7 countries produce fertilizers; they use 3% of the natural gas produced globally
#Syntheticfertilizers used in conventional farming practices release significant amounts of GHGs into the
atmosphere. Pulses that fix nitrogen in the soil can reduce reliance on chemical fertilizers & decrease GHGs

''About 4 billion people on the planet eat food grown with synthetic nitrogen fertilizers. Roughly half of the global population, in other words, is alive because of these chemicals converted into nutrients for plants..'' ✨ #SyntheticFertilizers #BigAg #Fragility #Risk

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Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch, inventors of synthetic fertilizers, are at the top of this list. Discover why by reading Hannah Ritchie's article: "How Many People Does Synthetic Fertilizer Feed?" (ourworldindata.org/how-many-people-does-syn... #FritzHaber #CarlBosch […]

SUSTAINABLE VINEYARD MANAGEMENT: MAINTAINING VINEYARD HEALTH WITHOUT CHEMICAL PESTICIDES AND SYNTHETIC FERTILIZERS

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#viticulture #sustainablevineyardmanagement #pesticides #syntheticfertilizers #wineindustry #wine

‘Ants are more complicated than people think’ Here is an excerpt

Clark University biology professor Chandra Jack studies
ants and plants, and is researching how species interactions can increase biodiversity + reduce #pesticide usage. #fertilizer #sustainableagriculture clarknow.clarku.edu/2025/01/16/a... #AcademicSky #science #microbes #syntheticfertilizers