Achieving the sustainable development goals in agriculture: The crucial role of nitrogen in cereal-based systems
The crucial link between agricultural growth and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations Development Programme is established through efficient use of nitrogen in the cereal production systems. Nitrogen, mostly in its reactive form as fertilizer or synthetic N, governs the...
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| author | Ladha, Jagdish K Jat, Mangi Lal Stirling, Clare M Chakraborty, Debashis Pradhan, Prajal Krupnik, Timothy J. Sapkota, Tek Bahadur Pathak, Himanshu Rana, Dharamvir Singh Tesfaye, Kindie Gerard, Bruno G. |
| author_browse | Chakraborty, Debashis Gerard, Bruno G. Jat, Mangi Lal Krupnik, Timothy J. Ladha, Jagdish K Pathak, Himanshu Pradhan, Prajal Rana, Dharamvir Singh Sapkota, Tek Bahadur Stirling, Clare M Tesfaye, Kindie |
| author_facet | Ladha, Jagdish K Jat, Mangi Lal Stirling, Clare M Chakraborty, Debashis Pradhan, Prajal Krupnik, Timothy J. Sapkota, Tek Bahadur Pathak, Himanshu Rana, Dharamvir Singh Tesfaye, Kindie Gerard, Bruno G. |
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| description | The crucial link between agricultural growth and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations Development Programme is established through efficient use of nitrogen in the cereal production systems. Nitrogen, mostly in its reactive form as fertilizer or synthetic N, governs the food production, and reconciles the productivity with economic and environmental considerations. However, N flows in the production system involves a large N leaking to the environment resulting in abysmally low nitrogen use efficiencies and environmental adversity. Agricultural system with sub-optimal N application is characterized with low crop productivity, spiraling into the vicious cycle of poverty, malnutrition and poor economy, a case most common in the sub-Saharan Africa. These essentially relate to SDG 1 (no-poverty), 2 (zero-hunger), 3 (good health and well-being), 8 (decent work and economic growth) and 15 (life on land). Excess or imbalanced fertilizer N in most of China and parts of India led to serious environmental hazards, degradation of land and economic loss. Balancing the amount of N input in these regions will contribute in achieving the SDG 13 (climate action). Meeting some of the SDGs (5, gender equality; 6, clean water and sanitation; 10: reduced inequalities; etc.) requires optimum N application, which will also ensure “responsible consumption and production” (SDG 12). The quest for an appropriate N management needs accounting for the N surplus in a production system, and evolving strategies for increasing the nitrogen use efficiency. Much effort has been made to this effect with varying success. Cutting-edge technological options are although available on the horizon, the success lies in improved awareness among the policy makers, stakeholders and farmers, and better research to quantify the linkage between N management and the SDGs, taking collectively. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1111382024-01-23T12:03:34Z Achieving the sustainable development goals in agriculture: The crucial role of nitrogen in cereal-based systems Ladha, Jagdish K Jat, Mangi Lal Stirling, Clare M Chakraborty, Debashis Pradhan, Prajal Krupnik, Timothy J. Sapkota, Tek Bahadur Pathak, Himanshu Rana, Dharamvir Singh Tesfaye, Kindie Gerard, Bruno G. agriculture food security climate change nitrogen The crucial link between agricultural growth and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations Development Programme is established through efficient use of nitrogen in the cereal production systems. Nitrogen, mostly in its reactive form as fertilizer or synthetic N, governs the food production, and reconciles the productivity with economic and environmental considerations. However, N flows in the production system involves a large N leaking to the environment resulting in abysmally low nitrogen use efficiencies and environmental adversity. Agricultural system with sub-optimal N application is characterized with low crop productivity, spiraling into the vicious cycle of poverty, malnutrition and poor economy, a case most common in the sub-Saharan Africa. These essentially relate to SDG 1 (no-poverty), 2 (zero-hunger), 3 (good health and well-being), 8 (decent work and economic growth) and 15 (life on land). Excess or imbalanced fertilizer N in most of China and parts of India led to serious environmental hazards, degradation of land and economic loss. Balancing the amount of N input in these regions will contribute in achieving the SDG 13 (climate action). Meeting some of the SDGs (5, gender equality; 6, clean water and sanitation; 10: reduced inequalities; etc.) requires optimum N application, which will also ensure “responsible consumption and production” (SDG 12). The quest for an appropriate N management needs accounting for the N surplus in a production system, and evolving strategies for increasing the nitrogen use efficiency. Much effort has been made to this effect with varying success. Cutting-edge technological options are although available on the horizon, the success lies in improved awareness among the policy makers, stakeholders and farmers, and better research to quantify the linkage between N management and the SDGs, taking collectively. 2020 2021-02-03T21:34:45Z 2021-02-03T21:34:45Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111138 en Limited Access Elsevier Ladha JK, Jat ML, Stirling CM, Chakraborty D, Pradhan P, Krupnik TJ, Sapkota TB, Pathak H, Rana DS, Tesfaye K, Gerard B. 2020. Achieving the sustainable development goals in agriculture: The crucial role of nitrogen in cereal-based systems. Advances in Agronomy 163:39-116. |
| spellingShingle | agriculture food security climate change nitrogen Ladha, Jagdish K Jat, Mangi Lal Stirling, Clare M Chakraborty, Debashis Pradhan, Prajal Krupnik, Timothy J. Sapkota, Tek Bahadur Pathak, Himanshu Rana, Dharamvir Singh Tesfaye, Kindie Gerard, Bruno G. Achieving the sustainable development goals in agriculture: The crucial role of nitrogen in cereal-based systems |
| title | Achieving the sustainable development goals in agriculture: The crucial role of nitrogen in cereal-based systems |
| title_full | Achieving the sustainable development goals in agriculture: The crucial role of nitrogen in cereal-based systems |
| title_fullStr | Achieving the sustainable development goals in agriculture: The crucial role of nitrogen in cereal-based systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Achieving the sustainable development goals in agriculture: The crucial role of nitrogen in cereal-based systems |
| title_short | Achieving the sustainable development goals in agriculture: The crucial role of nitrogen in cereal-based systems |
| title_sort | achieving the sustainable development goals in agriculture the crucial role of nitrogen in cereal based systems |
| topic | agriculture food security climate change nitrogen |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111138 |
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