Day 3 – Thursday 2nd Oct
African Plant Nutrition Institute (APNI) Sponsored Session
Enhancing Global Phosphorus Efficiency Along the Mining-Use-Recovery Pathway
Session Structure and Agenda (8:30 – 10:00)
8:30: Moderator’s Opening – Kaushik Majumdar, APNI, Morocco
8:35 – 8:50: Global Phosphate Demand and Supply: A Food Security Nuanced Future Outlook – Gerald Steiner, Danube University, Krems, Austria
8:50 – 9:05: Innovations in Efficient Phosphate Mining and Processing – Mostafa Benzaazoua, UM6P, Benguérir, Morocco
9:05 – 9:15: Global Fertilizer Phosphorus Use and Agronomic Efficiency – Rob Mikkelsen, North Carolina State University, Chapel Hill, USA
9:15 – 9:25: Optimizing Global Phosphorus Management with 4Rs – Leonardus Vergutz, OCP Nutricrops, Casablanca, Morocco
9:25 – 9:35: Innovating Locally Adapted Solutions for Sustainable Phosphorus Use in Africa – Shamie Zingore, APNI, Benguérir, Morocco
9:35 – 9:55: Plenary Discussion and Synthesis
9:55 – 10:00: Concluding Remarks – Kaushik Majumdar, APNI, Benguérir, Morocco