Fertilizer use in the Near East: changing patterns in Egypt and Saudi Arabia
1997
Hamadallah, G. (FAO, Near East Regional Office, Cairo (Egypt))
Soil fertility research in the West Asia and North Africa (WANA) region is often seen in the limited context of soil analyses and related fertilizer trials in experimental stations and, less frequently, in on-farm trials. It is vital to understand the broad socio-economic factors--governmental and industrial--and policy issues which impinge on fertilizer use. This paper gives an overview of the fertilizer industry in two contrasting countries of the region, highlighting the evolution of the industry as well as technological developments and policy changes that have dictated its development
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