Assessing the impact of nitrogen regulatory policies on fertilizer use and food production elasticity

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dc.creatorTirgariseraji, Mohammad
dc.creatorNejadhashemi, A. Pouyan
dc.creatorSabouhi Sabouni, Mahmood
dc.creatorJafari, Yaghoob
dc.creatorPersson, Tomas
dc.creatorMirzabaev, Alisher
dc.creatorNikouei, Alireza
dc.creatorMoller, Kieron
dc.creatorShahnoushi Foroushani, Naser
dc.date2025-03
dc.date2025-04-30T06:48:21Z
dc.date2025-04-30T06:48:21Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T04:16:05Z
dc.descriptionFood production is the primary source of nitrogen pollution, which has significantly impacted the nitrogen cycle and exceeded the nitrogen-safe operation space of the planet. The objective of this study is to assess the effectiveness of the Nitrogen Regulatory Policy (NRP) in reducing nitrogen fertilizer use under population pressure for meat, dairy, wheat, and potatoes in the Zayandeh-Rud River basin, Iran. The methodology of this study involves two main components. First, an elasticity criterion was formulated to assess the trade-off between nitrogen fertilizer use and food production capacity. This criterion integrates optimized cropland, the Block of Distributed Calories (BDC), and nitrogen fertilizer use, with food production capacity quantified in terms of the BDC at its optimal level. Second, the simulated distribution of the elasticity criterion was analyzed using Simulation and Econometrics to Analyze Risk (Simetar), defining elastic and inelastic zones to capture the variability in the trade-off under different conditions. The results of this study identified key factors influencing the elastic and inelastic ranges of the elasticity criterion, including technological change, the weight of diet components in dietary preferences, and the diminishing returns of the NRP. The NRP solution aims to reduce nitrogen fertilizer use by targeting a lower application range. It addresses the challenges of fertilizer management under population pressure, specifically for farming systems in the Zayandeh-Rud River basin operating at the ‘diminishing marginal production’ stage. The trade-off between livestock and non-livestock diet components enhances nitrogen fertilizer efficiency under population pressure as long as livestock components remain within the elastic zone and non-livestock components stay within the inelastic zone. The novelty of this study lies in the introduction of the elasticity criterion for nitrogen fertilizer use under population pressure. This innovative metric highlights the risk of ineffective trade-offs between food production capacity and nitrogen fertilizer adjustments, offering a crucial tool to guide sustainable agricultural practices within the defined criterion ranges.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/174390
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/27127
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceTirgariseraji, Mohammad, A. Pouyan Nejadhashemi, Mahmood Sabouhi Sabouni, Yaghoob Jafari, Tomas Persson, Alisher Mirzabaev, Alireza Nikouei, Kieron Moller, and Naser Shahnoushi Foroushani. "Assessing the impact of nitrogen regulatory policies on fertilizer use and food production elasticity." Journal of Cleaner Production 499 (2025): 145218.
dc.subjectfood production
dc.subjectnitrogen fertilizers
dc.subjectnitrogen cycle
dc.subjectpopulation pressure
dc.subjectfarmland
dc.subjectdiet
dc.subjectsimulation models
dc.subjectrisk analysis
dc.subjecttechnological changes
dc.subjectsustainable agriculture
dc.subjectlivestock production
dc.subjectenvironment impact
dc.titleAssessing the impact of nitrogen regulatory policies on fertilizer use and food production elasticity
dc.typeJournal Article

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