Fertilisers in the Long 19th Century and Beyond: Usage, Commercialisation and Production (c 1800–1939)

Strotmann Christine (), Herment Laurent () and Page Arnaud ()
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Strotmann Christine: Lehrstuhl für Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institut für Geschichtswissenschaften, Friedrichstraße 191-193, D-10099BerlinGermany
Herment Laurent: Centre de recherche historique EHESS-CNRS, 54 boulevard Raspail, F-75006ParisFrance
Page Arnaud: Department of English Studies, Sorbonne Université, 5 rue Victor Cousin, F-75005ParisFrance

Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftsgeschichte / Economic History Yearbook, 2021, vol. 62, issue 1, 1-18

Abstract: The introduction to the volume provides an overview of processes in the industrialization of agriculture in the 19th and 20th centuries with regard to fertilisation. It explains the interplay between the intensification of fertiliser usage and agricultural output which enabled immense population growth. It shows how chemical discoveries surrounding nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus (NPK) eventually led to a diversification of markets and the formation of big fertiliser businesses. Indeed, every specific fertiliser chain was linked to a wide set of markets and institutions, as to stakeholders with various and potentially conflicting interests. This issue aims to shed light on this aspect within several regions across Europe and beyond.

Keywords: Düngemittel; Wirtschaftsgeschichte; Industrialisierung; Agrarwirtschaft; Chemie; fertiliser; economic history; industrialization; agriculture; chemistry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: N O (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1515/jbwg-2021-0001

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