An analysis of China's fertilizer policies: Impacts on the industry, food security, and the environment

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 972-981

  Li, Yuxuan ^a   Zhang, Weifeng ^a   Ma, Lin ^a,b   Huang, Gaoqiang ^a   Oenema, Oene ^b   Zhang, Fusuo ^a   Dou, Zhengxia ^c  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL GROWTHS; CENTRAL PLANNING; DOMESTIC DEMAND; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; FERTILIZER INDUSTRY; FERTILIZER PRODUCTION; NUTRIENT POLLUTION; POLLUTION PROBLEMS;

AGRICULTURE; FOOD SUPPLY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

FERTILIZERS;

FERTILIZER;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHINA; FOOD SECURITY; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PLANNING; POLICY; AGRICULTURE; CATERING SERVICE; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

AGRICULTURE; CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; FERTILIZERS; FOOD SUPPLY;

EID: 84881517047     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2012.0465     Document Type: Article

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