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How is Sri Lanka doing without fertilizer?

• lrhegeba 3y ago
  some background regarding the sri lanka fertilizer f**up: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2022/7/15/23218969/sri-lanka-organic-fertilizer-pesticide-agriculture-farming https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2022/7/15/23218969/sri-la...
• 11235813213455 3y ago
  Fertilizer is not something we can lack of, it's coming out of all living beings for free
  • nradov 3y ago
    Nope. When we relied on "organic" fertilizer, crop yields were much lower (even accounting for other farming changes) and famines were common. It is impossible to feed the world without extensive use of synthetic fertilizer for most staple crops.
    • 3seashells 3y ago
      It was tried on a large scale.. They called that carbon independent experiment : Lebensraum