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Water availability, soil nutrients, and moisture are variables farmers can control. Atmospheric carbon levels are not, so while that caveat is important to keep
by missedthecue 4y ago
Water availability, soil nutrients, and moisture are variables farmers can control. Atmospheric carbon levels are not, so while that caveat is important to keep in mind from an agricultural science perspective, it will still result in higher yields of quality food.
- defrost 4y agoI'm in a rural area and have been for six decades, I come from a farming family despite having spent a life in STEM. > Water availability, soil nutrients, and moisture are variables farmers can control. Are they though (globally)? Aren't water availibilty patterns changing with long term dams, aquifiers, and reservoirs drying up in the face of increased demand? And how's the fertilizer market faring in the face of the Russian-Ukraine conflict; is the future of mega tonnes of additional soil nutrients stable? > higher yields of quality food. The articles linked above didn't say any such thing about (for example) maize, a staple crop for hundreds of millions of people.