date:Jun 13, 2013
has not yet been found, heavy metal contained in fertilizers has contaminated irrigation water and arable land, the paper reported.
Soil contamination and food safety problems are inevitable and are bound to occur in high-growth countries, said Merritt Cluff, an FAO economist. China is unique in the respect that land and water scarcity make difficult combinations. Some other countries may have experienced a similar period, but they did not have such high growth pressure.
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