Legume crops boost nutrition while protecting the environment

In a new study published by Frontiers, experts have determined that adding beans and other legumes to crop rotations could be key to more sustainable and nutritious food production. The study provides some of the first evidence that complementing traditional crop rotations with legumes produces both environmental and nutritional benefits.  "This strategy can contribute significantly to the specific European Union Green Deal Farm to Fork objectives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, chemical pesticide use and synthetic fertilizer use," said study first author Marcela Porto Costa of Bangor …