Microbial repair and ecological justice: A new paradigm for agriculture

Abstract In this paper, we put forward a case for repair by showing how food security, rural economic resilience, ecological restoration, and environmental justice can be achieved through a repaired agricultural microbiome. Microbial repair must reverse the damage done by legacies of agricultural in...

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Main Authors: George Cusworth, B. Brett Finlay, Nhu H. Nguyen, Jamie Lorimer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-05-01
Series:npj Sustainable Agriculture
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s44264-025-00062-4
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Summary:Abstract In this paper, we put forward a case for repair by showing how food security, rural economic resilience, ecological restoration, and environmental justice can be achieved through a repaired agricultural microbiome. Microbial repair must reverse the damage done by legacies of agricultural intensification to restore the microbiome’s ability to deliver key agricultural and societal functions. This project demands collaboration from diverse food system actors building on different types of knowledge.
ISSN:2731-9202