Abstract 16% of China’s soil was polluted beyond acceptable standards, and 19.4% of China’s total arable land (65mn out of 334mn acres) was badly contaminated by heavy metals. As the government estimates 300mn acres of arable land is needed to maintain the nation’s food security. Soil pollution and contamination is more acute in Southern…
Abstract The fertilizers market is estimated to reach $151.8 Billion by 2020 at a high CAGR. China is the largest market with the highest share. Major countries of Asia-Pacific region such as China, India, Pakistan, and Indonesia are involved in many agricultural activities, which make it high demand region for fertilizers. Apart from Asia-Pacific, the…
Abstract China has widened the scope of its anti-pollution efforts to include soil pollution for the first time. A specific plan of action for the prevention and control of soil pollution will come into force during the period of the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20), and the nation’s first specific national law on the control and…