Secure Food and Water Supply Depend on Phosphorus
Thursday, June 13, 2013 - 16:50
in Earth & Climate
Arizona State University scientists are joining global stakeholders and researchers investigating sustainable sources of phosphorus--a nutrient that is getting harder to find and is the basis of our global food system. In developing nations, farmers are unable to afford increasing phosphorus prices while in industrialized nations, phosphorus waste pollutes drinking water and kills marine life. At the first meeting in Washington, D.C., scientists identified sustainable solutions that provide a secure food supply, protect fisheries, and maintain clean drinking water.