This Country Has Something Everyone Else Wants

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Morocco has 3/4 of the world’s known reserves of rock phosphate, our main source of phosphorus, so Morocco may be key to our long-term ability to grow food. Note: At the time of publishing, the United Nations does not recognize Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara, instead identifying it as a “non-self-governing territory”

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To learn more, start your googling with these keywords:
Phosphorus - a chemical element used in explosives, matches, and fertilizers (as it is a key nutrient for plant growth)
Phosphate rock - a sedimentary rock containing high amounts of phosphate minerals - the main source of agricultural P fertilizer
Phosphate - a salt or ester of phosphoric acid, containing PO4 -3 or a related anion or a group
4 Rs of Nutrient Management - Right fertilizer source, at the Right rate, at the Right time, and in the Right place
Reserve - the part of a resource that could be economically extracted or produced at the moment
Resource - a concentration of naturally occurring solid, liquid, or gaseous material in or on the Earth’s crust in such form and amount that economic extraction of a commodity from the concentration is currently or potentially feasible

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Credits (and Twitter handles):
With Contributions From: Henry Reich, Ever Salazar, Peter Reich, David Goldenberg, Julián Gómez, Sarah Berman, Arcadi Garcia Rius
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References:

Bailey, J. Pers. comm. Feb 2019

Cordell, D., & White, S. 2014. Life's bottleneck: sustaining the world's phosphorus for a food secure future. Ann Rev of Env & Res, 39, 161-188. 10.1146/annurev-environ-010213-113300

Peterson, H. Pers comm. Jan 2019

Rosen, C. Pers comm. Jan 2019

NOTE: Venezuela actually has 18% and Saudi Arabia has 16% of global oil reserves, not the other way around
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Cheers for this. I wrote my PhD on phosphorus recovery from wastewater at the start of the decade. Good to see some awareness on the issue.

ColloidalWarrior
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So you're saying we need more phosphorus if we want to remain prosperous?

remliqa
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Sounds like moroco might need to be liberated

lukassnakeman
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USA to Moroccans: "Never mind Morocco was the first country to recognize my independence ..."

khalidnaitelmouddene
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You know how it feels being moroccan and browsing through the comment section

Saad-ihys
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Morrooco has phosphorus.

USA: Saddam Hussein is found in Morroco, let's help Morrocons.

sheikprofessional
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As a moroccan
And after reading comments
I realize that it's time to buy an ak-47 and an RPG 😂😂

MaHdI
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Cheers from Nigeria to our Moroccan brothers

Fluxx_edits
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"if morocco shared nicely with everyone else"!!!
It's not even shared with the moroccan people

joydopamine
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MinuteEarth: “Morocco has something everyone wants —”

Me: “Hashish”

MinuteEarth: “Phosphorus”

Me: “Yeah, that’s what I meant to say...”

thl
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Morocco: its time to get nuclear weapons 😂🇪🇬💪

mohamedsonofkemetegypt
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Nobody:

Morrocco: **Has Something that oth-**

U.S: dO i SmEll FreeDOM??

za_arto
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Morocco: *absolutly nothing*
USA: Congratulations, you are being rescued.
Morocco: Wait what...
USA: Please, do not resist.

sheipi
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Three things you find worldwide:

1/ Coca Cola
2/ McDonald’s
3/ Moroccans

zloowy
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"If Morocco shares nicely with other countries".: we actually do share nicely and at lower prices.

aabidabdelghani
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و حنا المغاربة ماكنشوفو تا قلوة من هاد شي.

yassin
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**Watch video and read comments**
Me as a Moroccan : **Chuckles** I am in danger

dierace
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cheers from Algeria to our Marrocaen brothers!

yidhirmerad
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Morocco: *has something everyone wants*
Western news: "I diagnose you with dictatorship"
Edit: looking at this comment now i have created a warzone

NotAn_NPC
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Morocco: *has phosphorus*






America: time to give them freedom
Russia: time to stabilize their government
China: time to teach them about events that never happened

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