Suggested Fertilizer-Related Policies for Governments and International Agencies

摘要

To provide an adequate food supply for their growing populations, developing countries should plan to increase their use of fertilizer at least five-fold by the year 2000. Achieving this goal will require that a high priority be assigned to increasing fertilizer production, distribution, and use with maximum efficiency. This report suggests several policies that may be employed and steps individual countries may take to pursue such goals. Exploration of the extent and quality of raw materials needed for fertilizer manufacture can be stimulated through attracting investment capital and providing tax incentives to invest. Studies on efficient use of organic waste materials and other studies on the economics of manufacture, distribution, consumption, and demand of fertilizers and related environmental aspects should be performed to determine the best use of resources to meet the present and future needs.