Since 2020, over 120 million tonnes of nitrogen fertilizer have been produced annually—a number set to rise by 50% by 2050. It’s easy to assume this is non-negotiable, that without it, we’d face a food crisis. But do we really need all this fossil-based input? As it turns out, there are many ways we can reverse this trend - from curbing overuse and adopting alternative technologies to rethinking our diets and transforming farming practices. We explore a range of options to ease our dependency on fossil fueled agrochemicals. <a href='https://zoom.us/webinar/register/6217284910836/WN_iRjpjXD4S3CCndDVpOxzLw#/registration'>Register for our webinar: Fossil Fuels and Food Systems: A Policy Discussion for COP29</a> Visit the episode webpage for <a href='https://tabledebates.org/fueltofork/episode3'>more resources</a>.This series is powered by <a href='https://tabledebates.org/'>TABLE</a>, <a href='https://ipes-food.org/'>IPES-Food</a> and <a href='https://futureoffood.org/'>Global Alliance for the Future of Food</a>. Guests<ul><li>Lisa Tostado, CIEL</li><li>Joanna Larson, Prairie Gates Farm</li><li>Christine Delivanis, SytemIQ</li><li>Georgina Catacora-Vargas, IPES Food</li><li>Mamadou Goïta, IPES </li><li>Swati Renduchintala, CIFOR-ICRAF</li><li>Jennifer Clapp, IPES Food</li></ul>Produced by Matthew Kessler, Anna Paskal and Nicole Pita. Edited by Matthew Kessler. Audio engineering by Adam Titmuss. Cover art by <a href='https://theethicalagency.co.za/'>The Ethical Agency</a>. Music by Blue dot sessions.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Since 2020, over 120 million tonnes of nitrogen fertilizer have been produced annually—a number set to rise by 50% by 2050. It’s easy to assume this is non-negotiable, that without it, we’d face a food crisis. But do we really need all this fossil-based input? As it turns out, there are many ways we can reverse this trend - from curbing overuse and adopting alternative technologies to rethinking our diets and transforming farming practices. We explore a range of options to ease our dependency on fossil fueled agrochemicals. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://zoom.us/webinar/register/6217284910836/WN_iRjpjXD4S3CCndDVpOxzLw#/registration'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Register for our webinar: Fossil Fuels and Food Systems: A Policy Discussion for COP29&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;Visit the episode webpage for &lt;a href='https://tabledebates.org/fueltofork/episode3'&gt;&lt;b&gt;more resources&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This series is powered by &lt;a href='https://tabledebates.org/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;TABLE&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://ipes-food.org/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;IPES-Food&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href='https://futureoffood.org/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Global Alliance for the Future of Food&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Guests&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Lisa Tostado, CIEL&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Joanna Larson, Prairie Gates Farm&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Christine Delivanis, SytemIQ&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Georgina Catacora-Vargas, IPES Food&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Mamadou Goïta, IPES &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Swati Renduchintala, CIFOR-ICRAF&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Jennifer Clapp, IPES Food&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Produced by Matthew Kessler, Anna Paskal and Nicole Pita. Edited by Matthew Kessler. Audio engineering by Adam Titmuss. Cover art by &lt;a href='https://theethicalagency.co.za/'&gt;The Ethical Agency&lt;/a&gt;. Music by Blue dot sessions.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Since 2020, over 120 million tonnes of nitrogen fertilizer have been produced annually—a number set to rise by 50% by 2050. It’s easy to assume this is non-negotiable, that without it, we’d face a food crisis. But do we really need all this fossil-based input? As it turns out, there are many ways we can reverse this trend - from curbing overuse and adopting alternative technologies to rethinking our diets and transforming farming practices. We explore a range of options to ease our dependency...

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3. Do we need fossil agrochemicals to feed the world?

3. Do we need fossil agrochemicals to feed the world?

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