Millions of Chinese farmers reap benefits of huge crop experiment
Millions of Chinese farmers reap benefits of huge crop experiment

        

        
            
        
        
            
                
                    
                        

    
        
            
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                07 March 2018
                
            

            

            
                
                
                    Decade-long study involving 21 million smallholders shows how evidence-based approaches could improve food security.
                
            
        
        
            
    
        
            
                
                    David Cyranoski
                
                
                    
                        
                            David Cyranoski reports for Nature from Shanghai, China.
                        
                    
                
                
                    
                
            
        
    

        
    
    


            
            


        
            
                
                    
                        

                        
                    
                
            

            
                
                    
                    
                

                

                
                    A landmark project to make agriculture more sustainable in China has significantly cut fertilizer use while boosting crop yields on millions of small farms across the country, researchers report in Nature1.
                    
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                doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-02792-7

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