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Subsidized Fertilizer: The Answer to Africa's Food Crisis? - Truth about Trade & Technology
... different from where China is now or where the United States and Europe are,” says lead author Peter Vitousek, an ecologist at Stanford University.
June 19 2009

Fertilizer Divide: Too Much, Not Enough - New York Times
... Kenya are starved for nutrients, according to the analysis in Science, which was led by Peter Vitousek, a professor of biology at Stanford University.
June 19 2009

Study highlights massive imbalances in global fertilizer use - Media Newswire (press release)
... and both extremes have substantial human and environmental costs," said lead author Peter Vitousek, professor of biology at Stanford University.
June 19 2009

More balance is needed in global fertilizer use - Greenplanet.net
... said lead author Peter Vitousek, a professor of biology at Stanford University and senior fellow at Stanford's Woods Institute for the Environment.
June 19 2009

What is the crop productivity and environmental impact of too much ... - Mongabay.com
"Some parts of the world, including much of China, use far too much fertilizer," lead author and biology professor at Stanford University, Peter Vitousek ...
June 18 2009