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The Tiny, Unexpected Key to Reversing a Future Food Shortage

TEENY TINY

This method can sometimes double crop growth immediately.

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The world’s population is growing rapidly, and current food production must increase by 70 percent in the next 30 years in order to feed everyone.

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