Scarcity of Phosphorus: Looming Threat to Food Production
Phosphorus is of great significance to agriculture and phosphate. It is extracted from phosphate rock, a non-renewable resource that is used almost exclusively in agriculture. Two thirds of the world's resources are in China, Morocco, and Western Sahara. The consumption of phosphorus ore in China ranks the first in the world. Statistics has showed that 80% of Chinese phosphorus resources is used as fertilizer, which makes better growth of crops. But a lack of availability and accessibility of phosphorus is...
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