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Pursuing sustainable productivity with millions of smallholder farmers

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  • Zhenling Cui

    (College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University)

  • Hongyan Zhang

    (College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University)

  • Xinping Chen

    (College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University)

  • Chaochun Zhang

    (College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University)

  • Wenqi Ma

    (College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural University of Hebei)

  • Chengdong Huang

    (College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University)

  • Weifeng Zhang

    (College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University)

  • Guohua Mi

    (College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University)

  • Yuxin Miao

    (College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University)

  • Xiaolin Li

    (College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University)

  • Qiang Gao

    (College of Resources and Environment, Jilin Agricultural University)

  • Jianchang Yang

    (Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology of Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou University)

  • Zhaohui Wang

    (Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University)

  • Youliang Ye

    (College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Henan Agricultural University)

  • Shiwei Guo

    (College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University)

  • Jianwei Lu

    (Huazhong Agricultural University)

  • Jianliang Huang

    (Huazhong Agricultural University)

  • Shihua Lv

    (Soil and Fertilizer Research Institute, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences)

  • Yixiang Sun

    (Soil and Fertilizer Research Institute, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences)

  • Yuanying Liu

    (College of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University)

  • Xianlong Peng

    (College of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University)

  • Jun Ren

    (Institute of Agricultural Resource and Environment, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences)

  • Shiqing Li

    (State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University)

  • Xiping Deng

    (State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University)

  • Xiaojun Shi

    (College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University)

  • Qiang Zhang

    (Institute of Agricultural Environment and Resources, Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences)

  • Zhiping Yang

    (Institute of Agricultural Environment and Resources, Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences)

  • Li Tang

    (College of Resources and Environmental Science, Yunnan Agricultural University)

  • Changzhou Wei

    (Agriculture College, Shihezi University)

  • Liangliang Jia

    (Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences)

  • Jiwang Zhang

    (College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University)

  • Mingrong He

    (College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University)

  • Yanan Tong

    (Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University)

  • Qiyuan Tang

    (College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural University)

  • Xuhua Zhong

    (Rice Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Science)

  • Zhaohui Liu

    (Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences)

  • Ning Cao

    (College of Plant Science, Jilin University)

  • Changlin Kou

    (Institute of Plant Nutrition and Resource Environment, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences)

  • Hao Ying

    (College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University)

  • Yulong Yin

    (College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University)

  • Xiaoqiang Jiao

    (College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University)

  • Qingsong Zhang

    (College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University)

  • Mingsheng Fan

    (College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University)

  • Rongfeng Jiang

    (College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University)

  • Fusuo Zhang

    (College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University)

  • Zhengxia Dou

    (Center for Animal Health and Productivity, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania)

Abstract

Millions of Chinese smallholder farmers were persuaded to adopt enhanced management practices, which led to a greater yield, reduced nitrogen fertilizer use and improved environmental performance throughout China.

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  • Zhenling Cui & Hongyan Zhang & Xinping Chen & Chaochun Zhang & Wenqi Ma & Chengdong Huang & Weifeng Zhang & Guohua Mi & Yuxin Miao & Xiaolin Li & Qiang Gao & Jianchang Yang & Zhaohui Wang & Youliang Y, 2018. "Pursuing sustainable productivity with millions of smallholder farmers," Nature, Nature, vol. 555(7696), pages 363-366, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:555:y:2018:i:7696:d:10.1038_nature25785
    DOI: 10.1038/nature25785
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