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Yale Environment 360: A new study suggests that the the world can meet the surging demand for food in the coming decades without rampant deforestation if farmers make better use of fertilizer and water resources. In an analysis of management practices and yield data for 17 major crops worldwide, researchers from McGill University in Montreal and the University of Minnesota estimated that yields for most crops can be increased 45 to 70 percent on lands already used for agriculture through more efficient fertilizer application......
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Better Use of Fertilizer and Water Can Feed Growing Population, Study Says
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on August 30th, 2012
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