Today, October 13, represents the first ever Global Fertiliser Day to celebrate the important role fertiliser has played and will continue to play in food production.

Fertiliser is used by farmers around the world to increase the productivity of the soil they are farming by replacing nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in the ground.

On the first annual Global Fertiliser Day, check out these 10 facts that underline the importance of fertiliser in agriculture today:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ie2edlrfxVc

Source: Yara and FertilizerDay.com