Souhail Karam, Reuters, 19th April 2012
Demand for fertilisers from the poorly-fed African continent is on the rise but still has some way to go before crop yields rise to levels that can significantly cut reliance on food imports, delegates to a fertilisers conference said on Thursday...
James Wellstead, Business Insider, 17th February, 2012
Despite receiving less press than the oil and gas industry, the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region is a major player in the phosphate market, with more than 80 percent of the world’s phosphate reserves. Controlled...
Poppy McPherson, The Independent, 9th September, 2011
"World-class" phosphate deposits, larger than those of any country other than Morocco, have been found in Iraq, the US Geological Surveyhas revealed.The four biggest deposits make up 9 per cent of global reserves, at 5.75 billion...
Fred Pearce, freelance journalist, 7th July 2011
Phosphate has been essential to feeding the world since the Green Revolution, but its excessive use as a fertilizer has led to widespread pollution and eutrophication. Now, many of the world’s remaining reserves are starting to be depleted....
Samuel Hinneh, SciDev.Net, 13th May 2011
Accra — A female Ghanaian scientist is one of four researchers from developing countries who received US$100,000 each to pursue their dream ideas for solving global health problems. Olufunke Cofie, a soil scientist at the Consultative Group...
