Abstract:Feeding an increasingly affluent population is a huge challenge facing global agriculture. In contrast to “large-scale farming” in developed economies (e.g. Europe and the United States), developing countries are dominated by “smallholder farms” relying on traditional farming practices but increasingly with substantial nitrogen overuse leading to severe environmental degradation and adverse human health. Here, we explore the potential for better nitrogen use by synthesizing the global relationship between farm… Show more
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