Use both the renv package and the Imports field in DESCRIPTION file for reproducible projects?

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I am creating a project (not a package) using usethis::create_project. I would like to make this a project for easy collaboration and reproducibility.

I understand that the renv package aids in dependency management, and collaborators/reproducers can use renv::restore to get all dependencies. I also understand that I can use the Imports field in the DESCRIPTION file to state dependencies, and collaborators/reproducers can use devtools::load_all to load the project dependencies.

Is there an advice on which of the two options to use? Or use both? And if so, do they interact?

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