Publication ~ Best Agricultural Practices

Part 1 - General principles of fertilizer best management practices

• Nutrient use efficiency – measurement and management
  A. Dobermann
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• Right product, right rate, right time and right place … the foundation of best management practices for fertilizer
  T.L. Roberts
  Paper | Slides

• Balanced fertilization for sustainable use of plant nutrients
  L. Cissé
  Paper | Slides

• Site-specific nutrient management
  R.J. Buresh and C. Witt
  Paper | Slides

• Integrated farming and integrated plant nutrient management
  C. Drummond
  Paper | Slides

• "Teaspoon feeding": precise plant nutrition through advanced application methods
  E. Barak and S. Raban
  Paper | Slides

• Fertilizer best management practices in the context of product stewardship
  J. Lammel
  Paper | Slides

• Can we define a global framework within which fertilizer best management practices can be adapted to local conditions?
  P.E. Fixen
  Paper | Slides

• Fertilizer best management practices: what level of adaptation to local conditions is realistic in a developing country context?
  J. Ryan
  Paper | Slides

Part 2 - Strategy for the adoption of fertilizer best management practices

• Adoption of fertilizer best management practices: the need for a sociological approach
  F.G. Palis, R.J. Buresh, G.R. Singleton and R.J. Flor
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• FBMPs and sustainable agricultural sustainable development
  R. Jain
  Slides

• Changing farmers’ behavior in developing countries for a wider adoption of fertilizer best management practices – experience in Thailand
  K. Soitong
  Paper | Slides

• Farmers’ behavior and codes of fertiliser best management practices in India – viewpoint of Tata Chemicals Ltd
  B.B. Singh
  Paper | Slides

• Preliminary synthesis of farmers’ attitudes and preferences towards nutrient application in China and India
  H. Magen, P. Imas and S.K. Bansal
  Paper | Slides

• Stewardship of crop protection products: maximising benefits and minimising risks
  K.A. Jones
  Paper | Slides

Part 3 - Voluntary initiatives vs regulations

• Regulating nutrient use and farming practice
  N.A. Braathen
  Slides

• An economic evaluation of best management practices for crop nutrients in Canadian agriculture
  R. Larson
  Paper | Slides

• Fertilizer best management practices in South America’s agricultural systems
  R. Melgar and E. Daher
  Paper | Slides

• Voluntary farm management qualification under the French official “Agriculture Raisonnée” scheme
  P. Eveillard
  Paper | Slides

• Voluntary initiatives undertaken by the fertiliser industry of New Zealand
  H. Furness
  Paper | Slides

• Fertcare® – putting best practice into stewardship
  N. Drew
  Paper

• Principles, dissemination and performance of fertilizer best management practices developed in China
  F.S. Zhang, M.S. Fan and W.F. Zhang
  Paper | Slides

• Voluntary initiatives and regulations for fertiliser best management practices in India
  R.K. Tewatia
  Paper | Slides

• Fertilizer best management practices in Pakistan
  N. Ahmad
  Paper | Slides

• Fertilizer best management practices in Southeast Asia
  R.J. Buresh, C. Witt and J.M.C. Pasuquin
  Paper | Slides

• Balance fertilization supporting sustainable rice self sufficiency in Indonesia
  H. Taslim and K. Sasradipura
  Slides

• Global assessment of the situation of fertilizer best management practices
  A. Krauss
  Paper | Slides

• Possible entry points for action, an FAO overview
  J. Poulisse
  Paper | Slides

• Strategies for controlling nitrogen emissions from agriculture: regulatory, voluntary and economic approaches
  M.A. Sutton, J.W. Erisman and O. Oenema
  Paper | Slides

• Indian farmers' perspective
  R. Jain
  Slides