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Are Next-Gen Synthetic Fibers the Future of Sustainable Textiles?

Modern Farmer

Cheap and easy to make, it’s still the fastest-growing group of fibers used to manufacture garments. In addition, most natural fibers are grown conventionally, which often means heavy use of pesticides, synthetic fertilizers and genetically modified or treated seeds. percent of the world’s pesticides and 10 percent of its insecticides.

Textiles 101
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Fertilising Plants – All you need to know

Kavya Organic Farm

Phosphate rock is a popular material for the manufacturing of this fertiliser. Nitrogen helps with greenery, and potassium helps with plants’ stalks and straws Why fertilisers? In addition, another inorganic type for fertilising plants is phosphorus fertiliser. This is responsible for cell growth and expansion.

Manure 98
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Can Agriculture Kick Its Plastic Addiction?

Civil Eats

These synthetic polymer products have often been used to help boost yields up to 60 percent and make water and pesticide use more efficient. As contamination rose, crop yields fell by 15 percent. The widespread practice, which took place through the late aughts, “had a deleterious effect on soil quality,” says Richard H.