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Jiangxi Releases Action Plan for Reducing Fertilizer Use Author/Source: Sinochem News Network Date: 2023-05-12 Clicks: 94 The Office of the Jiangxi Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs recently issued the \"Action Implementation Plan for Reducing Fertilizer Use by 2025\" (hereinafter referred to as the \"Plan\"), which sets out goals to achieve \"one reduction and three improvements\" by 2025. Specifically, the first measure involves further reducing the total amount of chemical fertilizers used; by 2025, the usage of agricultural chemical fertilizers across the province is expected to show a steady decline. “The “three improvements” refer to further increasing the amount of organic fertilizer applied back to the fields, the coverage rate of soil-testing-based fertilization methods, and the efficiency of chemical fertilizer use. By 2025, the proportion of areas where organic fertilizer is used across the province is expected to increase by more than 5 percentage points, the coverage rate of soil-testing-based fertilization methods for major crops will remain above 90%, and the efficiency of chemical fertilizer use in rice cultivation is set to reach 43%. To achieve the set goals, the Plan proposes five measures to reduce emissions and increase efficiency: precise fertilization, optimizing the structure, improving methods, using multiple alternatives, and scientific supervision.