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Nanofertilizer use for adaptation and mitigation of the agriculture/climate change dichotomy effects
Publication . Saraiva, Raquel; Ferreira, Quirina; Rodrigues, Gonçalo C.; Oliveira, Margarida
Agriculture is considered a significant climate change (CC) driver due to greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions and the loss of fertilizers that contribute to water eutrophication. On the other
hand, climate change effects are already impacting agriculture, endangering food security. This paper
explores the dichotomies of the effects of agriculture on CC as well as of CC on agriculture, focusing
on the contribution that nanofertilizers can bring to this complex system in both directions. The
strategies to reduce CC while adapting and mitigating its effects must be a global effort. It is not
possible to focus only on the reduction in GHG emissions to stop the effects that are already being
felt worldwide. Nanofertilizers, especially slow- and controlled-release nanofertilizers, can reduce
the nutrient input and also boost productivity while mitigating some CC effects, such as soil nutrient
imbalance and agricultural emissions. As so, this review highlights the benefits of nanofertilizers and
their role as a part of the strategy to reduce the reach of CC and mitigate its ever-growing effects, and
presents some guidelines for the increased use of these materials in order to enhance their efficacy in
this strategy.
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2020.06559.BD