# Morocco rolls out a phosphorous-fueled plan to heal soils across Africa

> Mohammed VI Polytechnic University in Morocco is building a national network of farmers and soil experts to test soil nutrients and give tailored fertilizer recommendations. Morocco is the first African country to produce soil fertility maps, and the approach is spreading to other countries. The effort aims to expand African crop productivity.

- Date: 2023-07-31 · published 2023-07-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Morocco · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35369-morocco-rolls-out-a-phosphorous-fueled-plan-to-heal-soils-across-africa
- Commodities: [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Better soil testing and targeted fertilizer use could gradually raise phosphate fertilizer demand across Africa over the long run. The impact on prices in the near term is minimal.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: neutral
- PHOSROCK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2022-07-20 | [Morocco's OCP offers Africa 550k tonnes of fertilizers \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40817-morocco-s-ocp-offers-africa-550k-tonnes-of-fertilizers-financial-post.md) | -1.0% | -6.3% |
| DAP | 2021-05-20 | [CCEA approves increased prices for Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) fertilizers vide notification dated 20.5.2021 to be rolled over for the whole year 2021-22](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47024-ccea-approves-increased-prices-for-phosphatic-and-potassic-p-and-k-fertilizers.md) | +0.5% | +4.2% |
| DAP | 2020-03-20 | [Vietnam extends safeguard actions on imports of phosphorus fertilizers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54079-vietnam-extends-safeguard-actions-on-imports-of-phosphorus-fertilizers.md) | -0.4% | +1.8% |
| DAP | 2026-06-23 | [Egypt restarts phosphate rock exports as it weighs potential export restrictions for 2027](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19133-egypt-restarts-phosphate-rock-exports-as-it-weighs-potential-export.md) | -4.2% | -0.6% |
| DAP | 2025-10-01 | [In Kansas City, Secretary Rollins Speaks on State of Farm Economy, Announces Suite of Actions to Support American Farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22847-in-kansas-city-secretary-rollins-speaks-on-state-of-farm-economy-announces.md) | +1.3% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- news.mongabay.com: https://news.mongabay.com/2023/07/morocco-rolls-out-a-phosphorous-fueled-plan-to-heal-soils-across-africa/

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