Farmers hit by record high fertiliser costs since Ukraine war: Can nature-based solutions help?
British farmers have paid an additional £1.45 billion (€1.7 billion) for fertiliser since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A new analysis from the UK’s Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) found that prices have soared, leading to billions more in costs and leaving farmers increasingly turning to nature-based solutions instead. British farmers spent around £1.42 billion (€1.66 billion) on fertiliser in 2022 and £964 million (€1.1 billion) in 2023, according to the ECIU. Compared to the £470 million (€550 million) they spent in 2020 - the last normal year before prices soared - the organisa...