Biodiversity

2010 International Year of Biodivsersity

While agriculture contributes significantly to conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, it is also a major driver of biodiversity loss.

 
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Agriculture has to face two main challenges in relation with biodiversity:

  • to sustain agricultural biodiversity and ecosystem services provided by, and necessary for, agriculture, and
  • to mitigate the negative impacts of agricultural systems and practices on biodiversity
The basic principle behind fertilizer best management practices is simple, that is the "4R"- using the right fertilizer product(s) at the right rate, right time and right place which conveys how fertilizer applications can be managed to achieve economic, social and environmental goals.

The major challenge for agriculture is to ensure:

  • food security
  • adequate nutrition
  • stable livelihoods for all, now and in the future

by increasing food production while adopting sustainable and efficient agriculture, sustainable consumption of resources, and landscape-level planning to ensure the preservation of biodiversity.

   
   

The fertilizer industry can:
• Contribute to increasing yields on existing arable land preserving further encroachment on wild habitats
• Reduce the negative impact of inappropriate fertilizer use by disseminating best practices

   
   
   
   

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