Reforming fertilizer import policies for sustainable intensification of agricultural systems in Sri Lanka: Is there a failure?
The government of Sri Lanka has implemented a myriad of fertilizer import and use options during 2015 – 2021 with the objective of making agricultural systems more financially and environmentally sustainable. However, these actions were not fully informed by global and national evidence. This brief...
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| author | Weerahewa, Jeevika Senaratne, Athula Babu, Suresh Chandra |
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| description | The government of Sri Lanka has implemented a myriad of fertilizer import and use options during 2015 – 2021 with the objective of making agricultural systems more financially and environmentally sustainable. However, these actions were not fully informed by global and national evidence. This brief illustrates how the fertilizer environment influences the performance of agricultural systems in Sri Lanka, reviews past changes and presents a set of options for sustainable intensification of Sri Lankan agricultural systems. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1420272024-10-25T08:03:58Z Reforming fertilizer import policies for sustainable intensification of agricultural systems in Sri Lanka: Is there a failure? Weerahewa, Jeevika Senaratne, Athula Babu, Suresh Chandra fertilizers agricultural policies pollution sustainability yield losses organic fertilizers soil quality food security import controls farming systems The government of Sri Lanka has implemented a myriad of fertilizer import and use options during 2015 – 2021 with the objective of making agricultural systems more financially and environmentally sustainable. However, these actions were not fully informed by global and national evidence. This brief illustrates how the fertilizer environment influences the performance of agricultural systems in Sri Lanka, reviews past changes and presents a set of options for sustainable intensification of Sri Lankan agricultural systems. 2021-08-27 2024-05-22T12:09:50Z 2024-05-22T12:09:50Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142027 en Open Access Michigan State University Weerahewa, Jeevika; Senaratne, Athula; and Babu, Suresh Chandra. 2021. Reforming fertilizer import policies for sustainable intensification of agricultural systems in Sri Lanka: Is there a failure? PRCI Research Notes 3. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University. https://www.canr.msu.edu/prci/publications/Policy-Research-Notes/PRCI_PRN_3.pdf |
| spellingShingle | fertilizers agricultural policies pollution sustainability yield losses organic fertilizers soil quality food security import controls farming systems Weerahewa, Jeevika Senaratne, Athula Babu, Suresh Chandra Reforming fertilizer import policies for sustainable intensification of agricultural systems in Sri Lanka: Is there a failure? |
| title | Reforming fertilizer import policies for sustainable intensification of agricultural systems in Sri Lanka: Is there a failure? |
| title_full | Reforming fertilizer import policies for sustainable intensification of agricultural systems in Sri Lanka: Is there a failure? |
| title_fullStr | Reforming fertilizer import policies for sustainable intensification of agricultural systems in Sri Lanka: Is there a failure? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reforming fertilizer import policies for sustainable intensification of agricultural systems in Sri Lanka: Is there a failure? |
| title_short | Reforming fertilizer import policies for sustainable intensification of agricultural systems in Sri Lanka: Is there a failure? |
| title_sort | reforming fertilizer import policies for sustainable intensification of agricultural systems in sri lanka is there a failure |
| topic | fertilizers agricultural policies pollution sustainability yield losses organic fertilizers soil quality food security import controls farming systems |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142027 |
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