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Video | Food Production

New and Improved: Artificial Fertilizer

Before the invention of artificial fertilizer, the earth could feed around 4 billion people. Today it feeds nearly double that.

Johan Norberg — Apr 27, 2022

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    Johan Norberg is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute. He is the author of, "Progress: Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the Future."

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