Officials and farmers are expecting an all-time record production of maize in Rangpur agricultural region after exceeding its fixed farming target by 7.88 percent by last week during this Rabi season.

It compares these expected optimal rates (adjusted for riskiness of fertilizer use for smallholder farmers) to actual rates of use by maize farmers, assessing whether use is profitable at current ...

fertilizer and water under both intensive and extensive maize production under irrigation, were identified as factors that would contribute to lowering the unit cost of production and lead to ...

A study of Chinese agriculture recommends planting areas currently growing maize ... food production has nearly doubled since the 1980s, mainly thanks to intensified nutrient usage and irrigation.