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▪Small country between
China and India
▪Agriculture is a large part of the economy, employing
76% of workforce

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▪Potash must be mined, as it is found 1km underground
▪The potash industry employs 5 041 Canadians

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▪Potash is abundant in
Saskatchewan, with many mines in the province
▪ 46% of the world’s potash reserve is in
Canada

▪Headquarters in
Saskatoon
▪6 locations in Canada,
5 in Saskatchewan, 1 in
New Brunswick
▪Employs 2 520 people in Canada, 5 787 people worldwide http://static.theglobeandmail.ca/9af/report-on-business/article4543798.ece/ALTERNATES/w620/PotashCorp.jpg
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• Farmers of Nepal have been cropping their land and stripping the land of the essential nutrients needed for the plants to grow
• Potash contains the essential nutrient potassium, and adding nutrients back to the soil will give farmers higher yields

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• A metric tonne of potash will cost approximately $300.00 US
• Other costs include the cost of shipping http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/943003/000119312513088634/g489010mda034.jpg

• Potash would be put on a train to Vancouver, where it will be put on a boat to India
• From India it must be trucked to Nepal
• All shipping in Canada is done by Canpotex Limited https://www.pwrs.ca/new_announcement_images/logos/North_American_Railcar_Corporation/NARC_NSC_Potash_Service_4275_cu_ft_3_B ay_Covered_Hopper/PTEX_Canpotex_2a.jpg
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Scott Jefferson ( sjeffe01@mail.uoguelph.ca
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University of Guelph in partnership with IDRC, CIFSRF, and DFAIT.
For further information: A detailed written evaluation of this export idea is posted on this website http://agtradenepalcan.weebly.com/about-us.html
Faculty Sponsor: Prof. Manish Raizada ( raizada@uoguelph.ca
)
Total Presentation Time: 4 minutes 40 seconds

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Canada's Potash Industry. (2012, August 9). Retrieved October
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