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
作者: Paul Van Mele
其他作家: Access Agriculture
组 织: Access Agriculture
年份: 2021
国家: Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, India, Madagascar, Mali
类别: 博文
内容语言: English