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FAO: Plant Nutrients/Fertilizer
“Besides its contribution towards mitigation of hunger, the resulting increase in crop yields through mineral fertilizer use has protected from the plough millions of hectares of marginal lands, forests, native ranges, and wildlife reserves all over the globe.”
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How Much Fertilizer would be needed to End World Hunger? | Hunger Math
“The 150 million ha that would need to be fertilized, for one crop only per year, to end world hunger, is only about 10% of the total agricultural land. If we could obtain 2 fertilized crops per year from that land, we would only need to fertilize 5% of the agricultural land.”
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How Fertilizer Can Alleviate Hunger | Hunger Math
“In other words, we shouldn’t deny artificial commercial fertilizer to the developing world merely out of a concern for the environment. Organic food production may result in healthier food and lower impact on the environment, but the needs of the hungry outweigh those values. First, feed the world.”
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Organic Valley – Synthetic Fertilizers
The problems with synthetic fertilizers
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Bill Gates: Here’s My Plan to Improve Our World — And How You Can Help | Wired Business | Wired.com
“Let me reiterate this: A full 40 percent of Earth’s population is alive today because, in 1909, a German chemist named Fritz Haber figured out how to make synthetic ammonia. “
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