Spain calls on the EU for a fertilizer plan amid the crisis in the Middle East

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food, Luis Planas, has called for a fertilizer plan in the European Union (EU) to ensure that fertilizers do not become a "critical" element each time there are global setbacks and also advocates for more research to achieve alternative fertilization sources. The EU's fertilizer plan should aim to ensure that its supply to farmers "is not a critical element whenever we face a difficult situation like the current one," he reiterated in statements to the media. He assured this on Monday in Madrid after the inauguration of the 39th edition of the Salón Gourmets, which is being held at the Ifema fairgrounds in Madrid until Thursday. The minister believes that research and the necessary technology should be developed "to achieve new instruments that allow us to be more independent from traditional fertilization sources." He hopes that the EU plan will address these questions while also advancing that this fertilizer plan will be one of the ...