Why technology will not solve the nitrogen crisis

The lack of rains or even its total absence caused losses by volatilisation and, more generally, a decrease in nitrogen efficiency. These phenomena will have to be taken into account in order to pilot its last passage on common wheat. The point with François Taulemesse, engineer Research & fertilization development at Arvalis.

Livestock farmers and taxpayers have invested 2.4 billion euros in low-emission stables over the past ten years that hardly seem to work. Yet the Schoof committee seems to be focusing on this technology in particular to control the nitrogen crisis.