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Historically civilisations have sprung up wherever the land was most fertile, soils that supported good crop productivity to meet the food requirements of highly concentrated groups of people.
Now with the global population close to 8 billion, and all arable land already committed to food production, we are turning to technology to help fertilise soils and increase yields beyond what would have been possible in the past.
But farmers are having to get cleverer all the time and ensure that every possible plant nutrient is catered for if they are to meet the ever-growing demand.
Guests
Amit Rastogi, Executive Vice President – Technology, Coromandel Fertilisers India
Rafael Garcia, Technical Services Engineer, Shell Thiogro
Ron Olson, Agronomist Consultant, The Sulphur Institute
Shamie Zingore, Director for Research, African Plant Nutrition Institute
Upendra Singh, Deputy Director Research, International Fertilizer Development Center
Supporter
Shell Thiogro technologies are being used around the world to create innovative and custom sulphur-enhanced fertilizers. We help producers stand out in a competitive market with differentiated products spanning phosphate, urea and speciality sulphur fertilizers
The post #71 Stewards of the Soil first appeared on Engineering Matters.
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Historically civilisations have sprung up wherever the land was most fertile, soils that supported good crop productivity to meet the food requirements of highly concentrated groups of people.
Now with the global population close to 8 billion, and all arable land already committed to food production, we are turning to technology to help fertilise soils and increase yields beyond what would have been possible in the past.
But farmers are having to get cleverer all the time and ensure that every possible plant nutrient is catered for if they are to meet the ever-growing demand.
Guests
Amit Rastogi, Executive Vice President – Technology, Coromandel Fertilisers India
Rafael Garcia, Technical Services Engineer, Shell Thiogro
Ron Olson, Agronomist Consultant, The Sulphur Institute
Shamie Zingore, Director for Research, African Plant Nutrition Institute
Upendra Singh, Deputy Director Research, International Fertilizer Development Center
Supporter
Shell Thiogro technologies are being used around the world to create innovative and custom sulphur-enhanced fertilizers. We help producers stand out in a competitive market with differentiated products spanning phosphate, urea and speciality sulphur fertilizers
The post #71 Stewards of the Soil first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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