Tag: Fertiliser
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KENYA: around 8,000 tonnes of organic fertiliser to support sustainable agriculture
KENYA: around 8,000 tonnes of organic fertiliser to support sustainable agriculture©Miaron Billy/Shutterstock One of the challenges facing small-scale farmers in Kenya is access to finance and agricultural inputs. The new Fertiliser Financing for Sustainable Agriculture Project, implemented by Kenyan agritech Apollo Agriculture, will see 7,928 tonnes of organic fertiliser supplied to 106,000 smallholder farmers by ... -
369 women farmers receive free fertilizers from Yara
Yara Ghana Limited, as part of its effort to mark the closing ceremony of the Grow Ghana initiative, donated 1,107 bags of YaraMila Actyva fertilizers to 369 women farmers including people living with disability. Each recipient received three bags of fertilizers to support their efforts in increasing food sustainability and security in Ghana. Speaking at ... -
Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health (AFSH) Summit 2023
What: Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health (AFSH) Summit 2023. When: 5th -7th November 2023 Where: Nairobi, Kenya (Kenyatta International Conference Centre)/ KICC, Media opportunities: The high-level opening session will include the following media opportunities: Opening statements by African Union Heads of State and Governments Speeches by the Chairperson of the AU and the Chairperson of ... -
Togo inks agreement with Morocco to set up a local phosphate fertilizer factory
Togo teamed up with Morocco’s Phosphate Office (OCP) to carry out its agricultural development project, via mechanization and local fertilizer production. The two parties signed two agreements in this framework on May 31, on the sidelines of a top-class meeting on fertilizer security that Lomé recently hosted. The agreements respectively aim to bolster agricultural mechanization ... -
Ghana government said to need $2b to establish fertilizer plant
The government will need about $2 billion to establish a fertilizer plant in Ghana to increase the volume of production and resolve the intermittent shortage of the commodity, which affects food production and security. Currently all inorganic fertilizers are imported with the Nitrogen Phosphorous and Potassium (NPK) taking about 50 per cent of the imports, ... -
Nigeria, Other African Countries to Benefit from AfDB’s Six-year Fertilizer Strategic Plan
Gilbert Ekugbe The African Development Bank (AfDB) has stated that its Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM) strategic plan 2022-2028 is committed to mobilising funds to support the availability and appropriate use of fertilizer on the continent. The move is apt especially at a time when Small Holder Farmers (SHFs) are grappling with high cost of ... -
Meeting food needs: AGRA says reliance on organic fertilizer not enough
Economic Agriculture Fertilizer Madam Asseta Diallo, Senior Programmes Officer at the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) Ghana says the country’s dependence on organic fertilisers for soil nutrients may not help achieve food security. She explained that Ghana had a poor fertility status where about 65 per cent of agricultural land was depleted ... -
Morocco reaps cash, clout from fertiliser supply shock
A phosphate facility operated by Morocco’s state-owned OCP near Laayoune in the disputed Western Sahara. AFP/Fadel Senna RABAT – A global fertiliser supply shock deepened by Russia’s Ukraine invasion has brought boom times for the North African phosphate superpower Morocco and earned the kingdom new diplomatic capital. overlay-cleverCloseClose Morocco is set to chalk up record ... -
Costs of Farm Inputs Still a Headache for Africa
Food experts call for efforts to reduce costs of farm inputs In the months of May to July, Ololung’a market in Narok County has always been a busy spot with various agricultural activities happening in this maize-producing area. However, this year, everything seems relaxed and just a few tractors are packed by the roadside. The ...
