to support #farm management decisions for agricultural #innovation, with #digitalization as a key enabler. #foodsystems

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On-Farm Experimentation to transform global agriculture

Nature Food - Building productive relationships between farmers and scientists is critical to developing new innovation pathways to solve the challenges of contemporary agriculture. On-farm...

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Jan 21

Comment: Capacity-enhancing #fishery #subsidies provided by emerging economies support #overfishing in the the seas and national exclusive #economic zones of other states. Action needed to avoid impacts on #livelihoods and #foodsecurity across Global South

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Emerging economy subsidies undermining sustainability of global fisheries

Nature Food - Capacity-enhancing fishery subsidies provided by emerging economies are supporting overfishing in the high seas and in the national exclusive economic zones of other states. Action...

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Jan 17

The COVID generation: how is the pandemic affecting kids’ brains?

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The COVID generation: how is the pandemic affecting kids’ brains?

Nature - Child-development researchers are asking whether the pandemic is shaping brains and behaviour.

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quantifies avoided greenhouse gas emissions that would result from a shift to EAT–Lancet diets in 54 high-income countries through agricultural production and the restoration of natural vegetation in saved lands. go.nature.com/3rc8bfk

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Nature Partner Jnls

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Jan 12

npj Science of Food is seeking submissions for a special Collection dedicated to cutting-edge research on the effects of foods on the human microbiome, and technologies that improve research standards nature.com/npjscifood/cal.

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Nature Synthesis

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Jan 12

Our first issue is live! go.nature.com/3zSAjrW 📚All articles free to access 'til end of 2022 ✍️A big thank you to all our authors & referees from the editors

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Nature Reviews Psychology

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Jan 12

📢 OUR FIRST ISSUE IS LIVE!📢 We've got Reviews & Perspectives on 👉misinformation 👉cognitive training 👉face-to-face social interaction 👉personality & psychopathology Plus our first editorial introducing our aims, Comments, and Research Highlights! nature.com/nrpsychol/volu

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Jan 12

"To put this in perspective, it’s about the same positive impact as all countries signing up to and implementing the COP26 declaration on the transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans globally by 2040.” Quote from

Rich nations could see ‘double climate dividend’ by switching to plant-based foods

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Rich nations could see ‘double climate dividend’ by switching to plant-based foods - Carbon Brief

Adopting a more plant-based diet could give rich countries a “double climate dividend” of lower emissions and more land for capturing carbon, a new study says.

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Nature Reviews Earth & Environment

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Jan 11

📢New Collection on Permafrost is out NOW!📢 6 new reviews published today describe the state and future of #permafrost. News & Comment and an online Collection accompany these pieces. Check out the collection here 👉nature.com/collections/ab

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Plant Based Diets Live on BBC

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Jan 11

Big Food’s stake in the future – in-house venture-capital funds just-food.com/features/big-f via

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Big Food's stake in the future – in-house venture-capital funds

Just Food's guide to some of the in-house, corporate-venture arms operated by the world's major packaged-food companies.

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Jan 11

How small changes to our diet can benefit the planet nationalgeographic.com/environment/ar via

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How small changes to our diet can benefit the planet

The good news: These choices may help us be healthier too (and it’s not just eating less red meat).

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UN Food Systems Summit 2021

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Jan 11

From #BiodiversityLoss to #Deforestation, #Diabetes and more, better #FoodSystems can help improve both human and planet health. Find out how small shifts in food choices can make a big impact, according to a recent study from

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How small changes to our diet can benefit the planet

The good news: These choices may help us be healthier too (and it’s not just eating less red meat).

Nature Food

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Jan 10

Did you know Nature Food is a #transformative journal? Authors submitting primary research can publish using either the subscription publishing route or Open Access. Find out more at nature.com/natfood/our-pu #openaccess #research #foodsystems #nutrition #food #diet #foodsecurity

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Jan 10

How plant-based diets not only reduce our carbon footprint, but also increase carbon capture

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How plant-based diets not only reduce our carbon footprint, but also increase carbon capture

Almost 100 billion tons of CO2 could be pulled out of the atmosphere by the end of the century. That is, if high-income countries switch to a plant-based diet. The double carbon profit of returning...

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CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture

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Jan 7

#Webinar alert❗️Join our Crop Modeling community on 11 JAN @ 10am CST for a presentation from J. Jägermeyr (

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Open Access: In a circular #foodsystem, animals are fed low-opportunity #biomass → smaller herds & lower animal production. A resource-allocation model is used to examine if adoption of circularity in EU27 + UK meets requirements of #EAT #Lancet diet

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Circularity in animal production requires a change in the EAT-Lancet diet in Europe

Nature Food - In a circular food system, animals are solely fed with low-opportunity biomass, resulting in substantially smaller herds and lower animal production. Using a resource-allocation...

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Food and Land Use Coalition

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Jan 7

#FoodSystemsTransformation requires integrating and aligning food and land-use practices with policy analysis. Read

@FSECommission

’s latest paper in

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to learn more rdcu.be/cDgEM

Food and physics? Interesting Review (from 2005) in

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: 'Foodstuffs are governed by the rules of soft condensed matter physics but with all the complications related to real systems' #foodphysics #food #materials

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Understanding foods as soft materials

Nature Materials - Understanding foods as soft materials

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Jan 6

Article: A systematic scoping review of impacts of #foodsystem #plastic on environmental indicators, #foodsecurity & human #health. Research to date has focused on #agricultural production, with gaps on low-income regions & human health. #systematicreview

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A systematic scoping review of environmental, food security and health impacts of food system...

Nature Food - Food systems rely on plastics, but a top-level understanding of their effects on environmental, food security and human health remains poorly explored. The systematic scoping review...

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Jan 6

'We take big risks on technology in large, proven markets that can move the needle on big societal problems. Food fits the bill perfectly.' Sincere thanks to

@SamirKaul1

@khoslaventures

for this insightful World View on #venturecapital in #foodtechnology

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Venture capital accelerates food technology innovation

Nature Food - Start-ups are now the predominant source of innovation in all categories of food technology. Venture capital can accelerate innovation by enabling start-ups to pursue niche areas,...

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Nature Food

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Jan 6

Correspondence: The #UNFSS2021 highlighted the urgency to #nourish people without undermining the #environment. Yet, the international community is failing to position food systems #transformation at the heart of #policy, as recently evidenced at #COP26 nature.com/articles/s4301

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Jan 6

#UNLAgroHort grad student &

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educator

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with

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, joined contributors from around the world in writing “On-Farm Experimentation to transform global agriculture.”

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Comment: Transport of live animals across EU member states indicates socioeconomic benefits, in spite of #animalwelfare. These benefits to players within the #foodsystem must be explored in revisions of #EU animal welfare #legislation for farmed animals.

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Socio-economic reasons for long-distance cross-border transport of animals in the EU

Nature Food - The transport of live animals across European Union (EU) member states indicates socio-economic benefits of moving animals instead of meat, in spite of animal welfare. In the revision...

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Nature Food

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Dec 20, 2021

December's issue features #venturecapital for #foodtechnology, #verticalfarming, #foodinsecurity in South Sudan, #foodsystems development pathways, #netzero target equvialent for #food, point-of-use #soil #nitrogen sensors, #COVID19 impact on #diet & more! nature.com/natfood/volume

Nutrition for Growth and 7 others

Nature Food

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Jan 6

'We take big risks on technology in large, proven markets that can move the needle on big societal problems. Food fits the bill perfectly.' Sincere thanks to

@SamirKaul1

@khoslaventures

for this insightful World View on #venturecapital in #foodtechnology

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Venture capital accelerates food technology innovation

Nature Food - Start-ups are now the predominant source of innovation in all categories of food technology. Venture capital can accelerate innovation by enabling start-ups to pursue niche areas,...