Papers presented at the IFA International Workshop on Fertilizer Best Management Practices 7-9 March 2007, Brussels, Belgium. — Paris: International Fertilizer Industry Association, 2007. — 259 pp.
ISBN 2-9523139-2-X.Contents.
General principles of fertilizer best management practices.
Nutrient use efficiency – measurement and management (A. Dobermann).
Right product, right rate, right time and right place … the foundation of best management practices for fertilizer (T.L. Roberts).
Balanced fertilization for sustainable use of plant nutrients (L. Cissé).
Site-specific nutrient management (R.J. Buresh and C. Witt).
Integrated farming and integrated plant nutrient management (C. Drummond).
"Teaspoon feeding": precise plant nutrition through advanced application methods (E. Barak and S. Raban).
Fertilizer best management practices in the context of product stewardship (J. Lammel).
Can we define a global framework within which fertilizer best management practices can be adapted to local conditions? (P.E. Fixen).
Fertilizer best management practices: what level of adaptation to local conditions is realistic in a developing country context? (J. Ryan).
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).
Changing farmers’ behavior in developing countries for a wider adoption of fertilizer best management practices – experience in Thailand (K. Soitong).
Farmers’ behavior and codes of fertiliser best management practices in India – viewpoint of Tata Chemicals Ltd (B.B. Singh).
Preliminary synthesis of farmers’ attitudes and preferences towards nutrient application in China and India (H. Magen, P. Imas and S.K. Bansal).
Stewardship of crop protection products: maximising benefits and minimising risks (K.A. Jones).
Voluntary initiatives vs regulations.
An economic evaluation of best management practices for crop nutrients in Canadian agriculture (R. Larson).
Fertilizer best management practices in South America’s agricultural systems (R. Melgar and E. Daher).
Vountary farm management qualification under the French official Agriculture Raisonnée scheme (P. Eveillard).
Voluntary initiatives undertaken by the fertiliser industry of New Zealand (H. Furness).
Fertcare® – putting best practice into stewardship (N. Drew).
Principles, dissemination and performance of fertilizer best management practices developed in China (F.S. Zhang, M.S. Fan and W.F. Zhang).
Voluntary initiatives and regulations for fertiliser best management practices in India (R.K. Tewatia).
Fertilizer best management practices in Pakistan (N. Ahmad).
Fertilizer best management practices in Southeast Asia (R.J. Buresh, C. Witt and J.M.C. Pasuquin).
Global assessment of the situation of fertilizer best management practices (A. Krauss).
Possible entry points for action, an FAO overview (J. Poulisse).
Strategies for controlling nitrogen emissions from agriculture: regulatory, voluntary and economic approaches (M.A. Sutton, J.W. Erisman and O. Oenema).
