Or better yet, reduce consumption rate (make do with less/different), revitalize the land (so it doesn't need so much fertilizer added to be viable, and so the

Or better yet, reduce consumption rate (make do with less/different), revitalize the land (so it doesn't need so much fertilizer added to be viable, and so the biodiversity increases, which confers increased resilience), and generally stop trying to tech our way out- isn't one touted element of "hacking" to be smart and lazy? Living things grow, so let them do most of the work for us, with some stewardship on our part.