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2022-02-15 Reading: Soil Loss, Empire of Cotton

Today I learned practically half of the 7.9 billion people on this planet are fed by synthetic fertilizer agriculture. I'm not sure whether this is more or less than I would have guessed.

Ever more synthetic fertilizer is required to counteract the yield losses attendant to erosion. This is not sustainable.

Kolbert - The Waste Land

I also read some more of "Empire of Cotton", which continues to impress with its sheer scope.

Chapter 5: "Slavery Takes Command"

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