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Fertilizer Prices and Deforestation Impact by Ichsan Johanjaya is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This study examines the impact of rising urea fertilizer prices on deforestation in Sub-Saharan Africa, finding a significant correlation where a 1% increase in prices leads to an average loss of 97.65 hectares of forest. The research highlights that high fertilizer costs discourage its use, prompting farmers to expand agricultural land into forests, thus exacerbating deforestation. Policy recommendations include supporting fertilizer subsidies and stabilizing prices to mitigate forest loss and enhance food
- Author
- Ichsan Johanjaya
- Language
- EN