From this study of trends in fertilizer consumption the author concludes that “if fertilizers can be supplied in adequate amounts to cultivators in the low-consumption countries, especially in the East, and are properly used, the production of food-crops can be profitably increased more than sufficiently to feed the world's population for many generations to come.” But great concomitant developments must take place if this is to be achieved.
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