INSTABILITY in the Middle East and North Africa could disrupt supplies of phosphate rock and threaten global food security, say two Australian academics.
Phosphorus is an important component of fertiliser.
A high proportion of phosphate rock reserves are in the Middle East and Africa.
Professor Stuart White and Dr Dana Cordell from the Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology, Sydney, are among researchers investigating a possible peak in phosphate rock production before the end of the century.
Read more: http://www.news.com.au/business/breaking-news/unstable-middle-east-a-phosphate-threat/story-e6frfkur-1225998738382#ixzz1ClsO0pVK
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