Date: January, 2009
Abstract: The world supply of manufactured farm inputs, including fertilizer, agrochemicals and fuel, has been tested to full capacity in recent years, placing huge pressure on farmers to optimize their use as prices increased rapidly.
Global fertilizer consumption had been growing at a five year average of 2% per year until 2006/07 when growth in consumption doubled to 4%. South-East Asia and Latin America have been the fastest growing regions in fertilizer consumption, increasing from a comb...
Research Type: Australia/New Zealand Global Focus