Thanks! I'm a geologist and find this stuff fascinating. Indeed, only Morocco and W Sahara have significant P reserves, together with Florida. Phosphate is of course also an essential nutrient (together with Nitrogen and Potassium. Years ago I worked with a geologist who worked in different African countries to help them unlock smaller Potash reserves - I seem to remember Ugranda, Tanzania and Botswana (but I'd have to look that up).
Thanks! I'm a geologist and find this stuff fascinating. Indeed, only Morocco and W Sahara have significant P reserves, together with Florida. Phosphate is of course also an essential nutrient (together with Nitrogen and Potassium. Years ago I worked with a geologist who worked in different African countries to help them unlock smaller Potash reserves - I seem to remember Ugranda, Tanzania and Botswana (but I'd have to look that up).
Thanks for chiming in, Elisabeth! Always good to hear from a reader who probably knows more than I do...