World Population

Since 1950, the world’s population has more than doubled from 2.5 billion people, according to the United nations, to 6.9 billion. World population is expected to exceed 9 billion by 2050, research indicates, that the increase in population will result in a higher demand for staple crops, for both human and livestock consumption, with greater fertilizer demands. This is also the case for biofuel needs. Much of the population growth has occurred in Asia and Africa. Densely populated countries have significant demands for enhanced crop yields. In this case, the widespread adoption of potash-rich fertilizers is the obvious solution to this fast-growing problem.
 
As the global population continues to grow the amount of farmland shrinks accordingly. Based on historical data, arable land will decrease by 25 million acres annually.

Currently, arable land covers 3% of the world's surface. Despite the scarcity of land, the total area under cultivation is rising because of deforestation the demand for agricultural land continues to increase, in line with population growth, resulting in the clearing of marginal land, such as hillsides.

The land is responsible for producing our food, provides us with firewood and construction lumber, which purifies the atmosphere, maintains precipitation levels and slows down the acceleration of erosion. It is estimated that one hectare of productive land is lost every 7.67 seconds.