Of fertilizers and immigration
Chemical or mineral fertilizers have long been touted by agro-industry and by governments as a necessity to feed the growing world population. Sixty years after the start of the Green Revolution, the damage caused to farmland, surface water and groundwater, biodiversity and farmers’ livelihoods has forced policy-makers in India and in the European Union to curb the overuse of fertilizers and encourage more environmentally-friendly ways of farming.
Title of publication: Access Agriculture Blog
المؤلف: Paul Van Mele
مؤلفين آخرين: Access Agriculture
المنظمة: Access Agriculture
السنة: 2021
البلد/البلدان: Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, India, Madagascar, Mali
النوع: مقالة في مدونة إلكترونية
النص الكامل متاح على: https://www.accessagriculture.org/fertilizers-and-immigration
لغة المحتوى: English