Tripling crop yields in tropical africa

被引:149
作者
Sanchez, Pedro A. [1 ]
机构
[1] Columbia Univ, Earth Inst, Palisades, NY 10964 USA
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HUNGER; WORLD;
D O I
10.1038/ngeo853
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P [天文学、地球科学];
学科分类号
07 ;
摘要
Between 1960 and 2000, Asian and Latin American food production tripled, thanks to the use of high-yielding varieties of crops. Africa can follow suit, but only if depletion of soil nutrients is addressed.
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