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Crop diversity benefits increase with nation size

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Crop diversity and cropland area stabilize food production as much as irrigation, but larger countries are likely to benefit more. This relationship can guide policy development and nation-specific management strategies in the pursuit of stable food supplies.

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  1. Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA

    Zhenong Jin

  2. Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA

    David Tilman

  3. Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA

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Jin, Z., Tilman, D. Crop diversity benefits increase with nation size. Nat Food 5, 463–464 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-024-00999-8

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