Showing posts with label fertilizer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fertilizer. Show all posts

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Food Security- In Your Dreams

What does nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium all have in common? They are the main components of most fertilizers applied throughout the world. Historically, crops could be produced simply from the natural levels of soil phosphorus and other available organic matter. However, in order to keep up with the growing human population, fertilizers became the world's lifeline.
But what was praised as a green revolution, was actually more of a band aid that future generations would have to deal with.

Let me paint you a picture of where we are right now...