Perspective reveals technological innovation and agronomic investment drive agricultural sustainability, highlighting the need for farmer economic support amid declining commodity prices.
• Sustainable agriculture is complex and includes multiple interdependent goals. • Sound science and innovation are the keys to sustainable agriculture, and are already delivering results. • Greater investment is needed in the basics of agronomy, biotechnology, and plant breeding to ensure that farmers and consumers everywhere benefit from science and technology. • Farmers must receive support for implementing sustainability measures, especially in light of the downward trend of commodity prices.
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