Using current broadcast technology, most nitrogen is lost to the air and water, and rice plants actually use only one bag of urea in three. Urea deep placement (UDP) puts nitrogen near rice roots so it is not lost. Farmers who use UDP can increase yields by 25 percent with less than half as much urea. The Bangladesh Government is expanding UDP to almost 1 million hectares of riceland, reaching 1.6 million farm families, in the coming dry season. Urea deep placement cuts nitrogen losses significantly.