Russia’s biggest exports are oil and gas. But the country is also the largest global exporter of fertilizer; and as the world continues to react to the tragedy unfolding in Ukraine, fertilizer prices for farmers have spiked and could even lead to an increase in food costs. Yet, in the same way this tragic war might move the world faster toward renewable energy, could it also nudge farmers to find ways to use less fertilizer? Fertilizer causes serious environmental problems; it’s a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, makes soil less healthy, and pollutes waterways when it runs off fields. (In Florida right now, state officials are trying to save starving manatees who lost their food source because extra fertilizer from farms upstream made the water fill with algae.) A handful of startups are working on solutions that can help reduce the amount of fertilizer that farmers need. Pivot BioNitrogen fertilizer is typically made from natural gas at large factories. Pivot Bio uses microorganisms that can be added to the soil for specific crops, like corn, and then produce nitrogen on demand—as much as 40 pounds per acre, or enough to offset a meaningful portion of traditional fertilizer use. As the product develops, the company wants it to eventually be a sole source of nutrients. The startup says that it will triple the number of acres using the product this year.  Indigo AgIndigo Ag, another startup, makes microbial products that can help plants use fertilizer more efficiently. The company also helps farmers get paid for adopting practices that can improve soil health, like planting cover crops, which can also reduce fertilizer use. Because these “regenerative” farming techniques can also capture extra carbon in the soil, farmers can earn carbon credits for adopting them. AugmentaA startup called Augmenta makes a tractor attachment that uses cameras and AI to analyze plants and soil, and then can apply the precise amount of fertilizer to the right areas as the tractor goes over a field. Because the fertilizer is only applied where it’s needed rather than sprayed over the whole field, less is used, but the yield of the crop is maximized. A fertilizer is any material that can be of natural or synthetic origin and used for applying on the plant tissues and soils to supply effective nutrients to the plants for their growth. The farmers work on the healthy soil to get a good yield of crops. However, it may happen that the nutrient level is low in the soil, so the farmers use fertilizer for the growth of crops in a quicker manner. There are some macro and micronutrients, which benefits the growth of crops like nitrogen, potassium, calcium, sulfur, etc. Here are some of the countries in the top 10 list whose fertilizer consumption are highest in the world as Qatar tops the list with 6,898.70 kg per hectare of the arable land. Singapore uses 2759.60 kg per hectare of arable land, Seychelles 1,750.00 kg per hectare of the arable land, Malaysia 1726.60 kg per hectare of the arable land, etc. In Qatar, a large volume of fertilizers is used for raising crops because the country has an arid climate and poor, nutrient deficit soils. Only 6% of its land is suitable for agriculture. The country is not only the highest consumer of fertilizers but also the fourth-largest producer of urea in the world. The Qatar Fertilizer Company produces 5.6 million MT of urea and 3.8 million MT of ammonia. Singapore stands second in the row of fertilizer usage list of the arable land, as the fertilizer use has changed the face of crop cultivation in the country. The plants have recorded an increase in productivity, photosynthesis and stress tolerances. The increased usage of fertilizers decreases the quality of soil as over time, it increases the acidity of the soil. It results in water pollution because the fertilizer used in the fields is drained through rainfall and sewage to the rivers, lakes, and oceans and disturbs the aquatic ecosystem. The fertilizer run-offs also contaminate groundwater that is used for drinking purpose and might trigger the fatal blue baby syndrome in infants. It is advisable to reduce the fertilizer usage and to maximize the balance of microorganisms in the soil that will help in the growth of plants and supply of nutrients, home based farming, increase usage of organic farming, etc.
Russian Federation is the top country by NPK fertilizers production in the world. As of 2020, NPK fertilizers production in Russian Federation was 7.97 million tonnes that accounts for 32.76% of the world's NPK fertilizers production. The top 5 countries (others are Viet Nam, Indonesia, India, and Republic of Korea) account for 75.29% of it. The world's total NPK fertilizers production was estimated at 24.3 million tonnes in 2020. The description is composed by our digital data assistant.
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