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The International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) phosphate program has placed substantial emphasis on assisting developing countries in the evaluation and development of their indigenous deposits of phosphate rock, particularly those located in landlocked countries or more remote areas where transportation costs have made imported phosphates extremely expensive. Furthermore, emphasis is also directed toward those deposits that are marginal in quality and not amenable for production of phosphate fertilizers by conventional processes. The combined goal is to develop products that primarily improve the raw material and product use efficiency, particularly for the tropics and subtropics.
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Roy, A.H., McClellan, G.H. (1986). Processing phosphate ores into fertilizers. In: Mokwunye, A.U., Vlek, P.L.G. (eds) Management of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Fertilizers in Sub-Saharan Africa. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 24. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4398-8_8
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