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Part I (400 KB)

Preface
Chapter 1 - Introduction

Agricultural structure
Land development
Agro-ecological zones
Climatic resources
Soil cover
Status of soils and their fertility
Depth of soil humus layer

Cropping patterns

Part II

Crop production systems
Cropping patterns
Crop Rotations
Organic farming and use of mineral fertilizers
Characteristics of crop production

Mineral fertilizers, production and marketing
Imports and exports

Part III

Chapter 4 - Consumption of mineral and organic fertilizers
Chapter 5 - Nutrient balance
Chapter 6 - Fertilizer use by crop
Chapter 7 - Prices and profitability of fertilizers

Prices of mineral fertilizers
Efficiency of mineral fertilizers