Part of the higher cost of groceries is due to more expensive fertilizers, with some up by 300% since September 2020, according to the American Farm Bureau.
The United Nations' worst-case scenario calculation is that global food prices will rise by an additional 8.5% by 2027.
"It's scary. It turns my stomach a little bit to think about the amount of risk that our family farm is taking right now." According to the International Fertilizer Association, we would only be able to feed about half of the global population without fertilizer. That's because fossil fuels are used in the manufacturing process of fertilizers — and is one of the reasons that they can contribute to climate change.
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