Nature Food The world faces unprecedented challenges in sustaining the health of the planet and 10 billion people occupying it by 2050. Nature Food will provide researchers and policy-makers with a breadth of evidence and expert narrative for securing and optimising food systems for the future. http://feeds.nature.com/natfood/rss/current Nature Publishing Group en © 2024 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved. Nature Food © 2024 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved. permissions@nature.com Nature Food https://www.nature.com/uploads/product/natfood/rss.png http://feeds.nature.com/natfood/rss/current <![CDATA[Phosphorus applications adjusted to optimal crop yields can help sustain global phosphorus reserves]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-024-00952-9 Nature Food, Published online: 25 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s43016-024-00952-9

Ongoing depletion rates of phosphorus reserves might pose a challenge to future food security. This Analysis estimates the effects of matching plant-available soil Olsen P concentrations with thresholds for optimal yields of grassland and 28 crops on the longevity of global P reserves.]]>
R. W. McDowellP. PletnyakovP. M. Haygarth doi:10.1038/s43016-024-00952-9 Nature Food, Published online: 2024-03-25; | doi:10.1038/s43016-024-00952-9 2024-03-25 Nature Food 10.1038/s43016-024-00952-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-024-00952-9
<![CDATA[Agri-environmental policies from 1960 to 2022]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-024-00945-8 Nature Food, Published online: 22 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s43016-024-00945-8

A lack of systematized information on existing agri-environmental policies poses challenges for research and practice. A new database with more than 6,000 agri-environmental policies implemented over the past six decades around the world helps fill the gap. This information enables the extraction of valuable insights for policymakers, academics and businesses.]]>
David WuepperIlsabe WiebeckeLara MeierSarah VogelsangerSelina BramatoAndrea FürholzRobert Finger doi:10.1038/s43016-024-00945-8 Nature Food, Published online: 2024-03-22; | doi:10.1038/s43016-024-00945-8 2024-03-22 Nature Food 10.1038/s43016-024-00945-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-024-00945-8
<![CDATA[Contribution of fragmented croplands]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-024-00937-8 Nature Food, Published online: 21 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s43016-024-00937-8

Cropland fragmentation poses a significant threat to agricultural sustainability in China. Rational crop layout is required for different ecological regions to manage the fragmented croplands.]]>
Xiaolong Wang doi:10.1038/s43016-024-00937-8 Nature Food, Published online: 2024-03-21; | doi:10.1038/s43016-024-00937-8 2024-03-21 Nature Food 10.1038/s43016-024-00937-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-024-00937-8
<![CDATA[Managing fragmented croplands for environmental and economic benefits in China]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-024-00938-7 Nature Food, Published online: 21 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s43016-024-00938-7

Using spatial statistics on a detailed land use map, the study highlights the impact of cropland fragmentation in China. Optimizing cropping structures to meet animal food demand or relocating fragmented croplands for large-scale farming can release the potential of the fragmented croplands for increased agricultural productivity and environmental protection.]]>
Ouping DengJiangyou RanShuai HuangJiakun DuanStefan ReisJiabao ZhangYong-Guan ZhuJianming XuBaojing Gu doi:10.1038/s43016-024-00938-7 Nature Food, Published online: 2024-03-21; | doi:10.1038/s43016-024-00938-7 2024-03-21 Nature Food 10.1038/s43016-024-00938-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-024-00938-7
<![CDATA[On the value of food systems research]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-024-00960-9 Nature Food, Published online: 20 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s43016-024-00960-9

Every study has limitations; the question is whether it moves the field forward and what this entails for each community.]]>
doi:10.1038/s43016-024-00960-9 Nature Food, Published online: 2024-03-20; | doi:10.1038/s43016-024-00960-9 2024-03-20 Nature Food 10.1038/s43016-024-00960-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-024-00960-9
<![CDATA[Towards a nutritional balance of fish for feed and fish for food]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-024-00933-y Nature Food, Published online: 20 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s43016-024-00933-y

Wild forage fish can provide nutrients essential for human health, yet some nutrients may be lost when forage fish are used as aquafeeds. Reallocating a third of food-grade forage fish towards direct human consumption can optimize seafood systems to deliver dietary nutrients for feed and food at different scales.]]>
Richard S. Cottrell doi:10.1038/s43016-024-00933-y Nature Food, Published online: 2024-03-20; | doi:10.1038/s43016-024-00933-y 2024-03-20 Nature Food 10.1038/s43016-024-00933-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-024-00933-y
<![CDATA[Wild fish consumption can balance nutrient retention in farmed fish]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-024-00932-z Nature Food, Published online: 20 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s43016-024-00932-z

A mass-balance and fish-in/fish-out ratio approach demonstrates that redistributing wild-caught fish used in salmon aquaculture to human consumption could improve nutrient retention and support sustainable marine resource use.]]>
David F. WillerRichard NewtonWesley MalcorpsBjorn KokDavid LittleAnneli LofstedtBaukje de RoosJames P. W. Robinson doi:10.1038/s43016-024-00932-z Nature Food, Published online: 2024-03-20; | doi:10.1038/s43016-024-00932-z 2024-03-20 Nature Food 10.1038/s43016-024-00932-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-024-00932-z
<![CDATA[Seafood access in Kiribati]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-024-00956-5 Nature Food, Published online: 18 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s43016-024-00956-5

Seafood access in Kiribati]]>
Annisa Chand doi:10.1038/s43016-024-00956-5 Nature Food, Published online: 2024-03-18; | doi:10.1038/s43016-024-00956-5 2024-03-18 Nature Food 10.1038/s43016-024-00956-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-024-00956-5