"Instead of desperate fertilizer shortfalls, **the application of nitrogenous fertilizers has increased more than 2.5 times since 1975, and the global harvest of staple cereal crops is now about 2.2 times larger**." ([Location 4071](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B08SGC3TD3&location=4071)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[fertilisers]], [[food-production]] **Source** -- [[202412030828 - B - How the World Really Works]]