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Urine is no waste

Kullon village in Sweden shows how to use it as a fertiliser source

Global call to manage nitrogen

Split profits

Applying small quantities of fertilisers repeatedly gives a better crop yield than a single large dose

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Cutting back

Sub-standard fertilisers destroying farm land in Nepal

Unproductive augmentation

Sewage power

Mumbai's Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers recycles sewage to run the cooling towers of its plants

India's fertiliser subsidy policy favours the industry

Government's subsidy policy remains pro-industry

Stir bears fruit

Fatally fixated

The precarious geopolitics of phosphorous

Both nitrogen and phosphorous are essential to life. Lynchpins both to global food production, circulating through synthesis or export and then …

Fuelling a crisis

Revised urea policy rekindles debate on just allocation of cleaner fuels

Trouble in frying pan

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Back in f(l)avour

Entry of high yielding hybrid rice has spelt doom for traditional diversity in the Konkan belt. Thanks to a science academy, the ancient legacy …

Fertilizer companies will not allow meaningful action in agriculture during COP 21: report

The report says the role of fertilizers in contributing to climate change has been severely misunderstood 

FAW attack: Centre orders seed treatment with ‘unapproved’ chemicals

The government has recommended use of controversial chemicals for treatment of seeds without prior permission from the Central Insecticide Board …

From living in a mud house to a fixed roof, this Malawian farmer knows the value of climate-smart agriculture

Grace Manda from Malawi never thought a climate-resilient method of farming could help her build a fixed roof, send her kids to school, that too …