Re:Ask HN: What’s the most important modern simple invention?
by rizzom5000 on Tuesday February 11, 2020 @12:08AM
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I think the point is that fertilizer makes it possible for big agriculture to operate at a certain scale.
If we didn't have fertilizer, farmers would be tending to smaller plots and using locally available fertilizers, such as locally available compost and mulch.
If we didn't have fertilizer, farmers would be tending to smaller plots and using locally available fertilizers, such as locally available compost and mulch.