Japan to prop up fertilizer output with subsidies amid inflation

Tokyo aims to cut reliance on China for phosphorus, enhance economic security

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Phosphorus, right, and fertilizer extracted from sewage sludge. (Photo by Oshiro Sekiguchi)

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Japan will ramp up domestic fertilizer production to enhance economic security amid rising fertilizer prices globally due to the Ukraine war, Nikkei has learned.

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