# We need phosphorus to fertilize crops and feed the world—can we mine it sustainably? - Agroportal

> Researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology built a model of global phosphorus flows and found that phosphate is hardly recycled. The model tests how conservation measures could reduce demand for phosphate rock. The study was published in Environmental Science & Technology.

- Date: 2019-09-11 · published 2019-09-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57420-we-need-phosphorus-to-fertilize-crops-and-feed-the-world-can-we-mine-it
- Commodities: [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

The study suggests that conservation could reduce long-term phosphate rock demand, but it has no near-term supply or price effect. It is research commentary rather than a market event.

## Sources

- agroportal.pt: https://www.agroportal.pt/we-need-phosphorus-to-fertilize-crops-and-feed-the-world-can-we-mine-it-sustainably/

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