Morocco could fill gap in global fertiliser supply

“Morocco has a large fertiliser industry with huge production capacity and international reach. It is one of the world’s top four fertiliser exporters, following Russia, China and Canada.

Fertilisers tend to be divided into three main categories: nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. In 2020, the fertiliser market size was around US$190 billion (about R3,22 trillion).

Morocco has a distinct advantage in the production of phosphorus fertilisers. It possesses over 70% of the world’s phosphate rock reserves, from which the phosphorus used in fertilisers is derived. This makes Morocco a gatekeeper of global food supply chains, as all food crops require the element phosphorus to grow. Indeed, so does all plant life. And unlike