Potential of extensification of European agriculture for a more sustainable food system, focusing on nitrogen

Most global strategies for future food security focus on sustainable intensification of production of food and involve increased use of nitrogen fertilizer and manure. The external costs of current high nitrogen (N) losses from agriculture in the European Union, are 0.3–1.9% of gross domestic produc...

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Main Authors: Hans J M van Grinsven, Jan Willem Erisman, Wim de Vries, Henk Westhoek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2015-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/10/2/025002