Integrated approach for managing fertilizer intensification linked environmental issues

• Published in: Management of environmental quality Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 324 - 347
• Main Authors: Pandey, Chitra, Diwan, Hema
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bradford Emerald Publishing Limited 12.03.2018; Emerald Group Publishing Limited
• Subjects: Agricultural economics; Agricultural pollution; Agricultural practices; Agricultural production; Agricultural research; Agriculture; Agrochemicals; Agronomy; Attitudes; Data processing; Environmental degradation; Environmental impact; Environmental monitoring; Environmental quality; Farm income; Farm management; Farmers; Farms; Fertility; Fertilizer application; Fertilizers; Food contamination; Food security; Food supply; Influence; Integrated approach; Knowledge management; Loans; Nitrates; Nitrogen; Organic farming; Pesticides; Seeds; Soil contamination; Soil pollution; Soil quality; Soil water; Statistical analysis; Studies; Substitutes; Sustainability; Sustainable agriculture; Sustainable practices; Value chain; Variance analysis; Water pollution; Water resources; Uttar Pradesh India; India; Agricultural sustainability; Attitude behaviour framework; Organic fertilizer; Fertilizer use; Soil fertility status

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the critical factors associated with growing fertilizer usage culminating in contamination of soil/water in agriculturally intensive regions of Uttar Pradesh, India. The agriculture sector is seen as one of the major contributors in ensuring food se...