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On World Intellectual Property Day, Yara celebrates a breakthrough that helped feed the world. In the late 1800s, soil depletion threatened global food supplies. Scientists warned of a looming crisis but also pointed to a solution hiding in plain sight: nitrogen in the air. 🤝 In 1903, Norwegian engineer Sam Eyde met physicist Kristian Birkeland in Oslo. Just days after their first meeting, Birkeland filed a patent for a high-energy electric arc, making it possible to fix nitrogen at scale. 🏭 By 1905, the first plant in Notodden was producing fertilizers, helping farmers grow more food on the same land and marking a turning point for global agriculture. Today, that legacy lives on through Yara. Operating in over 140 countries, Yara continues to turn science into impact and helps produce around 193 billion meals every year! 🎉 Learn more 👉 https://lnkd.in/dGj84vCD #WorldIPDay