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Fredrik
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 Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 5:12 am Post subject: Re: New threat to food system: pricey fertilizer |
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It won't take long before governments are forced to subsidize fertilizer, pesticide and diesel purchases for their farmers regardless of cost, or face famine. After people have more or less gotten used to improvised public transit and constant blackouts, survival of food production will be of primary importance for everyone.
| Quote: | | It's estimated that one third of the protein consumed by humans is a result of fertilizer. |
Just 1/3? I would've expected at least 2/3.
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Sys1
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| Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 7:27 am Post subject: Re: New threat to food system: pricey fertilizer |
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| 1/3 from fertilizer,1/3 from pesticide and 1/3 from mechanical harvesting ;-p |
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burtonridr
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| Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 3:22 pm Post subject: Re: New threat to food system: pricey fertilizer |
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Not really a new thing to everyone here.... 
Farmers need to start implementing Aquaponics systems, its probably the most sustainable way to grow food in large quantities...
You use a solar system to power a single pump add water and ta-da!
You have a self sustaining system with little outside input.
Or they could get us off the stupid wasteful landfill BS and start re-using things and using food scraps/landscape trimmings for compost/fertilizer.
Our system is just so wasteful. 
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