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Down and Dirty: The Global Fertilizer Dilemma

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The Importance of Organic Fertilizers in Agriculture

The government of Sri Lanka banned the import of artificial fertilizers, pesticides and minerals. Farmers were pushed into abandoning chemical fertilizers overnight. The result was disasters. "It's a humbling problem," says Council on Foreign Relations' Gabriel Sierra.

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