Agriculture is one of the fundamental economic sectors of any country. The variety of goods provided by agriculture ranges from food and animal feed to products for the industry and in recent years also increasingly for electricity, heat, and fuels based on energy crops.
However, modern agriculture should always focus on the responsible use of natural resources. Agriculture is thus facing the challenge of operating as efficiently, sustainably, and in a manner that is as environmentally friendly as possible. Agriculture must become more efficient in the coming years because agricultural land will have to feed more and more people, especially in view of global population development.
Responsible use of fertilizers plays a decisive role here in maintaining the production of agricultural productsm at a consistently high level. Global consumption of the most important fertilizers on the world market, potassium, nitrogen, and phosphate, has risen steadily over recent years. However, like any other raw material, themnatural sources of these fertilizers are finite. Experts predict a supply problem in the future, especially with regard to phosphorus reserves.
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