Fertiliser
Environment
Smart fertilisers for food security
Fertilisers that increase nitrogen efficiency are being designed to boost crop productivity while reducing farming costs and environmental impact
Environment
Five priorities for managing nitrogen pollution
Nitrogen is essential for life on Earth, but excess can damage the environment. Researchers recommend five areas of focus for management: Production, People, Planet, Policy and Partnerships
Environment
We need to stop flushing opportunity down the toilet
New technology that can convert human urine into fertiliser onsite could enable an expansion of urban farming and eventually provide a sustainable resource for agriculture
Sciences & Technology
What you need to know about nitrogen pollution
Could a new measurement more accurately identify places at risk of damaging levels of nitrogen?
Environment
Small farms and China’s reliance on agricultural chemicals
Overuse of agricultural chemicals is taking a toll on health and the environment in China, and small farm size is a big part of the problem
Sciences & Technology
The power of recycled poo
An international study has calculated how much good old-fashioned animal poo increases crop growth and reduces pollution, benefiting the bank balance and the environment
Sciences & Technology
Nitrogen pollution: Forgotten element of climate change
It has hidden behind carbon emissions in headlines for some time, but it is arguably a more challenging problem