Nitrogen Optimization: Strageties to tackle the climate crisis in food production

The maintenance of food production and its potential future development depend on adaptation and mitigation strategies to tackle the climate crisis; and nutrients use efficiency in production systems with high N requirements.

Context of the story

The implemented initiative

The technological solution

Nitrogen is a critical component of the economy, food security, and planetary health. Many of the world's sustainability targets hinge on global nitrogen solutions.
Houlton, B. Z.et al. (2019). A world of cobenefits: solving the global nitrogen challenge. Earth's future, 7(8), 865-872.

Results

Participating Organizations

Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INIA) - Chile
Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina (UNALM) - Perú
Instituto Dominicano de Investigaciones Agropecuarias y Forestales  (IDIAF) - República Dominicana
 Instituto de Innovación Agropecuaria de Panamá (IDIAP) - Panamá
Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) - Argentina
Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria  (INIA) - Perú
Asociación Argentina de Productores en Siembra Directa (AAPRESID) - Argentina
HUARAL (HUARAL) - Perú
FUNDICCEP  (FUNDICCEP ) - Panamá

Main donors

Ministry for Primary Industries NZ
Global Research Alliance (GRA) - Nueva Zelanda
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