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SPANISH MOROCCO - PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY TARGETS AFRICAN NATIONS

NOVEMBER 2023

The use of Phosphate based (and other) fertilizers in Sub-Saharan Africa remains abysmal compared not only to north African states but the global average. This in large part contributes to the low yields per acre compared to other agricultural regions, a direct contributor to famine and decreased farmer independence. The African Plant Nutrition Institute (APNI) itself estimates that outputs of grain alone could be tripled in the following countries by increasing use of fertilizer to recommended and healthy levels :

- Malawi (3 additional tonnes per hectare compared to current 1.5 tonnes)
- Tanzania (3.8 additional tonnes per hectare compared to current 1.5 tonnes)
- Zimbabwe (4.5 additional tonnes per hectare compared to current 0.5 tonnes)
- Mozambique (4.5 additional tonnes per hectare compared to current 0.8 tonnes)
- Nigeria (5.1 additional tonnes per hectare compared to current 2.1 tonnes)
- Ethiopia (5.4 additional tonnes per hectare compared to current 3.2 tonnes)
- Kenya (5.4 additional tonnes per hectare compared to current 1.8 tonnes)

In fact, for all of Africa the estimated Fertilizer consumption was :

- 5,300 Tonnes of UREA type Fertilizer (compared to 170,000 tonnes worldwide)
- 1,061 Tonnes of DAP type Fertilizer (compared to 34,000 tonnes worldwide)
- 922 Tonnes of Potash Fertilizer (compared to 68,000 tonnes worldwide)

This indicates that Africa as a Continent is miles behind the rest of the world, and is descriptive of why Morocco has never been able to fully exploit its Phosphate reserves. Put simply, African growth in terms of Fertilizer usage is decades behind what it should and could be, mainly due to regional and corporate corruption. This is tragic as much of Africa actively suffers from soil quality depletion and extremely low productivity of smallholder farms. There is a lack of agricultural dealers across the continent, forming part of the problem as sourcing fertilizer has become one of the major issues, rather than the overall availability as Morocco itself holds more than enough to supply the entire Continent and more (and has done so reliably for decades, with over 10% of the Moroccan GDP produced through this extraction operation as Morocco owns a monopoly on the worlds Phosphate reserves).

The Spanish Colonial Commission has made it their top priority to promote and invest in Fertilizer usage and refining (one major lack in sub saharan nations is the ability to blend their own fertilizers which would be much more efficient than Morocco exporting the finished good). Towards this goal, new Blending Plants in Equatorial Guinea shall be established at a cost of 920 million USD in order to increase production of said product in that area, mainly for exportation. Spain shall assign 420 million to an attempted establishment of a similar production plant in Zaire (Alzarikstan) which would depend on the approval of said government.

In the Galla (The galla), the SCC shall attempt to establish a Plant with a budget of 380 million USD to serve the Eastern African Sphere. In all cases, Moroccan Phosphate would be utilized, as no other reliable source of said Phosphates on the same scale exist anywhere on the African Continent. Lastly, to serve the middle eastern sphere, where Phosphate based Fertilizers from Morocco have little representation, a smaller plant shall be constructed worth a total of 320 million USD.