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Day 3: We can reduce fossil fuel use, but we need chemical fertilizer

11 December, 2012 | Blog channel: Future of Agriculture: Online Discussion

We mustn’t allow emotions to cloud our understanding of fundamental natural laws. To feed a world of 9 billion people without chemical fertilizers would irreparably damage biodiversity. Let’s reduce fertilizer overuse in China and shift that to Africa, where lack of fertilizer is a major cause of hunger.
By Prem Bindraban, Director of ISRIC (World Soil Information)

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