Nutrient Management
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Nitrogen fertilizers have significantly boosted agricultural productivity but come with environmental costs. While they enhance crop growth, unused nitrogen harms soil, pollutes waterways, and contributes to climate change. To mitigate these effects, farmers should apply fertilizers judiciously based on plant needs, timing, and placement. Project Drawdown defines optimal fertilizer application as using the right source, rate, time, and placement. This approach is crucial for both high-consumption countries with low nitrogen efficiency and those needing increased nutrient inputs. Education, assistance, incentives, and regulation can accelerate adoption, but the ultimate solution lies in land management practices that minimize or eliminate the need for synthetic nitrogen fertilizers.
Impact:
Reducing fertilizer overuse on 373.98-750.52 million hectares of farmland by 2050—up from an estimated 139 million hectares currently—could avoid nitrous oxide emissions equal to 2.77-11.48 gigatons of carbon dioxide. No investment is required, and farmers could save $22.82-63.84 billion from reduced fertilizer costs. Our analysis assumes adoption that roughly parallels conservation agriculture, as farmers are likely to be amenable to both practices.
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