The EU is looking at ways to limit dependence on Russian-made alternatives and the gas needed for domestic production.
Spanish Agriculture Minister Luis Planas said in an interview that the Spanish and Dutch governments are opening a new focus on treating manure and using it instead of gas-based products. The rest of the EU's agriculture ministers have been positive about the pilot project.
Despite the US exempting Russian sales from sanctions, the war in Ukraine pushed wholesale prices to multi-year highs. The price of gas has made it more expensive to produce supplies and forced manufacturers to stop some output.
Disruption to the supply offertilizer is already affecting crop yields in South America, while soaring prices have had a heavy impact on France, which imports 70% of its needs.
He said that developing biological alternatives to traditional fertilizers would greatly reduce gas consumption. They are our top priority at this time.
According to the US Department of Agriculture, global prices will likely remain high this year and next as the war in Ukraine causes uncertainty about the supply of Russianfertilizer.
Planas said that current advances in research and development would need to be followed by changes in EU regulations. He said it would take about five years to build the mechanisms to treat different types of manure.
Compared to traditional products, manure is less potent. On a per ton basis, the diammoniumphosphate has six times the nitrogen and fifteen times the phosphate.
Elizabeth Elkin helped with the project.
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