Mostafa terrab bio

Terrab explains that the summit fell apart following the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.

Mostafa Terrab (Arabic: مصطفى الترّاب; born

Morocco created the regulatory agency to facilitate private-sector investment in the telecom sector, functioning as the equivalent of the FCC in the US. Terrab shares the challenges of enlisting a competent staff, which he hired from a local university. His experience in the Moroccan telecom sector led to his role as a Lead Regulatory Specialist at the World Bank starting in Given the success of the ANRT in Morocco, he sought to introduce similar telecom regulatory agencies in countries such as Senegal and Ghana.

After conducting an analysis of its operations, Terrab determined that in order to become profitable, OCP would need to shift from solely selling phosphate rock to the production of fertilizers — the finished product. Part of accomplishing this goal involved corporatizing the company in so that it could run under corporate as opposed to administrative law.

Terrab proceeds in the interview by outlining how OCP developed the capacity to transition from mostly a rock-mining company to a major fertilizer producer. In a few years, he explains how the company went from producing to 12 million tons of fertilizer per year, and argues that this growth stemmed in large part from the decision to hire massively between to , with an emphasis on hiring young people whom they could train in-house.

Additionally, he promoted a change in mindset within the organization, replacing bureaucratic processes and a command and control management system with a focus on entrepreneurship. As the company expanded, Terrab decided to focus on the African fertilizer market where he states that average fertilizer use had remained one-tenth of the global average despite the need to increase agricultural production to match a rapidly growing population.

In collaboration with local agronomic research institutions, the company developed customized fertilizer adapted to the environmental conditions of different African regions. In order to address this crisis, Terrab explains how OCP has committed to serving the entirety of African demand if they needed to — a commitment that has involved targeted donations of customized fertilizer in approximately 20 countries.

In addition to emissions resulting from production, Terrab discusses the impact of their fertilizers. He argues that custom fertilizer can not only reduce harmful overuse, but contribute to soil nutrition to the point that it increases its capacity to sequester carbon. Read more.