• Economics
• Published 2014
• DOI:10.1016/j.landusepol.2013.01.008

Identifying entry points to improve fertilizer use efficiency in Taihu Basin, China

@inproceedings{Ma2014IdentifyingEP,
  title={Identifying entry points to improve fertilizer use efficiency in Taihu Basin, China},
  author={Li Ma and Shuyi Feng and Pytrik Reidsma and Futian Qu and N. B. M. Heerink},
  year={2014}
}

• Li Ma, Shuyi Feng, +2 authors N. B. M. Heerink

Overuse of fertilizers in China causes environmental problems and high costs for farmers. In this paper we aim to identify entry points to improve fertilizer use efficiency in Taihu Basin, China. We use stochastic frontier analysis to estimate the technical and fertilizer use efficiency of rice production based on a survey held among 320 households in Wuxi, Zhenjiang and Changzhou, located upstream of Taihu Lake. Subsequently, Tobit model is applied to analyze factors influencing fertilizer use… CONTINUE READING

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