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Agricultural R&D is on the move

Big shifts in where research and development in food and agriculture is carried out will shape future global food production, write Philip G. Pardey and colleagues.

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Pardey, P., Chan-Kang, C., Dehmer, S. et al. Agricultural R&D is on the move. Nature 537, 301–303 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/537301a

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