But others say those approaches, while helpful, will be insufficient to meet the world’s rapidly rising demand for food and biofuel.
“This is a basic problem, to feed 6.6 billion people,” said Norman Borlaug, an American scientist who was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize in 1970for his role in spreading intensive agricultural practices to poor countries.
“Without chemical fertilizer, forget it. The game is over.”
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