So interesting to read about potash, thanks for sharing. I wasn’t aware of the problems here, but I shouldn’t be surprised, as I was aware of the exact same issues surrounding Phosphorous (which is also an essential ingredient in fertilisers). We’re expected to reach Peak Phosphorous in just a few years, and potentially run out entirely within the next century…
All of which is SO CRAZY and SO TYPICAL - the human race gets by for millennia producing all the nutrients that their crops require by working with nature, recycling organic waste into nutrient-rich compost. Then someone discovers there’s a shortcut (that will make them a lot of money), and just like that the whole world pivots to a heavy reliance on non-renewable chemical products mined and produced by a tiny handful of multinational agrochemical companies. Go figure.
So interesting to read about potash, thanks for sharing. I wasn’t aware of the problems here, but I shouldn’t be surprised, as I was aware of the exact same issues surrounding Phosphorous (which is also an essential ingredient in fertilisers). We’re expected to reach Peak Phosphorous in just a few years, and potentially run out entirely within the next century…
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S095937800800099X?via%3Dihub
All of which is SO CRAZY and SO TYPICAL - the human race gets by for millennia producing all the nutrients that their crops require by working with nature, recycling organic waste into nutrient-rich compost. Then someone discovers there’s a shortcut (that will make them a lot of money), and just like that the whole world pivots to a heavy reliance on non-renewable chemical products mined and produced by a tiny handful of multinational agrochemical companies. Go figure.