A number of farmers in Africa are turning to specialist soil scientists in order to combat increasingly acidic soil which they blame on chemical fertilizers. With a decline in production due to poor soil, experts are advising a return to traditional agricultural practices to redress the balance.

Farmers decry soil degradation as a result of chemical fertilizers

A recent study that was published in the journal, Frontiers, in Environmental Science suggests that since human waste products like urine and faeces contain essential nutrients like nitrogen, potassium, boron, zinc, iron, calcium, and magnesium, they may also be used to make products that could work well and safely as agricultural fertilisers.

IS IT SAFE? Can human faeces be used to produce fertilisers for food crops? Here's what a study reveals

The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has been going on for more than 100 days and since the start of the invasion, a number of major countries have imposed strict sanctions on Russia and major Russian personalities.

US wants local companies to buy more fertilizer from Russia: Report

Jamaica's Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Aubyn Hill has said that his country can look to get wheat and fertilizer from India. His comments come in the wake of global supply snarls that was sparked following the Russian-Ukraine war, putting global food security at risk.

Looking to secure wheat and fertilizer from India, says Jamaica's industry minister Aubyn Hill

Sri Lanka is currently caught in the middle of a row with China which involves a shipment of fertilizers from Beijing, and in the latest Sri Lanka has reiterated that the organic fertilizer will not be allowed to unload on their soil.

Sri Lanka: No permission to unload Chinese fertilizers, denies payment to firm

Sri Lanka's government breached its own ban on chemical fertilisers by importing potassium chloride this week, scientists said Friday, after outraged farmers warned the regulations could worsen food shortages.

Sri Lanka imports chemical fertiliser despite ban

North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un was busy talking about fertilizer as leaflets criticising his nuclear ambitions fell along the border. Once again, it's the infamous 'balloon propaganda' that seeks to unseat him from power.

Gravitas: The 'Balloon Propaganda' against Kim Jong-Un

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