Human Waste May Help Address Global Fertilizer Shortage
For the past couple of years, the world has been gripped by a fertilizer shortage that has impacted food production across several continents and significantly increased fears of food insecurity. The fertilizer shortage worsened in early 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine and disrupted crucial shipments of fertilizer. Since Russia is the largest nitrogen fertilizer exporter and the second-largest exporter of potassium and phosphorus fertilizers in the world, farmers across the globe felt these shipment disruptions acutely. Furthermore, Russia’s ally Belarus, another powerhouse in fertilizer production, was forced to deal with Western sanctions, further reducing the number of fertilizer shipments leaving…