Much fertilizer production relies on natural gas or coal, accounting for just over 2% of the world’s climate-warming emissions, and chemical fertilizers contribute to agricultural runoff that ...

**Abstract:** Chemical fertilizers are commonly used to promote plant growth, but their widespread application poses significant risks that every gardener should be aware of. This article outlines ...

Farmers can use far less chemical fertilizer — which can be expensive and harmful to the environment — and maintain high crop yields, according to a new study. Search Query Show Search.

In fact, chemical fertilizers have extensively damaged our soils in Africa. We need to think of our soils in a more holistic way,” she said. The soil health summit by the African Union — which in 2006 ...

That's because the chemical, once a popular fertilizer, is rarely used these days, USA TODAY reported in 2013. Ammonium nitrate was the main suspected chemical in a Texas explosion that killed 14 ...

The pursuit of a chemical-free world is insane. Modern technologies like synthetic fertilizer make people's lives better. They especially make poor people's lives better. Banning them brings disaster.

“The fertilizer we have produced from cassava waste can be used with all types of plants, especially for crops like cassava, rice, sugar cane, or corn. It enables us to reduce the use of chemical ...

Farmers in Africa are blaming chemical fertilizers for increasingly acidic soils that have led to production decline. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent.

Kenya's government first introduced a fertilizer subsidy in 2008, making chemical fertilizers more accessible for smaller-scale farmers. About 63% of arable land in Kenya is now acidic, ...

In fact, chemical fertilizers have extensively damaged our soils in Africa. We need to think of our soils in a more holistic way,” she said.

Kenya’s government first introduced a fertilizer subsidy in 2008, making chemical fertilizers more accessible for smaller-scale farmers. About 63% of arable land in Kenya is now acidic, ...