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