Strategies to reduce nutrient pollution from manure management in China

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Chadwick, D. R., Williams, J. R., Lu, Y., Ma, L., Bai, Z., Hou, Y., Chen, X. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2020. Strategies to reduce nutrient pollution from manure management in China . Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering - FASE. 7 (1), pp. 45-55. https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FASE-2019293

AuthorsChadwick, D. R., Williams, J. R., Lu, Y., Ma, L., Bai, Z., Hou, Y., Chen, X. and Misselbrook, T. H.
Abstract

As the demand for livestock products continues to increase in China, so too does the challenge of managing increasing quantities of manure. Urgent action is needed to control point source (housing, storage and processing) and diffuse (field application) pollution and improve the utilization of manure nutrients and organic matter. Here, we review strategies to improve management at each stage of the manure management chain and at different scales. Many strategies require infrastructure investment, e.g., for containment of all manure fractions. Engineering solutions are needed to develop advanced composting systems with lower environmental footprints and design more efficient nutrient stripping technologies. At the field-scale, there is an urgent need to develop a manure nutrient recommendation system that accounts for the range of manure types, cropping systems, soils and climates throughout China. At the regional scale, coordinated planning is necessary to promote recoupling of livestock and cropping systems, and reduce nutrient accumulation in regions with little available landbank, while minimizing the risk of pollution swapping from one region to another. A range of stakeholders are needed to support the step change and innovation required to improve manure management, reduce reliance on inorganic fertilizers, and generate new business opportunities.

KeywordsCropping farms; Livestock production; Manure management chain; Recoupling; Nutrient loss
Year of Publication2020
JournalFrontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering - FASE
Journal citation7 (1), pp. 45-55
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FASE-2019293
Open accessPublished as ‘gold’ (paid) open access
FunderBBSRC Newton funding
Funder project or codeUK - China Virtual Joint Centre for Improved Nitrogen Agronomy (CINAG)
Publisher's version
Output statusPublished
Publication dates
OnlineJun 2020
Publication process dates
Accepted08 Oct 2019
PublisherHigher Education Press
ISSN2095-7505

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